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Admin - August 18, 2025

NIGERIA: FG Disburses ₦50bn To Over 8,000 PHCs – Presidency

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    The Federal Government has announced the disbursement of ₦50 billion to more than 8,000 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) nationwide under the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF) since 2023.   This was contained in a statement signed by Kamorudeen Yusuf, Personal Assistant on Special Duties to the President, and […]
Admin - August 17, 2025

NIGERIA: Tinubu Hails Babangida At 84, Praises His Role In Nigeria’s Development

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria   President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd.), on his 84th birthday.   In a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President praised Babangida’s contributions to Nigeria’s socio-economic and political development during his eight […]
Admin - August 17, 2025

NIGERIA: Zuru Emir, Muhammad Sani Sami, Dies in London at 81

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    The Emir of Zuru in Kebbi State, Alhaji Muhammad Sani Sami (Sami Gomo II), has passed away at the age of 81.   Family sources confirmed that the traditional ruler died on Saturday night in a London hospital where he was receiving medical treatment.   The Kebbi State […]
Admin - August 17, 2025

KENYA: 22 Road Crash Victims Laid To Rest As Leaders Demand Safer Highways

  By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya    Twenty-two people who lost their lives in last week’s tragic Kisumu–Kakamega bus accident were laid to rest in a mass funeral service held at Naki Primary School.   The interdenominational ceremony brought together families, religious leaders, and political figures, all united in grief and in calls for urgent improvements […]
Admin - August 17, 2025

MALAWI: United Transformation Movement Leader Dalitso Kabambe Urges President Chakwera To Resign Over Rising Hardships

    By Smile Hamilton, MALAWI   United Transformation Movement (UTM) President Dalitso Kabambe has called on Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader and State President Lazarus Chakwera to resign, arguing that he has failed to address the country’s worsening economic and social challenges.     Kabambe said Malawians are currently caught “between life and death” […]
Admin - August 16, 2025

NIGERIA: Tinubu Approves N16.7bn For Immediate Reconstruction Of Mokwa Bridge

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria    Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has approved N16.7 billion for the immediate reconstruction of the Mokwa Bridge in Niger State, which was destroyed by flooding in May.   The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced this in Abakaliki on Saturday after a meeting with the Minister of […]
Admin - August 16, 2025

KENYA: Youth From Jacaranda Claim They Were Misled By State House Empowerment Event

  By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya    A group of young individuals from Jacaranda, Embakasi, who participated in the recent empowerment program at State House are alleging that they were misled.   They assert that they did not receive the promised motorbikes and other items during the event organised by President William Ruto on August 9, […]
Admin - August 16, 2025

NIGERIA: Nollywood Mourns As Chief Kanran Dies In Lagos

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    Veteran Nollywood actor Segun Remi, famously known as Chief Kanran, has been pronounced dead in the early hours of Friday, aged 73.   Seun Oloketuyi, founder of the Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards, announced the news in an Instagram post. The cause of death has not been disclosed. […]
Admin - August 16, 2025

Malawi’s Linessie K. Phiri Selected For Prestigious U.S. Global Change Makers Program

  By Smile Hamilton, Malawi   Linessie K. Phiri has been selected as one of the Global Change Makers for the 2025–2026 Community Solutions Program (CSP), an initiative of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State.   She is among 65 young leaders chosen from more than 12,600 […]
Admin - August 15, 2025

MALAWI: COSOMA Faces Questions Over Copyright Fund Beneficiary List

  By Smile Hamilton Malawi   The Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) is under public scrutiny following the release of its 6th Call Copyright Fund beneficiary list, which has raised eyebrows among stakeholders and artists alike.     While the distribution of funds to various creative figures such as Saint, Lulu, Zeze Kingston, and Onesimus […]
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