Year: 2024
NIGERIA: 64 Feared Dead in Zamfara Boat Tragedy: Rescue Efforts Underway
By: Chioma Madonna Ndukwu At least 64 people are feared dead after a wooden boat carrying 70 farmers capsized on a river near...
U.S.A: Breakthrough Cancer Drug Selectively Destroys Tumors Without Harming Healthy Tissue
By: Chioma Madonna Ndukwu City of Hope Hospital in Los Angeles has developed a groundbreaking cancer drug, AOH1996, which kills cancer cells without...
NIGERIA: Omoyele Sowore Released After Detention by Nigerian Authorities
By: Chioma Madonna Ndukwu Omoyele Sowore, the convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, has been released after being detained by the Nigeria Immigration Service...
Surprise return to Botswana by ex-president to face trial.
By Chinasaokwu Helen Okoro Botswana's former President Ian Khama has unexpectedly returned to the country after three years of self-imposed exile, appearing in...
2024 MTV Video Music Award: African music more than just Afrobeats – South African singer, Tyla.
By Chinasaokwu Helen Okoro South African singer, Tyla has sparked a controversy concerning the place of Afrobeats in African music, when she distanced...
Uganda buries murdered Olympian, Cheptegei, today.
By Chinasaokwu Helen Okoro Uganda on Saturday will lay to rest Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who died earlier this month after her partner set...
Nigeria:Troops neutralise notorious bandits’ kingpin, Kachalla, others.
By Chinasaokwu Helen Okoro The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has confirmed the killing of a notorious bandits’ leader, Kachalla Halilu,...
United Kingdom: What to know about UK’s new travel entry requirements.
By Chinasaokwu Helen Okoro The UK government this week announced an overhaul in non-visa entry requirements for visitors from next year. The Electronic...
Nigeria: Lagos raises boarding fees from N35,000 to N100,000 per term.
By Chinasaokwu Helen Okoro The Lagos State Government has increased boarding fees in all secondary schools across the state from N35,000 to N100,000...
NNPC demands permanent office space for its staff at Dangote Refinery.
By Chinasaokwu Helen Okoro The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Limited has asked for office space for about 10 of its staff at...
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Lagos Court remands youth leader over alleged murder of Prince Ademola, 1 Other
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