Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has awarded an Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs in Nigeria for rejecting bribe. Bashir Abubakar, according to Mr. Buhari, rejected a bribe of $412,000 per container offered him by drug traffickers seeking to bring 40 containers of Tramadol into Nigeria. That amounts to about $16, 480,000. President Buhari, in a statement, described […]
Category: Africa
USA: 182 Illegal Kenyan immigrants arrested while applying for US citizenship
At least 182 Kenyans living in the United States of America illegally were arrested while applying for citizenship to avoid deportation and become eligible for work permits. The figures were released by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, an immigration policy that allows those with […]
Police pick up 3 Men for selling fresh lion head and skin
The ZRP is warning the public from buying meat from unverified sources and dealing with any wildlife products without a licence. On Sunday, November 10, 2019 at about 1900 hours, Police in Victoria Falls arrested 5 men for contravening the Parks and Wildlife Act. 3 suspects were found selling a fresh lion head and skin […]
Use your creativity and ingenuity to make Africa great-Sammi Awuku urges African Youth
The Board Chairman of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Mr. Sammi Awuku has extolled youth on the African continent to endeavor to use their creativity and ingenuity for the overall benefit of the continent. According to Mr. Awuku who is also the National Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), the youth must focus […]
Journalist killed in DR Congo for reporting on Ebola
A Congolese journalist who had been raising awareness about the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed at his home. The army said unidentified attackers raided Papy Mumbere Mahamba’s home in Lwebma, in the north-eastern province of Ituri, killing him, wounding his wife and burning their house down. DR Congo is […]
Border closure: Nigeria provides respite for locked Ghanaian goods
The Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr Olufemi Michael Abikoye has said that his country is working closely with Ghanaian officials to deal with the several truckloads of goods that have been grounded at the Seme border between Benin and Nigeria due to a temporary shutdown of Nigeria’s borders. Nigeria partially closed its borders with […]
Lawyer sues telcos over data expiry
A Kenyan lawyer has sued the country’s three biggest mobile phone operators over the expiry of unused data bundles, the Daily Nation newspaper reports. Lawyer Adrian Kamotho has filed the petition at the Communications and Multimedia Appeals Tribunal. He wants the tribunal to order the three telecom firms – Safaricom, Airtel and Telkom Kenya – […]
Nigeria border closure: Ghanaian businesses recording huge losses
Some members of the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) say they are recording huge losses following the closure of the Nigerian border with Benin. They fear this may escalate further if the government does not fix the issue immediately. Nigeria has closed its borders to neighboring Benin over issues of smuggling of […]
Nigeria’s first lady returns home after news of President Buhari marrying a second wife broke
Nigeria’s First Lady Aisha Buhari has returned to the country after two months abroad, telling reporters when she arrived on Saturday that “fake news” was a scourge that will “lead us to something unimaginable”. While away, Mrs. Buhari had been on a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia and spent time in the UK. On her return, […]
Africa can’t compete west with ‘cutlass and hoe’ – Dumelo
Ghanaian actor and Ayawaso West Wuogon parliamentary aspirant, John Dumelo has said that Africa needs technological approach to achieve agricultural revolution. He said this on his Facebook page after speaking at today’s edition of this year’s Sahara Sparks ongoing in Tanzania He said Africa cannot compete with the rest of the world if it continuously rely […]
Rwandan Gov’t deports American pastor for meeting with journalists
An American preacher who was arrested on Monday in Rwanda for holding an “illegal meeting with journalists” has been deported, New Times of Rwanda newspaper reports. Rwandan Director General for Immigration and Emigration Regis Gatarayiha is quoted by paper as saying evangelist Gregg Schoof was removed from the country for being a “prohibited immigrant” adding that he […]
Over 90,000 Ethiopians have left exile-President
Ethiopia’s president Zewde Sahle-Work on Monday said more than 90,000 nationals had returned to the country because of her government’s citizen-centered diplomacy. Sahle-Work, who was appointed to the role in October last year, was delivering her maiden speech to the country’s parliament. Since taking office in April last year, the country’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed […]