KENYA ELECTION OFFICER RESIGNS

KENYA ELECTION OFFICER RESIGNS

Election officer resigned and flee after feeling unsafe in the country just one week to the poll. Kenya, one of Africa’s strongest country in terms of wildlife is having serious challenges this electoral period. Election result which was announced on 8 august 2017 was nullified by Kenya’s Supreme Court after allegations of widespread irregularities in the electronic transmission of vote results. Various events happening in the country, like the killing of three people at a violent…

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UGANDA OPEN FIRST SOLAR PLANT TO INCREASE ELECTRICITY

UGANDA OPEN FIRST SOLAR PLANT TO INCREASE  ELECTRICITY

Uganda open first solar plant to help increase electricity as well as job opportunities for resident of that communities. The level of solar energy utilisation in Uganda is still very low which made the country to improve by installing its first solar pv in the early 1980 but it was mainly driven by donor-funded programmes for lighting and vaccine refrigeration in health centers. Due to poor electricity supply, the country has open a solar plant…

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KENYA AIRPORT AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT NEW RUNWAY AT JKIA

KENYA AIRPORT AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT NEW RUNWAY AT JKIA

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to get new runway that will help aircraft movement from 25 to 45 aircrafts per hour after Kenya airport authority secure loan from Africa development bank. Kenya airport authority (KAA) has gotten a US $189.2m loan from The African Development Bank (AfDB) to construct a new runway at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi. The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) which is the seventh busiest airport in passenger traffic on the African continent will…

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ZIMBABWE KARIBA SOUTH PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED IN 2018

ZIMBABWE KARIBA SOUTH PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED IN 2018

Zimbabwe power demand to increase from 1500MW to 2200MW after the Kariba south project is completed in 2018 The project which was initiated by the Zimbabwe power company (ZPC) will improve the country power shortage. The project which is expected to inject two 150 MW units at Kariba South Power Station and two 300 MW units at Hwange Power Station which will atleast meet the country peak power demand of 2200 MW that presently stand at 1 500…

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NIGERIA IS RE-ELECTED TO UN HUMAN RIGHT COUNCIL

NIGERIA IS RE-ELECTED TO UN HUMAN RIGHT COUNCIL

Ghana stepped down for Nigeria to be re-elected in the UN human right council, joining 14 other states. On Monday in New york, the UN General Assembly in a secret ballot elected Nigeria and 14 other states to be among the Human Rights Council, UNHRC, for a term between 2018 to 2020. According to Nigeria news Agency, UNHRC tends to be the highest intergovernmental body in the UN for matters that are related to protection…

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Kenyans donate blood for victims of Mogadishu bomb blast

Kenyans donate blood for victims of Mogadishu bomb blast

Somali and Kenyans  turn up at Eastleigh in Kenya’s capital to donate blood for victims of the deadly Mogadishu bomb blast Kenyan government say it will send 31 tonnes of medical supplies to mogadishu and evacuate some of victims of the bomb blast to Nairobi for treatment. The campaign was launched by social activist and businessman Ahmed Mohamed to  support the over 300 somális injured after saturday’s bomb attack. The blood donors gathered around the…

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Still Missing Ahead Of Treason Trial- IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu

Still Missing Ahead Of Treason Trial- IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu

Nnamdi Kanu Pro-Biafra leader is expected to be in court on Tuesday October 17 for the commencement of his treason trial,   Kanu Pro-Biafra leader has not been seen in  public since a clash between the army and members of his group, Indigenous  People of Biafra  in mid-September this year. The 50-year-old  spent about 18 months in prison before he was bail by an Abuja High Court in April this year. The government has moved to obtain a court order declaring IPOB a…

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THE NEW MADE IN NIGERIA LUBRICANTS

THE NEW MADE IN NIGERIA LUBRICANTS

Eterna Oil Launches Made-in-Nigeria Castrol Lubricants Eterna Oil started discussions with Castrol in 2015, to include Automotive and Industrial range of Lubricants as part of its extended offer to the Nigerian market, and this year, 2017, Eterna Oil have been given license as the Authorized distributor of all Castrol Lubricants grades in Nigeria. The license authorizes Eterna Oil and Gas Plc to produce and distribute lubricants for Nigerian market at its facility in Sagamu, Ogun state under…

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DANGOTE SET TO ENGAGE NIGERIAN YOUTH WITH RICE FARMING

DANGOTE SET TO ENGAGE NIGERIAN YOUTH WITH RICE FARMING

Over three million jobs will be created as Dangote Group empowers youth on agriculture through its youth initiative scheme program. As Dangote Rice Limited prepares to hit the market  in 2018 with one million metric tonnes of Dangote rice, a multi-million Naira Youth farming initiative has been laughed in Kogi, it engage unemployed Nigerian students in rice farming. The youth rice project was flagged off at the lower Niger River Basin Authority, Kampe, Ejiba in Yagba West…

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ITALIAN COURT CHARGE SHELL EXECUTIVES OVER MALABU SCANDAL

ITALIAN COURT CHARGE SHELL EXECUTIVES OVER MALABU SCANDAL

Four Senior Shell Executives and others to face trial for Malabu oil scandal. For their role in the bribery conspiracy with Dan Etete, former Nigerian Petroleum Minister that cost Nigeria over US$1 billion,  an Italian court have charged four high level executives of the Royal Dutch Shell Plc to court. The court summoned the tetrad, after it learnt that Shell beforehand knew that the deal involved a convicted money launderer. Although Shell agreed of having prior…

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ETHIOPIA PRIME MINISTER HIT BY ANOTHER TOP OFFICIAL RESIGNATION

ETHIOPIA PRIME MINISTER HIT BY ANOTHER TOP OFFICIAL  RESIGNATION

A top advisor to Ethiopian Prime Minister,  Amharic has resigned from his post. media reports indicate that Amharic  has thus resigned from  his position as PM’s advisor in charge of Policy Studies and Research. he has held this position for for years.Last week, he also gave up his position as board chairman of the government-owned Commercial Bank of Ethiopia. One of the ruling Ethiopia Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), he has served the government in different capacities including as…

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AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA GETS $US805M FACILITY SUPPORT FROM IsDB

AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA GETS $US805M FACILITY SUPPORT FROM IsDB

 Six Africa countries and a Latin america country signed an agreement with the IsDB to support their facility with  a total of US $805 million. Seven countries in Africa and Latin America got US $805 million after The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has signed an agreement with them. The US $805 million was for several infrastructural projects in energy, housing, agriculture and water supply to help boost these countries economy. The countries that benefited from the money are…

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KENYAN POLICE ACCUSED OF KILLING PROTESTERS

KENYAN POLICE ACCUSED OF KILLING PROTESTERS

Kenya Police Killed over 30 protesters says Human Right Organization. Kenyan police have been accused by two(2) human rights organization of killing over 30 protesters during a protest called by the opposition of the of August 8 General Election. The two rights watchdogs accused police of using excessive force on pro-opposition demonstrators. Although Kenya’s constitution allows for non-violent protests, Government have banned all form of protests in three (3) cities; Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu because…

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ANGOLA PLANE CRASH- SEVEN PEOPLE DEAD

ANGOLA PLANE CRASH- SEVEN PEOPLE DEAD

Due to bad weather, 7 people are dead in a plane crash in Angola.  According to authorities on Monday, the plane that crashed in the romote corner of Angola that had seven people on-board was downed because of bad weather. The Angola’s fire service said the Brazilian-built Embraer aircraft that is operated by Air Guicango and was heading for Luanda crashed on Thursday after taking off from Dundo near the congolese border. The rescue chief…

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WOMEN NOT SAFE IN CAIRO BUT SAFEST IN LONDON

WOMEN NOT SAFE IN CAIRO BUT SAFEST IN LONDON

Cairo rated the world unsafest place for women while London the safest according to polls rating. According to Thomson Reuters Foundation, sexual violence and harmful cultural practices is a major challenge affecting women. In a survey conducted in 19 mega cities housing over 10 million people, several experts on women’s issues were asked if they have good access to healthcare, finance and education. According to their survey, London is the safest while Tokyo and Paris comes in second…

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Gabon commissions new port

Gabon commissions new port

Gabon commissions new port to accommodate more vessels. In a bid to revamp its ports, Gabon have commissioned a new port harbor which is estimated to have cost US$ 300 million. The port which took about 18 months to complete and was constructed in partnership with a Singapore company Olam Group and to be partly managed by Bolloré, a french logistics company, is part of a project aimed at modernizing the country’s existing Owendo port…

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MASSIVE BOMBING IN SOMALIA CAPITAL

MASSIVE BOMBING IN SOMALIA CAPITAL

Terrorist Attack in Somalia  capital, over 300 people are dead and many severely injured According to an official on Monday, over 300 people died after the truck  bomb blast in Mogadishu and hundred’s more are seriously injured. The number of dead people has steadily risen since saturday, and no organisation has claimed responsibility for the blast. But  the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab have a similar attacks. The group, which is linked to al-Qaida, is trying to…

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SOUTH AFRICA AND SWAZILAND SET FOR 150KM RAIL CONSTRUCTION LINK

SOUTH AFRICA AND SWAZILAND SET FOR 150KM RAIL CONSTRUCTION LINK

Swazi rail construction to connect both South Africa and Swaziland railway which will create approximately 3000 and 6500 jobs for both countries. The project which is a 150km Swazi rail link is expected to link Lothair in South Africa to Sidvokodvo in Swaziland whereby modernizing two existing lines in both countries. Preparation are underway after the feasibility studies of the Swazi rail link is complete. Transnet Rail Freight Chief Executive Officer, Ravi Nair; ”The feasibility phase is complete and…

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Safest Bank in Kenya – Stanbic Bank

Safest Bank in Kenya – Stanbic Bank

Stanbic Bank have outshined its competitors as it was recently announced as the safest bank in Kenya. Global Finance, an International Financial Publication have ranked Stanbic bank as the safest bank in Kenya. Every year, Global Finance uses  ratings from global ratings agencies like Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch to rank the world’s safest banks. These global ratings agencies on the other hand, usually rate the banks based on evaluations of long-term foreign-currency. The…

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