New Year’s Eve isn’t celebrated the same way all over Africa. African New Year’s Eve parties are as varied as the continent’s cultures, religions, and social groups. Some are filled with prayer in West Africa, some are at music events in the south, and others are at fancy galas in North Africa. Fireworks and countdown […]
The first vlog often gets filmed in a small room, phone balanced on a book, fan humming above. The same search keeps repeating: vlog ideas for beginners, beginner vlog ideas, easy vlog ideas. The demand is simple. A topic that fits a normal day and still looks clean on screen. Why Vlogging Is Beginner-Friendly in […]
An Igbosere High Court in Lagos State on Friday ordered a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Rickey Tarfa, to present a fresh medical report explaining his health condition. Justice Adedayo Akintoye gave the order following Mr Tarfa’s application for more time to recuperate from a surgery. Mr Tarfa is standing trial on a 26-count charge […]
Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala have joined Barcelona Ladies on a permanent basis after signing a three years contract. Nigeria international spent the second half of the 2018-19 season on loan to Catalan club from Chinese Women’s Super League side Dalian Quanjian. Oshoala has scored eight goals in 11 games in all competitions for Barcelona […]
American-Ghanaian professional wrestler, Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah, popularly known as ‘Kofi Kingston’ paid a courtesy visit to President Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House on Thursday, May 30, 2019. According to President Akufo-Addo in a post on his official Facebook handle, the WWE star’s visit to Ghana is in response to the proclamation of this year, 2019, as […]
Terrorists are criminals whose actions are not sanctioned by an religious groups and the fight against terrorism must he seen in that light according to Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta. The president on Thursday (May 30) made a historic visit to one of the biggest mosques in the capital Nairobi, joining the faithful in prayers and […]
A lot is being said and celebrated about the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA, in the wake of its maturity on Thursday (May 30). The African Union, AU, initiative aims to create a continent-wide market of 1.2 billion people worth $2.5 trillion. Different African countries have made varying levels of commitment. The highest being […]
Football enthusiasts took to social media to express their views after Harambee Stars head coach Sebastien Migne dropped veteran striker Allan Wanga from his 27-man provisional squad for the Africa Cup of Nations. Wanga, who leads the top scorers’ charts in the 2018-19 season, was a surprise exclusion from Migne’ squad that will jet out […]
Outside of visiting the Okavango Delta, which is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa and the home of a variety of wildlife, the Kangumene Rock Engravings showcase the country’s rich cultural history with a variety of rock paintings from the Khoisan communities that inhabited the area. Engravings that visitors can see include animal […]
Ethiopian Airlines, on Wednesday confirmed that its ET901/29 flight made an aborted landing at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo escaped what could have ended as a plane crash in Lagos on Wednesday. According to NAN, the ex-president was among 393 passengers who were on board the aircraft that found […]
The UN refugee agency has noted that U.S. immigration officials recently rejected all 56 of the Somali cases in Dadaab -the world’s largest refugee camp in Kenya- that had been proposed for resettlement in the U.S. By contrast, they added, Sweden approved all but two of the 29 Somali Dadaab cases it had been forwarded […]
The multilateral lender says the U.S.$250 million will enable the country to set up the Kenya Mortgage Refinance Corporation, to be owned by the state, commercial banks and financial co-operatives. President Uhuru Kenyatta has said provision of affordable housing is one of his four key priority areas in his second term and aims at providing […]
