Ahead of Canada Event, Entries Open in Nigeria for Glam African Fashion Festival
Organisers of the prestigious fashion programme, the Glam African Fashion Festival (GAFF) have announced an upcoming audition event in Nigeria. The audition offers a veritable platform and unique opportunity for African fashion designers to showcase their special talents and exquisite…
Children’s Feeding: Court Orders Woman To Pay Ex-husband Allowance
A young woman in Lusaka, Zambia, has been ordered by the court to pay K1,000 child maintenance to her ex-husband after deserting her children. According to Zambia Observer, 30-year-old Patricia Bwalya of Chipata Compound sued her husband, 38-year-old Samuel Sikalumbi,…
Imo Must Be Rescued From Political Bandits, Gangsters, Military Terror, Intersociety Charges Stakeholders
International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), a non-governmental organisation, has called on democratic stakeholders in the country to urgently rescue Imo State from the hands of political gangsters fomenting trouble in the South Eastern state of…
Bishops Speak On Helping To Resolve Africa Conflicts
Amid instability in parts of Africa, the church is seeking to play a central role in the resolution of conflicts in the Horn of the continent. Consequently, the African Pentecostal Mission Fellowship has called for escalated intervention for sustainable peace…
Kenya Receives International Recognition For Progress In Community Health Services
Kenya has received international recognition at the 3rd International Community Health Workforce Symposium (CHW Symposium) for its remarkable progress in implementing Community Health Services. The Symposium, which was held in Liberia in March 2023, also produced the Monrovia Declaration, a…
Ghanaian Herbert Mensah Elected as President of Rugby Africa
Herbert Mensah has been elected as the new President of Rugby Africa, the governing body of Rugby in Africa. His emergence followed the conclusion of the Rugby Africa Executive Committee Elections held on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Herbert Mensah, who…
African Bar Association Carpets INEC Over Electoral Irregularities
The African Bar Association (AfBA) has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission was ill-prepared for the 2023 General Elections, as monumental as it was. President of the association, Hannibal Uwaifo, said this in a statement while disclosing the observations…
Egypt 2023: Moroccan Official Takes Charge Of Nigeria, Senegal Clash
The Confederation of African Football has appointed Moroccan Jalal Jayed as referee for Sunday’s Africa U20 Cup of Nations Group A battle between seven-time champions Nigeria and Senegal at the Cairo International Stadium, Sports247 reports. Jayed will be assisted by…
2023: Supreme Court Ends Ex-Minister’s Governorship Ambition, Affirms Emenike Abia APC Candidate
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed Ikechi Emenike as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Abia State after Uche Ogah, a former minister of state for Mines and Steel Development, challenged the judgment of the Court of…
Frederick Leliman: Former Kenyan Policeman Sentenced To Death For Murder
A Kenyan former policeman was sentenced to death on Friday for the murder of a human rights lawyer, his client and a taxi driver. Frederick Leliman and three others were convicted of carrying out the murders in 2016, in one…
Tunisians Vote in Second Round of Parliamentary Elections
Tunisia’s president and its shaky, decade-long experiment with democracy are facing an important test on Sunday as voters cast ballots in the second round of parliamentary elections. Turnout was just 11% in the first round of voting last month, as…