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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 […]

admin - April 14, 2025

SOUTH SUDAN: Terekeka in Mourning As Land Dispute Claims Eight Lives

By Deborah Akur Chol, South Sudan Terekeka County is reeling from a tragic escalation of violence, stemming from a land dispute between residents of Jor and Koggi, which has resulted in at least eight fatalities, 18 injuries, and widespread displacement, particularly among women and children from Koggi village. The violence erupted over […]

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 […]