Category: Africa

…Criminals now use motorcycle to terrorise our people —Oshiomhole BEIN CITY—THOUSANDS of commercial motorcycle riders, commonly called Okada, Thursday, protested in Benin, Edo State for several hours, over the ban ...

JOHANNESBURG - Nelson Mandela may soon take a commanding position in Cape Town, under city plans to erect a statue of him on the site where he made his first speech...

LAGOS — An Ebute Metta Magistrates’ Court, yesterday, remanded a 50-year-old Ghanaian, Kwasi Abubakar, for allegedly killing a co-tenant. Also, yesterday, another Ebute Metta Magistrate Court remanded a 36-year-old Beninoise,...

Nigeria authorities have said that the three Lebanese arrested last month for alleged possession of illegal arms in the northern city of Kano and Abuja, the nation’s capital are involved...

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde has accused candidates that sat for the 2013 JAMB examinations of performing below the expected standard. Prof....

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai rejected President Robert Mugabe's declaration of a July 31 election on Thursday, accusing his rival of breaching the constitution and creating a...

EAPIC returns to Nairobi in September as region faces unique energy challenges Focus on LPUs, geothermal and renewables as hundreds gather in Kenya Nairobi will welcome more than 500 power...

Indiscipline in the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) and how to turn it around, took centre stage when President Goodluck Jonathan swore in members of the Police Service Commission in Abuja...

There was widespread concern saturday as former South African president Nelson Mandela went back to the hospital. His country’s government through presidential spokesman, Mac Maharaj, said his medical condition was...

Gleaming skyscrapers towering over upwardly mobile professionals and flashy cars cruising along brightly lit avenues; young urbanites zipping past manicured lawns to enter their luxury condos; state-of-the-art labs fostering tech...