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[Premium Times] The police said the former presidential aide was arrested for alleged forgery and for falsely entering the legal profession.
[Leadership] The inspector-general of police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, has pledged protection of oil sector facilities in the country.
[This Day] Abuja -- Senate on Thursday threatened to reduce the proposed N58.472 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill over what it described as unrealistic revenue projections, poor oil performance benchmarks, and persistent failures in capital budget implementation.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Milimani High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Privatization Act, 2025, paving the way for implementation of the new law aimed at restructuring State-Owned Enterprises.
[Capital FM] Mombasa -- The Port of Mombasa on Wednesday received a fifth cruise vessel since the beginning of the year.
Africanews
Before the closure of the frontier in December, hundreds of traders, transporters, and families crossed between the two countries every day.
BBC News Africa
A court upholds a challenge about the lawfulness of the orders to remove four men who travelled to the territory.
A Moroccan court sentenced 19 soccer fans to up to one year in prison on Thursday for hooliganism following a chaotic Africa Cup of Nations final that saw supporters attempt to storm the field.
[Africa Check] No, Nigeria's president Bola Tinubu is not in released Epstein files
Design Indaba
LilyPad creates a new Generation of “Active Walls” with its humidity regulating paint
France is watching the Loire spill across streets and car parks in Les Ponts-de-Cé, near Angers.
A vibrant elevated oasis designed Natureza Urbana
AfricaDotcom
If you’ve ever tried to build something new, really new, you know that innovation isn't only about what's possible. Often, it’s about what’s allowed.
London-based cleantech start-up develops proprietary bio-based leather-like material
China marked the Spring Festival with lion and dragon dances at the Badaling Great Wall on 19 February 2026. The shows formed part of New Year celebrations linked to the Year of the Fire Horse.
[263Chat] In a fresh legal blow to Walter Magaya, the High Court of Zimbabwe has ordered the embattled Prophetic Healing and Deliverance leader to repay US$3 million to an Israeli businessman dismissing his attempt to use local exchange control laws to void the debt.
[263Chat] The City of Harare has confirmed a fresh outbreak of bedbugs locally known as tsikidzi in several apartment blocks in Mbare and surrounding areas.
Kenya, 15 January 2026 — Wikipedia, the world's largest online information resource, turns 25 today, marking a quarter century of making trustworthy,
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Madagascar's President Michael Randrianirina to the Kremlin on Thursday, pledging to deepen bilateral ties across multiple sectors and collaborate on international platforms.
The MP was arrested this month after mocking the president's handling of the recent floods in the country.
The youngest son of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe was in police custody Thursday following the shooting of a gardener at the family's Johannesburg home, as South African police launch an attempted murder investigation.
