BVI Court rules ex-Seplat chairman Orjiako hid assets to evade $220m debt to Access Bank

A British Virgin Islands (BVI) court has ruled that Ambrosie Orjiako, former chairman and co-founder of Seplat Energy Plc, fraudulently concealed assets in an effort to avoid repaying a $220.3 million debt... Read more »

Kenya: Justice Matheka Calls for Urgent Reforms to Protect Children in Kenya’s Justice System

Nairobi — The Chairperson of the Standing Committee on the Administration of Justice for Children, Justice Teresia Matheka, has called for urgent reforms and stronger coordination among child protection agencies to tackle... Read more »

Obi Okonjo Thrilled About Unified Ineh Festival in Ogwashi-Uku in 18 Years – THISDAYLIVE

*Dismisses protest by certain aggrieved persons Omon-Julius Onabu ithe n Asaba The traditional ruler of Ogwashi-Uku in Delta State, HRM Obi Ifechukwude Okonjo, has commended the people of the kingdom for demonstrating... Read more »

Regional units push Equity profit to Sh52.1b as Kenyan economy slows

From left:  Equity Group Non-Executive Chairman Isaac Macharia, CEO James Mwangi, and Equity BCDC Non-Executive Chairman Meti Mabanza, during the Q3 2025 investor briefing in Nairobi, on October 30, 2025. [Wilberforce Okwiri,... Read more »

‘Training Africa’s AI generation: Why skills, not silicon, will shape the future’

As the world enters a new era powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), Abideen Yusuf, Microsoft Nigeria’s country manager, says Africa’s greatest opportunity lies not in technology infrastructure alone, but in building the... Read more »

Mvurya grilled over poor funding of Deaf Sports

Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya before the committee on October 29, 2025. [File, Standard] Youths Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya was yesterday taken to task by Senators over the failure by the government to adequately fund Deaf Sports from the financial year 2022/2023 to date. Mvurya who... Read more »

PDP crisis deepens as court orders INEC to disregard convention

Wike, loyalists plot next move Party kicks, says judgment assault on democracy PDP violated own constitution, INEC rules – Court ‘National Secretary has to inform INEC of convention’ Court rejects Lamido’s bid... Read more »

Hundreds feared dead in Tanzania crackdown on election protests » Capital News

Nov 1 – Hundreds of people have been killed in Tanzania during three days of protests following Wednesday’s general election, the country’s main opposition party has said. The death toll varies, and... Read more »

Trump labels Nigeria country of concern amid alleged Christian persecution

United States President Donald Trump has redesignated Nigeria as a ‘country of particular concern’. Trump announced his decision in a Truth Social post on Friday in response to allegations of a Christian... Read more »

Kenya: Ignore Videos Claiming to Show Former Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua Visiting Odinga’s Rural Home

Ignore videos claiming to show former Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua visiting Odinga’s rural home IN SHORT: Viral videos claim to show that Rigathi Gachagua, who was notably absent during the funeral... Read more »