Africa Bank of Ghana suspends FX trading licences of GTBank, First Bank for ‘regulatory breaches’ by admin March 5, 2024 - Updated on March 6, 2024
Africa Woman gives birth while waiting to vote in Kenya, names her ‘election’ by Patrick Akpu August 8, 2017 0 (AFP) Some Kenyans braced long queues, others rain and chilly weather, but one woman gave birth Tuesday while in line... Read more
Africa Paul Kagame wins re-election, to run Rwanda for 24 years by Patrick Akpu August 5, 2017 0 Rwanda’s incumbent president Paul Kagame has sealed a crushing victory in presidential elections that granted him a third term in... Read more
Africa Man kills wife’s younger sister because she refused to marry him by Patrick Akpu August 1, 2017 0 A man who killed his wife's 15-year-old sister because his marriage intentions towards her failed has been sentenced to 17... Read more
Africa Malawi issues arrest warrant for former President by Patrick Akpu August 1, 2017 0 Malawi has issued an arrest warrant for its former President Joyce Banda over alleged abuse of office and money laundering... Read more
Africa Prince Johnson, George Weah, 18 others to run for Liberia presidency by Patrick Akpu July 31, 2017 0 Twenty candidates will contest presidential elections in Liberia in October, among them a former warlord, a footballer and a fashion... Read more
Africa Mugabe’s wife urges husband to name successor by Patrick Akpu July 27, 2017 0 Zimbabwe’s first lady, Grace Mugabe, has challenged her 93-year-old husband Robert to name his preferred successor as president to end... Read more
Africa Three women gang rape pastor by Patrick Akpu July 26, 2017 0 Three women were on Wednesday arraigned in court for raping a pastor who went to their house to collect money they... Read more
Africa Kenya’s interior minister dies in hospital by Patrick Akpu July 8, 2017 0 Kenya’s interior minister has died in hospital, the government said on Saturday, a month before the country is due to... Read more
Africa Qatar Airways, Emirates, others, removed from US laptop ban list by Patrick Akpu July 6, 2017 0 Qatar Airways said on Thursday that passengers travelling to the United States can now carry their laptops and other large... Read more
Africa Smugglers abandon 22-year-old Nigerian woman, 50 others, in Sahara desert by Patrick Akpu July 5, 2017 0 It has emerged that smugglers are abandoning migrants in the Sahara desert. A 22-year-old Nigerian woman traveling to Europe along... Read more
Africa Fire guts Zambia’s biggest market, govt suspects arson by Patrick Akpu July 4, 2017 0 Fire gutted part of Zambia's biggest market in the nation's capital on Tuesday in what the government suspected was an... Read more
Africa Mugabe donates $1m cattle money to AU by Patrick Akpu July 4, 2017 0 President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe on Monday donated $1 million to the African Union Commission;proceeds from the sale of cattle... Read more
Africa REVEALED! Police officers have individual daily target of collecting N40,000 from motorists by Patrick Akpu July 4, 2017 0 It has been revealed that police officers on traffic enforcement duties have a daily individual target of collecting $130 (about... Read more
Africa Wife of Lesotho’s incoming Prime Minister shot dead hours before inauguration by Patrick Akpu June 15, 2017 0 The estranged wife of Lesotho’s incoming prime minister Thomas Thabane was shot dead on Wednesday night in a village in... Read more
Africa Egyptian lawmakers propose jail terms for parents who give their children English names instead of Arabic names by Patrick Akpu June 14, 2017 0 The Egyptian parliament is considering jail term for parents who give their children western or English names instead of Arabic... Read more