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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s wife Grace is set to become the country’s second female vice president after the ruling Zanu-PF party’s 10 provinces agreed to have an extra-ordinary congress to amend the constitution. Provincial leaders who spoke to The Herald, said apart from reaffirming Mugabe’s position as the party’s sole presidential candidate in the 2018 elections, they also wanted to have the constitution amended to set aside a vice presidential slot to women. Spokesperson for Harare province Abicia Ushewokunze said the provincial executive committee had resolved to amend the 2014 party constitution to accommodate “issues to do with youth and…

President Jacob Zuma son, Duduzane Zuma will be the first person to be hauled before AfriForum’s private prosecuting unit, the union announced on Tuesday. Former NPA prosecutor, Nel who joined the lobby group this year confirmed that papers have been filed to pursue a culpable homicide case against Duduzane. Nel said the victim Phumzile Dube was killed in February 2014, after Zuma’s Porsche collided with the taxi in which she was travelling. An inquest found that Duduzane was negligent but the NPA declined to prosecute. The family had received only R5000 from the taxi association, and no other compensation. “There…

Leicester City have sacked manager Craig Shakespeare just four months after he signed a three-year deal to take the job on a permanent basis. The Foxes are third from bottom in the Premier League and have not won any of their past six league matches. Shakespeare, 53, succeeded title winner Claudio Ranieri in February, initially on a temporary basis. READ: Kanu Nwankwo launches N1b Jackpot Lotto After steering the Foxes away from trouble to finish in 12th place, he was given the job permanently in June. Shakespeare won eight of his 16 games in charge last season, and led the…

Justice Yusuf Halilu of the FCT High Court, Jabi on Tuesday granted the application of Farouk Lawan seeking transfer of his case from Justice Angela Otaluka of FCT Lugbe High Court. The judge will now hear the case in his court from 24 October. Halilu said that the administration of criminal justice must be followed in the interest of justice, adding that the transfer of cases from one court to the other remains the administrative power of the Chief Judge. Lawan’s lawyer had petitioned the Chief Judge of FCT, Ishaq Bello, alleging bias and lack of confidence in Otaluka’s court.…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and two other sureties to produce secessionist Nnamdi Kanu who has been on trial for alleged treason. The senator and two others stood as sureties for the bail of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who was granted bail on health grounds. The other sureties are Immanuel Madu and Torchokwu Uchendu. The trial judge, Justice Binta Nyako, on Tuesday gave the order when Mr Ifeanyi Ejiofor, counsel to Kanu told the court he could not decipher the whereabouts of his client. Kanu, whose bail was perfected…

African Subsidiaries’ contribution increases to 40% Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced its unaudited third quarter financial results ended September 30, 2017, showing remarkable performance across key financial indicators. UBA’s gross earnings grew by 26 percent to N333.9 billion, as against N265.5 billion reported in September 2016. This inspiring result was driven by the strong performance of its recurring core revenue lines, thus reflecting the increasing success of the bank’s enhanced customer engagement. The Group’s operating income stood at N236.9 billion, compared to N183.3 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2016, representing a…

A former President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, has sued the Federal Government over the ministerial position of President Muhammadu Buhari. The suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja is seeking an interpretation of the constitutional qualification of the president to simultaneously hold executive office as minister of petroleum resources. According to Agbakoba, Section 138 of the Constitution disqualifies the president from taking any paid employment or holding executive office such as the Minister of Petroleum Resources. In a 14-paragraph affidavit to support his claim, he stated: “I am greatly concerned about the recent management crisis…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to make agriculture a profitable business as well as create 10,000 young agricultural entrepreneurs per country in the next 10 years. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the continental bank, gave the assurance at the 2017 World Food Day celebration. The celebration with the theme: “change the future of migration; Invest in food security and rural development’ held in Des Moines, Iowa, United States, on Monday. The World Food Day is celebrated yearly on October 16, to promote worldwide awareness for those who suffer from hunger and need to ensure food security and nutritious diets.…

An Atlanta mom is accused of killing her 1- and 2-year-old sons by cooking them alive in an oven — and then sending their father footage of the grisly aftermath. Investigators say Lamora Williams crammed the boys — Ke’Younte Penn, 2, and Ja’Karter Williams,1 — in the oven some time between midnight Thursday and 11 p.m. Friday, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported. A warrant for her arrest claims the 24-year-old single mother of four killed the youngsters “by placing them in an oven and turning it on,” the paper reported. The official cause of death is pending an autopsy. Williams…

One of the 21 suspected monkeypox patients being managed at the isolation facility of the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH), has committed suicide. He is reported to have committed suicide on Sunday. Eleven persons were suspected to have been affected by the disease on Oct. 4 in the state. But latest report say that only three people have been confirmed with Monkeypox. The laboratory analysis from Dakar in Senegal released on Monday said only three of the 21 samples had the disease. The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ebititula Etebu, at a news conference organised by the Ministry of Information,…