October 31
Nigeria: Expatriate Arrested for Vandalizing Abuja Streetlights
Vanguard
The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has announced the arrest of a 'prominent expatriate', who specialises in vandalizing streetlights in the territory. Read more »
Nigeria: Family Seeks Justice for Slain Council Staff, Appeal to Sanwo-Olu
Vanguard
Members of the Igbehin, Agbowa-Ikosi Community in the Ikosi-Ejirin Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, alongside the Keshiro Family, have called on Governor Babajide… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Arrest Two Suspects in Kidnap of Edo Catholic Priest
Vanguard
As task force reads riot act to cultists Read more »
Nigeria: Emefiele, Wife Not Shareholders of Firms Linked to Them - -EFCC Witness
Vanguard
A former secretary in the office of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, John Ogah, yesterday, told an Ikeja Special Offences Court that his former boss, Godwin Emefiele,… Read more »
Nigeria: Ogun Conducts Post-Mortem On Ariyo's Corpse
Vanguard
--The Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Abeokuta, on the instruction of the Ogun State government, is conducting a post-mortem on the the remains of Monday Ariyo, to determine the cause… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Moves Yahaya Bello's Arraignment to Next January
This Day
The arraignment of former Kogi State Governor, Mr Yahaya Bello, over allegations bordering on money laundering, has been adjourned till January 21, 2025. Read more »
October 30
Somalia: Somalia's Leaders Agree On Framework for Universal Suffrage
VOA
Political leaders in Somalia agreed Wednesday on a framework for the country's first national one-person, one-vote elections, a government statement said. Read more »
Kenya: Authorities Deny Call Monitoring Allegations
Capital FM
The Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Mohamed Amin, has denied allegations that detectives are colluding with mobile service providers to conduct unauthorized tracking and… Read more »
Nigeria: Ex-Governorship Candidate in Nigeria Sues British Airways Over Alleged Contract Breach
Premium Times
The plaintiff is demanding N200 million in damages. Read more »
Kenya: Law Society Protests Against Supreme Court's Finance Act Ruling
Capital FM
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has expressed dissatisfaction with the Supreme Court's ruling overturning the decision by the Court of Appeal to quash the Finance Act 2023. Read more »
Liberia: Is 'Majority Bloc' Of Lawmakers Desperate for Legitimacy?
Liberian Observer
In a bid to legitimize their efforts to unseat Speaker J. Fonati Koffa, the majority bloc of the House of Representatives has made a desperate appeal to Deputy Speaker Thomas P.… Read more »
Namibia: Ballot Tender 'Ballooned By 116%' - Electoral Body Challenged
New Era
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has challenged the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) over a purported lack of transparency around the ballot printing tender. Read more »
Africa: State Fragmentation and New State Imaginaries - Maritime Access in the Horn of Africa [analysis]
African Arguments
Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from… Read more »
South Africa: Home Affairs to Revoke ID, Passport of Former Miss South Africa Finalist and Mother
allAfrica
The Department of Home Affairs says former Miss South Africa finalist Chidimma Adetshina and her mother's identity documents and passports will be revoked because they failed… Read more »
South Africa: Tiger Brands in Talks With Listeriosis Class Action Attorneys to Pay for Victims' Urgent Medical Needs
Daily Maverick
While food producer Tiger Brands' liability for the listeriosis outbreak in 2017/18 has yet to be determined in court, the company is engaging with the legal team behind the class… Read more »
Africa: How G24 Is Helping African Countries, Others Tackle Illicit Financial Flows Generated 'Legally' - Official
Premium Times
"They (illicit flows) go out as profit or whatever, but they are not well-recorded or the officials of the countries, they really don't know that these flows are illicit. So we've… Read more »
Liberia: Deputy Speaker Consult Lawyers As Bloc Pressures Him to Support Speaker's Removal
Liberian Investigator
Deputy Speaker Thomas Fallah has requested additional time to consult his legal team after receiving calls from the 'majority bloc' in the House of Representatives to participate… Read more »
Ethiopia: Court Eyeing On Technology to Deliver Quality Service
Ethiopian Herald
ADDIS ABABA - Technological advancement in judicial system is mandatory to deliver quality and efficient service that makes the system credible to customers, so stressed Federal… Read more »
Guinea: Guinean Journalist Bakary Gamalo Bamba Charged With Violating Judge's Privacy
CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the release of journalist Bakary Gamalo Bamba, director of the bimonthly newspaper Le Baobab, who has been detained since October 20… Read more »
Kenya: Govt Vows Sustained Efforts to Tackle Femicide, GBV
Capital FM
The government has vowed sustained efforts to strengthen prevention mechanisms to tame Gender Based Violence (GBV) including femicide cases in the country. Read more »
South Africa: Government to Establish Unit to Deal With Money Laundering
SAnews.gov.za
As part of efforts to exit the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, government will establish a shared forensic capability within the Financial Intelligence Centre to… Read more »
Africa: How Traffickers Got Away With the Biggest Rosewood Heist in History [analysis]
African Arguments
Ten years after officials seized $50 million worth of illegally harvested rosewood from Madagascar, the logs sit in limbo in a Singapore port. Read more »
Gambia: What Is the Update On the Electrocution of Seven Workers At Kerr Gallo?
Foroyaa
On 9th October, 2024, seven workers who were erecting a pole at Kerr Gallo were electrocuted when the pole touched a high tension cable, resulting in the death of all seven of… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Detain Three Inspectors for Extorting Motorists
Premium Times
Cases of police extortion in Nigeria have continued despite punishment by police authorities, such as dismissal from service. Read more »
Nigeria: Abia Govt, Labour Sign Agreement On New Minimum Wage
Premium Times
"We had some grey areas; we also resolved them amicably. That is in the spirit of collective bargaining." Read more »
