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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Thursday, February 15th, 2018
Ramaphosa new South African president — 15th February 2018 Associated Press South Africa’s acting President Cyril Ramaphosa was poised to become the country’s new leader in a parliament vote Thursday following the resignation of Jacob Zuma, whose scandals brought the ruling party to its weakest point since taking power at the end of apartheid. With […]
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Headlines
Thursday, February 15th, 2018
Visa fraud A 33-year-old businessman, Ugochukwu Nnubia, on Thursday appeared before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly forging invitation letters to procure American visa. Nnubia, whose residential address was not given, is standing trial on three counts bordering on forgery. The prosecutor, Sgt. Cyriacus Osuji, told the court that the accused committed the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Sex and Relationship
Thursday, February 15th, 2018
Fashion model, FridahKariuki, has surprised her boyfriend with a brand new Mercedes Benz on Valentine’s Day. She said it was her gesture of love. The 20-year-old Kenyan model and a student at Kenya Methodist University said she took a loan from her dad to buy her man a car he always wanted. The lovebirds have […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, February 14th, 2018
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai dies aged 65 Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has died in South Africa, a senior official in his MDC party has said. Mr Tsvangirai, 65, a former prime minister, had reportedly been suffering from colon cancer. “He died this evening. The family communicated this to me,” MDC vice president […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, February 14th, 2018
Analysis by Milton Nkosi, BBC The resignation of president Jacob Zuma marks the end of an era. An era of one corruption allegation after another. An era of divisions, infighting and public squabbles. There are many people who are celebrating now, and not just from the opposition benches. Some of President Zuma’s fiercest political foes […]
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Benue, Governors, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, February 13th, 2018
— 14th February 2018 • I‘ll not enact anti-open grazing law in Nasarawa – Al-Makura Romanus Ugwu, Abuja; Rose Ejembi, Makurdi; Linus Oota, Lafia After several attacks in which many lives and property were lost in Benue, Fulani herdsmen have finally agreed to obey the Benue Anti-Open Grazing Law but with conditions. Leader of the […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Police, Ogun, State News
Tuesday, February 13th, 2018
Samson Folarin The Ogun State Police Command has arrested the policemen who allegedly beat up a former headmistress of Top-Teez Nursery and Primary School, Ifo, Mrs. Ayodeji Orojo. The state Commissioner of Police, Ahmad Iliyasu, told our correspondent on Tuesday that the cops had been arrested and detained. He noted that the policemen would be […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, February 13th, 2018
South African President, Jacob Zuma, has defied an ultimatum from South Africa’s ruling party to resign within 48 hours, pitching the “Rainbow Nation” into an unprecedented political crisis. Theguardian.com reports that the decision to tell Zuma to stand down or face being stripped of his office was taken at a specially convened emergency session of […]
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Headlines, Ondo, State News
Tuesday, February 13th, 2018
Peter Dada, Akure Some Fulani herdsmen this morning chased out the workers at the Akure South Local Government Secretariat following a disagreement. READ ALSO:Herdsmen destroy UNILORIN multi-million naira research farms It took the intervention of the Ondo State Commissioner of police, Mr. Gbenga Adeyanju, and the Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence […]
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Cross River, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, February 13th, 2018
Mudiaga Affe, Calabar There is tension in Itigidi, headquarters of Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State, following the murder of a mortician, Mr. Isong Nkanu, by anti-riot policemen who had gone to maintain peace in the community. It was learnton Tuesdaythat a detachment of anti-riot policemen were sent to the community to maintain […]
