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Kenya
Dissenting judges’ rulings on Nasa election petition deserve attention
Kenya follows the common law legal system as opposed to the Romano-Germanic system.
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Nigeria
Why Nigeria needs Sagay in fight against corruption
Olajimi Smith When President Muhammadu Buhari, renowned for his integrity and anti-corruption stance, appointed a professor of law and civil rights activist, Itse Sagay, in August 2015, as head of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, close friends described it as one appointment whose time had come. Established to advise ...
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Nigeria
Oil still accounts for 92% of Nigeria’s earnings — Investigation
Ifeanyi Onuba Despite the efforts of the Federal Government to diversify the economy away from oil to non-oil sector, receipts from oil and gas sector still account for a huge chunk of the country’s total exports’ earnings, an investigation has revealed. An analysis of the foreign trade statistics obtained from ...
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Nigeria
Troops launch manhunt for Kanu as probe of foreign links begins
TROOPS yesterday launched a manhunt for Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu , barely 24 hours after the group’s proscription. Nothing has been heard about Kanu since the proscription. Some sources yesterday said he had gone underground. Kanu is on bail for the alleged treason charges preferred against ...
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Nigeria
CSR: Edo Govt. Commends Anamero Foundation, Pledges Partnership
By Emameh Gabriel, Abuja The Edo State Government has promised to continue to partner with individuals or groups who have genuine community development initiatives in the state. Gov. Godwin Obaseki made this disclosure at the commissioning of a two blocks of ten classrooms built and donated to Ogute and Itorugbe ...
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Senegal
Hausse de 3, 7 % du PIB au deuxième trimestre de 2017
Dakar, 16 sept (APS) - Le Produit intérieur brut (PIB) en volume, corrigé des variations saisonnières (CVS), a progressé de 3,7% au deuxième trimestre de l'année 2017 par rapport au trimestre précédent, indique l'Agence nationale de la statistique et de la démographie (ANSD). - Economie
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Senegal
Une journaliste appelle à préserver le partenariat pédagogique entre Dakar et Ankara
Dakar, 16 sept (APS) - La directrice du magasine "Intelligence, Aminata Sarr Fall'', a invité samedi l'Etat du Sénégal et la Turquie à préserver le partenariat pédagogique qui existe entre eux dans l'intérêt des élèves du Groupe scolaire Yavuz Selim. Dakar, 16 sept (APS) - La directrice du magasine "Intelligence, ...
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Malta
French photographer shoots ‘fragile’ Malta
The fragility of the local landscape has been caught in a series of photos by a French photographer based in Malta. They are being exhibited until the end of the month in Valletta. Supported by the French Embassy in Malta and themed Landscape Sampling, the exhibition by Cyril Sancereau forms part of ...
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Malta
Konrad Mizzi's threat to shut down Air Malta is 'unacceptable' - PN
Updated 7pm - Added UHM statement Air Malta employees should be very concerned about Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi's "unprecedented threat" to close the national airline, the Nationalist Party said this afternoon. In a statement, PN MP and tourism spokesman Robert Arrigo said that Air Malta had to be seen in the broader ...
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Kenya
SGR rides on without key insurance for passengers
Kenya Railways has written to Chinese concessionaire asking it to award tender to AIG, the shortlisted firm, immediately.