In Kaduna,PDP governorship candidate picks running mate
The People's Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate for Kaduna state, Rt. Hon Isah Ashiru, has picked former finance Commissioner, Dr.…
Will Ruto weather the storm for voter-rich Mount Kenya?
Gachagua has been urging supporters to only vote for UDA candidates, rather than candidates presented by the smaller parties affiliated…
Africa: UN Food Agency Announces Further Refugee Ration Cuts, in Quest for #zerohunger
The UN World Food Programme, WFP, said on Monday that it will have no choice but to make further food…
Commonwealth summit opens in Rwanda amid feuds over leadership, refugees
The summit runs from 20 June to 25 June under the theme ‘Delivering a Common Future: Connecting, Innovating, Transforming’. However,…
Africa: China Says It Is Willing to Help End Conflict in Horn of Africa
Addis Ababa — China’s special envoy to the Horn of Africa, Xue Bing, has said Beijing is ready to help…
CJN replies ‘angry’ Supreme Court Justices
The Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has officially reacted to the allegations of uncaring attitude levelled…
What to expect in this year’s most competitive elections
When presiding over his last Madaraka (internal self-rule) Day celebration on 1 June, President Uhuru Kenyatta breached protocol by barring…
Africa: Afreximbank to Double Support for Intra-African Trade – Kanayo Awani
Afreximbank is to double its support to Intra-African trade and investments in the next five years, Mrs Kanayo Awani, Managing…
Pictures: NGO launches free online entrepreneurship, agro-empowerment training
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Reap Africa Initiative, has launched an online free two weeks intensive training on agro-business and entrepreneurship.…
‘Ecobank ranks among the top 3 in 15 African countries’
A great connoisseur of African markets and an entrepreneur who wears many hats, Alain Nkontchou, 58, is one of the…
Africa: World Must ‘Change Track’ to Protect Oceans From Climate Crisis – Guterres
The ocean holds the keys to an equitable and sustainable development path for all. This is the premise behind the…
VIDEO: Boyfriend flogs, strips girl naked
A video has captured moment a boyfriend simply identified as Fatai along with his friends striped naked and flogged his…
Muhoozi’s tweets threaten regional balance
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame suggested that Muhoozi edit his tweets. Then in April, during a state dinner held to celebrate…
Africa: EJS Center Releases Second Annual Report On Women’s Leadership Across Africa
The Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development (EJS Center) has published its second annual report, ‘Shifting the…
Mai Mala Buni chairs Blueprint ’s lectures, awards June 23… Atiku, Tinubu named Democracy Icons
Yobe state Governor Mai Mala Buni would, Thursday, June 23, 2022, chair the 2021 Blueprint Newspapers’ Impact Series/Awards ceremony scheduled…
Bboxx CEO plans clean gas for cooking expansion in Rwanda, Kenya
Hamayun aims to offer LPG for cooking in Rwanda this year and says it may be possible to do so…
Africa: Over 11.8 Million Cases of Covid-19 Confirmed Across Continent
Harare — As of June 20, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 11,819,858 while 314,903,272 vaccinations…
From MTN to MFS Africa, the journey of Dare Okoudjou, the Beninese boss conquering the US
Few African start-ups manage to expand outside the continent. Even rarer are those that buy a company on the other…
Africa: AfCFTA Success Depends On Strong Africa Bank Lending
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has challenged African banks to play a pivotal role in providing long-term loans to manufacturing…
Fidelity Bank renovates classroom blocks, commissions ATM gallery in Zaria
Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, recently commissioned the newly renovated Madrasatul Anwarul Islam school in Zaria, Kaduna state as…