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Bode George Jailed
Justice Olubunmi Oyewole of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja has sentenced Chief Olabode Chief Olabode George George; former chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and five others to two and half y… more →
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Bode George Jailed
connectafrica wrote 1 month ago: Justice Olubunmi Oyewole of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja has sentenced Chief Olabode Chief Olabode Ge … more →
Gov. Elechi assents death penalty for kidnappers
connectafrica wrote 1 month ago: FOLLOWING spate of kidnappings witnessed in Ebonyi state, in recent times, Governor Martins Elechi h … more →
SOMALI PIRATES SEIZE CHINESE VESSEL
connectafrica wrote 1 month ago: Somali pirates have hijacked a Chinese cargo ship with 25 crew on board, the EU’s anti-piracy … more →
WHO KILLED DELE GIWA?
connectafrica wrote 1 month ago: “Immediately he saw me, he screamed in agony o ti pa mi- meaning they have killed me. I was distraug … more →
UN BEGINS PROBE INTO GUINEA PROTEST DEATHS
connectafrica wrote 1 month ago: A senior UN official has started his investigation into the killing of opposition demonstrators in G … more →
ICC INVESTIGATES GUINEA'S ANTI GOVERNMENT PROTEST KILLINGS
connectafrica wrote 1 month ago: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened an investigation into the Guinean military’s … more →
MOROCCAN RIGHTS GROUPS APPEAL CHILD ABUSE SENTENCE
connectafrica wrote 1 month ago: Moroccan human rights groups are to appeal against the sentence imposed on a woman at the centre of … more →
NIGERIAN HOSPITALS RISK CLOSURE FOR FAILING TO TREAT GUNSHOT VICTIMS
connectafrica wrote 1 month ago: Nigeria has lifted a law which forced hospitals to withhold emergency treatment from victims of gun … more →
EX-INTERPOL BOSS, JACK SELEBI PLEADS NOT GUILTY
connectafrica wrote 2 months ago: South Africa’s former chief of police Jackie Selebi has pleaded not guilty at the start of his … more →
GANI FAWEHINMI DIES AT 71
connectafrica wrote 3 months ago: He was often regarded as the eternal foe of every Government in power; the irremovable thorn, and pe … more →
FAILED NIGERIAN BANK CHIEFS TO FACE CHARGES
connectafrica wrote 3 months ago: Nigeria will file criminal charges including money laundering on Monday against the former heads of … more →
AFRICANS ABUSED IN RUSSIA
connectafrica wrote 3 months ago: Nearly 60% of black and African people living in Russia’s capital Moscow have been physically … more →
FRENCH HOSTAGE ESCAPES SOMALI REBELS
connectafrica wrote 3 months ago: One of two French security advisers kidnapped by insurgents in Somalia last month escaped on Wednesd … more →
SOUTH AFRICAN VIOLENCE SPREADS
connectafrica wrote 4 months ago: South Africa’s government will crack down on violent protests which erupted this week over del … more →
SHARIA TRIAL FOR SOMALI HOSTAGE
connectafrica wrote 4 months ago: Two French security advisers seized in Somalia will be tried under Sharia law, an official from thei … more →
DARFUR REBEL GROUP RELEASE 60 SOLDIERS, POLICE
connectafrica wrote 4 months ago: A major Darfur rebel group released 60 captured government soldiers and police on Saturday, the Inte … more →
KENYA AUTHORITIES SEIZED HOARDED IVORY
connectafrica wrote 4 months ago: Kenyan authorities have seized 300kg (660 lbs) of illegal ivory hidden in coffins on a plane bound f … more →
NIGERIA'S REBELS DECLARE EIGHT WEEKS OF CEASEFIRE
connectafrica wrote 4 months ago: The main rebel group in Nigeria’s Niger Delta is to observe a 60-day ceasefire in its attacks … more →
TWO FRENCH NATIONALS KIDNAPPED IN SOMALIA BY GUNMEN
connectafrica wrote 4 months ago: Somali armed men stormed into a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday and kidnapped two French s … more →
