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…
Technology: 5G roll-out in Africa may be slow…
The fifth technical standard for wireless networks, or 5G, promises more speed, less lag when connecting to the network and the ability to connect many devices to the internet without bogging it down. But before…
Sports: Nigeria’s Osimhen enjoys first training with Napoli
Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen has expressed satisfaction following his first training session with new teammates at Napoli. The Nigerian who became the most steeply-priced Napoli participant in records is predicted to be the vocal…
Business: MTN appoints new CEO
Mobile operator MTN has appointed Ralph Mupita as its new team president and chief executive officer with effect from 1 September 2020. Mupita has served as the MTN Group chief financial officer on the grounds that April…
Entertainment: I was mocked at US college for…
David Adeleke, Nigerian Afropop singer better known as Davido, says he was mocked for being black while he was at a college in Alabama in the United States. The award-winning singer brought the revelation to…
Algeria set to hold constitutional referendum on Nov.…
Algeria will hold a referendum on a revised charter on Nov. 1, the country’s presidency introduced on Monday. The date coincides with the 66th anniversary of the Algerian Revolution against French colonial rule. …
African films enter Netflix catalogue
African films are making a debut on Netflix. "Santana" is an action film that shows the rivalry between two brothers and police officers in the fight against organized crime. It is a co-production between Angola…
DRC: CODECO agrees to ceasefire
An armed group in the Democratic Republic of Congo has declared a unilateral ceasefire. The Co-operative for the Development of Congo, or CODECO, has been condemned by the UN for massacres akin to crimes against…
Sudan: Heritage sites destroyed by gold-diggers
In the Bayouda desert of Sudan, the ancient site of Jabal Maragha has disappeared. The ruins, that were two thousand years old, have been destroyed by treasure hunters who searched the site for gold .To…
W.H.O. labels COVID-19 related graft as murder
All 54 countries on the continent have been affected by the highly infectious COVID 19, with over 1.1 million cases and and 27,000 deaths according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. There…
Business: Dis-Chem withdraws price fine appeal inflated
Dis-Chem on Friday urged its prison group to withdraw its appeal against the Competition Tribunal’s R1.2million quality for inflating the price of surgical masks, pronouncing it would as an alternative focus on meeting its customers’…
Mali’s coup leaders want military rule for three…
The junta that seized strength in Mali wants a military-led transitional physique to rule for three years and has agreed to release ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, a supply in a travelling West African delegation…
South Africa: Newborn found abandoned in bushes in…
Just days after the provincial Health Department expressed challenge over the spate of abandoned babies, a newborn was determined in the timber in Mamelodi at the weekend. A police K9 unit, which used to be…
Sports: Cyriel Dessers reveals how he almost moved…
New Super Eagles invitee Cyriel Dessers has printed that he was once very shut to joining Celta Vigo in La Liga in January, but Dutch club Heracles Almelo rejected the move. “In my head I…
Entertainment: Funke Akindele and husband JJC Skillz celebrate…
Nollywood actress and producer, Funke Akindele and her husband, JJCSkillz are celebrating their 4th year wedding anniversary, today, August 23rd. The couple welcomed a set of twins in December 2018, but JJCskillz already had 3…
NEWS: Sudan is ready to cooperate with the…
Sudan will cooperate with the International Criminal Court's efforts to prosecute those wanted for warfare crimes and genocide in connection with the Darfur conflict, Sudanese prime minister Abdalla Hamdok stated Saturday. Hamdok's pledge came in…
Humanity has used up the global budget for…
It's called "Overshoot Day", the moment each year when we humans have used up more natural resources that the Earth can renew in 12 months. And this year that day came on Saturday, August 22nd.…
ECOWAS optimist over talks with military junta in…
The ECOWAS envoy, which arrived in Mali saturday for talks with the military junta, has called on restoring power in the country to a civilian government. The head ECOWAS delegate highlighted the efforts of Mali's…
DRC: Opposition leader Fayulu is back to push…
DRC opposition leaders, Martin Fayulu and Adolphe Muzito returned to Kinshasa Saturday after several months of absence. They’ve both been abroad due to the suspension of international flights following the coronavirus pandemic. The two leaders,…
