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admin - April 16, 2025

NIGERIA: FG Declares April 18 and 21 Public Holidays For Easter Celebration

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria   The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 18, and Monday, April 21, as public holidays to mark Good Friday and Easter Monday.   Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the announcement on behalf of the government, congratulating Christians nationwide on the celebration of Easter.   In a […]
admin - April 16, 2025

NIGERIA: Borno Gov Donates N10m, Food Items To Chibok Girls’ Parents On 11th Anniversary

By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    The Borno State Government has donated N10 million and distributed food items to the parents of the missing girls, as the nation marked the 11th anniversary of the abduction of schoolgirls from Chibok.   According to a statement released on the state’s Ministry of Information and Internal Security Facebook […]
admin - April 16, 2025

KENYA: Super Metro Ordered To Dismiss 269 Drivers To Resume Operations

  By Lisbeth Micheni,Kenya    Super Metro, a well-known matatu sacco in Kenya, has been mandated by the Transport Licensing Appeals Board (TLAB) to terminate the employment of 269 drivers as part of eight conditions necessary for the resumption of its services.   The board found these drivers to be unqualified, and the directive is […]
admin - April 15, 2025

NIGERIA: Reps Speaker Unveils 21-Member Committee To Legislate For Rivers Assembly, Vows Non-Partisan Approach

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has inaugurated a 21-member ad-hoc committee to temporarily take over the legislative responsibilities of the suspended Rivers State House of Assembly.   The inauguration ceremony, which took place on Sunday at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja, brought […]
admin - April 15, 2025

Woman In Viral Adamawa Video Beaten For Ignoring Medication For Trauma – Police … Suspect To Face Prosecution

  By Munyal Manunyi   In a swift move to tackle human right violations, the Adamawa State Police Command has taken a bold step to fight for the right of Mrs Salamatu Yakubu, a 22-year-old woman, living at Angwan Tana area of Jimeta-Yola, Adamawa State after she was beaten by her uncle, Umar Shaibu, for […]
admin - April 15, 2025

NIGERIA: Peter Obi Accuses Benue Gov Of Politicization Of Humanitarian Efforts

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria    A former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi has raised concerns over what he described as an attempt to frustrate his humanitarian visit to Benue State by Governor Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia.   Obi lamented over what he termed the increasing politicization […]
admin - April 15, 2025

MALAWI: Man Arrested With Live Ammunition And Stolen Copper Wire In Mzimba

  By Smile Hamilton, Malawi    Police in Jenda, Mzimba, have arrested 46-year-old Domnic Kamwambi for possession of live ammunition, empty cartridges, gunpowder, and stolen copper wire without a permit.   Kamwambi, from Mwafilaso village in Karonga District, was apprehended after detectives received a tip-off about suspicious merchandise.   According to police, Kamwambi was found […]
admin - April 15, 2025

MALAWI: Media Scholar Petitions MHRC Over Journalists’ Welfare

By Smile Hamilton, Malawi    A concerned media scholar, Davie Mchinga, has formally petitioned the Malawi Human Rights Commission to investigate the welfare of journalists in Malawi.   Mchinga claims that many low-ranking media personnel are underpaid and have been reduced to relying on “chipondamtheng” or gifts from news sources to survive.     According […]
admin - April 15, 2025

SOUTH SUDAN: Parliament Registers MPs As Session Reopening Approaches

By Deborah Akur Chol, South Sudan   The Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) of South Sudan, has commenced the registration of lawmakers, as they prepare to return from a three-month recess, though the formal reopening of parliament is still pending.   The TNLA, formed under the revitalized peace agreement of 2018, had adjourned in December, […]
admin - April 15, 2025

Kenya Sees Decrease In Fuel Prices, Petrol Down By Ksh.1.95, Diesel Ksh.2.20

  By Lisbeth Micheni    In a recent review by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), fuel prices in Kenya have been adjusted downward.   Effective April 15 through May 14, the price of super petrol will drop by Ksh.1.95 to Ksh.174.63 per litre in Nairobi, while diesel will decrease by Ksh.2.20, bringing it […]
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