Award winning Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy has stated that he is one of the most known Ghanaian artistes even outside the country. The ‘Ololo’ hitmaker noted that he is loved by Nigerians despite speculations that he was shunned during a recent performance at SoundCity MVP Awards held at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos. Speaking […]
The suspension of plenary followed a point of order raised by the Majority Leader, Sen.Abdullahi Yahaya (APC Kebbi). Abudullahi cited order 43 which gave provision for personal explanation and officially announced the death of Sen. longjan. “We have lost Sen. Longjan representing Plateau South. “He was Vice Chairman, Committee of Foreign Affairs, but died on […]
South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa, who took over as African Union chair on Sunday, has said Libya and South Sudan are the two conflicts he wants to focus on during his tenure. ‘‘There was an urgent need to deal with the action of countries outside our continent that are fighting proxy wars and fuelling ongoing […]
Tuesday February 11, 2020 marks 30 years since the late South African President Nelson Mandela was released from prison. Madiba, as he was affectionately called walked free to become South Africa’s first elected black president. “Whites are fellow South Africans and we want them to feel safe and that we appreciate the contribution they have […]
The musician was best known as the founder and director of choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, which won five Grammy awards and featured heavily on Paul Simon’s Graceland album. They also reached number 15 in the UK charts with a cover of Swing Low Sweet Chariot, for the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Shabalala died in […]
Military officers from Libya’s UN-backed government, GNA, and representatives of the rival militia of warlord Khalifa Haftar, LNA, began meeting last week in Geneva in an UN-sponsored joint military commission aimed at achieving a lasting ceasefire. Five senior officers from the GNA and five others from the LNA convened this week in Geneva amid renewed […]
Eedris Abdul-Kareem reportedly arrested for assaulting landlord. Nigerian hip hop singer, Eedris Abdul-Kareem, was arrested last week for allegedly beating up his landlord. The “Jaga Jaga crooner” was reported to have attacked his landlord, Oladipo Abimbola, over unpaid and accumulated electricity bills of N535,000 at his rented apartment at Valley View Estate, Ikeja, Lagos. The […]
While not outright suggesting that the Nedbank Cup is not a priority for Mamelodi Sundowns, coach Pitso Mosimane is adamant that at times the tournament can give clubs false hope and leave them picking up the pieces. Mosimane was reacting to news that utility player Thapelo Morena had suffered a horrific ankle injury that appears […]
An independent probe into the running of the Confederation of African Football, CAF, has revealed elements of misappropriation of the body’s finances. The report by auditing firm Price Waterhouse Cooper (PWC), was highly critical of how the organisation’s finances had been managed, Reuters reported on Sunday. The report cites some 40 payments totaling $10m. It […]
Ugandan diplomats are working round-the-clock to assess the damage from an exchange on Friday between the country’s envoy to Washington, D.C., Ambassador Sebujja Mull Katende and one of US President Donald Trump’s key advisers. Mr Jared Kushner, who is President Trump’s son-in-law and special adviser, met African diplomats at the State Department in the US […]
Most of the victims were travellers who were burnt to death while sleeping in their vehicles during an overnight stop, officials added The attack took place in Auno town on a major highway in Borno State. Militant Islamist group Boko Haram and its offshoots have waged a brutal insurgency in Nigeria since 2009. About 35,000 […]
Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong has expressed shock over the death of Senator Ignatius Longjan who died after a protracted illness. Governor Lalong in a statement signed by Director of Press Simon Makut described as devastating the death of the Senator who represented Plateau South Senatorial District at the National Assembly. Lalong said the […]
The upcoming tabling of South Africa’s Budget is likely to be “more important that ever” due to stubbornly low economic growth, the impact of power cuts and the heightened risk of a credit rating downgrade to junk by Moody’s Investors Service, according to a BNP Paribas South Africa economic. Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is due […]
Uproar in Morocco over U.S President Donald Trump’s plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Thousands of them took to the streets of the capital Rabat to oppose the controversial Middle East Plan. Sympathizers and trade unionists also called for a boycott of American products. “This popular demonstration is not only to support a people but […]
Activists of the left-wing Workers’ Party in Algeria are demanding the release of Louisa Hanoune. They demonstrated in the town of Blida, about 45 kilometres south-west of the capital, where Hanoune and Said Bouteflika, the jailed brother of the former president, are due to appear before a military court. “Through this stand, in addition to […]
Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped a wealthy businessman in the city of Chimoio in central Mozambique. An eyewitness told reporters that Issufo Satar, who owns a network of commercial establishments, was leaving one of the stores he owns on Saturday when masked men threatened to shoot him then bundled him into a Toyota RunX. Mozambican Police […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria recognises science and technology in the development process and will, therefore, ensure adequate resource allocation for research and development. Buhari was speaking at a breakfast meeting of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) organised by the President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo in […]
MCAs want county assemblies to be financially independent in proposals to the Building Bridges Initiative. The County Assemblies Forum said the county assemblies’ financial autonomy was key to the proper dispensation of their mandate as well as respect for separation of powers. The forum is pushing for a complete financial de-linking of county legislatures from […]
Cameroon voted Sunday in polls overshadowed by a partial opposition boycott and separatist violence that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people. Elections for the central African country’s legislature and local councils are taking place for the first time in seven years, after two postponements. They are unlikely to ruffle the enduring rule of President […]
Finance Minister in an interview with the Sunday Mail said the mono currency situation is here to stay and the government wants to enforce the use of the Zimbabwe Dollar and they will penalise those who deviate from charging and pricing in local currency. Said Professor Mthuli: Zimbabwe is in a mono-currency situation. We introduced […]