Melaye’s Recall – Between Senate and INEC

[Leadership] In this report, MUYIWA OYINLOLA examines how the current effort to recall the senator representing Kogi West senatorial district, Dino Melaye, by his constituents, may have set the lawmakers and INEC on a war path.

[Leadership] In this report, MUYIWA OYINLOLA examines how the current effort to recall the senator representing Kogi West senatorial district, Dino Melaye, by his constituents, may have set the lawmakers and INEC on a war path.

source: AllAfrica News: Nigeria

Attorney General Byaruhanga Faints in London

[Monitor] Kampala -The Attorney General (AG), Mr William Byaruhanga, was taken ill and fainted briefly at his hotel during a recent working visit to Europe, sources have told this newspaper.

[Monitor] Kampala -The Attorney General (AG), Mr William Byaruhanga, was taken ill and fainted briefly at his hotel during a recent working visit to Europe, sources have told this newspaper.

source: AllAfrica News: Uganda

Police Must Arrest Those Implicated in Gupta Leaks – Mantashe

[News24Wire] Law enforcement agencies must arrest those within the ANC who have been criminally implicated in the so-called Gupta leaks, party secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Thursday.

[News24Wire] Law enforcement agencies must arrest those within the ANC who have been criminally implicated in the so-called Gupta leaks, party secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Thursday.

source: AllAfrica News: South Africa

North Not Opposed to Restructuring… Says Northern Govs

[Vanguard] The governor of the 19 northern states Thursday said that the north is not opposed to the restructuring of the country contrary to the widely held views by some persons and group in the country.

[Vanguard] The governor of the 19 northern states Thursday said that the north is not opposed to the restructuring of the country contrary to the widely held views by some persons and group in the country.

source: AllAfrica News: Nigeria

Motion of No Confidence – ANC Will Back Zuma – Steenhuisen

[News24Wire] Democratic Alliance chief whip John Steenhuisen does not expect his party’s motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma to succeed, but expects it to be a turning point.

[News24Wire] Democratic Alliance chief whip John Steenhuisen does not expect his party's motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma to succeed, but expects it to be a turning point.

source: AllAfrica News: South Africa

Uganda International Cultural Tourism Fair On This Friday

[Observer] Starting this Friday, the Uganda Museum will be host to over 300 exhibitors – showcasing Africa’s diverse cultural heritages and endowments at the Uganda International Cultural Tourism fair.

[Observer] Starting this Friday, the Uganda Museum will be host to over 300 exhibitors - showcasing Africa's diverse cultural heritages and endowments at the Uganda International Cultural Tourism fair.

source: AllAfrica News: Uganda

Timol, Essop Detained Illegally and Tortured – Inquest Hears

[News24Wire] Apartheid-era police illegally held anti-apartheid activists Ahmed Timol and Salim Essop at John Vorster Square in order to torture them, the High Court in Pretoria heard on Thursday.

[News24Wire] Apartheid-era police illegally held anti-apartheid activists Ahmed Timol and Salim Essop at John Vorster Square in order to torture them, the High Court in Pretoria heard on Thursday.

source: AllAfrica News: South Africa

Wealth Creation Inputs Must Benefit the Poor

[Monitor] Government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo is reported to have reacted to the protests of Mukono District councillors by returning an in-calf cow that he had received under the Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) programme. According to the councillor…

[Monitor] Government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo is reported to have reacted to the protests of Mukono District councillors by returning an in-calf cow that he had received under the Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) programme. According to the councillors, the OWC officials were distributing the livestock to well-off individuals yet the project was designated to fight poverty among the poor.

source: AllAfrica News: Uganda