South African authorities are “consolidating information” about the ongoing saga about a woman in Pretoria who reportedly gave birth to ten babies, a South African website is reporting. No media organisation has
Nigeria’s Minister of Labour Chris Ngige says there’s not much he can do to ensure medical workers in the states of the country who are being owed their allowances are
Economist and chief executive officer of CFG Advisory, Tilewa Adebajo says a failure of economic leadership in Nigeria has resulted in the country not attaining its full potential of a
The Nigeria police have launched a manhunt for bandits who on Thursday invaded Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, in Kebbi State and kidnapped 40 pupils as well as some teachers.
The Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO), comprising the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN), the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) and the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), on Thursday called on
An explosion in the Ikeja area of Nigeria’s southwestern Lagos state has killed three persons and injured thirteen others. It’s reported that the explosion which occurred on Thursday night was
Zambia’s former president, Kenneth Kaunda, the father of Zambia’s independence who led the country for 27 years has died at the age of 97. He had been admitted to the
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration in the past six years has provided the country’s armed forces a firm strategy and clear sense of direction to safeguard the sovereignty
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to visit on insurgents and bandits the ferocity of the nation’s firepower and the weight of the resolve to allow for peace and security. Addressing
The United States plan to increase funding to Egypt to help the North African Country shift from fossil fuels and embrace solar energy. Making the trip to Cairo, U.S. special
Ivory Coast’s former President Laurent Gbagbo is expected to return to the country for the first time since he was arrested and handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC)
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned pilots over severe thunderstorms and other hazardous weather, which hamper flight operations as the rainy season sets in. NCAA said the warning
The Nigerian government is taking steps to further stifle the country’s civic space with its Minister of information and Culture, Lai Mohammed asking members of parliament to include internet broadcasting
Algeria’s ruling party, the National Liberation Front (FLN), has won most seats in last Saturday’s parliamentary election, which saw a low turnout of 23%. The FLN grabbed 105 out of
Public gatherings in Namibia will now be limited to ten people and should last no more than two hours if held indoors. This comes as per Tuesday’s decree in a
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The United States has renewed its condemnation of Nigeria for suspending Twitter’s operations in the country, a move that senior U.S. officials said is a sign of restricting political space
Nigeria’s federal government has stated that Twitter and its founder, Mr. Jack Dorsey, are “vicariously” liable for the losses the country suffered during the #EndSARS protest. The Minister of Information
The World Bank has stated that inflationary pressure in Nigeria has pushed about seven million Nigerians below the poverty line in 2020 alone. The World Bank gave the data in
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