Nigerian Born Malaysian-based actor, director and stuntman, Abbey Abimbola, popularly known as Crackydon has confessed his love for the controversial ex-BBNaija housemate, Natacha Akide, aka Tacha. Crackydon, who is a household name in the Nigerian and Malaysian movie industries, says Tacha’s curves melts his heart. The actor who revealed his fantasies in an interview on […]
Atlanta’s police chief resigned today hours after a black man was fatally shot by officers in a struggle following a field sobriety test. Authorities said the slain man had grabbed an officer’s Taser, but was running away when he was shot. Police Chief Erika Shields stepped down as the killing of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks sparked […]
Algeria announced Sunday that it lifted a curfew in 19 provinces in the battle against the coronavirus. It said a second step will be taken to resume economic activities and a partial curfew in 29 provinces will continue between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. local time. Cities where partial prohibition will be implemented include the […]
Africa’s coronavirus cases rose to 235,695 as 8,096 new cases were reported across the continent Sunday. The death toll stands at 6,281 as 201 fatalities were recorded in the last 24 hours. The number of recoveries is 108,832. Most casualties are from Egypt, which has 1,484 deaths, followed by South Africa at 1,423, Algeria with […]
Djibouti president Ismail Omar Guelleh has confirmed the meeting between Somalia and Somaliland leaders. According to him, the two leaders are set to meet on Sunday June 14 in Djibouti. The date is contrary to earlier reports that the meeting was scheduled to take place in the coming week. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is […]
Burundi’s president-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye today visited the presidency where he signed a book of condolence opened for the late president Pierre Nkurunziza. He arrived at Ntare House along with his wife and an entourage, signing the book of condolence opened since Wednesday before delivering an address in which he eulogized his predecessor. The Constitutional Court […]
The al-Qaeda-linked extremist group in Somalia has unveiled a COVID-19 isolation and care facility, a sign that the group is taking seriously the pandemic that continues to spread in the fragile country. Al-Shabab announced Friday that the facility, which includes a round-the-clock hotline, has been set up in Jilib, a major stronghold of the extremist […]
Talks are at an advanced stage for an extension of the contract of Anele Ngcongca at Mamelodi Sundowns, the Siya crew has learnt. As he will be approaching the final year of his deal, the experienced defender could see his stay at the Chloorkop-based club further extended, as reported in edition 1177 of Soccer Laduma, […]
The Yoko Small Business Recovery Monitor showed turnover among small and medium sized businesses (SME’s) was flat last week, with the index static at 56 percent when compared with levels before the Covid-19 lockdown. SME’s have faced severe financial difficulties through the lockdown and many of them have only this month resumed trading after being […]
The largest wholesale food market in Beijing has been shut by authorities after a number of coronavirus cases were detected amongst its workers. The Xinfadi market in China’s capital, which has 4,000 tenants, was closed on Saturday, following the discovery of seven cases in the last two days. They are the first officially confirmed locally […]
Botswana remains one of Africa’s least impacted countries, one of a handful with less than 100 cases of COVID-19. Government has in the past month taken drastic measures including a strict lockdown. President Eric Masisi tested negative for the third time on June 1. The wholes parliament was quarantined at a point when a health […]
Veteran Nigerian TV and film producer, Mo Abudu has partnered with Netflix to create features from western Africa as part of its continued expansion into Africa. The American media streaming service and producer, Netflix, partnered with Mo Abudu to create new content from the west African nation to create two original series as well as […]
The Police in Makurdi have killed seven notorious armed criminals on the Makurdi -Lafia Road. The incident occurred yesterday when the Police highway team trailed a group of armed men dressed in soldier uniform on the road and robbing commuters. The criminals were identified by the police as the criminals who attacked the police check […]
Burundi’s Constitutional Court on Friday ruled that the country’s newly elected leader Evariste Ndayishimiye be rapidly sworn in following the sudden death of President Pierre Nkurunziza earlier this week. Ndayishimiye, who won the May 20 presidential poll, had been expected to take over the presidency from Nkurunziza in August when the latter’s term ends. However, […]
Botswana’s capital city Gaborone was placed on a total lockdown on Friday following an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases. Health officials announced in a public address on Friday evening that the city will go under lockdown from midnight on Friday until further notice after an earlier announcement of 12 new cases. Director of […]
In between her shifts, Zimbabwean nurse Sinothando Mpofu used to go to Bulawayo’s open-air markets to buy tomatoes and cabbages for her family – until the country’s coronavirus lockdown closed all stalls. Mpofu worried about where she would get fresh food, until she saw a message in her local church WhatsApp group about Fresh in […]
The Moroccan government has eased restrictive measures imposed to curb coronavirus infections. Prime Minister Saad Dine El Othmani briefed parliament on Wednesday. He stated that restrictions in major cities will, however, be maintained. In accordance with the easing of the lockdown and the epidemiological situation, the country has been divided into two zones. One zone […]
There will be no African film at this year’s Cannes Film Festival according to organizers. In the midst of the fight against the coronavirus, the annual meeting of world cinema will be held virtually. A setback that did not prevent Pierre Lescure, the president of the festival, and Thierry Frémaux, the artistic director, from announcing […]
Gunmen have attacked a security post in northern Ivory Coast near the border with Burkina Faso, killing at least 10 soldiers and injuring six others, Ivory Coast’s army chief said Thursday. It was the first major jihadist attack in the West African nation since 2016, when al-Qaeda’s North African branch killed at least 19 people […]
The Ethiopian government is using COVID-19 as a pretext to technically extend “its term of office indefinitely,” this is the view of activist – turned – politician Jawar Mohammed. He was reacting to the decision of Wednesday by the House of Federation – upper parliamentary chamber – to extend the mandate of federal and regional […]