June 27
Nigeria: Oil-Theft - Navy Destroys 10 Illegal Refining Sites, Speedboat
Premium Times
"The illegal refining site is hidden away at the core of Nembe Creek, and it took the deployment of high-resolution drones to discover this site." Read more »
Kenya: KDF Patrol Nairobi Streets Ahead of Ruling On Deployment
Capital FM
Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) personnel were seen patrolling City streets on Thursday hours before the high court delivered a ruling on whether to suspend the deployment of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Grants Mohbad's Family Permission to Conduct Second Autopsy
Premium Times
The Aloba family rejected the previous autopsy results. Read more »
Ghana: Govt to Address Substance Use Disorders
GhanaToday
The Minister for the Interior, Henry Quartey, has assured that the government was committed to addressing the global drug problem, acknowledging the challenges posed by drug… Read more »
Ghana: UG Lecturer and Students Implicated in Gh¢106,800 Fraud
Accra Times
The investigation revealed that 32 students were deceived by the scheme, and upon contacting them, they confirmed that Appiah and Ansong had demanded and received payments ranging… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan President Caves in to Protesters, Rejects Finance Bill
Premium Times
The president now says the bill caused "widespread dissatisfaction" and he has listened and "conceded." Read more »
Nigeria: EFCC Arrests Suspected Fake Military Officers
Premium Times
EFCC says one the multiple victims of the alleged fraudulent activities of the suspects claimed a loss of N21 million. Read more »
Nigeria: Five Feared Killed As Gunmen Attack Police Facility in Ebonyi, Raze Vehicles
Premium Times
The gunmen were said to have invaded the police facility at about 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Read more »
Kenya: High Court to Rule On Petition Against KDF Deployment At 3pm
Capital FM
The High Court will at 3pm deliver a ruling on whether to suspend the deployment of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) as part of reinforcement plans to neutralize chaotic scenes… Read more »
Tanzania: Alarming Increase of Divorce, Death Rates Shock Minister Chana
Daily News
MINISTER for Constitution and Legal Affairs, Ambassador Dr Pindi Chana said on Wednesday that she was planning to meet her counterparts George Simbachawene, Minister of State in… Read more »
Kenya: Security Tightened Around Parliament Ahead of Planned Protests
Capital FM
Heavily armed security agents have been deployed around Parliament and its environs ahead of Thursday's planned protests, with demonstrators threatening to march to State House. Read more »
Nigeria: Kyari's Efforts On Refinery Take-Off, Increased Crude Production in Line With Tinubu's Agenda - Group
Leadership
A support group of President Bola Tinubu administration known as Renewed Hope Agenda Support Group has said that efforts of the GCEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company… Read more »
Liberia: Kush Cannabis No. 1 Killer in Liberia
New Dawn
The dangerous substance Kush Cannabis is said to be gradually increasing daily in Liberia as one of the most harmful narcotics, killing youths in African countries, reports the… Read more »
Liberia: LNBA Collaborates With WB to Strengthen Justice Reforms
New Dawn
The World Bank Governance Global Practice organizes the program and brings together over two hundred partners, leaders, and legal practitioners. Read more »
Kenya: Security Tightened Around Parliament, Supreme Court Ahead of Planned Protests
Capital FM
A contingent of heavily armed security agents have been deployed around Parliament buildings and its environs ahead of Thursday's planned protests by demonstrators who have… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Constitutional Court Sets Aside Forensic Audit Report Incriminating Former NSSA Boss
New Zimbabwe
The Constitutional Court has set aside a ruling of the Supreme Court upholding a forensic audit report linking former National Social Security Authority (NSSA) chairperson Robin… Read more »
Kenya: Police Mount Security Checks Amid Planned Demonstration Targeting State House
Capital FM
Police have mounted security checks on all roads leading to State House following reports of a planned demonstration targeting the seat of power. Read more »
Uganda: National Forestry Authority Ordered to Halt Demolitions in Mayuge
Nile Post
The Third deputy Prime Minister, Rukia Nakadama has directed National Forestry Authority to halt ongoing demolitions of homes and other developments in Mayuge on land gazetted for… Read more »
Uganda: A Year Later, Commission of Inquiry Into Apaa Conflict Yet to Hit the Ground
Nile Post
Concerns are growing in Acholi sub region on why the judicial commission of inquiry on Apaa land conflict is yet to set foot in the affected area. Read more »
Nigeria: Bandits Rustle Chief Imam's 73 Cows in Kaduna
Daily Trust
Bandits have rustled 73 cows belonging to the chief imam of Gidan-Makeri, Malam Ibrahim Zubairu, in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Read more »
Nigeria: 540 Killed in 2 Months in Benue - Amnesty International
Daily Trust
Amnesty International, on Wednesday reported that at least 540 people had been killed within the first two months of this year by armed invaders in rural communities of four local… Read more »
Nigeria: El-Rufai Sues Kaduna Assembly Over N432bn Probe Report
Daily Trust
A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has sued the state House of Assembly over the latter's claim that N432 billion was siphoned during his eight-year administration,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Chimombe, Mpofu Remanded in Custody Over U.S.$7m Fraud
The Herald
TWO Harare businessmen, Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, who are accused of defrauding the Government of US$7 million after they allegedly failed to supply goats under the… Read more »
Nigeria: Minister Files N1bn Suit Against House Member Over Character Defamation
This Day
The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye,has filed a suit against the Chairman, Women Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, Kafilat Ogbara,as well as ARISE… Read more »
Nigeria: Ikuforiji - I Was Prosecuted Over Fake Petition, Now Vindicated
This Day
The former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Adeyemi Ikuforiji, yesterday described his last 12 and half years of ordeal over alleged money laundering case as… Read more »