January 30
Nigeria: Police Repel Attack, Kill Four Bandits in Benue
Premium Times
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Udeme Edet, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday Read more »
Nigeria: Investigation - Pension Thief Maina Bought Us Properties Before Money Laundering Conviction
Premium Times
Nigeria's anti-graft agency, EFCC, which successfully prosecuted Mr Maina for money laundering, was not even aware of the purchases. Read more »
Rwanda: What to Know About Cabinet-Approved System to Track Job Creation
New Times
The Cabinet meeting of Wednesday, January 28, was briefed on the integrated Labour Management Information System (LMIS), a platform designed to support evidence-based employment… Read more »
Kenya: Supreme Court Rejects Gachagua's Bid to Block Impeachment Case Before Ogola Bench
Capital FM
The Supreme Court has dismissed former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's bid to halt impeachment proceedings pending before the High Court, ruling that it lacks jurisdiction to… Read more »
Nigeria: Army Rescues Kidnapped Cleric, Neutralises Gunman in Enugu
Vanguard
Troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army/JTF South East, Operation UDO KA, have rescued a kidnapped cleric in Enugu State following a swift, intelligence-led operation. Read more »
Liberia: Finance Minister Ngafuan Announces Supplementary Budget, Says 2025 Budget Remains Active
FrontPageAfrica
Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has announced that the government will submit a supplementary budget to the Legislature in February, clarifying… Read more »
Liberia: Experts Warn of Deadly Indoor Pollutants After Three Men Die While Sleeping in Enclosed Room
FrontPageAfrica
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Uganda: New Masindi Municipality Mayor Amanyire Pledges Accountability, Unity
Nile Post
Masindi Municipality mayor-elect Roger Amanyire has pledged to prioritise accountability in the use of public funds, transparency in leadership, and improved service delivery… Read more »
Uganda: Tororo Politicians Clash With Tanga Odoi Over Alleged Electoral Interference
Nile Post
Since his appointment as Chairperson of the National Resistance Movement Electoral Commission in 2015, Dr. Tanga Odoi has remained one of the most influential figures in Uganda's… Read more »
Uganda: NRM's Johnson Kanyomozi Concedes Defeat in Ibanda Mayoral Race
Nile Post
Johnson Kanyomozi, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer, has formally conceded defeat in the Ibanda Municipality mayoral elections, urging his supporters to back the… Read more »
Liberia: Chocolate Profits, Vanishing Forests
Liberian Observer
Liberia's remaining tropical rainforests, among the last intact stretches of the Upper Guinean forest ecosystem, are facing an accelerating threat driven not from within the… Read more »
Liberia: Twayen Stands His Ground As Senate Backs AML Deal
Liberian Observer
Liberia's Senate has concurred with the House of Representatives to ratify the Third Amendment to the ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) Mineral Development Agreement (MDA), but the vote… Read more »
Nigeria: Transparency, Financial, Technical Capacity Prerequisites for 2025 Oil Block Bidders...Nuprc
Vanguard
The 2025 licensing bid round will be guided by transparency, as only applicants with financial and technical know-how will qualify for the critical stage of the bid process. Read more »
Nigeria: Linkage Assurance Revenue Surges 24 Percent to N27.6bn
Vanguard
Linkage Assurance Plc recorded 24 percent increase in insurance revenue in 2025 financial year to N27.6 billion from N22.2 billion in the same period in 2024. Read more »
Nigeria: 250 Youths Benefit From NCDMB, Jake Riley Empowerment Scheme
Vanguard
Not less than 250 youths have become beneficiaries of the digital and sustainable empowerment programme sponsored by Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), and… Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - Northern Youths Declare Tinubu 'Our Candidate', Cite Zoning, Continuity
Vanguard
The Northern Youth Frontiers (NYF) has declared that Northern Nigeria will overwhelmingly support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in the 2027 presidential election,… Read more »
Nigeria: Makoko, Oworonsoki Demolitions - CP Led Assault On Us - Protest Leader
Vanguard
Controversy trailing the protests against alleged illegal demolitions, forcible evictions and land grabbing in Makoko, Oworonsoki and other parts of Lagos deepened yesterday, as… Read more »
Nigeria: Yahaya Bello's Trial - How Kogi LGs' N3.1bn Was Disbursed to Private Entities, Individuals - - Witness
Premium Times
seventh prosecution witness before trial judge Emeka Nwite, gave a detailed breakdown of the financial transactions that spanned eight months Read more »
Kenya: NYS Breaks Ground On 120 Staff Housing Units At Gilgil Paramilitary Academy
Capital FM
The National Youth Service (NYS) on Wednesday marked a major milestone with the official ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of 120 staff housing units at the NYS… Read more »
Kenya: DPP Ingonga, Italian Envoy Discuss Kenya-Italy Cooperation On Transnational Crime
Capital FM
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga on Thursday held a consultative meeting with the Italian Ambassador to Kenya, Vincenzo Del Monaco, aimed at strengthening… Read more »
Liberia: Health Workers Storm Health Ministry Over Pay
New Dawn
Dozens of aggrieved anaesthesia providers on Thursday staged a massive protest at the Ministry of Health in Congo Town, Monrovia, demanding fair salaries, benefits, and formal… Read more »
Nigeria: Fela Becomes First African to Receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Vanguard
Legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti is set to receive a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammy Awards, nearly three decades after his death, marking a… Read more »
Kenya: One Dose. One Generation. Kenya's Shot At Eliminating Cervical Cancer [opinion]
Capital FM
Cervical cancer should not still be taking Kenyan women in their most productive years. Yet it does; quietly, painfully, and often too late. Read more »
Uganda: Security At Bobi's Home Is 'Access Control,' Not Siege, Says Baryomunsi
Nile Post
The Minister for Information and Communications Technology and National Guidance, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, has defended the continued security deployment at the Magere residence of… Read more »
South Africa: January Food Prices Rise Again After December Dip
Scrolla
The average household food basket rose by R67.99 in January showing prices increased again after a brief dip in December. Households now spend about R5,401 a month on basic food… Read more »
