Woyome fails again at African Court
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Right (ACHPR) based in Arusha, Tanzania, has dismissed a legal move by businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome to halt the selling of his properties meant to offset the GH¢46 […]
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Malians demands President Keita’s resignation in mass protest
Mass protests in Mali demanding President Keita’s resignation over failure to combat insecurity. They want French troops out of Mali. Opposition leaders have been arrested. President dissolves constitutional court, which overturned 30 legislative seats in […]
Sudan ministers resign as govt makes room for rebel leaders
Sudan inched closer to settling long-running negotiations with rebel groups after senior Cabinet members resigned this past week to pave the way for the inclusion of fighters. The resignation of the ministers could now meet […]
“Coronavirus is not in Nigeria; it’s a scam” – Mr Ibu
John Okafor, a comic actor better known as Mr Ibu, says Nigeria has nothing to do with the COVID-19 pandemic, describing the health crisis as a “devilish program”. In a chat with The Nation, the 58-year-old […]
Desperate Actress in Need of Man Refuses to Wear Underwear
Film Maker and Chief Executive Officer of Unoaku Production Company, Nazo Ekezie has explained that she is no longer wearing panties, due to the high rate of rituals in the Nigeria. The actress revealed that she […]
Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson Mandela, dies
Zindzi Mandela, daughter of former South African president and liberation hero Nelson Mandela, died on Monday, the Mandela family said. Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Nelson Mandela, rose to […]
Ivory Coast Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly dies after cabinet meeting
Ivory Coast’s PM Amadou Gon Coulibaly has died after falling ill at a ministerial meeting. The 61-year-old had been chosen as the ruling party’s candidate for October’s presidential election, after Alassane Ouattara said he would […]
Women from Kenya and Nigeria in running for WTO’s top job
A Nigerian woman and a Kenyan woman are among seven candidates to become the next director-general of the World Trade Organization. The others come from Egypt, South Korea, Mexico, Moldova and Britain. Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a […]
Kenya postpones schools reopening to January 2021
Schools in Kenya will reopen in January and not September as planned earlier, with the number of the coronavirus infections in the country continuing to climb, Bloomberg reports. The Kenya has confirmed 8,067 virus infections […]
Egypt’s defence and production minister dies
Egypt’s state minister of military production, Mohamed al-Assar, one of the country’s most prominent government and military figures, died on Monday, state media said. He was 74. Assar was a close ally of President Abdel-Fattah […]