A former President of Ghana Jerry Rawlings is dead. He was aged 73. Rawlings is said to have died Thursday morning at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Accra.
Godwin Obaseki the executive governor of Edo state has promised to consolidate his first-term achievements saying he will ensure his administration rapidly develop the state’s critical energy, housing, digital, and road Infrastructure. The governor
Professor Oyewale Tomori has said Nigeria’s attitude to Covid-19 remains lackadaisical in nature and “still the same country that has made up its mind not to take things seriously.” Tomori, a Professor of Virology was a
Officials have said at least three people were wounded when an explosive device hit an international ceremony commemorating the end of World War I at a cemetery in the Saudi
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday announced on their twitter handle that it has ratified Nigeria’s membership of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) ahead of the December 5 deadline
Bahrain’s Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the world’s longest serving prime minister, has died at the age of 84. Prince Khalifa, who took office after Bahrain gained independence in 1971, had
A former governor of Kaduna state Balarabe Musa has died. He was 84 years old. Musa’s daughter also confirmed that his death occurred on Wednesday morning and will be buried
Apple is rolling out its first Mac computers powered by the same kind of chips that run iPhones and iPads in a move aimed at making it even easier for
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says the commission imposed sanctions on broadcast stations because they were reckless in the coverage of the #EndSARS protests. Last month, NBC fined media houses
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said orders made during its Singles’ Day mega-shopping festival had exceeded $56bn by Wednesday morning, as consumers sought to cash in on a
A criminal complaint has been filed before a Chief Magistrate’s court in the Nigerian capital Abuja by an activist, Kenechukwu Okeke, against Nigeria’s top celebrities and individuals connected to the
President of the Nigeria Football Federation Amaju Pinnick has said he is contesting for a place in the FIFA Council where he believes Nigeria should be consistently represented. The council
The announcement by Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu of the immediate withdrawal of police officers attached to the country’s Very Important Persons (VIPs) is exposing those persons to “unnecessary security risks.” [bc_video video_id=”6208632532001″ account_id=”6116119081001″ player_id=”CJdhmO46zo” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=””
Strong indications emerged on Monday that Canada may have granted asylum to DJ Switch, the #EndSARS protester who streamed live the shooting of protesters by the army at Lekki Toll
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he has signed an agreement with leaders of Russia and Azerbaijan to end the war on Tuesday. He added that he would address the
US President Donald Trump announced on Twitter Monday that he has fired Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and that Christopher Miller, who serves as director of the National Counterterrorism Center,
US President-elect Joe Biden has named the members of his coronavirus task force, highlighting his pledge to make tackling Covid-19 his top priority. In his first appointments since his victory
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has named Ahmed Mu’azu -a national commissioner – as the acting chairman of the Nigerian electoral commission. Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the outgoing chairman of
US President-elect Joe Biden is set to make good on his longstanding promise to immediately sign a number of executive orders aimed at reversing several of President Donald Trump’s unilateral
Joe Biden has said it is “time to heal” America in his first speech as president-elect, vowing “not to divide but unify” the country. “Let’s give each other a chance,”Biden
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