Tag: bbc

YouTube removes TB Joshua’s Emmanel TV channel

Published on February 1, 2024 by Caleb Bokosi

Amid sexual and assault allegations against the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nation, SCOAN, Prophet TB Joshua, YouTube […]

Pakistan former PM Imran Khani jailed 10 years for revealing state secrets

Published on January 30, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 10 years in jail in a case in which he […]

Namibia President Hage Geingob in US for cancer treatment

Published on January 26, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

Namibia’s President Hage Geingob, 82, is flying to the US to receive “specialised” medical treatment for cancer, his office has […]

Shocker as Liberia President freezes on podium during his inaugural speech (watch video)

Published on January 23, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

Liberia’s new President Joseph Boakai failed to reach the end of his speech and had to be helped away from […]

Pope Francis says s3xual pleasure is ‘a gift from God’

Published on January 19, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

Pope Francis has said that sexual pleasure is “a gift from God” that should be “disciplined with patience.” He also […]

King Charles III reportedly ill

Published on January 18, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

King Charles III is set to attend hospital next week for treatment for an enlarged prostate. Buckingham Palace said the […]

Nigeria first lady condemns killing of abducted student

Published on January 16, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

Nigeria’s first lady has joined the chorus of voices condemning the killing of a student abducted along with her five […]

Eight UN helicopter passengers seized by al-Shabab

Published on January 11, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

Around eight people who were travelling in a UN helicopter have been taken by the al-Shabab armed Islamist group in […]

Nigeria’s Poverty Minister Suspended Over Money in Personal Account

Published on January 9, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

Nigeria’s president has suspended a minister over the alleged diversion of more than 585 million naira ($640,000; £500,000) of public […]

SA speaks out on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s illness rumours

Published on January 8, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

The South African presidency has dismissed social media reports claiming President Cyril Ramaphosa had been taken ill and was admitted […]

Oscar Pistorius released from Prison

Published on January 5, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been freed on parole from a South African jail, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend […]

William Ruto under fire for threatening to disobey court orders

Published on January 4, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

Kenyan President William Ruto has come under a barrage of criticism following his threat to disobey court orders from “corrupt […]

Ex-SA President Thabo Mbeki not dead

Published on January 4, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

South African former President Thabo Mbeki is alive and well, his foundation says. The foundation was reacting to reports circulating […]

Nigeria offers free train rides, cuts bus fares

Published on December 21, 2023 by Robert Ngwira

The Nigerian government has offered free train rides and slashed by 50% public bus fares across the country during the […]

Nigerian court orders Nnamdi Kanu to stay in jail

Published on December 15, 2023 by Robert Ngwira

Nigeria’s Supreme Court has ruled that separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu should be kept in prison, overturning a 2022 judgment by […]

Ugandan serial killer handed 105 years jail sentence

Published on December 14, 2023 by Robert Ngwira

The High Court in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, has sentenced a 25-year-old serial killer to 105 years in prison. Musa Musasizi […]

Tanzania Vice President Philip Mpango missing

Published on December 7, 2023 by Robert Ngwira

Some Tanzanians have expressed concern over the whereabouts of Vice-President Philip Mpango, who has not been seen in public for […]

Guinea-Bissau President dissolves Parliament amid coup bid

Published on December 5, 2023 by Robert Ngwira

Guinea-Bissau’s president has issued a decree dissolving parliament after saying that he had survived an attempted coup last week. Heavy […]