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admin - May 24, 2025

NIGERIA: Customs Modernisation Reflects Progress Achieved Under CGC Adeniyi – Controller Olomu

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria      The Customs Area Controller of Apapa Command, Comptroller Babatunde Olomu, has praised the sweeping trade reforms and modernisation strides within Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).   He attributed the success to the leadership of Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi.   Olomu made the remarks on Thursday, May 22, 2025, […]
admin - May 24, 2025

NIGERIA: Police Extradite Nigerian Fugitive Over Multi-Million Dollar Fraud

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria    The Nigeria Police Force has successfully extradited a Nigerian fugitive, Abubakar Aboki Muhammed, from the United Arab Emirates.   The extradition was carried out on Friday by INTERPOL NCB Abuja.   Muhammed was wanted for allegedly obtaining money by false pretence, forgery, and money laundering. His extradition followed an […]
admin - May 24, 2025

South Sudan’s National Elections Commission Opens State Office In Juba

  By Deborah Akur Chol, South Sudan   South Sudan’s National Elections Commission (NEC) inaugurated a new office in Juba, dedicated to the State High Elections Committee, marking a significant step toward the country’s long-awaited general elections.   Scheduled for December 2026, these upcoming elections will be the first since South Sudan gained independence in […]
admin - May 24, 2025

MALAWI: 62 Inmates To Sit For Primary School Exams In Malawi Prisons

  By Smile Hamilton, Malawi   Prison authorities in Malawi have disclosed that 62 inmates are sitting for the Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PSLCE) examinations this year.   According to national prison spokesperson Steve Meke, they initially anticipated 84 candidates from seven prisons, but 22 could not participate mainly because they completed their […]
admin - May 23, 2025

KENYA : Mombasa Beaches To Shut Over Weekend Amid Severe Weather Alert

  By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya    Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Sheriff Nassir has announced the temporary closure of all public beaches in the coastal city on Saturday and Sunday following a weather alert from the Kenya Meteorological Department.   The decision was made after authorities warned of powerful winds and large ocean waves expected to batter […]
admin - May 23, 2025

NIGERIA: Tinubu Congratulates New Owa Obokun Of Ijeshaland, Oba Haastrup

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria    President Bola Tinubu has extended warm congratulations to Oba Clement Adesuyi Haastrup (Ajimoko III), who was formally crowned on Friday as the 49th Owa Obokun Adimula and Paramount Ruler of Ijeshaland.   In a statement issued by the State House and signed by his Special Adviser on Information and […]
admin - May 23, 2025

NIGERIA: Atiku, Sambo Visit Aregbesola In Osun Ahead Of Owa Obokun’s Coronation

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria    Two former Vice Presidents of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar and Namadi Sambo, on Friday, paid a courtesy visit to former Minister of Interior and ex-Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, at his residence in Ilesa.   The high-profile visit took place just hours before the coronation of the 49th Owa […]
admin - May 23, 2025

NIGERIA: Yahaya Bello Media Denounces Presidential Campaign, Says No Presidential Ambition For 2027

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   The media office of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has strongly condemned what it described as a deliberate and senseless attempt by political detractors to deceive Nigerians by recycling a 2022 political rally.   In a statement signed by Ohiare Michael, Director of the […]
admin - May 23, 2025

MALAWI: Mzimba Chief Dismisses Traditional Leaders Over Anti-MCP Primary Statement

  By Smile Hamilton, Malawi    Inkosi Chindi of Mzimba has dismissed several traditional leaders, who recently held a press conference declaring their opposition to the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), holding another primary election in the region.     In recent days, the chiefs called on journalists to address the confusion and unrest that arose […]
admin - May 23, 2025

MALAWI: President Chakwera Heads To SADC Summit In Zimbabwe

  By Smile Hamilton, Malawi   President Lazarus Chakwera has departed for Harare, Zimbabwe, to attend a one-day Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit focused on Transfrontier Conservation Areas.     The summit will bring together leaders from the SADC region to assess progress over the past quarter-century and chart strategies for enhanced regional cooperation […]
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