Murder of wife of GNPC Boss’ aide: Police requests CCTV footage
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has requested CCTV footage to facilitate its investigations into the murder of Madam Pokuaa Sarpong, also known as Nana Achiaa, at the Airport Roundabout in Kumasi on Saturday. “We are liaising with the National Security to sample through the CCTV images captured around the crime scene,” Assistant Superintendent of Police […]
Sudan leader warns of civil war and defends reforms
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has warned that there’s a risk of the country descending into chaos and civil war and blamed loyalists of the former administration. He said the reforms he has been implementing were meant to improve the economy. The latest removal of subsidies on fuel sparked protests in the country. “The deterioration […]
Nigeria ‘won’t prosecute citizens still tweeting’
Nigeria’s Justice Minister has told the Vanguard newspaper that the government never intended to prosecute citizens still using Twitter after the micro-blogging site was banned in the country last week. Abubakar Malami, who is also the country’s attorney general, told the newspaper that the government would only go after “anyone, whether individual or corporate institution that […]
Ten kidnapped from Nigerian college – reports
At least 10 people have been kidnapped and one person killed in Kaduna state, north-west Nigeria, after an armed gang attacked a polytechnic on Thursday night, reports from the area say. The news comes after at least 60 women were abducted in neighbouring Zamfara state earlier this week. Eyewitnesses say the gunmen invaded the Nuhu […]
