The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the…
Business: Finger points for banking investigation at Standard…
The escalating probe into the banking enterprise has fingered one of the country’s biggest banks as being part of a giant community in which nearby financial establishments have been involved in dodgy dealings. The investigation…
NEWS: Ethiopia set to charge over 2,000 suspects…
Charges have been filed towards greater than 2,000 suspects in connection with the assassination of Oromo activist-singer Hatchalu Hundessa, and the ensuing violence, the Ethiopian government introduced Thursday. The killing in early July precipitated sizable…
Nigeria: Gas tanker explode in Lagos State
A fuel tanker truck exploded Thursday in Nigeria’s Lagos State, injuring at least 15 people, incinerating quite a few cars and razing a number of buildings, local media reported. The incident happened at a bus…
Sports: Let’s create magic at Sivasspor – Kayode
Nigerian international, Olarenwaju Kayode has spoken for the first time for the reason that his mortgage change to Sivasspor. The former Manchester City forward played final season on loan at Gaziantep where he scored 10…
Entertainment: Wizkid features his 3 sons in his…
Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun a.k.a Wizkid has announced the release of his official music video for his single, Smile, which features H.E.R. The award winning singer is coming back for his spot in the music…
Muyembe, Elumelu and Tambadou among world’s most influential…
Nigerian philanthropist Tony Elumelu is one of the most recognizable African names on Time Magazine's 100 most influential people list for 2020. Through his Tony Elumelu Foundation, the businessman has provided mentorship and financial support…
Breaking: Malian Interim President Bah Ndaw Makes First…
In his first public official appearance since being appointed Mali’s interim president — following the coup d’état in August, Bah Ndaw, a retired colonel and former defence minister from the camp of ousted President Ibrahim…
NEWS: ECOWAS may lift Mali’s sanctions on Friday
The West African bloc ECOWAS will probable figure out on Friday whether or not to carry probably crippling sanctions imposed on Mali after last month's coup, its mediator said. The mediator, Nigerian former president Goodluck…
Sudan: Death toll from flooding to 124
The dying toll from flooding in Sudan precipitated by using months of heavy rains has risen to 124, the country's Interior Ministry said early Thursday. More than 100,000 residences have come to be partly or…
Business: For post-Covid-19 recovery, startups may rely on…
This pandemic has caused sizeable disruptions on economies leading to quite a few agencies – massive or small – going below amid Covid-19-induced lockdowns. As startups confront unprecedented times, many are questioning of taking dramatic…
Entertainment: Billionaire, Femi Otedola parties and dances at…
Nigerian billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola and his children had a fun filled Sunday as they partied and danced together at home. The photos and videos of their Sunday home party were shared by his daughters…
NEWS: Protest in court over trial of Moroccan…
Protesters gathered outside the Casablanca Appeal Court on Tuesday, as Moroccan investigative journalist and human rights activist Omar Radi appeared to be questioned by an examining magistrate. Radi was first tried in March and was…
South Africa demands more African representation at UN…
Africa must be better represented in the UN Security Council, whose "current composition does not reflect the world in which we live," South African President Cyril Ramaphosa argued Tuesday at the UN General Assembly. "South…
Cameroon: Protesters call for end to bloodshed from…
Police on Tuesday used tear gas and water cannon to break up a protest by hundreds of people in Cameroon's economic capital Douala calling for an end to bloodshed in the country's anglophone regions. Several…
Pascal Affi N’Guessan Heeds Anti-Ouattara Civil Disobedience Calls
Opposition Unite? Former Ivorian Prime Minister and candidate for the upcoming presidential election on October 31, Pascal Affi N'Guessan, 67, is yet another politician declaring his outrage at the Constitutional Council’s decision to deem the…
NEWS: Rising Terrorism Sees 310,000 Mozambicans Displaced
The escalating extremist insurgency in Northern Mozambique has displaced heaps of thousands of people. The rebels have recently stepped up assaults in Cabo Delgado province, seizing the strategic port of Mocimboa da Praia, which they…
Parliament gives nod to new ministers, judges in…
Ethiopia’s parliament on Tuesday authorized the appointment of countless key ministers and judicial officers. The House of Peoples’ Representatives, the lower chamber of Ethiopia’s parliament, recommended the appointments of Kenea Yadeta as defense minister, Gedion…
Sports: Enyeama hails spectacular Sebastian Osigwe
Former Super Eagles Captain Vincent Enyeama has hailed Sebastian Osigwe following his brilliant debut show for Swiss aspect Lugano. The 26-year-old penned a three-year deal with Lugano this summer after leaving SC Kriens. He made…
