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Asa to headline 2019 MTN Bush Fire Festival
Nigerian-French musician, Asa Elemide, will headline the 2019 MTN Bush Fire Festival, according to organisers.
Caster Semenya takes gender rule challenge to sports court
Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya of South Africa went to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday to challenge proposed rules that could force her to lower her testosterone levels.
Kenya shops for $1 billion loan to pay debt
Kenya has begun shopping for $1 billion loan through a syndicated outlets – three commercial lenders – being arranged by the Trade and Development Bank and Standard Bank.
South African government rally behind Caster Semenya on IAAF’s new gender rules
The South African government on Friday threw its weight behind Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya ahead of next week’s landmark hearing against proposed rules that aim to restrict testosterone levels in female runners.
Caster Semenya: I’m unquestionably a woman
South African 800m Olympic champion Caster Semenya on Thursday said she was “unquestionably a woman”, after the IAAF denied reports that it would argue that she should be classified as a biological male.
Court sentences police officer to death for killing detainee
A Kenyan court on Thursday sentenced a former senior police officer to death for killing a detainee in his custody, one of the harshest punishments over widespread police brutality in the East African country.
Facebook promises to fight fake election news in Africa
With elections scheduled to be held in various African countries this year, Facebook has devised mechanisms to reduce the spread of fake news, the social media giant said on Wednesday.
Police: Pilot, four foreigners killed in plane crash
A Kenyan pilot and four foreigners have died after a small plane carrying them from Kenya’s Maasai Mara nature reserve crashed in the west of the country, police said Wednesday.
As Paul Kagame steps down, Egypt takes helm at African Union
Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who led an active, reformist tenure as African Union chair, on Sunday passes the baton to Egypt, seen as more likely to focus on security issues than expanding the powers of the body.
Cheers, fears as oil search resumes in the North
Barambu and other neighbouring communities in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State, near the border with Gombe State, came into the limelight when President Muhammadu Buhari commissioned the Kolmani River II well.
Nigeria re-elected into AU peace, security council
Nigeria, alongside Burundi, Algeria, Lesotho and Kenya, has been elected into the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU-PSC).
Official: How RCCG will mark Pastor Adeboye’s 77th birthday
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) plans 77 hours of praise to celebrate the 77th birthday of its General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, according to its National Music Director, Pastor Kunle Ajayi.
15 al-Shabaab extremists killed in US airstrikes in Somalia
The United States military says targeted airstrikes against suspected extremists in Somalia have killed 15 fighters.
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US warns citizens of possible attack in Kenya
The United States warned its citizens in Kenya on Monday that "credible information indicates Westerners may be targeted by extremists".
Tanzanian police arrest 10 businessmen over killing of children
The speaker of the Tanzanian National Assembly, Job Ndugai, on Monday said that Tanzanian police had arrested 10 businessmen in connection with the recent killing of 10 children in the country.
US warns of possible terror attacks targeting westerners in Kenya
The United States on Monday issued a security alert for Kenya, citing credible information that Westerners may be targeted by extremists in three Kenyan towns.
Julian Okoro: I want to rule the world
Julian Okoro, the winner of the female category of wheelchair race, 2019 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, says her target is the number one spot in the global wheelchair race.
Ex-Tanzanian president Jakaya Kikwete leads Commonwealth observers for Nigeria election
The Commonwealth has deployed a 20-member Observer Group, led by former President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania, for the February 16 Nigerian presidential election.
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INEC: Ex-Governor Uduaghan not disqualified from Delta South senatorial elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has broken its silence over a purported judgement by an Abuja High Court nullifying the candidature of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Delta South Senatorial candidate, Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan.
Timi Alaibe: Postponement of elections blessing in disguise
The former Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on the Niger Delta, Mr. Timi Alaibe, has urged Nigerians to go out and vote on Saturday massively for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), despite the inconvenience arising from the postponement of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Group demands release of detained Abia N-Power coordinator
Coordinators of the Federal Government’s N-Power programme in the 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Abia have decried the continued detention of the state N-Power Coordinator, Mr Felix Obisike, allegedly by the Department of State Service (DSS) in the state.
Court adjourns Raymond Dokpesi’s N2.1 billion fraud trial to May 9
Justice John Tsoho of a Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned the trial of the pioneer Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi, to May 9 and 10, 2019 following the absence of his lead counsel, Kanu Agabi, SAN.
PDP accuses APC over alleged plot to use security personnel to rig elections in...
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State, has alleged plot by the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, with some unscrupulous security personnel, whom it claimed, were in the payroll of the party (APC) to harass and arrest members of PDP in the State.
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Election: President Buhari, Atiku Abubakar must not be allowed to set Nigeria on fire...
Dr. Olapade Agoro, former Presidential candidate of National Action Council (NAC), has said Nigerians must caution both President Muhammadu Buhari and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Presidential candidate, Abubakar Atiku not to set the country on fire.
APC submits Zamfara candidates’ list to INEC
Following the ruling of an Appeal Court in Sokoto, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has submitted the list of candidates from Zamfara State that will take part in the general election to the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Sacked US man kills five co-workers, wounds five police
A US man being fired from his job shot dead five co-workers at a factory on the outskirts of Chicago and wounded five police officers before being gunned down himself, in the country’s latest mass shooting.
Ibrahim Waziri: President Buhari will defeat Atiku Abubakar on February 16
A Bauchi-based politician, Dr Ibrahim Waziri, has said that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, lacked the qualities that would pose a challenge to President Muhammadu Buhari at the February 16 presidential election.
Saudi Arabia: Crown Prince not seeking to buy Manchester United
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is not seeking to buy English Premier League (EPL) clubside Manchester United, the kingdom’s media minister said on Monday.