Five security officers including two soldiers were killed at the weekend by suspected separatists in Nigeria’s oil hub of Port Harcourt, according to a police memo seen Monday by AFP. The southeastern part of Nigeria is experiencing a spate of attacks on security forces, which authorities attribute to members …

Nigeria has been ranked the third-worst country in global good governance index. This was announced at the inaugural Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI) which was launched on Monday, April 26, 2021. The criteria for the ranking include; 34 indicators which are organized into seven pillars: leadership and foresight; robust laws …

  At least 31 Nigerian soldiers were killed when IS-aligned fighters ambushed a military convoy escorting weapons and overran a base in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, military sources said on Monday. Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked the convoy with rocket-propelled grenades on Sunday in the …

  Trainee Nurses and Midwives across Ghana have launched a desperate appeal to the government to pay them eight months of their allowances. This was contained in a statement issued by the Ghana Nurse-Midwife Trainees’ Association (G.N.M.T.A) on Sunday, April 25, 2021. The Akufo-Addo-led adminstration restored allowances for nurses and …

  As relations strengthen between Europe and the Sahel, the EU’s foreign policy chief held talks with Mali’s top leaders in Bamako on Saturday. Josep Borrell Fontelles pledged EU support as Mali undergoes a transition to an elected government following last year’s military coup. Young military officers ousted president Ibrahim …

  A few days ago, I came across a tweet which said “Just because you love me doesn’t mean I feel loved by you.” This really made me realize that a lot of us aren’t being loved the way we want or ought to be loved and vice versa because …

AFPCopyright: AFP Zimbabwe’s government has complained that it has not been able to acquire new spare parts due to Western sanctionsImage caption: Zimbabwe’s government has complained that it has not been able to acquire new spare parts due to Western sanctions A Zimbabwean military helicopter has crashed into a house …

Clearing invasive aliens can save lives and protect the mountain from runaway wildfires Image: NCC Environmental Services/Charl Steenkamp In January 2000, a wildfire torched about 8,800ha on Table Mountain and the urban edge, burning down 80 structures, each one surrounded by alien vegetation. This wildfire ultimately sparked the formation of the …

A security officer inspects a bakery van in Mawothi, KwaZulu-Natal, after robbers failed to open a safe at the back of the vehicle. Supplied by Reaction Unit South Africa Would-be robbers in Mawothi, KwaZulu-Natal, allegedly resorted to offering bread to residents after failing to open a cash safe in a …

Host Francis Abban (right) and Education Minister Dr Adutwum FUNDING FREE SHS AND SHARING COST HOST: The matter of Free SHS, thus far, per the Budget that was read by the Finance Minister, we’ve spent a little over GHC 3 billion on the flagship program Free SHS. Three years after …

  The Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said parents who wish to pay the fees for their wards despite the Free SHS program are free to do so. According to him, the government would applaud any parent who does so. He told Starr News’ Francis Abban in an …

Murders of queer people in and around Durban recently have highlighted their daily struggle to survive, let alone find acceptance. File photo. Image: Loren Elliott/Reuters/ File photo The pain and hurt was written all over his face as he pointed out fresh scars on his right arm, the result of the …

The African Union has condemned the extension of the term of Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and is sending a special envoy to Mogadishu to help resolve the political impasse there. The AU’s Peace and Security Council made the announcement after hours of closed-door meeting where it also resolved to …

Grant Shakoane Photo: Gallo Images Veteran broadcaster Grant Shakoane has died. Broadcaster Tim Modise confirmed the news on Thursday, saying: “I’ve just learned from Wilson Nkosi that ‘the Gentle Giant’ Grant Shakoane has passed on. Like many of us and his friends, I’m saddened by the news. I extend my …

Grant Shakoane Photo: Gallo Images Veteran broadcaster Grant Shakoane has died. Broadcaster Tim Modise confirmed the news on Thursday, saying: “I’ve just learned from Wilson Nkosi that ‘the Gentle Giant’ Grant Shakoane has passed on. Like many of us and his friends, I’m saddened by the news. I extend my …

Several Chadian army officers, led by General Idriss Abdéramane Dicko, refuse to recognise the authority of the Transitional Military Council, led by Mahamat Idriss Déby. The political crisis in Chad is becoming even more entrenched. While Mahamat Idriss Deby took the head of the Military Transitional Council after the death …

The National Teaching Council (NTC) through the National School Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) – the regulator of pre-tertiary schools – has informed all pre-tertiary private schools to ensure that from next month their teachers begin processes to acquire their teaching licence. Also, it has notified the private schools that all yet …

Authorities at the University of Education, Winneba say they are yet to receive any information concerning the death of a student in the school. According to the Students’ Representative Council of the University, no student of the university has been reported dead per the university records in the last 24hrs …

A man has been sentenced to two life terms by the Verulam Magistrate’s Court for killing his fiancée and her mother over two years ago. Provincial Director of Public Prosecutions spokesperson, Natasha Kara, said Muzi Sam Radebe (56) killed his fiancée, Nombuso Dube (30) and her mother, Thokozile Dube (73) …

South African slay queen has seen herself trending after she did the unthinkable. She pulled a shocker when she decided to bite a hand that feeds her. The slay queen named Faay Nice has since gone Awol after leaking a millionaire’s bath routine video. To many it might be like …

  Uganda is the worst country in the East African region in terms of not adhering to justice and rule of law, a new report indicates. The report titled “The World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2020”, ranks Uganda at number 117 globally out of 128 countries. The report …

  Nigerians don begin mourn di death of female comedian, Mmesoma Mercy Obi wey dey popularly known as Ada Jesus. Tori comot say she die on Wednesday afternoon afta she don dey battle kidney problem for almost one year. Pipo say dem dey happy at least say before she die …

  Armed bandits have killed a worker, Paul Ode Okafor of the Greenfield University, Kasarami, Kaduna State and abducted some students of the institution on Tuesday night. The security agents, however, on Wednesday returned the remaining students of the school in their custody to the management of the institution Samuel …

An abandoned baby was found in Cape Town. Getty Images A three-month-old baby girl has been found abandoned at a bus station in Milnerton on Monday. According to the police, a child abandonment case was opened for investigation after the discovery was made at the bus stop at Omuramba Road. Police …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERSimage captionMahamat Idriss Déby Itno, one of the late president’s sons, is a 37-year-old four-star general Opposition politicians in Chad have rejected the army’s appointment of President’s Idriss Déby’s son to take over in the wake of his death. Déby, 68 – who had been in power for three …

65-year-old Ajara Mensah is battling for her life as her 25-year-old daughter, Rose Mensah struggles to pay for the treatment of kidney complications, which is dragging her slowly to her grave. Studies show that about 13% of Ghanaians have chronic kidney disease and many are dying on daily basis from …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTAFPimage captionIn Uganda, gay sex can be punishable by life imprisonment When Rita heard rumours that her son was gay she refused to believe it. At the time, she thought that homosexuality was an abomination – a “problem” that happened elsewhere, not in Uganda. When she finally realised the …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERSimage captionIdriss Deby had been in power for 30 years Chad’s President Idriss Déby has died suddenly in clashes with rebels in the north of the country at the weekend, the army has said on state TV. His death came shortly after provisional election results which projected he would …

A 15 year old wey parents lock up for 10 years don finally see rescue. Nigerian police for northern state of Kano on Monday rescue Aisha Jubril wey dem keep for room since when she dey 5 years old. Kano police command say dem receive report of di girl situation …

The social media giant wants to open new headquarters in Accra – the company’s first in Africa. Twitter’s also recruiting at least a dozen people to help it expand its reach across the continent. “Microsoft has been here, Facebook has been here, Amazon in South Africa”, says Linda Bonyo, a Kenyan lawyer …