Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has suspended a planned levy on electronic banking transactions following widespread public criticism of the scheme, Information Minister Mohammed Idris said. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had last week told...
Stella Abebe was born on 14 November 1945, she was from Iruekpen, Esan West, Edo State. Her father, Dr. Christopher Abebe, was chief of the United Africa Company (UAC) who became the first indigenous...
The South African community is reeling in shock after thugs hijacked a Toyota Quantum carrying corpses to funeral grounds. According to police spokesman, Lieutenant-Colonel Mavela Masondo, the driver was dropped off mid way as...
Senegal’s political landscape sees a significant shift as Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announces the formation of a new government consisting of 25 ministers and five junior ministers, unveiled on Friday following President Bassirou Diomaye...
South Africa’s Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has resigned after police raided her home during a corruption investigation. Ms Mapisa-Nqakula is accused of soliciting bribes in return for awarding contracts during her time as...
In February last year, a 45-year-old Indian businessman shot himself dead during a Facebook Live session after being harassed by money lenders. In February 2022, Abu Mohsin Khan, the father-in-law of famous Bangladesh actor,...
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal’s president-elect will take office in April after winning the March 24 presidential election. The former tax inspector went into the race as the main opposition candidate, after his boss, the...
Thousands of newlyweds in Zimbabwe have been surprised to learn that their marriage certificates are not valid. It has emerged that, because of a clerical issue, certificates issued within the last 18 months are void – a discovery...
At least 15 people have been killed and two others injured following an attack on a Catholic church in north-eastern Burkina Faso on Sunday. It took place during Sunday worship in Essakane village in...
A court in Uganda has sentenced more than 100 women to one month of community service each after they confessed to sending their children to beg in the capital, Kampala. The court has also...
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has suspended a planned levy on electronic banking transactions following widespread public criticism of the scheme, Information Minister Mohammed Idris said. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had last week told financial institutions to charge 0.5% of the value of electronic transfers to raise money for...
Stella Abebe was born on 14 November 1945, she was from Iruekpen, Esan West, Edo State. Her father, Dr. Christopher Abebe, was chief of the United Africa Company (UAC) who became the first indigenous (African) chairman of UAC Nigeria. She began her education at Our Lady of the Apostles...
The South African community is reeling in shock after thugs hijacked a Toyota Quantum carrying corpses to funeral grounds. According to police spokesman, Lieutenant-Colonel Mavela Masondo, the driver was dropped off mid way as the car snatchers drove off. The complainant alleged that he was driving along a highway...
Senegal’s political landscape sees a significant shift as Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announces the formation of a new government consisting of 25 ministers and five junior ministers, unveiled on Friday following President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s resounding victory in elections in March. The cabinet composition, approved by President Faye, marks...
South Africa’s Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has resigned after police raided her home during a corruption investigation. Ms Mapisa-Nqakula is accused of soliciting bribes in return for awarding contracts during her time as defence minister. She has denied the charges and said her resignation was “in no way...
In February last year, a 45-year-old Indian businessman shot himself dead during a Facebook Live session after being harassed by money lenders. In February 2022, Abu Mohsin Khan, the father-in-law of famous Bangladesh actor, Riaz Ahmed, shot himself dead during a Facebook Live session. In September 2020, Iraq War...
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal’s president-elect will take office in April after winning the March 24 presidential election. The former tax inspector went into the race as the main opposition candidate, after his boss, the widely-loved Ousmane Sonko was barred by the courts from the elections because of statutory convictions...
Thousands of newlyweds in Zimbabwe have been surprised to learn that their marriage certificates are not valid. It has emerged that, because of a clerical issue, certificates issued within the last 18 months are void – a discovery which could affect all those couples who got married within this period. The matter came...
At least 15 people have been killed and two others injured following an attack on a Catholic church in north-eastern Burkina Faso on Sunday. It took place during Sunday worship in Essakane village in Oudalan province – close to the border with Mali. Few details have been given. A...
A court in Uganda has sentenced more than 100 women to one month of community service each after they confessed to sending their children to beg in the capital, Kampala. The court has also banned the women from returning to the city and ordered that they be sent back...
