The Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana and Global Ambassador for the Global Alliance for Clean cook stoves, Hajia Mrs. Samira Bawumia, has been honoured as the African Women of Excellence for her contribution to the cause of humanity. This follows the passionate drive she is undertaking through the Samira Empowerment and Humanitarian Projects […]
Nigeria’s first lady Aisha Buhari, has allegedly ordered the arrest of her own Aide De Camp, Sani Baba-Inna, a chief superintendent of police, for swindling her. According to Premium times Mrs. Buhari has allegedly asked the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to arrest and compel Baba-Inna to refund the money that he received as huge donations to the […]
Zambia has denied entry and deported Kenyan lawyer and renowned pan-Africanist Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba. Prof. Lumumba was sent back by Immigration officials shortly after he landed at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka today. He was due to deliver a public lecture on China-Africa relations on Saturday night at Eden University. The topic […]
A Nigeiran woman with by name Amarachi Emmanuela has been beaten to death by her husband whom she got married to just 19 days ago. The sad part of the matter is that Amarachi Emmanuela was beaten to death despite being pregnant for the same husband. The story was shared on Facebook by a close […]
South Africa’s Deputy Communications Minister Pinky Sharon Kekana has urged South Africans to pay their TV licenses, saying the public broadcaster cannot be turned around without their contribution. Ms. Kekana was addressing Parliament’s communications committee, where the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board and top executives presented their strategy for putting the cash-strapped public broadcaster […]
There were 55 murders, 109 rapes, 137 sexual offences, 878 assaults, 44 carjackings, and 819 burglaries every day in South Africa in the 2017 to 2018 year – and at least 5 farm murders every month, according to official figures released by the South African Police Services (SAPS). The SAPS “Crime Statistics 2017/2018” were released […]
For decades, China’s presence in Africa has largely focused on economic, commercial and peacekeeping activities. Now, Beijing is building on that by establishing greater military links to protect its national assets on the continent and gain greater geopolitical influence. The People’s Liberation Army conducts regular joint training exercises across the region and, in certain countries […]
It was brazen even by Liberian standards. Shipping containers carrying the equivalent of $US104m in Liberian bank notes, ordered by the Central Bank from printers in Sweden and China, arrived at Liberia’s port and then vanished. The news broke in local paper Front Page Africa on Monday. Since then members of President George Weah’s government have been trying […]
With the recent traversing of the Chinese President Xi Jinping in Africa, the debate about whether or not Africa is about to be colonized is getting intense. This has further been exacerbated by the promise that China is dolling out a whopping 60 billion dollars to African countries. Kenyan law professor, PLO Lumumba has been […]
A travel ban has been placed on people from Anglophone Africa in Cameroon sparking uproar and protests from civil society groups. It has been reported that deadly clashes heightened in that country last year after protests in Anglophone regions escalated, emanating from concerns and frustrations of the country’s French-dominated political system. Several sources have reported […]
The Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) have scored President Buhari’s performance high, saying that he has done better than former President Goodluck Jonathan. According to the group, Jonathan’s tenure took the Niger-Delta region backwards. The RNDA made the declaration in a statement signed by its leader, Maj-Gen, John Mark Ezenobi. The militant group also announced that […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has told the National Working Committee members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the 55 million naira nomination fee is too high for him to afford. According to New telegraph a member of the National Executive Committee of the party revealed that the President “has complained to the party that he could […]
