breaking news

NIGERIA: Neymar Set For Sensational Return To Boyhood Club Santos****KENYA: Rongo Member Of Parliament Paul Abuor Arrested In Kenya Over Ksh.122M Constituency Development Fund Fraud****Malawi Red Cross Society Faces K3 Billion Deficit in Supporting Mozambique Asylum Seekers****NIGERIA: Fear Of Unemployment Pushed Me Into Tomato Business, I Now Import Trailer Loads From Ghana, Cameroon – Port Harcourt Based Business Woman****South Sudan Cabinet Approves Truth And Reparation Commissions

admin - April 14, 2025

NIGERIA: ICPC Calls For Tech-Driven Strategies In Fight Against Corruption During Meeting with IMF

By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria   The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has called for more tactical and technology-driven approaches to tackle corruption in Nigeria, as financial crimes become increasingly complex.   This was revealed in a press statement signed by Demola Bakare, fsi, Director of Public Enlightenment and Education and […]
admin - April 14, 2025

NIGERIA: Atiku Abubakar Hails YOWICAN Chairman Adamawa Over Conferment Of Honorary Doctorate

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    Nigerian former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has commended the Chairman of the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN), Adamawa State chapter, Reverend Gabriel Ldutsi Shallmombol for his outstanding contributions to theological leadership, following the conferment of an honorary doctorate in Strategic Leadership upon him by […]
admin - April 14, 2025

NIGERIA: Low Military Enlistment In South-East Worries Nigerian Army

By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   The Nigerian Army has raised an alarm over the dwindling number of applications from the South-East region in its 2025 recruitment exercise.   They are warning that the trend may deprive the zone of its allotted slots in the national military structure.   Speaking during a recruitment sensitization tour in […]
admin - April 14, 2025

NIGERIA: Singer Portable Granted ₦1 Million Bail After Arraignment In Kwara

By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria   Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, popularly known as “Portable,” has been granted bail in the sum of ₦1 million by an Upper Area Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State.   This comes a day after his arrest and arraignment on multiple charges including criminal defamation, intimidation, incitement to […]
admin - April 14, 2025

KENYA: Public Service Cabinet Secretary Nominee Ruku Declares Net Worth Of Ksh.377 Million

By Lisbeth Micheni,Kenya   Public Service Cabinet Secretary nominee Geoffrey Ruku has disclosed his net worth as Ksh.377 million during his vetting session before lawmakers in Nairobi on Monday.   Ruku emphasized his commitment to promoting fairness and transparency within the public service and ensuring equitable representation for all Kenyan communities if confirmed.   He […]
admin - April 14, 2025

NIGERIA: Rivers Women Flood Streets In Rare Protest Backing Emergency Rule

By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   Some women took to the streets of Port Harcourt on Monday morning, in an unusual show of support for the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State.   Clad entirely in white attire, the women converged at the Garrison Bus Stop as early as 8 a.m., singing solidarity […]
admin - April 14, 2025

Nigeria Mourns Again As 1980 AFCON Hero Charles Bassey Dies At 71

By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   Just hours after the nation was shaken by the death of legendary football captain Christian Chukwu, Nigeria has suffered yet another heartbreaking loss with the passing of Charles Bassey, another hero of the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations-winning Green Eagles squad.   Bassey, aged 71, died on Saturday in Eket, […]
admin - April 14, 2025

MALAWI: Traders Criticize Government’s New Crop Buying License

By Smile Hamilton, Malawi    Local traders in Malawi are criticizing the government’s introduction of a new crop buying license, that allows holders to purchase crops from any district in the country.   The Ministry of Agriculture has increased the license fee from 10,000 kwacha to 50,000 kwacha, sparking concerns among small-scale business operators.   […]
admin - April 14, 2025

MALAWI: Government Urged to Invest In Lake Malawi Transportation Services

By Smile Hamilton, Malawi    The Malawian government has been called upon to invest in public transportation services on Lake Malawi to prevent avoidable deaths.   This appeal comes after a tragic incident where 11 people lost their lives when a boat capsized on Saturday morning. The vessel was carrying 30 people who were reportedly […]
admin - April 13, 2025

By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   Kylian Mbappe’s glittering start to life at Real Madrid took an unexpected turn on Sunday night as the French superstar received his first red card in Spanish football during a tense La Liga clash against Alaves.   The moment of controversy came in the 38th minute when Mbappe, perhaps frustrated […]
1 17 18 19 20 21 189