Africa this week -- October 7, 2019
Nigerian lecturer and pastor sacked after viral “sex for grades” scandal
A Nigerian lecturer and pastor, Dr Boniface Igbeneghu, has been relieved of his academic and pastoral duties following a BBC African Eye investigation implicating him in a “sex for grades” scandal.
Dr Igbeneghu, a lecturer in French at the University of Lagos and a pastor at The Foursquare Gospel Church, was caught on tape sexually harassing a 17 year old undercover reporter.
The BBC report is said to be part of a year-long investigation into sexual harassment by lecturers at the University of Lagos and the University of Ghana.
Ivory Coast’s Wilfried Zaha wins award for philanthropy
Ivorian and Crystal Palace footballer, Wilfried Zaha, has won the Best of Africa Awards for his philantropy in his home country of Ivory Coast. Zaha donates 10% of his salary to charity in Ivory Coast. Commenting on the award, Zaha said:
“I want to thank my mother because she pushed me to do it. I thought I could use my platform to give back. I have given 10% of my wages from my first wage to help everyone who doesn’t have, back home in Ivory Coast, the less fortunate like mothers who are just by themselves.”
The Best of Africa Awards was created to celebrate African stars who set exemplary standards for African youths.
Plane crashes into house in South Africa
A pilot and passenger have been killed after a light aircraft crashed into the garage wall of a house in a residential area in South Africa’s North West province. The South African Police Service (SAPS) said it was investigating a case of manslaughter, or culpable homicide.
The cause of the crash remains unclear.
Nigerian and South African presidents meet in the aftermath of xenophobic violence
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria visited his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, in South Africa as part of activities aimed at continuing state dialogue and diplomacy in the wake of recent xenophobic violence in South Africa. Nigerian businesses were attacked in the course of the violence prompting reprisal attacks on South African businesses in Nigeria.