Tag: bbc

Nigeria President’s Birthday looms, calls for low key celebrations

Published on March 25, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has called on family, friends and associates to celebrate him in a different way as he […]

‘SA Speaker not in police custody’-Lawyer

Published on March 22, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

Lawyer for the Speaker of South Africa Parliament has denied media reports claiming that the Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has handed […]

Tanzanian VP threatens to resign over water shortage

Published on March 22, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

Tanzania’s Vice-President Philip Mpango has threatened to resign over a prolonged water shortage affecting residents from the northern Mwanga district. […]

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni appoints his son as Army Commander

Published on March 22, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, 79, has promoted his son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba to head the military. The 48-year-old’s promotion comes […]

Nigeria President suspends foreign trips for all government officials

Published on March 21, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu will introduce a three-month ban on ministers and other government officials from going on publicly funded […]

Court dismisses Zuma’s application

Published on March 20, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

A court in South Africa has dismissed former President Jacob Zuma’s bid to remove a prosecutor in a corruption case […]

Millions of dollars stolen in Ethiopian Commercial bank due to systems glitch

Published on March 19, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

Ethiopia’s largest commercial bank is trying to retrieve millions of dollars withdrawn by its customers after an incident it described […]

Tinubu fires warning shots at Students’ kidnappers

Published on March 14, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered security forces not to pay ransom for the release of close to 300 students […]

South Africa builds concrete wall to bar Mozambicans

Published on March 11, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

Concrete barriers are being built along a stretch of the South Africa-Mozambique border to prevent people crossing over to steal […]

Student shot dead in South Africa

Published on March 1, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

A university student has been killed and another seriously injured by stray bullets as gunmen shot dead two men in […]

Chad Opposition Leader Killed in Shootout

Published on February 29, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

An opposition leader in Chad has been killed during a shootout with security forces, a state prosecutor says. Yaya Dillo’s […]

Senegal President Macky Sall to step down on April 2

Published on February 23, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

Senegal President Macky Sall has said he will stand down on 2 April when his term is due to end, […]

Liberia Defence Minister resigns amid protests in barracks

Published on February 13, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

Liberia’s Defence Minister Prince Charles Johnson III has resigned following protests by wives of the country’s soldiers, who blame him […]

KENYAN CULT LEADER CHARGED WITH 191 MURD£RS

Published on February 7, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

A cult leader in Kenya has been charged with murd£r after more than 400 bodies were found buried in shallow […]

Senegal MPs back Presidential polls delay

Published on February 6, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

Senegal’s National Assembly passed a bill postponing the country’s presidential election until December 15th during a tense session where opposition […]

King Charles III diagnosed with cancer

Published on February 6, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, says Buckingham Palace. The type of cancer has not been […]

Popular King killed by unknown thugs in Nigeria, wife kidnapped

Published on February 5, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

Armed men have shot dead a traditional ruler, and kidnapped his wife plus one other person in south-western Nigeria, authorities […]

Prophet Seer1 accuses BBC of being behind removal of Prophet TB Joshua’s YouTube channel

Published on February 2, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

Controversial Nigerian man of God Andrew Ejimadu also known as Prophet Seer1 has accused BBC of being behind the removal […]