AFRICA

Celebrated Nigerian entrepreneur, Obinwanne Okeke, has been jailed 10 years by a United States (US) federal court for masterminding an $11 million cyber fraud on a British company. The court heard that “through subterfuge and impersonation, Obinwanne Okeke engaged in a multi-year global business email and computer hacking scheme that …

Africa Education Watch has blown the cover of the government of Ghana over its procurement of 853,000 pieces of Kapek Mathematical Sets Instruments at Gh¢75 each, revealing that Liberia and Sierra Leone which procured the same Kapek Mathematical sets Instruments from the same company even at retail price got it …

One of the country’s longest-serving pilots, Capt Charles Karabarinde, has officially retired after 40 years of service Capt Karabarinde undertook his final flight from Mogadishu in Somalia to Entebbe International Airport yesterday. He retires with a record of flying for more than 21,600 hours. While sharing his career journey yesterday, …

The Management of Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education has confirmed the death of a senior lecturer, simply identified as Mr Echetama, who slumped and died in a lecture hall on Tuesday. The Acting Public Relations Officer of the college, Mr Joseph Okwulehi, who confirmed the death to newsmen in …

Teachers and the Ministry of Education officials are speaking at cross-purposes over a compressed curriculum, just weeks to reopening of schools for semi-candidate classes on March 1. Whereas Mr Alex Kakooza, the Education ministry permanent secretary, says they have condensed the content for Terms II and III to fast-track teaching …

Gunmen have abducted an unspecified number of students and staff of Government Science College, Kagara in Nigeria’s Niger State. The presidency confirmed the incident and that President Muhammadu Buhari has “directed the Armed Forces and Police, to ensure immediate and safe return of all the captives.” “The President has also dispatched to …

South Africa will administer its first COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, with President Cyril Ramaphosa to get the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) shot alongside health workers. The first shot will be given at Khayelitsha District Hospital in Cape Town this afternoon, the government said. Ramaphosa said in a statement that 80,000 J&J doses …

South Africa’s sky-high “excess” death number indicates that more than 50% of South Africa’s population have already been infected by Covid-19, says Discovery Group CEO and founder Adrian Gore. In an interview with The Money Show with Bruce Whitfield on Tuesday, Gore said that there’s “absolutely no ambiguity” that the excess deaths …

Zimbabwe says the coronavirus variant first discovered in neighbouring South Africa now makes up more than 60% of cases within its borders. It is the first country outside of South Africa to report that the so-called “501.YV2” variant is the dominant strain. Botswana, Zambia, Ghana and the Gambia have also …

A 72-year-old Veteran Nollywood actor, Victor Decker, has been reported dead. The actor was found dead in his apartment on Monday, February 15, 2021. According to reports, Mr Decker’s decomposing body was found on a couch in his apartment by his neighbours. His neighbours had not seen him for days …