AFRICA

Bayelsa governor swearing-in second wife as a high court judge Four new judges have taken the oath of office to serve the High Court of Justice of Bayelsa State. Those sworn-in as witnessed by the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Kate Abiri, are: 1. Lockie James Benimo 2. Patience …

The Africa Centre for Health Policy (ACeHP) has warned that government may not meet its completion deadline for the construction of health facilities under the Agenda 111 projects. Executive Director at ACeHP, Ahmed Farhan says checks across the country indicate no sign of progress at the project sites. The ambitious Agenda 111 …

There was chaos in Kenya’s Parliament on Wednesday afternoon 29 December 2021 as MPs engaged in a free for all fight during a debate on the controversial Political Parties (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The lawmakers were voting on amendments to clause Six by Kandara MP Alice Wahome. Clause Six, which is …

Emirates Airlines has extended the initial 48-hours ban for flights from Accra to Dubai indefinitely. “Emirates flight suspension from Accra to Dubai effective December 27, 2021, is now extended until further notice,” the airline said in its urgent broadcast sent to trade partners on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. The airline, …

A joint statement released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank Group, World Health Organization, and World Trade Organization has said there is urgent need to accelerate vaccinations in low-income Countries (LICs), where, according to the bodies, under 5% of the population is fully vaccinated, as well as in …

Any children at age two would be playing games or having fun with other kids but not for Benjamin Ikenchukwu Keagborekuzi I. At that tender age, he had been crowned king or Dein of the Agbor Kingdom, a Nigerian traditional state in Delta State, Nigeria. Born on June 29, 1977, …

The United Arab Emirates’ National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) have announced the suspension of all inbound flights for national and international carriers and transit passengers from Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Nigeria with effect from Saturday, December 25, effective 7.30am. …

What you need to know: The deceased was identified as Gad Sentekola, a resident of Kibimbiri cell, Kabuga – Kihihi Sub County in Kanungu District. Police in Kanungu District in south western Uganda are investigating circumstance under which a 56-year-old man died after an amateur eating contest on Christmas Day. …

Desmond Tutu na di smiling South African archbishop wey im wonderful personality win am friends and admirers around di world. As a high-profile black churchman im bin no get choice but to join di struggle against white-minority rule but im always insist say wetin dey drive am na dey religious, …

The United Nations Human Rights Office has said that it had received 13 allegations of rape and gang rape by security forces during protests in Sudan, while opposition medics reported a second person killed. Sunday’s demonstration drew hundreds of thousands of people to the capital Khartoum to protest against a …