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…
Breaking: Face mask suffocates man to death in…
A 50-year-old man, Solomon Ede aka Baba Rita, is dead after his lifeless body was found face down with his face mask, in Alako, Abeokuta, Ogun State. According to the Nation, the deceased was always…
Breaking: Mali’s junta starts talks on return to…
Mali's military junta began talks on its promised transition to civilian rule on Saturday after mounting pressure from neighbours since it overthrew the nation's leader in a coup. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was detained on…
Breaking: Nobel laureate Mukwege calls on EU to…
Congolese Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege is calling on the European Union to implement a system that would allow people to raise the alarm "to prevent atrocities." Mukwege spoke to EU lawmakers on…
Mauritius: Thousands protest dolphin deaths
Thousands of people took to the streets of Port Louis, Mauritius' capital on Saturday to protest the deaths of at least 40 dolphins following an oil spill by a Japanese bulk carrier. The protesters brought…
Breaking: Several districts of Niger capital flooded
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…
Breaking: Former Mauritania president released from police custody
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.…
Breaking: UN Denounces Malian Junta Post-Coup d’état
On Wednesday, The United Nations condemned the National Committee for the Salvation of the People i.e. the soldiers — headed by Goita, who staged a coup d’état in Mali forcing the resignation of now ex-president,…
Breaking: Police fire tear gas at Sudan protesters,…
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Khartoum on Monday, marking a year since a transitional power-sharing deal was struck in Sudan. The demonstrators are unsatisfied with the current government and are demanding quickened…
Breaking: Tensions in Zimbabwe as Bishops Denounce Government…
Political Unrest President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration has come under fire over its perceived-harsh crackdown on demonstrators last month against alleged state corruption and economic hardship last month - which saw 20 citizens arrested and charged…
Breaking: South Africa eases up restrictions after low…
South Africa announced on Saturday it will move to alert level 2 after a drop in the rate of new confirmed coronavirus cases. In an address to the nation President Cyril Ramaphosa said the number…
Breaking: New oil leak from damaged ship in…
A fresh streak of oil spilled Friday from a bulk carrier stranded on a reef in pristine waters off Mauritius which is already reeling from the ecological disaster, as demands mounted for answers as to…
Breaking: Oil from damaged ship cleared in Mauritius
Almost all the gas oil from the Japanese-owned ship that prompted a huge oil spill, off the coast of Mauritius has been pumped out, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth says the operation had been a…
Breaking: Kenyan National Park Fire Extinguished
Blazing Flames Crisped landscapes and burnt animal remains, the aftermath of a horrendous fire at Kenya's Tsavo West National Park extinguished Monday, as announced by The Kenya Wildlife Service — after two gruelling days of…
Breaking: Fuel-Loaded Shipwreck in Mauritius About to Snap
Ship Breaking Apart Shipwrecked on the Mauritian coastline of Pointe d'Esny late July, Wakashio, the vessel carrying just under 4,000 tonnes of oil and 200 tonnes of diesel which has already been spilling its contents…
Breaking: Court reduces prison term for Kitatta to…
The Court of Appeal on Friday reduced the detention center time period of former shopper of Boda -Boda 2010, Abdullah Kitatta from eight years to three years. This potential that given that Kitatta and his…
Breaking: Nigerian airline layoff employees amid Coronavirus crisis
Nigeria's major airline, Air Peace has been affected by the Covid-19 crisis. Faced with "the devastating outcomes on its operations and monetary health", the management of Air Peace stated in a statement that it had…
Breaking: After 15 years shoprite exits Nigeria
Africa's biggest grocery retailer, Shoprite, is exiting the continent's most populated country, Nigeria, after 15 years. The Cape Town-based retailer has started a formal method to consider the practicable sale of all or a majority…
Breaking: 20 Years in Prison for 13 Military…
2 Decades Behind Bars Fifteen militiamen have been sentenced to twenty years in prison, introduced the Congolese army court stated Wednesday, for their participation in a political uprising in Ituri in the northeastern region of…
