78 Feared Dead After Boat Capsizes in DR Congo
At least 78 people have drowned when a boat carrying 278 passengers capsised in Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The...
Tunisia: Court Upholds Prison Sentence for Presidential Candidate Zammel, 2 Days Before
A Tunisian appeal court has upheld a 20-month prison sentence for presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel on charges of certificate forgery. Zammel, a businessman...
Q3 2024: NDLEA Seizes Over 1,045kg of Drugs, Arrests 420 in Kaduna
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kaduna State has seized over 1,045 kilograms of illicit drugs and arrested 420 suspects during...
Court Grants Ex-Taraba Governor N150 Million Bail After Arrest Over N27 Billion Fraud
Former Taraba State Governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku, has been granted bail of N150 million by a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in...
Cote d’Ivoire Cocoa Farmers Demand Higher Pay from Government
Cote d’Ivoire cocoa farmers have demanded higher pay from government amid an increase in the farmgate price for cocoa. The government increased the...
Nigeria’s Minister of Arts Takes $200 Million Loan from Afreximbank to ‘Boost Creative Industry’
Nigeria’s Minister of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has secured a $200 million loan from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank),...
Ghana’s Inflation Slightly Increases in September as Food Prices Rise
Ghana’s year-on-year inflation rate has increased to 21.5 per cent in September, up from 20.4 per cent in August. This marks the first...
Kenya’s Inflation Rate Drops to 3.6% in September, Marking a 12-Year Low
Kenya’s inflation rate fell to 3.6 per cent in September 2024, down from 4.4 per cent in August, according to the Kenya National...
Hisbah Bans Sports Betting in Kano, Introduces Stricter Rules on Night Movements for Women
The Kano State Hisbah Board has announced a ban on sports betting and introduced new rules that are reportedly aimed at curbing immorality...
Yobe Police Inspector Arrested for Stabbing Man to Death Over N200 Bribe
A police inspector in Yobe State has been arrested for stabbing a man to death following a dispute over a bribe. The incident...
Nigeria’s Petrol Import Drops by 3.58 Billion Litres Post-Subsidy Removal
Nigeria’s petrol importation saw a significant drop in 2023, following President Bola Tinubu’s removal of the fuel subsidy in May. Data from the...
ExxonMobil’s $1.28 Billion Asset Sale to Seplat Will Soon Be Approved – Tinubu Says
President Bola Tinubu has announced that ExxonMobil’s sale of its oil and gas assets to Seplat Energy Plc will receive ministerial approval in...