Mugabe sacks Zimbabwean vice president

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 6th November 2017

  President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe on Monday fired Emmerson Mnangagwa as vice president, Information Minister Simon Moyo said. Mnangagwa, a 75-year-old former intelligence chief, has been heavily-criticised by supporters of Mugabe’s wife, Grace, who…

Nigerian govt, states fail to access $250 million World Bank grant – Official

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 6th November 2017

The World Bank said that Nigeria had so far accessed less than $50 million out of the $300 million earmarked by the Bank for youth empowerment and other social works in the country. The World…

APC has no presidential candidate for 2019 – Buhari’s aide

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 6th November 2017

THE special adviser on media and publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Femi Adesina, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) does not yet have a presidential candidate for the 2019 election. In an interview with…

Domestic crisis linked to Texas church shooting

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 6th November 2017

  Two women believed to be the wife and mother-in-law of the gunman who opened fire at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday sometimes attended the church and appear to have…

Cameroon president marks 35 years in power

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 6th November 2017

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya is marking 35 years in office today – making him one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders. Mr Biya first took office in 1982, when the country had a one party system. However,…

Nigeria oil spills ‘double neo-natal mortality’

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 6th November 2017

Babies born to mothers who lived within 10km (six miles) of an oil spill before they were conceived in Nigeria are twice as likely to die, a new report claims. The Swiss study described the…

Texas church shooting: Two men chase suspect, as 14-year-old Pastor’s daughter killed

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 6th November 2017

Two men are being hailed as heroes for pursuing the gunman suspected of killing at least 26 people at a Texas church. Johnnie Langendorff told local media he had chased the gunman after seeing “two…

‘800,000 firms in Nigeria have never paid taxes’

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 6th November 2017

More than 800,000 companies in Nigeria, including government contractors, have never paid any taxes, Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun has revealed. In a statement, she also said that only 14 million Nigerians, out of an economically…

Aftermath of petition to Buhari: Buratai promises to pay outstanding allowances of soldiers

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 6th November 2017

  NIGERIA’S Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai, says the two months’ allowances owed soldiers involved in Operation Lafiya Dole, would be paid this week. In a statement issued on his behalf by to…

Saudi Prince, other officials killed in helicopter crash

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 6th November 2017

A Saudi Arabian Prince, Mansour bin Muqrin, has been killed along with several other officials in a helicopter crash the near the country’s border with Yemen, local media reported. A helicopter, with a group of…