Nigeria: Late Submission of Audit Reports Affecting Our Work, Reps Panel Cries Out

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives has lamented the delay in the submission of audit reports by the Office of the Auditor General for the Federation (OAuGF) was affecting its legislative oversight work.

This is just as the committee vowed to ensure timely submission of the 2023, 2024 and 2025 Reports by the OAuGF.

The committee's chairman, Hon. Bamidele Salam, stated this while speaking at a retreat held for members of the legislative panel and its staff as well as other stakeholders held in Ghana over the weekend.

By James Kwen

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‘He is Satan’: Malema blasts Trump after court appearance

EFF leader Julius Malema has launched a scathing attack on US President Donald Trump, criticising his leadership and his impact on global stability.

Addressing party members after the postponement of his pre-sentencing proceedings for firearm-related convictions, Malema took the opportunity to lash out at his local detractors and the American head of state.

“Whether he likes it or not, Trump’s term is coming to an end and he is going to jail, unless he does the quickest thing and drinks poison,” Malema said.

By Innocentia Nkadimeng
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‘The Presidency is the perpetrator’: Zuma says he’s a victim and innocent recipient of R28 million

Counsel for former president Jacob Zuma has argued that the former head of state was not responsible for the unlawful government payments made towards his legal fees and should therefore not be compelled to repay the millions in question.

Earlier on Thursday, IOL reported that the High Court in Pretoria was set for a high-stakes showdown as the Presidency and the State Attorney seek to recover more than R28 million spent on Zuma’s legal battles.

The application stems from a 2024 Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruling that found Zuma was not entitled to taxpayer-funded legal support and that the state must be reimbursed.

By Jonisayi Maromo

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Cameroon election tensions mount as opposition leader claims victory

Political tension is escalating across Cameroon as rival camps loyal to incumbent 92-year-old President Paul Biya and his main challenger Issa Tchiroma Bakary clash over the outcome of the country’s presidential vote.

On Tuesday, Tchiroma, 79 — Biya’s former ally — declared himself the winner of Sunday’s vote in a Facebook post from his northern hometown of Garoua. He urged Biya to “honour the truth of the ballot box” and concede defeat. Tchiroma’s declaration marked a stunning resistance to his former mentor, whose government he previously served as spokesperson, and signaled a deepening political confrontation building between the two men.

The self-proclaimed victory has defied government warnings against announcing final results before official publication, which is expected by Oct. 26 at the latest.

By Amindeh Blaise Atabong

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Trump arriving in Israel to tout a ceasefire he believes could foster lasting Middle East peace

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to land in Israel on Monday to celebrate the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, an agreement that he declared had effectively ended the war and opened the door to building a durable peace in the Middle East.

The moment remains fragile, with Israel and Hamas still in the early stages of implementing the first phase of the plan, which included the release of Israeli hostages that have been held since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas-led militants.

With families overjoyed at the impending reunions and Palestinians eager for a surge of humanitarian assistance, Trump thinks there is a narrow window to reshape the region and reset long-fraught relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors.

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By Darlene Superville and Chris Megerian

‘This is not football’ — Mkhwanazi rejects claims Cele backed Political Killings Task Team

KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lt-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, has dismissed any suggestion that former Police Minister Bheki Cele was a “supporter” of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT).

“I wouldn’t say he was a supporter. This is no football team. This is the police work,'' he said.

Mkhwanazi was testifying before Parliament’s ad hoc committee on Tuesday.

Responding to a question from Chief Evidence Leader, Advocate Norman Arendse SC, about whether Cele supported the work of the PKTT during his tenure, Mkhwanazi said: “The Minister of Police, together with other Ministers that were assigned by the President, they were quite satisfied with the work that he was doing. I wouldn’t say he was a supporter.

By Hope Ntanzi

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