GHANA: First COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Arrive In Ghana
Ghana has taken delivery of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India. More than 80,700 people in Ghana have been confirmed infected and 580…
NIGERIA: New NDLEA Boss To Clampdown On Commercial Drug Drivers
By Mark Lenu New Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) has sounded it loud and clear that he would clamp down on…
SOUTH AFRICA: Ex-Hotel Bookkeeper Jailed For R12m Fraud
The Estcourt Regional Court has sentenced one Fungai Desire Makunde, 41, to 10 years imprisonment for 555 counts of fraud, on Tuesday, 23 February 2021. Police spokesman, Captain Lloyd Ramovha,…
NIGERIA: Tussle For Ownership Of Shasha Market Led To Violence, Killing, Destruction – Sarkin Shasha
By Patience Ogbo His Royal Highness Sarkin Shasha, Sardaunan Yamma, who is also the Chairman Council of Arewa traditional rulers in the 17 southern states of Nigeria, the Hausa and…
NIGERIA: Shasha Market Crisis Latest: We Lost Fortune, Our Means Of Livelihood Gone – Traders Lament, Send SOS To Govt
By Patience Ogbo Zanat Akerodolu, a business woman in Shasha market is currently in shock and could not believe that her provision and beverage stalls worth millions of Naira are…
NIGERIA: Shasha Violence – How 22-yr- Old Mechanic Survived Brutal Attacks, Burning …Traders Count Their Losses, Appeal To Govt For Assistance
By Patience Ogbo If Taiwo Azeez, 22, knew that leaving his parents' house at Shasa community, in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Friday, February 12, 2021, would be fatal, he assuredly…
TERRORISM: Nigerian Troops Foil Boko Haram/ISWAP Terrorists Attempt To Break Into Maiduguri
In a test of the resolve of Nigerian Troops to secure Maiduguri and its environ, Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters made attempt to infiltrate the Borno State capital. The terrorists tried to…
NIGERIA: Turn A New Leaf Or Relocate – New Anambra Police Boss Warns Criminals… Vows To Employ All Arsenal To Tackle Crime
By Ndudi Anyim Tough times await criminals in Anambra State, as the new Commissioner of Police, CP Monday Kuryas, has warned them to either turn a new leaf or…
NIGERIA: Scores Of Boko Haram, ISWAP Terrorists Killed As Troops Recover Marte Town
Troops of Nigerian Army, on Tuesday afternoon, recovered New Marte and adjoining communities from the Boko Haram terrorists.This came less than the 48 hours directive earlier given to the troops…
South Africa Speeds Up COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
About 80,000 healthcare workers are set to be vaccinated within two weeks in South Africa. They will benefit from the first batch of Johnson&Johnson COVID-19 vaccines that just arrived in…