Nigeria: Man Docked Over Alleged N4 Million Theft
A 51-year-old man, Arthur Onyejekire, who was accused of obtaining N4 million from one Fabian Obi by false pretences, has been dragged before a Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, by the Economic and...
View ArticleTanzania: Business Law Set for Review Next Year
THE Business Activities Registration Act of 2007, which small and medium enterprises fear will drive them out of business is heading to parliament next January for amendment.
View ArticleNigeria: House Probe of Delta Contractors Hits Brick Wall
MOVES by members of Delta State House to probe the activities of contractors handling mega projects in the state might have been truncated.
View ArticleKenya: Mututho Son Arrested Over Fake Land Deals
The son to Naivasha MP John Mututho will this morning appear before a Nairobi court to answer to charges of allegedly conning a Nairobi businessman of Sh2.75 million in a dubious land sale saga.
View ArticleSouth Africa: We Stand Against the Secrecy Bill
Today, 22 November, Health-e News Service stands with media and civil society organisations throughout the country in protest against the Protection of State Information Bill - commonly known as the...
View ArticleNigeria: Why LG Officials Were Suspended in Abia - Egbeogu
Chief Dan Egbeogu, Chairman, Abia Local Government Service Commission, has said that the suspension of local government officials in the state was aimed at sanitising the councils.
View ArticlePresident N'guesso Begins 3-Day Visit
President Denis Sassou N'Guesso of the Republic of Congo yesterday flew into the country for a three-day State Visit.
View ArticleKenya: CJ Under the Spotlight As Land Disputes Crisis Looms
Thousands of Kenyans with land disputes will have to wait till mid next year to have them resolved following a delay in setting up of a new court with the mandate to hear and determine the cases.
View ArticleUganda: Foreigners Are Behind Bank Frauds, Police Say
A Ugandan arrested on allegations of attaching spy cameras and a data collecting gadget in automated teller machines (ATMs) illegally to access clients' data has told police that foreigners are behind...
View ArticleKenya: President's Office to Host Key Cyber Security Team
The Office of the President will house a new department to monitor cyber security on all public platforms set up with the adoption of online services.
View ArticleMinister Padayachie Needs to Explain Delays in Tabling of Anti-Graft Legislation
Recent comments by Minister of Public Service, Roy Padayachie, indicate that the long awaited law regulating the business activities of civil servants is set to face further delays.
View ArticleUnder 23 National Team to Depart On Wednesday
Due to the complicated circumstances occasioned by the selection of players, the Under-23 National Team is scheduled to depart on Wednesday, 23 November 2011.
View ArticleUganda: Seven Arrested Over Setting Ablaze Policeman's House
Police in Kween District have arrested seven people in Kabeyo Village, Mayok Sub-county, suspected to have led a mob that set ablaze houses belonging to a policeman and his relatives, accusing him of...
View ArticleUganda: Car Robber Disappears Mysteriously
A two-time convicted car robber has allegedly disappeared from Luzira Maximum Security Prison premises under unclear circumstances, officials have said.
View ArticleNigeria: Jonathan Decries Slow Dispensation of Justice
President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, expressed concern over the slow dispensation of justice in the country, stressing that "if the judiciary must continue to enjoy the confidence of the populace,...
View ArticleNigeria: How Bankole, Nafada Approved N60 Billion to Reps, Witnesses Tell Court
The Joint Security Information Managers Committee set up in the wake of the Boko Haram terrorist attacks and other security challenges in the country, yesterday, confirmed that all three suicide...
View ArticleTanzania: Authorities Nab, Destroy 45 Illegal Fishing Nets
About 45 illegal fishing nets were destroyed by the Rorya District authorities between August and September this year.
View ArticleTanzania: Judges' Take On Review Bill
The Tanzania Retired Judges Association (Tarja) holds no grudges against Parliament's decision to pass the constitutional review Bill without incorporating many of the association's recommendations.
View ArticleMalanje Hosts Fifth Conference On Civil Society
The fact was revealed to the press in Malanje city by the head of the meeting organising committee, Valdemar Cassombe, having noted that the event will take place in the town of Kessua.
View ArticleNamibia: Erongo Red Workers Complain About Salaries
ERONGO RED workers at Walvis Bay and Swakopmund yesterday held two separate demonstrations where they handed over petitions to the company and the Swakopmund municipality.
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