David Archer 
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State on Wednesday offered scholarship up to university level to 11-year-old domestic worker, Happiness Nwafor, who was allegedly abused and brutalised by her employer. The governor also ordered the rehabilitation of the victim. The state Commissioner for Children, Gender and Social Development, Ngozi Enih, disclosed this while briefing journalits in … Read more
It’s been nearly three weeks since Anwar ‘Dogg’ Khan and 14 others were arrested and linked to suspected fraud and corruption at the University of Fort Hare (UFH). Khan bids for bail Khan, Terrence Joubert, and Isaac Plaatjies are currently seeking bail. Khan, the proprietor of The Pentagon Group, a private security firm in KZN, … Read more
The World Bank Group announced Wednesday it is partnering with the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) in an ambitious effort to provide at least 300 million people in Africa with electricity access by 2030. The bank, in a statement on Wednesday, said it will work to connect 250 million people to electricity through distributed renewable … Read more
The police chief in KwaZulu-Natal has criticized political leaders for stirring up divisions among voters, leading to violent clashes. SAPS to be deployed in KZN at polling stations KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Police Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi revealed plans to deploy approximately 17 000 police officers to voting stations across the province to uphold order during the … Read more
The Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, on Wednesday hosted a dinner in honour of the newly turbaned Sardaunan of Dutse, Nasiru Danu. The dinner was held at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Dutse, the Jigawa State Capital. The dinner was one of events lined up to celebrate the new trsditional titleholder, who is also … Read more
Happy Birthday, Ford Mustang. 60-years ago, to the day (17 April 1964), Ford unveiled the original pony car at the World’s Fair in New York. And so, a legend was born. At the time, the Mustang represented a new generation of car for Ford Motor Company. The children of ‘boomers’ who’d returned safely from the … Read more
Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are currently in the meeting ahead of the National Executive Committee (NEC) slated for Thursday in Abuja. The governors are meeting behind closed-doors at the Akwa Ibom Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro District of the nation’s capital. Governors sighted at the meeting are Similaye Fubara (Rivers), Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa), … Read more
The Gauteng Department of Education will appoint an independent law firm to probe the circumstances surrounding the drowning of two learners from Daveyton Skills School who drowned during a camp in Centurion. Siphamandla Peterson (15) and Sibusiso Sibiya (17) drowned during a discipline camp at Rock Falls Adventure Ranch in Centurion on Monday, 15 April. … Read more
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has passed a Vote of Confidence on the party’s Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the vote of confidence was passed at the NWC’s 584th meeting on … Read more
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has published the list of addresses of the voting stations that will be used in the 2024 national and provincial elections. In total, there will be 23 292 voting stations in South Africa’s nine province. IEC Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sy Mamabolo, in addressing the media on Tuesday, confirmed that … Read more
