APA

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security operatives to “deal ruthlessly” with anyone who attempts to snatch ballot box during the rescheduled general elections next Saturday, February 23, 2019.

The presidential order to security operatives to be ruthless with ballot box snatchers in the 2019 general elections is the main trending story generating reactions in Nigerian newspapers on Tuesday.

Olympics and World Athletics Superstar Caster Semenya has accused the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) of breaching the confidentiality around the hearing of her case against the athletics governing body at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland.

Guinea Airlines is yet to take to the skies two years after it was launched, the country’s Transport minister lamented, blaming the delay on the poor state of aerodromes.

Sudan’s economy needs far-reaching reforms as its trade deficit reaches $7 billion, according to Prime Minister, Motaz Mousa, on Monday.

Malawi born but South Africa-based Pastor Shepherd Bushiri could lose his private jet after National Director of Public Prosecutions head Shamila Batohi successfully applied for a court order to have the prophet forfeit the aircraft to the state, APA learnt on Monday.

A total of 272,141 voters’ cards have not yet been withdrawn, according to a study by the Research and Support Group for Participatory Democracy and Good Governance (GRADEC) conducted in 22 departments (out of 45).

Botswana’s national airline, Air Botswana is expected to resume flights to Zambia after it suspended routes between the two countries two years ago, APA learned here on Monday.

African entrepreneurs will get an opportunity to compete for the $10 million Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative, (ANPI) which will officially call for applications starting from the 27th of March.

Mozambique’s Deputy Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Henriques Bongece has said his government is planning to launch a public tender for the management of Beira’s
fishing port this year,