Kenyan entrepreneur John Matano is turning elephant excrement into paper, and providing livelihoods by doing so.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction of Babatunde Abisuga, a former accountant of the Federal Civil Service Commission, who is being prosecuted on a 5-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing, abuse of office and forgery before Justice Maryann Anennih of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Maitama, Abuja.

Africa’s foremost pharmacologist and expert in tropical medicine, Professor Maurice Iwu, is to be honoured May 13, by the Association of Lady Pharmacists, ALPS, for his role in the promotion and development of tropical medicine.

In a committed effort advance Africa through Information Communication Technology, ICT, the Smart Africa Secretariat in partnership with Ericsson have entered into ICT arrangement to meet the goal of developing a more connected and fully functioning knowledge-based society in Africa.

In nearly every corner of the world in recent years, from the Arab Spring to Latin America and many places in between, political turbulence has made clear that governments are unwise to shrug off their citizens’ growing concerns about corruption.

The Nigeria Football Federation has decided to allow Super Eagles’ captain John Mikel Obi and his assistant, Ahmed Musa to be part of the Joseph Yobo Testimonial Game planned for the Akwa Ibom State capital, Uyo on Friday, 27th May.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, Thursday, presented certificates of participation in orientation course to 400 Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) in the State, just as he expressed optimism that they would contribute to the State Government’s effort to reduce maternal mortality rate.

Erstwhile Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, on Thursday night, condemned the invasion of his Abuja residence by gun-wielding operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, noting that this was the fourth time in a week that the anti-graft agency was invading his home.

The Senate Committee on Sports, on Thursday threatened to issue warrant of arrest on Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr Solomon Dalong for failing to appear before it for a second time.

Over the years, FIBA’s Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament (WOQT) has proven challenging to African teams, but there could be history in the making next month when Nigeria take to the court in Nantes, France, reports FIBA.com’s Julio Chitunda.