The trial of the former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Augustin Matata Ponyo, opened on Monday before the country’s Constitutional Court. The former prime minister and opposition politician is accused of embezzlement. Of the $285 million disbursed by the Treasury as part of a pilot project, the politician is suspected of having…
Gabon’s main opposition parties, who have lined up behind a single candidate to challenge Ali Bongo Ondimba in next week’s presidential election, on Sunday urged a boycott of legislative contests the same day, after a last-minute change to voting rules. Former education minister Albert Ondo Ossa secured the backing of the Alternance 2023 opposition grouping…
Russia and China looking forward to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world at a summit in South Africa this week, when an expected joint dose of anti-West grumbling from them may take on a sharper edge with a formal move to bring Saudi Arabia closer. Leaders from the BRICS economic bloc…
Somalia has banned TikTok, messaging app Telegram and online-betting website 1XBet to limit the spread of indecent content and propaganda, its communications minister said. “The minister of communications orders internet companies to stop the aforementioned applications, which terrorists and immoral groups use to spread constant horrific images and misinformation to the public,” the minister, Jama…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has threatened to embark on demolition of houses built illegally. The minister said this in his inaugural address at the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) office on Monday. He was among the 45 ministers whom President Bola Tinubu swore into office at the presidential villa in…
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have been ranked the 10th best team at the just concluded 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The nine-time African champions were unbeaten in the group stage finishing second behind co-hosts Australia. The West Africans were however eliminated in the Round of 16, losing 4-2 on penalties to the Three Lionesses of England….
Lucy Letby, a 33 year old British nurse, has been sentenced to life imprisonment following the murder of 7 babies and the attempted murder of 6 others in a hospital in the United Kingdom. Letby took opportunities to harm the babies when her co-workers were on break. The defendant has been incarcerated for deliberately inducing…
The Osun State House of Assembly has directed the consultant handling the staff audit of workers in the employment of the State Government, Sally Tibbot Consulting, to suspend the process until further notice. This was contained in a press release signed by Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Olamide Tiamiyu and made available to newsmen…
Osun State Government on Monday says the residents are set to receive 14,516 bags of 50kg rice and 3,200MT of maize from the Federal Government’s palliative to cushion the effect of petrol subsidy removal in the state. This was made known in a statement by State Commissioner for Information and Public Engagement, Mr. Kolapo Alimi,…
The President reminded the newly-sworn in Ministers that it is a high honour to be chosen to serve as a minister in the Federal Executive Council and also charged them on team work. In a call to action, President Bola Tinubu has urged the recently appointed ministers to collaborate with him and each other to…
