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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 - October 26, 2025

MALAWI: Northern Bloc Shocked as DPP Backs Musowa For Deputy Speaker

By Smile Hamilton, Malawi The Northern Region bloc, comprising about 37 Members of Parliament (MPs) who had endorsed Mzimba North MP Catherine Mzumara of the United Transformation Movement (UTM) for the position of First Deputy Speaker, has expressed surprise at the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) decision to back a different candidate. The […]

Admin - October 24, 2025

NIGERIA: Tinubu Appoints New Service Chiefs, Replaces Gen. Musa As Chief Of Defence Staff

By Onoja Baba, Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved major changes in the leadership of Nigeria’s Armed Forces, appointing new Service Chiefs as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the nation’s security architecture. In the new appointments announced on Friday, General Olufemi Oluyede replaces General Christopher Musa as […]

Admin - October 24, 2025

NIGERIA: Protesters Storm APC Headquarters Over Kayode Ojo’s Exclusion From Ekiti Governorship Primary

Onoja Johnson Baba, Nigeria A protest broke out at the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja on Friday, as aggrieved members from Ekiti State stormed the party’s headquarters to condemn the disqualification of Kayode Ojo from the forthcoming governorship primary. The demonstrators, made up largely of women, […]

Admin - October 24, 2025

MALAWI: Minister Patridge Calls For Performance-Oriented Ministry

By Smile Hamilton, Malawi Newly sworn-in Minister of Industrialisation, Business, Trade and Tourism, George Patridge, has called for a performance-driven Ministry to ensure Malawians begin to see the meaningful change they have long desired. Speaking in Lilongwe during a ministerial briefing with senior management, Patridge did not mince words. […]

Admin - October 23, 2025

NIGERIA: Tinubu Swears In Amupitan as New INEC Chairman

By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos , Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The swearing-in ceremony took place on Thursday at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, ahead of the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting. […]

Admin - October 22, 2025

SOUTH SUDAN: SPLM Responds to Nhial Deng’s Exit Claims

By Deborah Akur Chol, South Sudan The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) has expressed surprise and firmly rejected the assertions made by Nhial Deng Nhial following his announcement of departure from the party on October 15, 2025. Nhial, a long-standing member with extensive experience in both government and party roles, cited failures […]

Admin - October 22, 2025

Malawi Appoints Arthur Chipenda As Acting MBC Director General

By Smile Hamilton Malawi The Government of Malawi has appointed Arthur Chipenda as the Acting Director General of the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) on secondment, with immediate effect. Chipenda, who currently serves as the Director of Information in the Ministry of Information and Digitalisation, takes over the position following the removal […]

Admin - October 21, 2025

NIGERIA: Tinubu Nominates Dr Bernard Doro As Minister, Sends Name To Senate For Confirmation

By Onoja Baba, Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded the name of Dr Bernard Mohammed Doro from Plateau State to the Senate for confirmation as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President […]

Admin - October 20, 2025

KENYA: Kenya Marks Mashujaa Day In Honour Of Heroes And Heroines.

By Lapit Moses Punyuah, Kitui, Kenya. Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday, led the Nation in celebrating this year’s Mashujaa Day at Ithookwe Stadium in Kitui County, a ceremony graced by Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Africa’s youngest Head of State, as the Chief Guest. This year’s celebrations were dedicated […]

Admin - October 20, 2025

SOUTH SUDAN: UN Chief and President Kiir Address Rising Political Violence

By Deborah Akur Chol, South Sudan United Nations peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix met with President Salva Kiir Mayardit to address the escalating political violence in South Sudan. This discussion, revealed through a statement from the president’s office, focused on the implications of a recent 15 percent budget cut to the UN mission […]