Thousands of runners return this weekend to complete the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town while creating traffic problems in the racing areas. This famous event holds events over two days starting from April…
Top Nigerian Military Generals Asked to Retire Before…
The Defence Headquarters of Nigeria has ordered several top military generals to retire before Monday. This directive came in a memo dated June 26, issued by Maj Gen Y. Yahaya on behalf of the chief…
China – Africa Trade Soars, Two Decades of…
Trade between China and Africa has shown a rapid and positive development trend, reaching new heights growing to $260 Billion in 2022 from less than $13 Million in 2000. China’s total import and export volume…
CBN Sets Limit On Online Transactions And Contactless…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced new guidelines and restrictions on contactless payments in the country. In two circulars issued by the CBN's Director of Payments System Management Department, the bank outlined measures…
Victor Osimhen Get Honored With Best African Player…
Victor Osimhen scored 31 goals across last season's tournaments. He is very grateful to the organizers & fans as he is honored with the Best African Player Award. Nigerian football star Victor Osimhen has expressed…
Cooking Gas Prices For Refilling 5kg, 12kg Drop…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported a drop in the prices of refilling 5 kg and 12 kg cylinders of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) in May 2023. The average retail price for…
Tensions Flare After Sierra Leone Presidential Election: Claims…
The day after the presidential election in Sierra Leone, which went off quite peacefully and the votes for which are still being tallied, the police in Freetown made an announcement claiming they had deployed tear…
French President Emmanuel Macron Holds Pre-Summit Meetings for…
On the evening before the so-called summit for a New Global financial Pact, French President Emmanuel Macron met with his colleague from Chad, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, for a discussion. This meeting took place on…
Nollywood: Portable wins Golden Star Awards, vows to…
Habeeb Olalomi Oyegbile, popularly known as Portable, has been making headlines in Nigeria because of his lifestyle and singing talent. Portable, a Nigerian singer, rapper, and songwriter, has been given the Golden Star Artist of…
Conflict and tension in the central region of…
According to community leaders and local authorities, at least 13 people have been killed in new skirmishes between farming and herding groups in central Nigeria since Friday. Herder and farmer groups in the central state…
Former Nigerian President Jonathan tasks African leaders on…
Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, who served as the president of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015, has charged African leaders with the full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a free trade area…
Deadly Boat Capsizing in Nigeria: Women and Children…
The majority of those who perished when a boat capsized in Nigeria's north-central region were women and their children, survivors and local authorities told the Associated Press on Thursday as search efforts came to a…
South Africa adopts controversial universal health insurance bill
South African lawmakers have voted in favour of a controversial new health insurance bill that aims to provide free universal health care to millions of poorer citizens. On Tuesday, South African MPs agreed to the…
Nigerian Govt Threatened To Shut Down Twitter: Jack…
In a recent interview, Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, revealed that Nigeria, along with India and Turkey, threatened to shut down the social media platform unless it complied with orders to restrict certain accounts. Dorsey…
According to the UN, an attack on a…
According to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the region, an attack on a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) resulted in the…
Nollywood actor Bolanle Ninalowo features in Extraction 2
Bolanle Ninalowo, also known as Nino, a famous Nollywood actor, has said that he will feature in the Netflix hit movie Extraction 2, directed by Sam Hargrave. Reportedly, the Nollywood actor featured in the fan-facing…
India vs. Australia, WTC Final Day 3: AUS…
Day 3 of the WTC (World Test Championship) witnessed tough competition. The Indian cricket team and the Australian cricket team fought to be ahead in the match. A nail-biting match was seen in the World…
WFP and USAID cease part of their food…
The United States government made a similar announcement the day before, and on Friday, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced that it would also be halting a portion of its food aid to Ethiopia due…
Meta plans to integrate AI into Facebook and…
Meta Platforms, Inc., which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has announced plans to incorporate generative artificial intelligence (AI) into its platforms Facebook, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger. Mark Zuckerberg, Chief Executive Officer of Meta, has expressed…
