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admin - June 16, 2025

NIGERIA: President Tinubu Orders Security Chiefs To Enforce Peace In Benue, Urges Governor Alia To Lead Reconciliation

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed Nigeria’s security chiefs to fully implement his earlier directive aimed at restoring peace and stability to Benue State following a renewed wave of violence and reprisal killings.   This was contained in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President […]
admin - June 15, 2025

Kenya Secures World Bank Support To Empower Small Businesses Across All Wards

         By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya    President William Ruto has revealed a nationwide initiative to boost small-scale businesses, supported by the World Bank, targeting every ward in Kenya.     The plan involves disbursing KSh50,000 each to 70 selected entrepreneurs in all of the country’s 1,450 wards, totaling KSh3.5 million per ward […]
admin - June 15, 2025

NIGERIA: Over 100 Killed In Fresh Attack By Suspected Herders In Benue State

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    At least 100 people, including internally displaced persons (IDPs), women, and children, have been confirmed dead following a renewed attack by suspected herdsmen on Yelewata, a border community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.   The attack, which occurred around 2:00 a.m. on Saturday during a […]
admin - June 15, 2025

NIGERIA: Real Warri Pikin Reveals Third Pregnancy in Heartwarming Father’s Day Tribute

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    Popular Nigerian comedian and actress, Anita Alaire Afoke Asuoha, popularly known as, Real Warri Pikin, has announced her third pregnancy in a touching Father’s Day post dedicated to her husband, Ikechukwu Asuoha.   In a heartfelt video shared via her Instagram page on Sunday, the entertainer unveiled her […]
admin - June 15, 2025

NIGERIA: Lagos Mandates Truck E-Call-Up on Lekki-Epe Route

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria   The Lagos State Government has announced that enforcement of an electronic call-up (e-call-up) system for trucks operating within the Lekki-Epe corridor will begin on Monday, June 16, as part of urgent efforts to decongest the increasingly gridlocked axis.   The move, according to the Commissioner for Transportation, Mr […]
admin - June 15, 2025

NIGERIA: APC North-East Meeting For Shettima’s Endorsement Ends In Chaos

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   What was meant to be a strategic political gathering of the All Progressives Congress (APC) North-East leaders to endorse Vice President Kashim Shettima for a second term alongside President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, ended in violence.   A video shared by AIT from the venue showed party members throwing […]
admin - June 15, 2025

KENYA: Petrol Prices Rise By Ksh. 2.69 As Energy And Petroleum Regularoty Authority Updates Rates 

  By Lisbeth Micheni ,Kenya    The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has revealed new petroleum pricing adjustments that will take effect from June 15 to July 14, 2025.   Under these changes, the price of Super Petrol will increase by Ksh. 2.69 per litre, while both diesel and kerosene will see a decrease […]
admin - June 15, 2025

SOUTH SUDAN: Trade Minister Suspends Key Officials Amid Corruption And Indiscipline Allegations

  By Deborah Akur Chol, South Sudan   In a significant move, South Sudan’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Atong Kuol Manyang, has suspended two high-ranking officials: Undersecretary John Achier Manyuat and Executive Director of the South Sudan National Bureau of Standards, Gloria Nyoka Joseph due to allegations of corruption and misconduct.   The minister […]
admin - June 15, 2025

Malawi: LPG Shortage Sparks Concern Among Users And Environmentalists

  By Smile Hamilton, Malawi   Some Malawians who rely on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for cooking have expressed concern over the continued scarcity of the commodity in the market, which has now lasted for nearly a month.   They are urging authorities to urgently address the issue.   The users say the situation is […]
admin - June 14, 2025

MALAWI: Mzuzu Man Arrested For Allegedly Burning Ras Church And House

  By Smile Hamilton, Malawi   Police in Mzuzu have arrested 29-year-old Ras Kepson Wali on suspicion of setting fire to a Ras Church and a nearby house in Mchengautuba, Mzuzu, during the night of June 6–7, 2025.   According to Mzuzu Police Deputy Public Relations Officer Sub-Inspector Cecelia Mfune, Wali allegedly caused a disturbance […]
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