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Grace Mugabe, the wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, is reported to have fled the country for neighbouring Namibia. Her husband is thought to be under house arrest in the southern African country’s capital, Harare, after the Zimbabwean military took control of the government. It is unclear how Ms Mugabe was able to make her escape. What the Zimbabwe coup really means for Robert and Grace Mugabe Eddie Cross, an MP from the main oppositionparty, Movement for Democratic Change, said he understood the First Lady was now in Namibia. A representative for the ruling Zanu-PF party also said he believed she was no longer in Zimbabwe. It comes after Zimbabwean army generals seized power and detained senior officials, including Finance Minister Ignatius Chombo, as part of a round-up of “criminals”. Zimbabwe Crisis: Army block main road to government offices Soldiers blocked roads around the main government offices, parliament and courts and took contr

Emeka Ojukwu jnr made the move in the presence of President Muhammadu Buhari and other APC bigwigs in Anambra state - He stated that APGA is a means to an end but not an end itself; and disclosed that he chose to move over to the APC in order to protect the interest of Ndigbo Mr Emeka Ojukwu jnr, son of the founder of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, has dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC), NAN reports. Ojukwu jnr made his declaration on Wednesday, November 15, in Awka, at the grand finale campaign of the APC candidate for the Anambra 2017 governorship election, Dr Tony Nwoye. we gathered that President Muhammadu Buhari, APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, 12 APC governors, National Assembly members in the party, among other party big wigs, witnessed the event. Ojukwu Jnr shakes President Muhammadu Buhari as other APC bigwigs look on (Photo credit: Facebook: Femi Adesina) According to him, his decisio

Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly launched a deadly attack in at Muna Garage on the outskirts of Maiduguri in Jere Local Government Area. According to Sahara reporters, the bomb attack resulted in the death of six persons while 25 persons were reportedly injured. Adam Tahir who is a member of the civilian joint task force who confirmed the attack the bomber detonated his explosive near a mosque killing the six worshippers. He said: “It is sad that bombers attacked worshippers at Muna Mosque in Komburi village. They killed at least six people and many were wounded.” Another eyewitness said the death toll may be more than the ones reported. He said: “From what I saw at the scenes, more than 10 people died and 30 others were evacuated to the hospital. There were four bombers who exploded simultaneously and they targeted us during Maghrib prayer.” Meanwhile, a report by Premium Times indicates that at least two persons were killed and many others feared injured as Boko Haram insurgent

The country’s ruling party Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU -PF) on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 has announced that there was no coup in the country, only that President Robert Mugabe and his wife, have been detained and that the president has been replaced with Emmerson Mnagngawa, the erstwhile vice president who was recently sacked and exiled by Mugabe. They wrote on Twitter an hour ago, “Zimbabwe has not had a coup. There has been a decision to intervene because our constitution had been undermined, in the interim Comrade E Mnagngawa will be president of ZANU PF as per the constitution of our revolutionary organisation. In a series of tweets, the ruling party went on to indicate that the action of the military has the backing of politicians in the country. Zimbabwe has not had a coup. There has been a decision to intervene because our constitution had been undermined, in the interim Comrade E Mnagngawa will be president of ZANU PF as per the consti

Get highlight of every Game on Naija Yarns -  http://kingtop1.blogspot.com.ng The game finished 4-2 in favour of Gernot Rohr’s boys, but it was not looking good for the Super Eagles early on in the Russian city after going 2-0 down to Jorge Sampaoli’s side courtesy of goals by Ever Banega and Sergio Agüero.

Zimbabwe’s military has taken over control of the country but the army generals said they have not staged  a coup yet and that President Robert Mugabe is safe. According to reports, the generals used state television on Tuesday night to vow to target “criminals” close to Mugabe. Mugabe’s decades-long grip on power was dramatically weakened as military vehicles blocked roads outside the parliament in Harare and senior soldiers delivered a late-night television address to the nation. “We wish to assure the nation that his excellency the president… and his family are safe and sound and their security is guaranteed,” Major General Sibusiso Moyo said, slowly reading out a statement. “We are only targeting criminals around him who are committing crimes… As soon as we have accomplished our mission we expect that the situation will return to normalcy.” Moyo said “this is not a military takeover of government”. But the generals’ actions posed a major challenge to the ageing Mug

When the draws for the 2018 World Cup take place next month in Russia, none of the seeded teams will want to be in the same group as Nigeria after the Super Eagles put four goals past Argentina on Tuesday night in Krasnodar. The game finished 4-2 in favour of Gernot Rohr’s boys, but it was not looking good for the Super Eagles early on in the Russian city after going 2-0 down to Jorge Sampaoli’s side courtesy of goals by Ever Banega and Sergio Agüero. But a brilliantly struck 45th-minute free-kick by Kelechi Iheanacho and three additional goals in the second half, including a brace by Alex Iwobi in-between a debut goal by Bryan Idowu, would have sent jitters down the spines of all the countries seeded above the Super Eagles ahead of the December 1 World Cup draw in Moscow. After Daniel Akpeyi had in a moment of temporary insanity handled the ball outside his penalty area, Banega punished him for his error by curling home the resultant free-kick. That was in the 27th minute.

Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Festus Keyamo has taunted the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, over its announcement that it had sacked Nnamdi Kanu as director of Radio Biafra. Keyamo wondered why IPOB, who had alleged that Kanu was killed by Nigerian army, was still announcing his removal ‘in the grave’. Naija Yarns gathered that, Radio Biafra upon resumption on Monday announced through one Ifeoma Okorafor that the radio was restructuring. She announced that, “Mazi Nnamdi Nwanekaenyi Kanu, the former Director of Radio Biafra is hereby dismissed and removed as Director of Radio Biafra following extensive and intensive consultations”   “Kanu’s actions and his decisions to incite members of IPOB towards violence leading to the death of many innocent young people in Onitsha, Aba and Umuahia is totally unacceptable and grossly irresponsible. “Kanu privately collected £14 million and another $22 million to purchase landed properties abroad in his na

President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to carry all the sections of the country along in his administration. He said no part of the country would be discriminated against as long as he remained in power. Buhari was speaking ahead of his planned visit to Anambra and Ebonyi states. He said his administration would continue to invest in infrastructural projects that were of critical importance to the region. He made the statement via a Facebook post Monday night. He wrote, “Tomorrow I will begin a 2-day visit to Ebonyi and Anambra States. Let me reiterate my words to Southeast Leaders who visited me at the State House last month: My administration will not discriminate against any part of Nigeria. “I will again assure the people of the southeast that we are investing in infrastructure projects that are of critical importance to the region: the Second Niger Bridge, the East-West Road, the Coastal Rail, power projects – these and more will benefit the region and unlock econom

The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), has stated that the Federal Government does not want the whistle-blower who informed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of the N13bn in an Ikoyi apartment to run mad. According to him, the FG deliberately delayed the payment because he needed to be adequately counselled before such amount would be handed over to him. Sagay said if the commission, which the whistle-blower claims is N860m, was given to him immediately, he probably would have squandered it within a month or two. The presidential adviser told Punch that, “What I gathered from my inquiry is that the man is not sufficiently stable to receive such a huge sum of money. He is like someone who will almost run mental when he gets the money and will use it in an irresponsible manner, attracting not only undesirable people but even danger to himself. “I think what they wanted to do for him was to provide counsellors. Not j