The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Anambra State Chapter, Wednesday, appealed to Governor Charles Soludo to appoint more permanent members into the State Disability Rights Commission (DRC)…
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has said he will gladly hand over power to President-elect William Ruto, but insisted that his preferred successor Raila Odinga would have been a better option…
A man has been arrested in north-east England for alleged war crimes during Liberia’s civil war in the 1990s and 2000s.The suspect, who is in his 40s, was detained in…
Impressed by efforts of the Federal government to revive Ajaokuta Steel Company a coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), under the auspices of CSO Coalition for the Revival of Ajaokuta,…
The government has clear legal powers to send migrants to Rwanda under its controversial relocation scheme, its lawyers have told the High Court.On the third day of a legal challenge…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that “almost all” the Ukrainian grain shipped under a UN-backed deal to ease a global food crisis was reaching rich European nations, an accusation…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) today launched the electronic registration platform for maritime labour and issuance of Biometric Identity Cards to Dockworkers. The Agency’s Director General Dr…
Inflationary pressures brought on by the lingering pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and current geopolitical tensions have a direct impact on nations, particularly on Africa and the Afro-Caribbean countries’ capacity to…
Unknown gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped the chairman of Kanke Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau state, Henry Gotip. The kidnappers stormed and whisked away Gotip away at his residence at…
After a prolonged drought, heavy rains have fallen on much of Uganda since late July, causing deaths, flooding and the destruction of crops. At least 15 people died in western…
British Prime Minister Liz Truss has ruled out a windfall tax on oil companies to pay for her plans to tackle the energy crisis. Speaking during her first session of…
A Civil Society Organisation, Northern Youth Network, has commended the Nigerian military for the tremendous successes it has recorded in the renowned determination to put an end to the activities…
Millions of people in the region are facing food shortages due to the worst drought in 40 years and rising global food costs. The Horn of Africa region is on…
Togo has extended a state of emergency for six months in its northern Savanes border region hit by jihadist attacks. The West African country, which has recorded at least five…
Burundi parliament has voted unanimously to accept Gervais Ndirakobuca as prime minister following nomination by President Évariste Ndayishimiye. All 113 MPs attending the Wednesday morning session voted in favour of…
Sixty lorries carrying grain from Ukraine have arrived in Ethiopia – nearly a month after they left the Black Sea port of Pivdennyi. The supplies were bought by the World…
Landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed at least 15 people – mostly women and children – in Kasese, in western Uganda. Some homes were also washed away by flood…
A charity group in Democratic Republic of Congo says reconstruction has begun on a footbridge that collapsed during its inauguration – causing outrage on social media on the quality of…
UK government plans to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda are being challenged in the High Court.The government argues the measures would reduce numbers crossing the English Channel.But critics question…
A GCC committee said the unspecified content ‘violates Islamic and societal values and principles’. Gulf Arab countries have demanded that the streaming service Netflix remove “offensive content”, citing unspecified material…