At Ganduje’s book launch: Jonathan demands specific constitutional roles for vice presidents, deputy governors
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has asked the National Assembly and the whole country to legislate specific roles for leaders who…
Political offices for service not prestige – Osinbajo
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo Holding political office is an opportunity to serve and make positive impacts on the lives of millions…
Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan announces march on capital | Imran Khan News
Leader ousted in a no-confidence vote in April calls on supporters to join protest on Friday to call for early…
Tech coy receives mastercard’s award for hastening digital acceptance
In recognition of its efforts to deepen digital payments acceptance for businesses on the continent, the fintech payment product of…
Ethiopia’s warring sides meet for talks in South Africa | News
The event marks the first formal meeting between Ethiopia gov’t and Tigray forces since war broke in November 2020. Delegates…
Father physically @sault 2 month-old baby with hanger
A Nigerian father, Confidence Amatobi, 31, has been allegedly accused of his two-month-old son, Miracle, with a plastic hanger for…
Kenyan police ‘regret’ killing Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif | News
The 49-year-old investigative journalist was killed when his car was shot at in what police have called a case of…
Ugandan children died in their sleep in burning school for blind | News
The disaster catches pupils sleeping overnight at a school in Mukono, east of the capital Kampala. At least 11 people,…
WhatsApp back online after global outage | News
WhatsApp, which has about two billion users worldwide, saw users unable to send and receive texts and videos. Meta Platforms…
Sudan’s hidden resistance: ‘The day that can no longer wait’ | Protests
As a renowned Sudanese musician’s concert wound up close to midnight, the large crowds started leaving the old open theatre…
FG sets up national youth data bank committee
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, has inaugurated a National Youth Data Bank Committee to generate…
Can an African team reach the World Cup 2022 semi-finals? | Qatar World Cup 2022 News
There has been an unmistakable glass ceiling over Africa at football World Cups. In reaching the quarter-finals in the 1990…
To save its economy, Sudan needs civilian rule | Opinions
On October 25, 2021, the Sudanese army carried out a coup against the civilian leadership of the country. Under the…
Panic sets in West Africa from India’s rice shortage
Already weakened by the inflation caused by the Ukrainian conflict, part of Africa will have to deal with the reduced…
Russia deepens its influence in West Africa
At the end of September, Burkina Faso experienced its second coup of the year. A military putsch in the West…
African Development Bank and partners launch $520 million special agro-industrial processing zones to transform Nigeria’s agriculture
Nigeria on Monday began its long journey to end hunger and achieve food security by launching the Special Agro-industrial Processing…
Ghana’s worsening economic crisis has hit ‘an unprecedented situation’ says one trader
The Akufo-Addo government must urgently bring stability to the Ghanaian economy as a cost of living crisis has imposed hardship…
International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa opens in Dakar
The Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa opened its doors in the Senegalese capital on Monday. For…
Telecoms contributed $70bn to nation’s economy, provided 50, 000 jobs – NCC
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said the technology-driven telecommunications industry had contributed $70…
How Constitution incapacitated legislature in corruption fight –Lawan
Senate President Ahmad Lawan President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan has lamented that the National Assembly is incapacitated in the…