AFRICA

A report on how to deal with Eskom’s group debt burden of around R440bn is expected by year-end, the department of public enterprises told members of Parliament on Wednesday during a briefing. The department’s Deputy Director General, Makgola Makololo, was briefing the oversight committee on public enterprises on its Special …

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Niger Area command, on Tuesday, confirmed the killing of two officers of the command by armed gunmen while on duty. Abba Kassim, Comptroller of Customs in charge of Niger/Kogi Area Command made the disclosure this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) …

Over 100 women between 50 and 80 years of age from Agubia Community in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State stripped naked, in protest of the arrest of their children by security agents operating in the state. The women stormed the Government House gate at about 11 am on …

The body of a KDF officer was found in his house on Monday, December 17, after neighbours alerted the police to a foul stench emanating from his house. According to Likoni OCPD Jane Munywoki, the soldier (Abraham Kipchirchir) had been missing from work since Saturday, December 14. His fellow officers claimed to have …

Here is a rather shocking video clip purportedly belonging to Malawian Director of Budget serving in the Ministry of Planning and Development and her official driver carrying out a despicable act at her office, we have no way to currently verify the authenticity of this citizen’s report, however some people …

Prince Adewale Oyekan, son of late Oba of Lagos, Oba Adeyinka Oyekan, was on Monday sentenced to death by an Ikeja High Court over the murder of a 62-year-old businesswoman, Alhaja Sikirat Ekun. The trial began on April 14, 2015. Oyekan was sentenced alongside a domestic staff, Lateef Balogun. The …

A Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, on Monday ordered that a Nigerian musician, Adeyemi Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley should be arrested and arraigned over alleged car theft. NAN reports that the chief magistrate, Mr Tajudeen Elias, ordered that the Investigating Police Officer (IPO), Sgt. Sunday Idoko, handling …

Thousands of protesters in the Gambian capital Banjul have called for President Adama Barrow to keep his promise to quit after three years in office and step down next month. He came to power as the head of an alliance of parties opposed to the former autocratic leader Yahya Jammeh. …

Nollywood actress, Angela Okorie has shared another video that captures closer view of bullet wounds on her head and the injuries on her battered face. Sharing the video, she cautioned those peddling fake news about her attack and said anyone who see the video she sent and still doubts it …

  The University of Abuja in the Nigerian capital has dismissed one of its lecturers over sexual harassment. A female student had alleged that the lecturer, a professor, had demanded sex in exchange for marks. The university said it had acted after reviewing the report of a panel set up …