Year: 2024
Biden’s Angola Visit: What You Must Know
By Ollus Ndomu On Monday, President Joe Biden arrived in Luanda, Angola, to a grand reception. The nation declared a holiday, and regional...
Scandals That Have Tarnished Africa’s Powerful
By Chinasaokwu Helen Okoro Like Equatorial Guinea’s Baltasar Ebang Engonga, many of Africa’s leading political figures have been caught up in sex scandals....
Nigeria Banks Raise Withdrawal Limits To N50,000
By Chinasaokwu Helen Okoro Deposit Money Banks in the Federal Capital Territory have increased their maximum over-the-counter withdrawal limit to N50,000 per day....
Why Nigeria, South Africa Must Lead Continent’s Transformation, by Tinubu
By Chinasaokwu Helen Okoro •Both countries agree on five-year MoU to monitor threats, criminality • Nigerian tourists can apply for S’African visas without...
Nigerian Pastor Bolaji Idowu Arrested for Alleged Money Laundering and Real Estate Fraud
By: Chioma Madonna Ndukwu Pastor Bolaji Idowu, founder of Harvester International Church, has been arrested by Nigerian police in connection with money laundering...
Namibia Elects Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as its First Female President Amidst Election Disputes
By: Chioma Madonna Ndukwu Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has made history by becoming Namibia's first female president after her victory in the disputed November 27...
THE BANANA
By Chinasaokwu Helen Okoro The bananacontains 3 natural sugars which are sucrose, fructose and glucose. It is also rich in protein, fiber, phosphorus,...
Biden’s Final African Visit: Pledges Long-Term U.S. Support to Africa
By: Chioma Madonna Ndukwu During his last trip to sub-Saharan Africa as President, Joe Biden visited Angola on December 3, 2024, where he...
Belgium’s sex workers get maternity leave and pensions under world-first law.
By Chinasaokwu Helen Okoro I had to work while I was nine months pregnant,” says Sophie, a sex worker in Belgium. “I was...
Vietnamese tycoon loses death row appeal over world’s biggest bank fraud.
By Chinasaokwu Helen Okoro Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan has lost her appeal against her death sentence for masterminding the world’s biggest...
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US Says Iran Deal Is Near As Oil Prices Fall
US Says Iran Deal Is Near As Oil Prices Fall Global energy markets eased on Monday after senior US officials suggested that a...
Tinubu Sweeps APC Presidential Primary, Secures Over 10 Million Votes Against Lone Rival
Tinubu Sweeps APC Presidential Primary, Secures Over 10 Million Votes Against Lone Rival President Bola Tinubu has emerged as the presidential candidate of...
Africa’s Talking Drum: The Woman Who Swept Only Her Front Door
By: Chioma Madonna Ndukwu Africa’s Talking Drum: The Woman Who Swept Only Her Front Door In the old riverside town of Umudara lived...
Africa’s Talking Drum: The Man Who Kept Borrowing Tomorrow
By: Chioma Madonna Ndukwu Africa’s Talking Drum: The Man Who Kept Borrowing Tomorrow In the dusty town of Akpata, there lived a man...
Anambra Renewed Hope group begins mobilisation for Tinubu’s re-election
Anambra Renewed Hope group begins mobilisation for Tinubu’s re-election The Anambra State Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors (RHA), Chief Okey Ezenwa,...
Lagos Court remands youth leader over alleged murder of Prince Ademola, 1 Other
Lagos Court remands youth leader over alleged murder of Prince Ademola, 1 Other A 38-year-old Ajiran community youth leader, Hammed Akanbi, popularly called...
Blackout in Nigeria Hits Presidential Villa, Airport, Supreme Court and Major Abuja Locations
Blackout in Nigeria Hits Presidential Villa, Airport, Supreme Court and Major Abuja Locations A widespread power outage has disrupted several parts of Nigeria’s...
Senegal in Political Shock as President Faye Sacks Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko
Senegal in Political Shock as President Faye Sacks Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko Senegal has been thrown into a fresh political crisis after President...
I Have Iran to Deal With — Trump Explains Why He’ll Miss Son’s Wedding
I Have Iran to Deal With — Trump Explains Why He’ll Miss Son’s Wedding President Donald Trump has revealed why he will not...
