Cameroon’s indomitable lions have fallen back by one place on the latest edition of the FIFA World Rankings released this Thursday November 28, 2019 by the World Football Governing body. According to the November classification, Cameroon’s indomitable lions have dropped from the 52 nd position to the 53 rd place. The boys of Antonio Conceicao […]
The 41st Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) will honour Italian cinematographer Vittorio Storaro during its closing ceremony Friday at the Cairo Opera House. The winner of three Oscars, for Apocalypse Now (1979), Reds (1981) and The Last Emperor (1987), participated in a closed panel discussion with cinematographers attending the festival at El-Hanager Theatre Thursday afternoon, […]
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) questioned head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, over anti-contract activities. Rohr recently revealed he is being owed over $100,000 by the NFF. However, that has not gone well with the federation and they are demanding answers from Rohr, for exposing to the public some aspects of his agreement. […]
Benin has ordered the European Union’s ambassador to the country to leave citing political interference, a statement from the president’s office confirmed on Wednesday. The statement described Ambassador Oliver Nette as “harmful,” whiles reiterating that the West African country had nothing against the EU. “He has interfered too much in domestic affairs,” an anonymous government […]
The black boxes from two French military helicopters that collided in Mali killing 13 soldiers have been found, a French military spokesperson said on Wednesday. The crash occurred late on Monday during an operation against jihadists in the Liptako region, near the borders with Burkina Faso and Niger. It was the heaviest single loss for […]
Senior Zimbabwean doctors joined hundreds of junior colleagues in a mass walkout this week, warning of a “silent genocide” caused by dire conditions in hospitals. The public sector doctors demanded the reinstatement of 440 junior colleagues, who were fired after downing tools in a pay dispute in September. It was unclear how many senior doctors […]
In a move to foster a good relationship with their hosts, the Free State Province Chapter of Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA), joined other civil society organisations in their 16 days march against all forms of criminal activities in the province. The Publicity Secretary of NUSA, Mr. Habib Miller Salihu, said on Wednesday that the […]
Coach Gernot Rohr revealed he will decide his Super Eagles’ future in January 2020 after he will have held talks with Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick. The 66-year-old German tactician who has been in charge of Nigeria’s senior national team since 2016 after guiding the West African nation to FIFA World Cup and Africa […]
Flooding and landslides after heavy rains in Congo have left at least 32 people dead in and around the capital, Kinshasa, officials said Tuesday. “The situation is a dramatic. In addition to 15 lifeless bodies that we have collected, there is significant material damage,” said Jean Nsaka, the magistrate in Lemba. He said a much […]
Nigeria’s federal government launched its first national sexual offenders register on Monday – a database of those convicted for sexual violence since 2015 in Africa’s most populous nation. The record will be available online to better help the public, state bodies and police conduct background checks and identify repeat offenders. Julie Okah-Donli, Director General, National […]
Three British nationals were arrested in Mauritius at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam airport with more than 3.3 kg of heroin. The suspects purged a total of 282 drug dumplings with an estimated market value of about 50 million Mauritian Rupees (over 1,350,000). They were arrested after their arrival in the Green Channel of the SSR […]
Musician, Bankole Wellington better known as Banky W, has condemned the Nigerian Government for its gross human rights violation against citizens. He also accused Nigerians of being too complacent in moments when they should act. Banky W made his position known in a music video posted on his Instagram page with hashtag #BetterChallenge. He said, […]
Tanzania’s ruling party won more than 99 percent of seats in local elections boycotted by the opposition, according to official figures released on Monday. The vote on Sunday was for 16,000 seats for street and village leaders, positions that are highly influential in Tanzanian life. The long-ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party of President John […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday warned it had a standby military force poised to “re-establish order” in the event of a coup in Guinea Bissau. The warning came as the West African states rejected claims of ballot fraud in Sunday’s election despite claims by incumbent Jose Mario Vaz’s campaign team […]
Qatar , one of the richest and notorious nations of the Gulf region, is back in news and this time for hiding information on Gulf attacks. As per an exclusive report released by Fox News, Doha had prior information of the series of attacks on oil tankers in UAE ’s territorial waters. The explosives, which […]
Khaligraph Jones pays tribute to his ex-girlfriend Ruby in a very emotional song. The rapper who at first freelanced about the Ruby girl talked so much about her and later released a song in her honour. In the song, Khaligraph Jones talks of how she committed suicide after learning that she had contracted HIV. Also, […]
The Director of Diaspora Affairs at the Office of the President, Akwasi Awuah Ababio, has announced that President Nana Akufo-Addo will be granting up to 200 Africans in the Diaspora Ghanaian citizenship this year. He said this in an interview with Citi TV after a press briefing on The Year of Return at the Accra […]
South African retailer Pepkor Holdings has today announced that it will be leaving Zimbabwe citing poor performance due to the deteriorating economy. The company’s statement comes when Zimbabwe is submerged in severe shortages of foreign currency, fuel and electricity which have caused inflation to rise risking reviving memories of 2008 when it reached a 231 […]
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), in its aspirations to transform into an efficient, world class platform for investments and raising capital, has signed and exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding with the Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE). SCE, an agency of the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore, works closely […]
Former Deputy Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Obert Gutu who is also the Vice President of the opposition MDC led by Thokozani Khupe has claimed that there are some quarters who were not amused when investors were coming to Zimbabwe. Posting on microblogging site, Twitter, Gutu said: Level of negativity within certain circles […]