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
Kenya’s apex court acknowledges election’s imperfection
Africa April 17, 2013
(AP) — Kenya’s Supreme Court on Tuesday said the execution of the nation’s March presidential election wasn’t perfect but that petitions to overturn the result did not prove President Uhuru Kenyatta was illegally elected. The court had announced its unanimous ruling upholding Kenyatta’s election in late March but on... Read more
(AP) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says the security situation in Central African Republic is deteriorating three weeks after the government was overthrown. Navi Pillay on Tuesday expressed concern about “a wide range of alleged grave violations” including rape, torture, kidnappings and targeted killings. Pillay... Read more
Derecognize elected chairman, Nigerian court orders APGA
News April 17, 2013
A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State has restrained the Peter Obi-led All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA from parading Mr Maxi Okwu as National Chairman and Hon. Egwuoyibo Okoye as Anambra state chairman of the party. The court also restrains the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC from... Read more
(AP) — An elephant overturned a vehicle carrying two tourists, injuring both, on Monday, said South African officials. The tourists are of “Chinese origin,” according to a statement from Kruger National Park. One of the tourists said he was from Hong Kong, according to a hospital official. An elephant... Read more
