The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the countryâs 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…
MANDELA DAY: Xenophobia not what Madiba stood for
The international Nelson Mandela Day this year is under the theme âActing to bring about changeâ. Among the things Nelson Mandela stood for was pan-Africanism. He reminded us that, âas long as gross poverty, injustice…
Super Eagles star completes big move to European…
Super Eagles goalkeeper Francis Uzoho has left Deportivo La Coruna for a three-year move to Cypriot side APOEL FC in an incredible move for the Nigerian international. Uzoho actually joined Deportivo in January 2019, but…
Business: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Ethiopia confirms reservoir…
A reservoir behind Ethiopiaâs disputed Grand Renaissance dam on the River Nile has started filling with water â a day after talks with Egypt and Sudan ended without agreement, officials say. Ethiopian Water Minister Seleshi…
Global coronavirus cases top 14 million – Johns…
Global coronavirus cases exceeded 14 million Saturday, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University. The number of deaths from the virus reached 600,665, with recoveries topping 7.8 million. The US remains the…
Ethiopia court remands Jawar, Eskinder; Abiy vows justice…
A federal high court on Thursday granted police additional 14 days to investigate Jawar Mohammed, an activist turned politician associated with opposition Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC). Jawar was arrested, along with others, two weeks ago…
Malian PM apologises for âexcessesâ by security forces…
Maliâs prime minister has apologised for âexcessesâ by security forces who opened fire last week on anti-government protesters, but rejected opposition demands that President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resign. Last Friday, the latest in a series…
Breaking: US authorities move to seize Yahya Jammeh’s…
Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh used bribery proceeds and stolen government funds to buy a mansion in a suburb of Washington, D.C., U.S. authorities allege in a lawsuit seeking to seize the property. The west…
Sports: Grobler To Pirates Still On The Cards?
Orlando Pirates are believed to have landed the signature of Thulani Hlatshwayo from Bidvest Wits on a five-year deal and Siya sources have since revealed that they have reignited their interest in another one of…
NEWS: Remains of late Ivorian PM arrives for…
Remains of former Ivorian Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibally, who died in Abidjan last week, arrived in his home town of Khorogo in northern Ivory Coast aboard an armed forces plane. The procession then made…
Gabon gets first woman Prime Minister: Rose Christiane…
Gabon president Ali Bongo Ondimba on Thursday named a new Prime Minister in the person of Madame Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda. She becomes the countryâs first female Prime Minister. She will replace Julien Nkoghe Bekale,…
Cameroon coronavirus cases surpass 16,000
Cameroon has confirmed more than 16,000 cases, as the Central African country is preparing to reopen borders, authorities said late Thursday. Health Minister Dr. Manaouda Malachie said the country's recovery rate stands at 85%. "While…
‘Mobilising’ SAA funding doesn’t mean money is there…
Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan and Finance Minister Tito Mboweni on Thursday wrote a letter to South African Airways' business rescue practitioners, committing to "mobilise" funding for restructuring SAA - but it remains unclear…
Togo issues arrest warrant for ex-prime minister AgbĂ©yomĂ©…
A Togolese court has issued an international arrest warrant for opposition figure AgbĂ©yomĂ© Kodjo, who came second in the February presidential election won by president Faure GnassingbĂ©, and who now lives in âhiding in Togoâ,…
African govts must urgently update digital rights laws…
Governments across the continent must put more work into digital rights legislation which falls into the wider area of fundamental human rights and freedom of speech laws enshrined in almost all constitutions. According to Adeboro…
Kenya: State should bail out private schools hard…
The education sector is on the edge of a new crisis â that of private schools crumbling due to the prolonged closure caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. In the last few weeks, many schools have…
Entertainment: Yul Edochie omits his dad’s name as…
Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has taken to social media to list names of actors who shaped his career but omitted his dad, Pete Edochie's name from the list. Pete Edochie being a great actor who…
Sports: Opportunity Abroad For SA Coach?
A South African coach could get an opportunity to make a move abroad in the next step of his career â the Siya crew has been informed. In his last role in Mzansi's top-flight, Fani…
NEWS: SAA staff want say on decisions
Employees of the troubled national carrier SAA are demanding to be part of the decision-making structures at the reconfigured airline now expected to emerge from its ruins. Cosatu affiliate the SA Transport and Allied Workersâ…
