A bidder sits late at night, refreshing a portal, checking documents again, worrying about silent backroom changes. Nigeria 2025 licensing round talks have pushed that worry into open light. NUPRC transparency and petroleum licensing transparency sit at the centre of the plan, with Nigeria oil block bidding promised under tighter checks. The Nigeria upstream regulator […]
Morning greetings are changing across Africa, and the old “good morning” is getting company. In offices, markets, school gates, and online posts, people look for another way to say good morning that fits mood, timing, and the person in front. Alternatives to good morning now show up in everyday talk, even in formal messages. It […]
International Criminal Court (ICC) in the trial of Dominic Ongwen, a former commander of the Uganda-based Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), was closed to visitors Wednesday due to concerns over the novel coronavirus. The ICC usually make its activities public and accessible, including court proceedings, to ensure transparency and accountability. However, it issued a statement, saying: […]
Gambian president Adama Barrow has replaced the head of the army according to a statement from the presidency. The March 11 statement said Barrow as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces had “decided to relieve Lietenant General Masanneh Kinteh of his duties as the Chief of Defense Staff of The Gambian Armed Forces effective […]
In the light of the ‘COVID-19’ outbreak, which has been officially declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), we have been forced to take the difficult decision to postpone the celebration of WFS Africa, scheduled for March 17-18 in Durban, South Africa. After closely monitoring the evolving coronavirus outbreak and assessing the […]
An African Union-led Contact Group meeting on Libya is taking place in the Republic of Congo today (March 12). It is under the auspices of the Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso who is chair of the AU’s High-Level committee on Libya. Unlike the last meeting that took place in the capital Brazzaville, today’s meeting is […]
Bafana Bafana head coach, Molefi Ntseki has named his Africa Cup Of Nations squad for this month’s qualifiers. Bafana will face off with Sao Tome e Principe in back-to-back fixtures this month as they look to get closer to another AFCON campaign, which will take place in Cameroon next year. The South African national team […]
Ex-BBNaija star, Alex, recently shared on her Instagram page and fellow BB Naija housemate, Khloe, couldn’t hold her feelings as she dropped a friendly jab at the reality star. Rocking a black turtle neck top, with black lipsticks and eye shadows to match, the reality star made it obvious in the photo that she came […]
The African Development Bank has signed an agreement with DAL Group, one of Sudan’s largest conglomerates, for the provision of up to $75 million to improve food security and household incomes in the country. The agreement is the Bank’s first private sector loan to the East African nation. The agreement was signed on Thursday, 5 […]
A court in South Africa has cleared President Cyril Ramaphosa of allegations that he misled parliament about the funding of his campaign to become leader of the ruling African National Congress party. Ramaphosa had been accused by the country’s public watchdog of misleading lawmakers about a $34,000 contribution from the CEO of a local company, […]
The police in Abuja have paraded 105 individuals over alleged criminal activities. Those paraded by the police are suspected to have been involved or caught in different criminal acts in the Federal Capital Territory. According to the police, those paraded are suspected to be kidnappers, armed robbers, gun manufacturers, drug dealers supplying kidnappers. “Over 50 […]
The budget of Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer estimated at 34.6 billion dollars for the year 2020 will be revised downwards, according to the Ministry of Finance. This is due to the sharp drop in the price of crude oil. World oil demand is expected to contract this year for the first time in more […]
One of Nigeria’s most influential and pioneer Muslim traditional leader, the Emir of Kano, says he accepts his dethronement as the “will of God”. Muhammadu Sanusi II was dethroned on Monday for “insubordination” by the Kano state government, in Kano where his throne seats. He was escorted out of the palace by security officers, and […]
While the coronavirus outbreak has been gaining ground all over the world with more than 100 countries already affected, many Libyans believe that isolation of their war-torn country could alleviate the threat. Badreddine al-Najjar is president at the Libya centre for disease control. “For time being, there are no cases of coronavirus registered in Libya. […]
Ivory Coast have recorded its index case of coronavirus according to multiple reports in the West African country. The case was reported in the capital Abidjan. The country becomes the fifth in the region to record a case after Nigeria, Senegal, Togo and Burkina Faso. Elsewhere on the continent, Cameroon, DR Congo and South Africa […]
Former Super Eagles number one goalie Vincent Enyeama has rubbished reports that he has retired from football after finding it hard to get a club for the past three years. Since the ex Enyimba captain was released in France in April 2017, he has not played any competitive football for any club in the world. […]
Instagram big boy, Hushpuppi has reacted to dethronement of the Muhammadu Sanusi as the Emir of Kano, also noting that Nigeria will never get better. Sanusi was dethroned yesterday and sent on exile by the Kano State Government who announced Aminu Ado Bayero as the new Emir of Kano. Hushpuppi said: “I think this is […]
Today, the United States designated Anselem Sanyatwe and Owen Ncube for their role in human rights abuses related to political repression in Zimbabwe. These designations demonstrate continued U.S. commitment to promoting accountability for human rights abuses. The State Department urges the Government of Zimbabwe to immediately end state-sponsored violence including against peaceful protesters, civil society, […]
Five people have been arrested in Tunisia over a double suicide attack that killed a police officer near the US embassy in Tunis last week, the prosecution said Tuesday. Two suicide bombers struck outside the embassy on Friday, wounding six other people and again shaking a city repeatedly hit by extremist violence. The five detainees […]
Rangers had found the remains of the female and her calf in a village in north-eastern Kenya’s Garissa County. A third white giraffe is alive. It is thought to be the only remaining one in the world, the conservationists added. News of the white giraffes spread across the world after they were photographed in 2017. […]