DRC:There Is No Question Of The Rwandan Police Coming To Us Except To Fight Terrorism And Cross-border Crime -Pierrot Mwana Mputu
The spokesperson for the Congolese National Police (PNC), Senior Senior Commissioner Pierrot Mwana Mputu, confirmed the national opinion that the stay of the Commissioner General of the Police, Dieudonné Amuli Bahigwa, in Rwanda was not intended to bring the Rwandan police to Congolese soil. According to him, his trip is part of the Committee of […]
Ghana MPs Brawl In Parliament Over Mobile Money Tax
A brawl has broken out in Ghana’s parliament during a late-night session over a contentious government-proposed levy on electronic transactions. MPs shoved, pushed and threw punches at each other, while others tried to stop the fighting. The chaos started after opposition MPs rushed forward to prevent Deputy Speaker Joseph Osei Owusu from leaving his seat […]
South African Court Allows Zuma to Appeal Return-to-Jail Order
A South African court has allowed former President Jacob Zuma to appeal a ruling that ordered him back to jail after being released in September on medical parole, meaning he will be able to spend Christmas at home. Zuma, 79, was sentenced in June to 15 months in prison for contempt of court after ignoring […]
Dozens Killed, More Wounded in ‘Barbaric, Senseless’ Violence In Nasarawa, Presidency Confirms
Nigeria’s presidency says dozens of people have been killed in violence between farmers and herders in the country’s central Nasarawa state. In a statement late on Tuesday, the office of President Muhammadu Buhari said at least 45 farmers were killed in the violence that erupted on Friday. Dozens more were wounded, it said. Buhari “expressed […]
Aisha Buhari Directs Her Staff To Take An Indefinite Leave, Debunks Being Pregnant
Aisha Buhari, Nigeria’s First Lady, has directed all of her staff to go on leave until further notice. The announcement was made in a statement signed by Mohammed Kamal, Senior Special Assistant to the Office of the First Lady on Health and Development Partners, and posted on the first lady’s official Instagram account. He also […]
House Of Reps Approves 2022 Budget, Increases Estimate To N17.13 Trillion
The Nigerian House of Representatives approved the 2022 budget into law on Tuesday, bringing the total to N17.13 trillion. On October 9, 2021, President Mohammadu Buhari presented the N16.39 trillion 2022 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly. The budget was passed in plenary after the Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, […]
Nigeria Suffers A Loss Of N499.32 Billion As Twitter’s Ban Hits 200 Days
Since June 4, 2021, Nigeria’s economy has lost N499.32 billion as a result of Twitter’s ban. The Federal Government declared the suspension of Twitter on June 4th, after the social media platform erased a post by President Muhammadu Buhari. After receiving a mandate from the Nigerian Communications Commission, telecommunication providers restricted access to Twitter on […]
Full Text: Buhari’s Letter Opposing The Electoral Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill
On Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari officially informed the National Assembly of his rejection of the Electoral Act 2010 Amendment Bill. The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, read Buhari’s letter during the opening of plenary on Tuesday. The letter, which was dated December 13, 2021, was […]
Buhari Receives COVID-19 Vaccine Booster
President Muhammadu Buhari has got his Pfizer Biotech vaccination booster shot. The President received the shot on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Dr. Faisal Shuaib, Director-General of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), stated this to State House Correspondents. Dr Suaib Rafindadi, the President’s Chief Personal Physician, administered the booster dose […]
EFCC Apprehends A Suspect In Possession Of 576 ATM Cards At Kano Airport
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained another suspect with 576 ATM cards at Kano’s Aminu Kano International Airport. This comes only days after the EFCC obtained the conviction of three smugglers who were detained at the same airport with 1,144 ATM cards. The suspect, Khalil Bashir Lawal, was apprehended by EFCC operatives […]
