June 25
Nigeria: Naira Abuse - Court Strikes Out Charge Against Cubana Chief Priest, Orders Him to Pay N10m
This Day
Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday, struck out a charge against celebrity bartender, Pascal Okechukwu (Cubana Chief Priest), over alleged abuse… Read more »
Uganda: Court Martial Chief Mugabe Sworn in for Third Term
Nile Post
Brigadier-General Robert Freeman Mugabe has been sworn in for a third term as Chairman of the General Court Martial (GCM). Read more »
Uganda: Activists Demand Parliament Probe Into Lubigi Eviction
Nile Post
A coalition of human rights defenders has urged Parliament to investigate the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) over allegations of unfair eviction practices in… Read more »
Uganda: Police Investigate Four Deaths in Kagadi, Buliisa Districts
Nile Post
Police in Buliisa have intensified the search for the body of a man who is said to have drowned in Lake Albert while taking a bath at the shore. Read more »
Liberia: Debt Court Freezes Western Cluster Affiliate Company's Accounts
Liberian Observer
The Debt Court for Montserrado County issued an order to freeze the accounts of Citadel Mining Services and Construction, a Ghanaian company subcontracted by Western Cluster, over… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Gang Arrested At Beitbridge Border Post for Smuggling 10 Pistols, Bronco Using Vehicle Carrying Corpse
New Zimbabwe
A TRIO was arrested Sunday for allegedly smuggling 10 pistols and Broncleer cough syrup across the Beitbridge border, from South Africa into Zimbabwe, using a vehicle towing a… Read more »
Nigeria: Group Cautions Masquerades, Followers Against Vandalism, Thuggery in Oyo
Leadership
Ahead of this year's Egungun (masquerade) traditional festival, a group, Ibadan Mega Voice (IMV) has urged masquerades and their followers to shun hooliganism and thuggery during… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria May Lose Two UK Properties to Chinese Firm
Daily Trust
A commercial court in London has granted Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd final charging orders over two residential properties owned by Nigeria in the UK. Read more »
Nigeria: Emefiele Awarded Contracts to Wife, Brother-in-Law - Witness
Daily Trust
A witness in the trial of former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has testified how he awarded contracts to companies belonging to his wife and… Read more »
Nigeria: Over 1,800 Filling Stations Shut in North-East As Govt Moves Against Fuel Smuggling
This Day
Nearly 2,000 petrol outlets were shut in Nigeria's North-east yesterday to protest against an anti-smuggling operation that targeted some operators, the local head of the… Read more »
Kenya: Wetangula Directs Ichung'wah to Consult IG On Oguda's Whereabout Following Abduction Claims
Capital FM
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has directed the Majority Leader Kimani Ichungwa to consult with the Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome over the abduction of… Read more »
Uganda: Trade Ministry Official Joins MPs in Luzira in Sh3.4 Billion Court Case
Independent (Kampala)
The Anti-corruption Court in Kampala has remanded Leonard Kavundira, the Principal Cooperative Officer from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives to Luzira prison for… Read more »
Malawi: Mulli's K5 Billion Malawi Savings Bank Case Moved to High Court
Nyasa Times
Chief Resident Magistrate (CRM) Madalitso Chimwaza Monday committed proceedings to the High Court in a case involving K5 billion alleged fraud at the disposed of Malawi Savings… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Bulawayo Woman Jailed 10 Years for Setting Husband Ablaze
New Zimbabwe
A Bulawayo woman, Sindiso Ndlovu has been slapped with a 10-year jail term for killing her husband Busani Ncube in an arson attack over infidelity issues. Read more »
Nigeria: Bandits Kill Nigerian University's Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Premium Times
Students and colleagues of the deceased have also taken to social media to mourn the late professor, sharing stories of how he positively impacted their lives. Read more »
Kenya: 'Cops Are At My Gate,' Blogger Gabriel Oguda Warned Before Vanishing in Major Police Crackdown
Capital FM
Bloggers Gabriel Oguda and Osama Otero are among content creators and influencers missing following a series of arrests by police ahead of Tuesday's anti-Finance Bill protests. Read more »
Nigeria: Rivers Crisis - Appeal Court Upcoming Verdict and Consequences On Fubara-Wike Power Tussle
Premium Times
Analysts are praying that the appellate court gives a clear ruling to avoid speculations and conjectures. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Illicit Trade in Harvested Organs in Nigeria May Not Stop Soon [opinion]
Premium Times
To buck the trend, the existing laws governing organ transplants in Nigeria need to be expanded in depth. Read more »
Nigeria: Kano Govt Sanctions Magistrate, Registrar Over Misconduct
Leadership
Kano State Judicial Service Commission has recalled three magistrates from the bench and deferred the promotion of a court registrar over misconduct and judicial recklessness. Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Arrest Suspected Gunrunners, Recover Arms in Plateau, Kaduna
Leadership
Troops of 3 Division/Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) have arrested suspected notorious gunrunners, bandits, arms couriers and recovered arms as well as ammunition in several… Read more »
Nigeria: Courts Hear EFCC, Kwankwaso, Emirate Tussle Suits July 2, 11
Leadership
A Kano State High Court sitting at court two, Audu Bako Secretariat, has fixed July 11, 2024, as the hearing date for the motion on notice on the fundamental rights of Rabiu Musa… Read more »
Uganda: Six Security Guards Remanded Over Pulling Gun On Nyamutoro
Nile Post
The Kabale Grade One Magistrate has remanded six private security guards to Ndorwa prison over attempt to shoot a minister at the weekend. Read more »
Nigeria: Shettima to Sokoto Govt - Sultan Must Be Guarded Jealously
Daily Trust
Vice President Kashim Shettima has told the government of Sokoto State that His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III must be guarded jealously. Read more »
Nigeria: Terrorists Occupy Niger Communities, Slaughter Chickens, Pound Yam
Daily Trust
Internally displaced persons in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State are lamenting that terrorists have turned their communities to their permanent base, slaughtering their… Read more »
Nigeria: Boko Haram Terrorists Abduct Judge, Wife in Borno
Daily Trust
Boko Haram insurgents have abducted Justice Haruna Mshelia, a High Court judge, alongside his wife, driver and orderly. Read more »