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Man arrested for allegedly defiling his 2-year-old daughter

Ihesiulo Grace 18 April 2023 0

A man has been arrested for allegedly defiling his two-and-a-half-year-old daughter. He was arrested by the Police from Wanguru police station in Mwea East, Kirinyaga County, Kenya. According to Citizen Digital, the minor was reportedly left behind by her mother, after disagreement with her

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BREAKING: Ramaphosa re-elected as South African President under ANC

Ihesiulo Grace 19 December 2022 0

Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected as the President of South Africa under the African National Congress. This was reported by AriseTV on Monday. READ ALSO: SEC approves NGX Technology board listing rules Ramaphosa won his re-election bid with 2,476 votes to defeat his rival, a former health minister, Zweli Mkhize. His re-election comes after his […]

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22 African nations in debt crisis as SDGs requirements hit $4.2 trn – ECA

Ihesiulo Grace 3 December 2021 0

No fewer than 22 African countries are said to be languishing in serious debt crisis as at June, even as financial requirements to meet the sustainable development goals have widened by an extra 70 per cent. Mr Antonio Pedro, Deputy Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), speaking at the opening of the African Economic […]

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South African judge dismisses Zuma’s attempt to remove prosecutor

Ihesiulo Grace 26 October 2021 0

A South African judge on Tuesday dismissed an application by former president Jacob Zuma to have the prosecutor in his arms deal corruption trial removed. Zuma, ousted by the governing African National Congress in 2018, had argued that the prosecutor was biased against him and submitted a “special plea” to the Pietermaritzburg High Court to […]

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Coup: Mali’s Military Detains President, Prime Minister, Defence Minister as UN Kicks

Ihesiulo Grace 25 May 2021 0

Mali’s military has detained the President, prime minister and defense minister of the Interim government. The United Nations’ mission in Mali on Monday called for the President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Mocter Quane’s “immediate and unconditional release”. The MINUSMA mission said on Twitter that those who hold the leaders will have to answer for

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Africa making progress in defeating malaria – AU

Ihesiulo Grace 25 April 2021 0

The African Union Commission says the continent is making headway in defeating malaria through strong political commitment, increased funding, and innovations devised to improve malaria prevention and control. According to it, most of the achievements have been realised through the “Zero Malaria Starts With Me’’ Campaign” ‎implemented by the AU Commission in partnership

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6 killed in building collapse in northern Egypt

Ihesiulo Grace 3 December 2020 0

At least six persons were killed in a building collapse in Egypt’s northern coastal city of Alexandria, an official security source said on Thursday. The accident took place in late hours of Wednesday when a four-story building collapsed in Moharam Bek district, the official said. The rescue team has found the bodies of three men […]

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BREAKING: Police arrest 30 persons in Lagos #RevolutionNow protest

Ihesiulo Grace 1 October 2020 0

Hundreds of RevolutionNow protesters, on Thursday, took to the streets of Lagos State to express their displeasure over bad governance in Nigeria, Daily Times Nigeria has learnt. READ ALSO: RevolutionNow protest is a child’s play – Femi Adesina The demonstration, which started around 9.30 am, saw the protesters gathering around Ojota, from where they marched […]

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South Africa to reopen borders to African countries

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2020 0

South Africa will reopen its borders to all African countries from Thursday while barring tourists from around 50 nations with high coronavirus infection rates, the government said on Wednesday. READ ALSO: 186 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa Daily Times Nigeria gathered that the continent’s most industrialised economy shuttered its borders at the start of a […]

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My plans for the government of Guinea-Bissau, Buhari reveals

Ihesiulo Grace 25 September 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has made a promise to support the government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, in whatever capacity that would be useful. READ ALSO: Buhari departs Abuja for Guinea Bissau Thursday Buhari, who spoke yesterday at Guinea-Bissau’s 47th Independence Anniversary, at the 24 de Setembro National Stadium, Bissau, also noted that the peace and […]

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Buhari departs Abuja for Guinea Bissau Thursday

Ihesiulo Grace 23 September 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari is set to depart Abuja for Bissau on Thursday  to  celebrate the National Day of the Republic of Guinea Bissau, September 24. READ ALSO: Buhari holds closed-door meeting with Ghanaian president Daily Times Nigeria has gathered that the Buhari will join the Heads of State and Government of Senegal, Cote d’ Ivoire, […]

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Mali: ECOWAS serves Military junta ultimatum

Ihesiulo Grace 10 September 2020 0

The Authority of Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has asked the military junta in Mali to appoint a civilian transition head by 15 September. Daily Times had earlier reported that Mali’s military ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar on 18 August following a protracted internal conflict in the country. The […]

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Abide by the constitution, Buhari urges West African leaders

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on West African leaders to abide by their country’s constitution by adhering to the number of office term it supports. According to findings by Daily Times, Buhari made the comments following the decisions of Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara and Guinea’s President Alpha Condé to run for third terms in […]

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Mali: ECOWAS issues fresh appeal for ‘swift’ civilian transition

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2020 0

The West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Monday issued a new appeal for Mali to make a “swift” transition to civilian rule following a military coup on August 18. “It is our community’s duty to help Malians towards the swift re-establishment of all democratic institutions. The military junta must help us to help Mali,” President […]

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Kenyans use hi-tech to save endangered Grevy’s zebra

Ihesiulo Grace 31 August 2020 0

By Sharon Isaalah & Esther Egogo A new technology that brings volunteers to participate in a national census of the Grevy’s zebra is putting Kenya on the cutting edge of conservation of critically endangered species, Daily Times gathered. The technology involves taking photographs of the species by volunteers, which are then loaded on to a […]

Africa World

BREAKING: Mali junta frees President Boubacar Keita

Ihesiulo Grace 27 August 2020 0

Mali military junta has released President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and allowed him to return to his residence in the capital. Keita , who was overthrown in an Aug. 18 coup, was in military custody until his release late Wednesday night, said a source who claimed anonymity. Bloomberg reports that he remains guarded by the military. […]

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Mali: Sacked president rejects calls for reinstatement

Ihesiulo Grace 27 August 2020 0

Deposed Malian President, Ibrahim Boubakar Keita, has rejected calls to be reinstated to power following his forcible ejection from office last week.  This was disclosed by ECOWAS Special Envoy, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan yesterday while briefing President Muhammadu Buhari on the present state of affairs of the political crisis in Mali at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. […]

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Promise kept, I have kicked polio from Nigeria, Buhari says

Ihesiulo Grace 26 August 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari says he has satisfied his promise to kick polio out of Nigeria, DAILY TIMES gathered. This assertion was made in an online occasion across the continent, the World Health Organization declared Nigeria and the rest of Africa polio-free on Tuesday. Buhari said at the event that he had guaranteed Nigerians that he […]

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International Francophone organization suspends Mali over coup

Ihesiulo Grace 26 August 2020 0

The international community increased pressure on the military junta that has seized power in Mali, as the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie suspended the nation from its membership Tuesday. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Mali junta, ECOWAS talks end in deadlock Its leadership agreed the move at an extraordinary session held via videoconference, while adding that it

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U.S. to remove Sudan from terrorism list for $330m compensation

Ihesiulo Grace 26 August 2020 0

A US proposal to remove Sudan from a list of states that sponsor terrorism in exchange for a $330 million payment compensation to American victims of al-Qaida has caused anger in Sudan. Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, visited Khartoum on Tuesday, August 25 to underline US support for the new transitional government that […]