July 02
Nigeria: Beyond the South-East Development Bill
Vanguard
On February 22, 2024, the Senate passed the South-East Development Commission, SEDC, Bill, thus concurring a similar action already taken in the House of Representatives sequel to… Read more »
Nigeria: Man Arraigned for Adulterating Coscharis Products
Vanguard
A 40-year-old man, Okechukwu Ambrose, has been arraigned before an Ebute-Meta Magistrates Court in Lagos for allegedly adulterating KG and Nachi bearings, a product of Coscharis… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Fugitive Ex-Zimra Officer's Property Frozen
The Herald
A former Zimbabwe Revenue Authority official, who is on the run, cannot sell or transfer the family house at the exclusive Mabvazuva Estate on the outskirts of Harare, while US$47… Read more »
South Africa: Community Policing Forums Plead for Minister Mchunu to Counter Rampant Crime [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Community policing forums, anti-crime activists and police unions want new Police Minister Senzo Mchunu to create an environment in which people can freely walk to church or the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Man in Court for Forgery
The Herald
A man from Harare who allegedly used a forged letter supposedly from a school headmaster to facilitate the processing of his children's birth certificates appeared in court over… Read more »
July 01
Nigeria: Troops Kill Wanted Biafra Leader, Arrest Two Other 'Notorious Terrorists'
Premium Times
The Nigerian army said the troops killed the wanted kingpin and arrested others during multiple operations in Nigeria's south-east. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Police Force Wasn't Established to Succeed - Senate Leader
Premium Times
"I maintain that the police have not been set up properly to succeed in this nation. Effective policing in Nigeria is almost impossible unless there are fundamental changes," he… Read more »
Nigeria: Boko Haram Resumes Suicide Bombing in North-East Nigeria, Kills 21
Premium Times
A 2017 research work published by the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point revealed that Boko Haram used more than 200 female suicide bombers between 2014 and 2017. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Bail Hearing for Chimombe, Mpofu Sparks Potential Protests
New Zimbabwe
Another Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) Investigating Officer in a case controversial businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu are accused of fraud nailed the two… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Road Accident Fund Set to Be Established
The Herald
The establishment of the Road Accident Fund, which is expected to provide insurance cover to victims of crashes on Zimbabwean roads, has reached an advanced stage. Read more »
Nigeria: How Lagos Firm Refuses to Allocate Land After Taking N50m From Nigerian Living Abroad
Premium Times
The company issued the man an electronic receipt dated 14 April 2023 upon completion of the payments but has yet to issue him a letter of allocation. Read more »
Liberia: House Takes Steps to Establish African Court On Human and People's Right
New Republic
The House of Representatives has requested its joint committee on Judiciary, Good Governance and Human Rights to review a bill seeking the establishment of an African Court on… Read more »
Tanzania: Appeal Court Backs Ruling On Illegal Drug Traffickers
Daily News
DAR ES SALAAM: THE Court of Appeal has upheld the 20 years imprisonment sentence imposed on four people over trafficking Heroine Hydrochloride weighing 65,730.67 grams and Cocaine… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Judge Urges Court Interpreters to Learn Street Lingo As Key Gen Z Witness Testifies
New Zimbabwe
High Court judge, Justice Munamato Mutevedzi has urged all court interpreters to learn street lingo in a bid to accommodate Gen Zs using slang during court proceedings. Read more »
Kenya: Update on the Status of Human Rights in Kenya during the Anti-Finance Bill Protests [press release]
Kenya National Commission on Human Rights
Today marks exactly two weeks since the Anti-Finance bill protests started on Tuesday 18th June, 2024. The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has been at the… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Frees Man After 15 Years in Prison Without Trial
Premium Times
The judge held that detaining the man in prison without charge or trial was unjustifiable. Read more »
Nigeria: Deadly Attacks On Police, Imo Killing, Other Top Stories From South-East
Premium Times
This is a review of top events which occurred in Nigeria's South-east within the past week. Read more »
Nigeria: Investigations Revealed N30 Billion Cash Inflow Into Mompha's Bank Account - Witness
Premium Times
The witness told the court what he learned about Mompha and his company and the details of the allegations against them during an investigation. Read more »
Nigeria: Why I Rejected N250m Bribe for Third Term Agenda - Wabara
Daily Trust
A former Senate President, Adolphus Wabara, has revealed that he turned down a bribe of N250 million aimed at swaying him to the side of the pro-third term senators in 2006 because… Read more »
Angola: More Than 100,000 Firearms Destroyed Across the Country
ANGOP
More than 100,000 firearms have been destroyed throughout the national territory so far, as part of the process of disarmament of the civilian population, which began in 2008, the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mai Titi Takes Socialite to Court
The Herald
Comedienne Felistus Murata, popularly known as Mai Titi, has taken socialite Freddy Mutangwa (29) to court for cyber-bullying her. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Police Not Established to Succeed, Says Senate Leader
This Day
*Canvasses decentralised police model as antidote to insecurit Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Court Frees Man After 15 Years in Prison Without Trial
Vanguard
An Ikeja High Court on Monday ordered the release of a man, Kazeen Adeshina, after spending 15 years in a correctional facility without charge or trial. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Slam EFCC N3m for Unlawfully Declaring Emefiele's Wife Wanted
This Day
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has come under the sledgehammer of a Federal High Court in Lagos, for its unlawful declaration of Mrs Margaret Emefiele as a… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Dismisses Nnamdi Kanu's N1bn Rights Suit Against Govt
This Day
Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday dismissed the N1 billion fundamental rights suit brought by the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People… Read more »