Nigerians will soon determine who their next president will be in a general election. Polling is due at the end of February and inauguration is scheduled for 29 May 2023. As Nigerians count down to election day, it’s worth considering the key challenges the country’s next president will deal with …
Read More »Zelensky Turns Sword On Billionaire Crony In Latest Ukraine Wartime Corruption Purge
Security services searched the home of one of Ukraine’s most prominent billionaires on Wednesday, moving against a figure once seen as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s sponsor in what the authorities called a war-time anti-corruption purge. The action, days before a summit with the European Union, appears to reflect determination by Kyiv …
Read More »Papal Voyages To Africa: From Paul VI To Francis
Pope Francis is visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan, his fifth trip to Africa since being elected head of the Catholic Church in 2013. The 86-year-old had to postpone the trip last year after suffering knee problems. But he was determined to undertake the visit, which …
Read More »Woes Mount For Biden As FBI Searches Delaware Home
The FBI is searching President Joe Biden’s home in Delaware as part of investigation into classified documents, his lawyer says. In a statement, Mr Biden’s attorney said the search was “planned” with the president’s “full support”. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064032245499 CBS has reported that the investigation relates to a …
Read More »Families Left In The Dark As Secretive Saudi Executions Double
Executions of prisoners have been carried out in Saudi Arabia with no advance warning to their families, relatives have told the BBC. The country’s execution rate has almost doubled since 2015 – according to a new human rights report – the year when King Salman and his son Mohammed bin …
Read More »Duo In Unmarked Vehicle Shoot At Zimbawe High Court Judge After Home Ambush
HARARE – A High Court judge was unhurt after gunmen opened fire at her vehicle in Harare on Tuesday night, police said. Justice Emilia Muchawa was meters from her home in Goodhope, Westgate, when two men whose unmarked vehicle was parked close to the house jumped out and shot at …
Read More »Nigeria Becomes First African Country To Launch Elon Musk’s Starlink
Yesterday, Nigeria became the first African country where Elon Musk’s SpaceX internet service, Starlink, became active. This announcement comes seven months after Musk initially announced that Starlink had received approval to launch in Nigeria—and Mozambique. According to the website, Starlink offers speeds of 50–200Mbps in most areas in Nigeria—an upgrade …
Read More »Opinion: US, Europe Not Amused By Russia’s Maneuver In Africa
Russia seems to be outmaneuvering the United States in Africa. In recent days, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov underscored that stark reality as he wined and dined his way through a tour of four African capitals. As much as President Joe Biden would like African countries to join the Western …
Read More »Rimbi Tours Tucks Tail, Withdraws Court Application
Rimbi Tours has withdrawn its court application filed against Government after its operating licence was suspended and instead wants to work with the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development to ensure its operational practices meet all the criteria for safe operations. Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development Felix Mhona announced …
Read More »Ukraine Begs Faster Weapons Supply As Russia Presses Eastern Offensive
Russian missile strikes killed three people in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson while fighting raged in the eastern Donetsk region where Russia again shelled the key town of Vuhledar, Ukrainian officials said. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine was facing a difficult situation in Donetsk and needed faster weapons supplies …
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