The federal government and some foreign countries including the United Kingdom, have started the automatic exchange of tax information (AETI), on overseas assets owned by Nigerians. Kemi Adeosun, minister of finance, made this known on Friday during the presentation of the progress report on tax laws reform by Taiwo Oyedele, vice chairman of the national […]
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Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, the eldest son of late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, committed suicide on Thursday aged 68 after being treated for months for depression, Cuban state-run media reported. Castro Diaz-Balart, also known as “Fidelito” because of how much he looked like his father, had initially been hospitalized for depression and then continued treatment […]
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More than 900 miners are trapped down a goldmine in South Africa’s Free State province, a union said on Thursday. The miners got stuck on Wednesday night due to a power outage, the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) said, calling on the company involved, Sibanye-Stillwater, to step up rescue efforts. Forty miners have […]
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Three Kenyan television stations will remain off air until the government has completed investigations into the “swearing in” of opposition leader Raila Odinga, the interior minister said on Wednesday. “As a result of what happened yesterday, we have commenced investigations targeting individuals,” Fred Matiang‘i told a news conference. “Media houses will remain closed until we […]
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Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga had himself sworn in as an alternative president Tuesday in front of thousands of supporters, three months after an election he claims was stolen from him. Authorities have repeatedly warned that such an inauguration was treasonous and that Odinga could face arrest. However as the wording of the oath was […]
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A key Cameroonian separatist leader, Julius Ayuk Tabe and 46 others, some of whom were arrested in Abuja earlier this month have been deported by Nigerian authorities to Cameroon. Ayuk and the others were deported on Friday to Yaounde, Ayuk’s lawyer, Abdul Oroh, a former member of the House of Representatives and human rights activist […]
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Liberian President, George Weah has pledged to cut his salary by 25 per cent. The former soccer star made the disclosure on Monday, in a nationwide address in which he warned of tough times ahead for a “broke” country. “The state of the economy that my administration inherited leaves a lot to do and to […]
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A 3.2 magnitude earthquake was detected in North Korea on Sunday, sparking concerns if it was caused by another nuclear test or from the regime’s collapsing test site. The small tremor was recorded just after 8 p.m. in the South Hamgyong Province, Korea Meteorological Administration reported, according to Yonhap News Agency. The earthquake was later […]
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The death toll in the ambulance bombing of a crowded area in Kabul, Afghanistan has increased to 95, with 158 people wounded. Officials gave the new figures later on Saturday. The blast, claimed by the Taliban, was one of the biggest blasts to rock the war-torn city in recent years. It was the the second […]
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Real Madrid’s tormentors Leganes were rewarded for knocking the Spanish giants out of the Copa del Rey in midweek when they drew Sevilla in Friday’s semi-final draw. Holders Barcelona will face resurgent Valencia in the other last four tie. On Wednesday Real crashed to a humiliating exit when they were knocked out by little Leganes […]
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