July 01
Nigeria: You Failed to Prove Your Case Against DSS - Court to Nnamdi Kanu
Vanguard
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, dismissed a N1 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the… Read more »
Nigeria: One Killed, Four Kidnapped As Militants Attack Abuja Communities
This Day
One person was feared killed and four others abducted in the early hours of yesterday by bandits in a raid on Guto, Piyawe, Tudun-Fulani and Sabon Gari communities in Bwari Area… Read more »
South Africa: Beware the Pitfalls of 'Opt In' and 'Opt Out' Provisions in SARS Tax Auto-Assessments [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Failure to 'opt out' and submit a return where the auto-assessment is incorrect can have severe consequences for the taxpayer if the auto-assessed amount is lower than the correct… Read more »
Ethiopia: Federal High Court Sets Former Gambella Regional Police Commissioner Abula Ubang Free
Addis Standard
The Federal High Court Lideta Division First Constitutional and Terrorism Criminal Bench acquitted former Gambella regional Police Commissioner Abula Ubang, citing insufficient… Read more »
Kenya: Makadara Law Courts Reopen Amid Heavy Security After Magistrate Kivuti's Shooting
Capital FM
The Madaraka Law Courts in Nairobi reopened Monday with heavy security measures in place after closure following the fatal shooting of Principal Magistrate Monica Kivuti. Read more »
Kenya: Court Declines DPP Request to Terminate Sh122mn Forgery Case Against Savula, 2 Wives
Capital FM
A court in Nairobi has declined the Director of Public Prosecution's request to terminate the Sh122 million forgery case against Kakamega Deputy Governor Ayub Savula and his to… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Dismisses Nnamdi Kanu's N1 Billion Human Rights Suit
Premium Times
The judgement dismissing Mr Kanu's N 1 billion rights enforcement suit comes less than two weeks after he declared his interest in negotiating with the Nigerian government to drop… Read more »
Tanzania: Majaliwa - Empower Drug Survivors
Daily News
PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has directed four ministries to prepare a national programme that will economically empower drug survivors to meet their basic needs. Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Security Officers Question Nuba Activist About Contacts With 'Enemies'
Dabanga
Agents of the General Intelligence Service (GIS) briefly detained activist Hayat Osman in Delling, South Kordofan, on Thursday, after she met with a leader of the Sudan People's… Read more »
Malawi: TikTok Content Creator Arrested in Lilongwe for Duping People
Nyasa Times
Police at Area 3 in Lilongwe have arrested a well-known TikTok content creator, known as iPhone Daddy, for allegedly duping people of K5 million, on the pretext that he would… Read more »
Kenya: Petition Against DP Gachagua Over Noordin Haji Remarks Certified Urgent
Capital FM
The high court has certified as urgent a petition filed against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua by the Director of National Intelligence Service Noordin Haji. Read more »
Nigeria: U.S. Court Dismisses Nigerian Pastor's Defamation Suit Against Arise TV
Premium Times
The pastor had said Arise TV's "false and offensive broadcast" was aired and disseminated to a global audience through the internet. Read more »
Kenya: Police Officer Among 2 Suspects Arrested With Sh2.9mn Worth of Elephant Tusks
Capital FM
A police officer is among two suspects arrested during a crackdown on illegal trade of elephant tusks in Longonot, Naivasha. Read more »
Liberia: Motorcyclists Set Truck Ablaze Over Colleague's Death
New Dawn
An angry crowd led predominantly by motorcyclists has set a truck ablaze in Caldwell, Montserrado County, after it killed a motorcycle operator instantly in a road accident. Read more »
Nigeria: U.S., UN Condemn 'Horrific Attacks' in Borno
Vanguard
The United States of America and the United Nations have condemned recent suicide bomb attacks that targeted civilian populations in the Borno local government area, Gwoza, that… Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct 20 Travellers Along Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway
Vanguard
About 20 travellers have been reportedly kidnapped along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway by gunmen on Sunday at about 9. pm Read more »
Liberia: Supreme Court Hears Cllr. Scott Case
New Dawn
Liberia's Supreme Court has scheduled to hear the appeal against the conviction of former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott and three of her family members this Tuesday, July 16,… Read more »
South Africa: Police Are Hot On the Heels of Rhino Poaching Suspects [press release]
SAPS
The Members of SAPS Limpopo, Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit (STESU) in Makhado have launched a massive manhunt for the suspects who reportedly killed and dehorned the… Read more »
Uganda: Six People Killed in Two Weeks As Karamoja Gun Violence Surges
Nile Post
Another person has been shot dead in Moroto, bringing the death toll to six in just two weeks. Read more »
Nigeria: EFCC Operatives to Face Disciplinary Panel Over Alleged Assault of Woman
Premium Times
The EFCC disciplinary panel will investigate the two officers for allegedly assaulting a woman during an arrest operation and make recommendations. Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Theft - Blame Big Players, Not Ijaw Youths, Senator Dickson Insists
This Day
Senator Seriake Dickson representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District in Bayelsa State, over the weekend, insisted that those behind incessant oil thefts in the Niger Delta were… Read more »
Nigeria: The Scourge of Ritual Killing
Leadership
Nigeria is presently grappling with a sinister phenomenon that has already claimed countless lives and left families devastated. Ritual killing, driven by the belief that human… Read more »
Nigeria: Herb Seller Remanded Over Sex With 8-Year-Old Daughter
Daily Trust
Mufutau Taiwo, a herb seller, otherwise known as "concoction" in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has been dragged before a Family Magistrates' Court for allegedly engaging in an… Read more »
Nigeria: Man Sued for Insulting Neighbour Over Stray Dog
Daily Trust
A man identified as Mustapha Yahaya has been dragged to a Shari'a Court at Shahuchi in Kano State over alleged defamation of character of his neighbour following a disagreement on… Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA Arrests 60 At Abuja Drug Party
Daily Trust
2 excrete 150 cocaine wraps in Lagos Read more »