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…
South African rapper, AKA tests positive for COVID-19
Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, South African rapper, popularly known as AKA has tested positive for COVID-19. The singer made the announcement on his Twitter page. According to the 33-year-old, he decided to make his results public…
Sports: Search Is On To Fill Top SAFA…
The search is on at the South African Football Association for a candidate to fill the technical director role. The SAFA TD role became vacant at the end of June, following the expiry of Neil…
Nigerian president removes anti-corruption body boss
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday ordered the immediate suspension of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, and instituted an investigation against him for his alleged involvement in various…
Business: IMF warns cutting spending too soon could…
As governments rushed out funding to prevent an economic collapse amid the coronavirus pandemic, global public debt swelled to the highest in history, but the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned Friday that cutting back too…
Health: Hypertension, ulcers drugs could cause cancer –…
The National Drug Authority (NDA) has said two important drugs, Ranitidine and Angiotensin II receptor blockers, may be having nitrosamine, an impurity that causes cancer. Ranitidine is used to treat patients with ulcers, and Angiotensin…
Sudan reshuffles cabinet amid mounting economic, protest pressures
Sudan’s transitional government announced a major cabinet reshuffle on Thursday, hoping to defuse public discontent over economic collapse and other crises that have tested the country’s path toward democracy. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok accepted the…
NEWS: Police arrest four COVID-19 escapees in Rwanda
Rwandan police on Thursday arrested four people who had escaped from a COVID-19 treatment centre in Eastern province. The quartet, who contracted the disease and were receiving treatment at the centre set up at a…
World’s rarest species of gorillas spotted in Cross…
Photos have been released for the first time in years showing a group of rare gorillas in the mountains of southern Nigeria, conservationists say. Seven Cross River gorillas including infants were pictured at the Mbe…
Sports: Plenty of time for Rhulani Mokwena to…
Rhulani Mokwena’s time at Orlando Pirates may have had its ups and downs during his three-year spell at the club, but he is content with his time there. This week Mokwena returned to Mamelodi Sundowns…
Breaking: Man kills own four-year old son in…
A 35-year-old man, Mr Christian Alisigwe from Ihite Azia, Ihiala local government area of Anambra State has killed his four-year-old son. KnowAfrika gathered that he butchered him with a cutlass. Police authorities, who are working…
I hate men – BBN’s Khloe says
BBNaija reality star, Abiri Oluwabusayomi aka Khloe has revealed that she is a misandrist in her recent post on Snapchat. This comes after the reality star stated that popular Ghanaian actor, Mawuli Gavon is a…
Coronavirus cases in Ghana top 23,000
The number coronavirus cases in Ghana surpassed 23,000 Thursday with 641 infections reported over the past 24 hours, according to the country’s health authorities. Confirmed cases rose to 23,463, while the nationwide death toll stands…
Domestic flights resume in Nigeria amid strict virus…
Nigeria resumed domestic flights on Wednesday, July 8, after a hiatus of three months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Airports in the capital, Abuja, and commercial hub Lagos reopened for operations. A handful of other…
Egypt reopens Giza pyramids amid pandemic
Egypt reopened its famed Giza pyramids to the public after a three-month closure. The reopening marked the restart of a vital tourism industry battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Dozens of excited tourists snapped selfies as…
Ethiopia girds to fill GERD regardless, Abiy jabs…
Ethiopia will proceed with filling of its gigantic dam on the Blue Nile despite inconclusive talks with impacted neighbours, Sudan and Egypt. Addressing lawmakers on Tuesday, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that recent domestic unrest…
Business: Why Kenya’s Equity Bank broke off talks…
The Kenyan giant is renouncing the acquisition of African subsidiaries of the British headquartered bank Atlas Mara. A decision linked to Covid-19, but not entirely. Atlas Mara – listed on the London Stock Exchange and…
Tacha reacts as lady begs BBNaija organizers not…
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Natacha Akide was recently thrown into sadness after a lady identified as Adedoyin tweeted the unthinkable. Adedoyin had taken to Twitter to beg the organizers of Big Brother Naija not…
Nigeria: Osinbajo didn’t collect N4bn from Magu –Aide
The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, on Wednesday said there was no truth in some reports (The PUNCH not included) that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo received N4bn…
