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admin - February 6, 2025

NIGERIA: Tinubu Sacks UniAbuja, UNN VCs in Federal Universities Shake-up

By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, has announced a major change in the leadership of some federal universities in Nigeria, as he dissolves the governing council of Yakubu Gowon University (formerly the University of Abuja) and relieves its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Aisha Maikudi, of her duties with immediate effect.   The restructuring […]
admin - February 6, 2025

MALAWI: Lilongwe City Council Rejects Ras Chikomeni Chirwa’s Fundraising Permit

By Smile Hamilton, Malawi    Ras Chikomeni Chirwa, an independent presidential aspirant, has been denied a permit by the Lilongwe City Council to hold a fundraising event on March 11, 2025.   The event aimed to raise funds for his presidential campaign, which he plans to use to contest in the September 16, 2025, elections. […]
admin - February 6, 2025

MALAWI: Rastafari Leader Urges Government To Embrace Cannabis For Economic Growth

By Smile Hamilton , Malawi   Ras Tafari Dick Moyoh, a leader of the Rastafari Movement in Balaka, has appealed to the government and traditional leaders to consider legalizing cannabis cultivation in Malawi, to boost the country’s economy in line with the Malawi 2063 development vision.   Moyoh argued that the government’s previous attempts to […]
admin - February 6, 2025

KENYA: V-Power Fuel Quality Confirmed By Kenya Bureau Of Standards And The Energy And Petroleum Regatory Authority

   By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya          Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has confirmed that the Super fuel, including V-Power, meets the required Research Octane Number (RON) ratings as per Kenyan regulations.     The Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) also endorsed this finding, affirming the high-quality standards of the fuel.   […]
admin - February 6, 2025

NIGERIA: Ex-NYSC DG, Nine Others Kidnapped As Bandits Attack Katsina Community

By Onoja Baba, Nigeria          Gunmen suspected to be bandits have, reportedly abducted Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga (retd.), a former Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), along with at least nine others in an attack on Tsiga village, Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State.     The attack, […]
admin - February 6, 2025

Nigerian Actress, Lolo Condemns TikTok Challenge Among Young Girls

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria          One of Nigeria’s leading actresses and comedians, Omotunde Adebowale-David, famously known as Lolo, has expressed deep concern over the disturbing trend on Tiktok, where young girls “display their breasts”, in the name of challenge.     Lolo shared this in a video posted on Instagram […]
admin - February 6, 2025

NIGERIA: Tinubu Increases 2025 Budget By ₦4.5trn

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria          Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, has increased the 2025 proposed national budget from ₦49.7 trillion to ₦54.2 trillion, stating that the increase is due to the additional revenues generated by important government parastatals.     This was made known in separate, letters sent to both the […]
admin - February 6, 2025

SOUTH SUDAN: European Union Guides South Sudan On Election Preparations

By Debora Akur Chol, South Sudan         The European Union (EU) has reiterated its commitment to supporting South Sudan’s transition into a peaceful, stable, and democratic society.     During the launch of the policy brief titled “How to Hold Elections” in Juba on Wednesday, the EU Deputy Head of Delegation, Lothar […]
admin - February 5, 2025

NIGERIA: Olayinka Solomon Speaks On Postpartum Struggles

By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria          Nollywood Actress Olayinka Solomon has opened up about the personal challenges she’s faced since she became a mother.   Solomon took to her Instagram post on Wednesday, sharing her struggles with heightened irritability and memory lapses following childbirth. She confessed that she often becomes frustrated over […]
admin - February 5, 2025

KENYA: Government Gives President Chakwera 14 Days To Address Civil Servants’ Demands

By Smile Hamilton, Malawi          Civil servants in Malawi have given President Lazarus Chakwera a 14-day ultimatum to address their demands, which include a salary increase to mitigate the effects of the 44% devaluation of the Kwacha.     The civil servants, through their union, are also demanding a 200% increase in […]
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