Sokoto’s Wedding of 100 Couples To Gulp N32 Million
The proposed mass wedding of 100 couples in Sokoto State will cost N32 million. The Commissioner of Religious Affairs Alhaji Mani Katami who revealed this, said the wedding had been scheduled to hold in the next one month. Katami who spoke in Sokoto on plans for the exercise, said the state government would pay the […]
Former Adamawa Governor, Ngilari, Jailed Five Years for Corruption
In the first high profile corruption ruling secured by the Muhammadu Buhari administration, a High Court in Yola, Adamawa State, on Monday sentenced a former governor of the state, James Bala Ngilari, to five years imprisonment without the option of fine. He was found guilty of corruption charges brought against him in September last year […]
South Africa: Rescue Plan for Boy Trapped Mine Shaft in Limbo
It has been 10 days since Richard Thole fell into a disused mine shaft in Boksburg, and there is still no sign of a plan to get him out. On Monday, News24 made several attempts to reach the office of the Ekurhuleni mayor Mzwandile Masina, to ask what the proposed plan of action would be […]
FG Creates Central Assets Register To Track MDAs’ Assets
The federal government has launched an Asset Tracking and Management Project (ATMProject), a mechanism designed to enable it locate, identify, assess and evaluate all its moveable and fixed assets. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosu, who unfolded this new initiative at the weekend, also disclosed that a central asset register would be created and […]
South Sudan: Soldiers Arrested for ‘Mass’ Rape
A senior South Sudanese military official says three soldiers suspected of mass rape have been arrested. Both rebels and government troops have been accused of committing war crimes. The alleged incident took place in Kubi village about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the capital of South Sudan, Juba. At a press conference held at army […]
Government Workers To Go On Strike As Mugabe Resumes Work
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe, who returned from his medical trip in Singapore Sunday morning, resumed work this Monday, the day civil servants go on strike for non-payment of their bonuses. In a report posted by AFP news agency on Sunday, Mugabe’s spokesman, George Charamba, confirmed his boss’s return from a “scheduled medical review” in Singapore adding […]
South Africa: Simbine Breaks Record In South Africa
Akani Simbine made history on the track in Tshwane, Clarence Munyai smashed a long-standing national junior record and distance runner Melikhaya Frans broke new ground on the road in Uitenhage, on Saturday of records for South African athletics. Simbine was impressive, as he started off his season with a bang. The 23-year-old Rio Olympic finalist […]
Uganda : MTN To Recognise Women Entrepreneurs At the Women In Business Awards
MTN Uganda will this month recognize Ugandan women entrepreneurs for continuing to excel in businesses that have odds staked against them. The entrepreneurs will receive their recognition on March 17 at Kampala Serena, in what has been dubbed MTN Women in Business Awards 2017. Today March 3, as part of Inter- national Women’s day celebrations, […]
Ikeja Electric Announces Month Long Power Interruption
The management of Ikeja Electric (IE) has announced a planned one-month interruption in power supply to some areas within its network to enable maintenance work. Mr Felix Ofulue, the company’s Spokesman, told newsmen on Friday in Lagos that the interruption would take place from March 6 to April 4, the Guardian reports. Ofulue said the […]
Give Women Equal Chance On Merit In Poll
In the 2013 General Election, a notable outcome was that voters decided not to elect any woman to the position of governor in all the 47 counties. The number of female candidates for all the positions was, in fact, lower than males due to fewer of them offering to run, but also because of corrupt […]
Osinbajo Assures On Kaduna Airport’s Readiness For International Flights
The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo yesterday assured foreign and local airlines of the completion of ongoing work at the Kaduna International Airport before March 8, when the Abuja Airport will be closed to air traffic to allow for its runway rehabilitation. Fielding questions from Journalists, after an on the spot assessment of the airport in […]
Despite Nationwide State of Emergency, Several Border Incursions Leave More Than 100 Dead In East and South East Ethiopia
Despite a six month nationwide state of emergency declared in Oct. 2016 and was hoped to restore a military style law and order throughout the country, weeks-long cross border incursions by armed militiamen into many localities in eastern and southern part of Oromia, (bordering the Ethiopian Somali regional state, in east and south east Ethiopia) […]
300 Children Died Of Lead Poisoning In Zamfara
No fewer than 300 children have so far died of lead poisoning at Yar’ Galma village in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State, the Emir of Bukkuyum, Alhaji Muhammadu Usman, has said. The emir spoke at the commissioning and handing over of a solar powered borehole executed by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation […]
Uganda: 200 Girls Flee Their Homes Over Violence
At least 200 girls run away from their parents and guardians’ home due to domestic violence, an Action Aid official has said. Ms Irene Ahimbisibwe, Action Aid’s psychosocial support officer, said they record over 500 cases of girls and women who have fallen victim of domestic violence countrywide. She said in most cases, the girls […]
South Africa: Four Nabbed For Unmlazi Woman’s Murder
KwaNdengezi police and Umlazi K9 arrested four suspects for the murder of a 67-year-old woman. The deceased was reported as a missing person on 24 February 2017 by her daughter after she disappeared from her home in BB section, Umlazi. A missing person inquiry was opened at Bhekithemba police station for investigation. An investigation was […]