(AP) — The name of Zimbabwe’s last white leader, who ceded power to Robert Mugabe 33 years ago and who died six years ago, has at last been removed from the nation’s list of 5.7 million registered voters. The state Electoral Commission says Ian Smith, the former prime minister,... Read more
A day after northern Emirs called for amnesty to be granted to members of the extremist group, Boko Haram and hours after Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan approved the constitution of a committee to implement an amnesty for the group, a bomb went off just a few meters from the... Read more
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the constitution of a 26-member Presidential Committee to “constructively engage key members of Boko Haram and define a comprehensive and workable framework for resolving the crisis of insecurity in the country.” The committee is to come up with the following: 1. Develop a framework... Read more
Northern emirs demands amnesty for Nigerian extremist group
News April 17, 2013
Not long after he echoed the few calling for amnesty for members of the extremist sect, Boko Haram, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III has been joined by other Northern Emirs in calling on President Goodluck Jonathan to implement the proposed amnesty by releasing members of the... Read more
About N.8 billion was realized at the fund raising event for the hosting of the 2013 Africa Movie Academy Award, (AMAA) in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. This amount, which is expected to boost efforts of the organizers in ensuring a successful hosting of the annual award ceremony, is... Read more
Elephant handler trampled to death in South Africa
Africa April 17, 2013
(AP) — A handler at an elephant park in South Africa was trampled to death while taking elephants out for exercise, the park’s owner said Tuesday. The accident happened at around 7 a.m. Monday at the Elephant Sanctuary near Hartbeespoort Dam, west of Pretoria. About half an hour earlier... Read more
(AP) — Homemade bombs built from pressure cookers, a version of which was used in the Boston Marathon bombings, have been a frequent weapon of militants in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. Al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen once published an online manual on how to make one, urging “lone jihadis” to... Read more
Son of former Senegalese leader to face corruption charges
Africa April 17, 2013
(AP) — A special prosecutor says a panel of judges will take up the case against the son of Senegal’s former president. Karim Wade, whose father left office last year, has been accused of misappropriating state funds. He is being asked to explain how he managed to amass a... Read more
(AP) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited the uranium-rich West African nation of Niger on Tuesday, although officials discounted that the mineral was the reason for his visit. Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou denied international speculation that Iran had come in search of uranium for its enrichment program, which... Read more
(AP) — Prosecutors filed criminal charges Tuesday against two journalists at a Nigerian newspaper over a story they published on alleged plans by the nation’s presidency to disrupt opposition parties. The charges are a sign of growing government pressure on the media. Tony Amokeodo and Chibuzo Ukaibe face 10... Read more
