Ethiopia
2 Oct
Dozens of people are feared dead after two migrant boats overturned off the coast of Djibouti, according to the United Nations on Wednesday. The boats left Yemen with 310 people on board, the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a post on social media platform X on Tuesday. So far, 45 people have…
21 Sep
Somalia has accused neighbouring Ethiopia of supplying weapons to its northeastern Puntland region, which this year unilaterally declared it would act as an independent state despite protests from the central government. There is a history of stormy relations between Ethiopia and Somalia—a fragile jigsaw of federal states, whose instability weakens the central government's ability to…
18 Sep
One day in August, Aynalem was on her way to university in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia when armed men suddenly stopped the bus and climbed aboard. "They were all very young and threatened us with assault rifles. I was terrified," recalled the 21-year-old biomedical engineering student. The kidnappers blindfolded Aynalem and the other…
10 Aug 2024
Ethiopian Airlines has signed a deal for the design of a new $6 billion airport described as the biggest in Africa, state media reported. The new hub will be able to handle 100 million passengers a year once completed in five years, Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Mesfin Tasew was quoted as saying at a press…
10 Aug 2024
Ethiopian Tamirat Tola delivered a masterclass in solo front running to win the Olympic men's marathon in Paris on Saturday as Eliud Kipchoge's bid for a third gold went up in smoke. Tola clocked an Olympic record of 2hr 06min 26sec for victory, finishing 21 seconds ahead of Belgium's Bashir Abdi, whose silver marked an…
10 Apr 2024
An Ethiopian opposition official from the sensitive Oromia region was found shot dead on Wednesday, a few hours after being arrested by government forces, his party said. Bate Urgessa of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) party was released on bail last month following his detention alongside French journalist Antoine Galindo. The 41-year-old was arrested again…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it is lining up 28 witnesses that would testify and tender exhibits before the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja. The party made the disclosure on Wednesday after it opened its defence to the petition that is seeking to nullify the outcome of the governorship…
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House of Representatives Speaker, Dr. Tajudeen Abass has lamented the loss of over 500,000 jobs due to the collapse of textile industries in Kano and Kaduna states over the years. Speaking at the inauguration of the House Committee on North West Development Commission (NWDC) on Wednesday at the National Assembly complex, he said the…
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The Federal Government has said that it would keep to the required ethical standards in the employment processes in all the paramilitary agencies under the Federal Ministry of Interior. Secretary to the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), Major Gen Abdulmalik Jibril (Rtd), stated this while hosting management and staff of the…
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An expert in a digital healthcare system and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hopewell Solutions Services, Dr Hughes Dimka, on Wednesday, proposed full digitalization of Nigeria's healthcare system to tackle healthcare challenges across the country. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hopewell Solutions Services, made this known in Abuja while briefing journalists, he highlighted…
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Kano Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) has uncovered multiple private accounts fraudulently used by certain individuals to divert public revenue. Besides, the state revenue service lamented missing funds running into billions of naira through those accounts illegally operated before the new leadership came on board. The Executive Chairman of the state Internal Revenue Service, Dr. Zaid…
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Not less than 10,000 landlords across Nigeria are expected to access free legal services in dispute settlement with their tenants. In a partnership between the Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC), and Shelta Panacea Limited, a PropTech company, at least 10,000 landlords would be provided pro bono representation in settlement of legal disputes to…
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Chairman of the Senate Committee on Industry and representative of Osun East Senatorial District, Senator Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi, has commended the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its members for their steadfast response to the recent Appeal Court judgement on local government elections in Osun State. In a statement, Fadahunsi accused the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
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The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of Yunusa Hudu Ari, the sacked Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Adamawa State, over his recent claims regarding the 2023 governorship election. Addressing journalists in Yola, the Adamawa State Chairman of IPAC, Bello Babajo, condemned…
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The Kebbi Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Isah Abubakar-Tunga, says Gov. Nasir Idris has released N2.7b for allowances of local and International students. Abubakar-Tunga made this known while briefing newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. “Gov. Nasir Idris has approved and released the payment of Upkeep Allowance and Accommodation for 25 students of Kebbi State…
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A former acting chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State, Ifeanyi Nworie, joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state on Wednesday, with his supporters. Nworie, who was received with his supporters by APC chairman in the state, Staley Okoro, during a Civic reception organized in his honor by the…