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admin - March 14, 2025

SOUTH SUDAN: IGAD Calls For Immediate Release Of Arrested Machar Allies Amid Rising Tensions In South Sudan

By Debora Akur Chol, South Sudan   The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has called for the immediate release of officials allied with South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar, warning that their detention threatens to undermine the country’s fragile peace agreement.   This plea comes amid heightened tensions following deadly clashes in Upper Nile […]
admin - March 14, 2025

MALAWI: Transport Officer’s Conduct Sparks Outrage At Ntcheu District Hospital

  By Smile Hamilton, Malawi  A transport officer at Ntcheu District Hospital, Mr. Austen Phiri, has come under fire for allegedly abusing his position and mistreating hospital staff. With 15 years of service, Mr. Phiri has been accused of using his vehicle for personal errands, misusing his authority, and disrespecting his superiors.   According to […]
admin - March 13, 2025

NIGERIA: Husband And Wife Allegedly Impersonates Katsina State First Lady, Defraud Victims N197M

By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    A couple, Baba Sule Abubakar Sadiq and Hafsat Kabir Lawal, alongside two accomplices, Abdullahi Bala and Ladani Akindele, have been arraigned before Justice Amina Bello of the Kaduna State High Court for allegedly defrauding victims of N197,750,000 by impersonating the First Lady of Katsina State, Fatima Dikko Radda.   […]
admin - March 13, 2025

MALAWI: Emerge Livelihoods Receives MWK 450 Million To Boost Climate-Focused Startups

By Smile Hamilton, Malawi    Emerge Livelihoods, Malawi’s impact lab, has secured approximately MWK 450 million from Village Capital to accelerate and invest in climate-focused startups in Malawi.   The funding is part of the Empowering Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Africa (ESEA) program, supported by Norway through Norad.   According to Wangiwe Joanna Kambuzi, Founder and […]
admin - March 13, 2025

Kenya: Super Metro Responds After Passenger Thrown From Moving Bus Over Fare Dispute

  By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya    Super Metro Sacco has taken action against the crew of one of its buses following a tragic incident in which a passenger was allegedly thrown out of a moving vehicle after an argument over fare.   In a statement released on Wednesday evening , March 12, the company expressed […]
admin - March 13, 2025

NIGERIA: Abuja Court Orders Arrest Of VeryDarkMan For Defamation

By Onoja Baba, Nigeria    An Abuja Chief Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone 6 has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of social media activist Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), over a criminal defamation case filed by gospel singer Mercy Chinwo.   Magistrate Emmanuel Iyana ordered law enforcement agencies to arrest and […]
admin - March 13, 2025

NIGERIA: El-Rufai Says He Informed Buhari Before Leaving APC

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has revealed that he informed ex-President Muhammadu Buhari before defecting from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Social Democratic Party (SDP).   Speaking to BBC Hausa on issues bothering on his defection, El-Rufai said he consulted Buhari about his decision, emphasizing that […]
admin - March 13, 2025

MALAWI: Cyclone Jude Disrupts Malawi Airlines Flight To Blantyre

By Smile Hamilton, Malawi    A Malawi Airlines flight, MWI020, scheduled to fly from Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe, to OR Tambo Airport in South Africa with a stopover at Chileka International Airport in Blantyre, was disrupted on Thursday morning due to Cyclone Jude.   According to Gift Matewere, Airport Manager at KIA, the flight […]
admin - March 13, 2025

MALAWI: Young Malawian Entrepreneur Revolutionizes Tech Industry With PIC Project

By Smile Hamilton   Kondwani Kachamba Ngwira, a talented and ambitious young Malawian entrepreneur, is making waves in the tech industry with his innovative venture, PIC (Project Invention Center).   This groundbreaking initiative is dedicated to developing cutting-edge technologies and empowering young people with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the industry.   […]
admin - March 13, 2025

NIGERIA: Akpoti-Uduaghan Suspended For Misconduct, Not Harassment – Senate Clarifies

By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria   In response to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s claims at the United Nations Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) on Wednesday, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele has clarified that her six-month suspension was due to gross misconduct, not her allegations of sexual harassment.   Bamidele conveyed this in a letter sent to the IPU on […]
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