Kenyan president William Ruto on Wednesday (Jul. 24) named four ministers from the main opposition party in a bid to form a broad-based government. Hassan Joho was nominated as Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue...
A Kenyan court on Thursday suspended a police ban on protests in the capital, stating that citizens have a right to demonstrate peacefully. Before the high court’s decision, police had barred protests in Nairobi...
The son of Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, is reportedly detained in India following a fatal altercation where an Indian national was murdered in a nightclub. According to PIDOM Nigeria, the Nigerian governor’s son murdered...
Tchiani disclosed this while speaking at the opening of the maiden summit of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) in the Nigerien capital Niamey on Saturday, July 6, 2024. AES is the new front...
On Friday, President William Ruto took a decisive step, scrapping the budget for the offices of Kenya’s first and second ladies after nationwide protests. Mr Ruto announced this in a live broadcast on Friday....
Sierra Leone has brought in a new law banning child marriage with much fanfare at a ceremony organised by First Lady Fatima Bio in the capital, Freetown. Invited guests, including first ladies from Cape...
Retired Rear Admiral Alison Madueke has petitioned the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere to stop his ex-wife and former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, from using his surname. In a petition seeking a declaration...
Kenyan President William Ruto has declined to sign the contentious Finance Bill 2024 into law, sending it back to parliament for amendments. The bill, which aimed to raise taxes by $2.7 billion, sparked nationwide...
Kenya’s capital city has been plunged into chaos amid riots over tax hikes, with a blaze erupting at the country’s parliament and cops opening fire with live ammunition on crowds of angry protesters. Thousands...
A Bulawayo man suspected to be part of a gang of robbers that has terrorised Roman Catholic churches in the city was reportedly sold out by a priest’s finger ring that was stolen in...
Kenyan president William Ruto on Wednesday (Jul. 24) named four ministers from the main opposition party in a bid to form a broad-based government. Hassan Joho was nominated as Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs; Wycliffe Oparanya was designated as Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives, John Mbadi...
A Kenyan court on Thursday suspended a police ban on protests in the capital, stating that citizens have a right to demonstrate peacefully. Before the high court’s decision, police had barred protests in Nairobi indefinitely, saying they lacked leadership that would ensure peaceful demonstrations. The suspension came before a...
The son of Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, is reportedly detained in India following a fatal altercation where an Indian national was murdered in a nightclub. According to PIDOM Nigeria, the Nigerian governor’s son murdered an Indian citizen after an argument over a woman. Governor Zulum has intervened diplomatically and...
Tchiani disclosed this while speaking at the opening of the maiden summit of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) in the Nigerien capital Niamey on Saturday, July 6, 2024. AES is the new front formed by the three Sahel allies to advance economic and security relations following their exit from...
On Friday, President William Ruto took a decisive step, scrapping the budget for the offices of Kenya’s first and second ladies after nationwide protests. Mr Ruto announced this in a live broadcast on Friday. He also dissolved 47 agencies, suspending non-essential travels for officials. Mr Ruto said “the number...
Sierra Leone has brought in a new law banning child marriage with much fanfare at a ceremony organised by First Lady Fatima Bio in the capital, Freetown. Invited guests, including first ladies from Cape Verde and Namibia, watched as her husband President Julius Maada Bio signed the Prohibition of...
Retired Rear Admiral Alison Madueke has petitioned the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere to stop his ex-wife and former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, from using his surname. In a petition seeking a declaration that a marital union has ended, Rear Admiral Madueke has asked the court to order Diezani...
Kenyan President William Ruto has declined to sign the contentious Finance Bill 2024 into law, sending it back to parliament for amendments. The bill, which aimed to raise taxes by $2.7 billion, sparked nationwide protests that turned violent, leading to at least 23 deaths and extensive property damage, including...
Kenya’s capital city has been plunged into chaos amid riots over tax hikes, with a blaze erupting at the country’s parliament and cops opening fire with live ammunition on crowds of angry protesters. Thousands of anti-tax demonstrators broke through barriers erected by the police outside the parliament building in...
A Bulawayo man suspected to be part of a gang of robbers that has terrorised Roman Catholic churches in the city was reportedly sold out by a priest’s finger ring that was stolen in one of the churches. Sources said a member of the church in New Magwegwe spotted...
