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 Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that cinema lovers would enjoy discounted […]
South Africa has recorded 149 new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the country’s dying toll to 13,308, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said late Tuesday. Mkhize said 1,567 new instances of COVID-19 have been detected in the previous 24 hours, putting the total quantity of verified instances at 613,017. He said 35 of the deaths have been […]
Several districts of Niger’s capital Niamey were flooded on Tuesday after heavy rainfall caused the Niger River to break its banks. Homes, rice fields and market gardens were destroyed.Almost all of Niamey’s one point five million nhabitants live on the banks of the river. “All of these people from the lowlands have taken refuge in […]
Africa’s coronavirus outbreak may additionally have surpassed its peak, the World Health Organization (WHO) continental chief stated Tuesday, warning in opposition to complacency to keep away from a 2d wave. WHO Africa regional director Matshidiso Moeti informed a convention of African health ministers that numbers of new cases had been declining. “We are seeing […]
Dis-Chem Pharmacies said on Tuesday in a buying and selling replace for the 24 weeks from March 1 to August 15, that it had skilled widespread online sales growth of 344 percent. The rapid deployment of extra hubs collectively with an investment in its e-commerce platform enabled it to meet the expanded demand as exceptional as […]
Controversial blogger @Cutiejulz has alleged that celebrity bar man, Cubana Chief priest has evaded arrest after allegedly assaulting a woman in Owerri. Cutie Julz wrote; “It’s going down!! Authentic and certified to sadly inform you that your favourite bar man assaulted a woman in Owerri Cubanna on Sunday. The matter don burst brains. And guess […]
Demonstrators in Algiers are calling for international strain to assist get Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni out of jail. The journalist, who is 40, was sentenced on August twenty-fourth to three years in prison. He had been in detention seeing that March. “The profession and journalists are mobilized to demand the release of Khaled Drareni,” Amar […]
Tunisia has announced its new government – for the second time in six months. The country’s prime minister-designate, Hichem Mechichi, has formed his cabinet. He has said that he wanted a team dominated by independent technocrats, to “present urgent solutions” to the country’s economy, which was already struggling before the coronavirus pandemic hit. The parliament […]
The former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has been released by police after a week-long questioning over his suspected embezzlement. He has not been charged but his passport has been taken, his lawyer said. He has also been banned from leaving the capital, Nouakchott. Aziz, who is 63, was arrested last week on charges […]
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 we can all use it, wireless companies and phone makers will have to upgrade. Phones need new chips and radio […]
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 point of Gennaro Gattuso’s new 4-2-3-1 machine beforehand of the 2020/2021 season. “Good training session with the lads,” the Nigerian […]
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 2017, and has played a position in the improvement and execution of the group’s strategy, capital allocation processes, financial overall […]
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 light in an interview with Recording Academy, organisers of the Grammy Awards, wherein he reflected on some of his experiences […]
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. A presidency announcement stated that following President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s consultations with Mohamed Chorfi, head of the Algerian elections authority, and […]
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 and South Africa, directed by Maradona Dias dos Santos and Chris Roland, which premieres on August 28th on Netflix. Santana […]
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 humanity. The group, made up of Lendu people, has historically clashed with Hema people, in a conflict that has killed […]
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 save time, they used heavy machinery, digging a vast trench into the historic location. Hardly anything remains.”We worked on this […]
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 have been allegations of corruption scandals involving personal protective equipment in Africa such as in Zimbabwe, Kenya and South Africa. […]
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’ needs. In July, the tribunal slapped the pharmacy chain with a R1.2m fine, or 10percent of its turnover, after discovering […]