Ekeomah Atuonwu The country’s accountant-general Mr. Ahmed Idris has been arrested, accused of stealing millions of dollars from government coffers. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said in a statement Monday that Ahmed Idris was arrested “in connection with fund diversion and money laundering activities totaling N80 billion ($192.4 million).” SEE TWEET BELOW: EFCC Arrests […]
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Avellon Williams GEORGE TOWN, CAYMAN ISLANDS – Those receiving a private sector pension through the Retirement Savings Arrangements (RSA) will see a 3.3 percent increase in the amount of funds they can access each year. In response to the ESO’s position on local inflation, Director of Labour and Pensions Bennard Ebanks has authorized a CI$2,900 increase in the maximum disbursement amount per year. […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Mali’s military junta has disclosed that it halted an attempted coup spearheaded by “Western-backed” soldiers last week. The alleged foiled coup took place on the night between 11 and 12 May, the junta said in a statement without providing evidence. The statement publicised on state television on Monday said: “The attempt was thwarted […]
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Avellon Williams TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- There is a refusal by nine senior UK judges to ban the death penalty in Trinidad and Tobago. The law dates back to the time when the country was a British colony. However, the judges said they could not intervene due to the constitution of the country. A death sentence is the […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In South Africa, a white student has been dismissed from university after he was accused of urinating on the property of a black student at Stellenbosch University, the institution confirmed. According to the institution of higher learning, the incident will be investigated and further action including expulsion and criminal charges may be taken, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A Kigali court has cleared a rape charge against the Miss Rwanda pageant organiser but has noted that he will be prosecuted for other alleged sex crimes. On Monday, the court also denied the accused, Dieudonné Ishimwe, bail following his arrest late last month. Read here… Mr Ishimwe faced charges on rape, soliciting […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Uganda and Tanzania have committed to build the 400kV Masaka-Mutukula-Kyaka-Nyakanazi-Mwanza transmission line from which Uganda will sell surplus power and Tanzania will meet its demand for electricity. As she visited Kampala last week, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu and her Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni witnessed the signing of an inter-governmental Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) for […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Former Ghana Premier League Champions Ashanti Gold Sporting Club will play the 2022/2023 football season in the third tier of Ghana football. This follows the conclusion of investigations into match manipulation allegations in a 2020/21 League game. The club was found guilty of match fixing in that Match day 34 7-0 win over […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Arsenal has handed bitter rival Tottenham the advantage in the race for fourth spot on the English Premier League table after a 2-0 defeat against Newcastle. The Magpies had won just once in the last 20 meetings between the sides and hadn’t scored in September 2018 but put in a high intensity showing […]
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Thandisizwe Mgudlwa CAPE TOWN- In a move to avert a looming food crisis in Africa caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine, on Wednesday this week, the President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, made a compelling case for the United States to back the institution’s $1.5 billion emergency food production plan. […]
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