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Hundreds of schoolboys kidnapped last week from a boarding school in north-western Nigeria have been released, local authorities say.A spokesperson for the governor of Katsina state, Abdul Labaran, said 344 had been freed and were all in a good condition.However, other reports suggested some remain in the hands of their captors.The attack was claimed by […]
Nigeria-based Islamist militant group Boko Haram has said it was behind last week’s kidnapping of hundreds of schoolboys in the north-western Nigerian state of Katsina. More than 300 pupils are unaccounted for, but others managed to escape. The authorities had previously blamed “bandits” for the attack. Boko Haram has been notorious over the last decade […]
PF Media Director Sunday Chanda has called on the opposition alliance to accept all the verdicts being passed by the constitutional court. Mr. Chanda says the opposition alliance should not be selective in interpreting court decisions. Mr. Chanda says just as the alliance has accepted the ruling on the repayment of salaries by Cabinet ad […]
The Prisons Care Counseling Association PRISCA has urged the Electoral Commission of Zambia ECZ to be efficient in registering inmates as voters. PRISCA Executive Director Godfrey Malembeka says all eligible inmates should be captured by the ECZ. The ECZ has today started registering inmates. Meanwhile, the registration of inmates by the ECZ has triggered debate […]
Government has released five hundred thousand kwacha for the rehabilitation of Chisokone Market in Kitwe on the Copper belt. Council Public relations Officer, Nelly Nkolongo says the rehabilitation of the markert started on Monday and is scheduled to be completed by July next year.She said this in an interview with Mafken FM today
Criminals have stolen two printers belonging to the Electoral Commission of Zambia ECZ in Kitwe on the Copper belt. The theft of the printers has thus, crippled the issuance of voter’s cards at Twashuka Combined Secondary School in Kitwe.Copper belt Deputy Commissioner of Police Bothwell Namuswa has confirmed the incident in an interview with Mafken […]
The Young Women’s Christian Association has called on people to test for HIV in order for them to know their status so as to help fight the pandemic. Association Executive Director Patricia Ndhlovu, says there is no need for the community to stigmatize people living with the virus, but should encourage them to adhere to […]
The Professional Teachers Union of Zambia (PROTUZ) has advised its member’s country wide to accept the 8 percent salary increment awarded to public service workers by government. PROTUZ spokesperson Brian Mwila said this in an interview with Mafken FM today. Meanwhile, Public Service Management Division Permanent Secretary Boniface Chimbwali says the 8 percent salary increment […]
A political activist on the Copper belt has bemoaned the pace at which the voter registration exercise is being conducted. Kennedy Kalunga who is also former UPND Copper belt spokesperson has appealed to Electoral Commission of Zambia ECZ to reprogram the system and extend the exercise as soon as possible. Mr. Kalunga said this in […]
The opposition Peoples Alliance for Change PAC has added its voice to those calling for the immediate release of a University of Zambia UNZA student who has been in detention since November 18th 2020. Tom Matomola was arrested on the 18th of November, 2020 following his lone protest in his boxer shorts carrying a placard […]
