Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize | Arts and Culture News
The judges described Karunatilaka’s book, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, as an afterlife noir that showed ‘deep humanity’. Sri…
PDP condemns attack on members at Kaduna presidential campaign
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the violent attack on its presidential campaign rally in Kaduna state by armed…
Karim Benzema wins 2022 Balloon d’Or
Karim Benzema has been awarded the Ballon d’Or on Monday at the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris. It is the…
Nigeria flood death toll tops 600 as thousands evacuated | Climate Crisis News
At least 603 people have lost their lives in floods this year and more than 1.3 million displaced, authorities say.…
Renewed intercommunal clashes kill 13 in Sudan’s Blue Nile state | News
The fighting, which lasted for four days, injured two dozen others and displaced at least 1,200 people, UN says. At…
Ethiopia says it will seize airports in rebel-held Tigray region | Conflict News
Addis Ababa says it will also take over other key infrastructure in the northern region. Ethiopia aims to seize airports…
Ahmed Musa builds, names int’l school after parents
Nigerian Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa has built an international school in honour of his parents, Musa and Sarah. The…
Olufemi Oluwole’s autobiography details his sojourn in journalism, politics
OLUFEMI Oluwole’s autobiography, The Acts of Men, tells the story of a man who is determined to succeed against all…
Ugandan refugee Greenham Common experiences recalled in radio play
The experiences of Asian refugees who were expelled from Uganda in the early 1970s are the subject of a new…
Africa’s health boss ‘mistreated’ at German airport
The acting head of the African Centres for Disease Control (CDC), Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, has returned to Kenya after allegedly…
Rwanda troops find hidden arms cache in Mozambique
Rwandan troops deployed to help fight insurgents in northern Mozambique say they have discovered a stockpile of weapons and ammunition…
Kenya’s president disbands ‘killer police squad’
Kenya’s President William Ruto has disbanded an elite police unit which has allegedly been linked to extrajudicial killings in the…
Ex-Rep member Okorie abducted in Ebonyi
Ebonyi map A former House of Representatives member, Linus Abaa Okorie, has been abducted by unknown persons in Abakaliki, the…
Real Madrid beat Barcelona in El Clasico
Clinical Real Madrid beat Barcelona in El Clasico to go top of La Liga and inflict their rivals’ first league…
PDP national youth leader makes 100 most influential Africans’ list
The National Youth Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Muhammed Kadade Suleiman, has been listed among the top…
Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: Civilian bloodbath warning as offensive escalates
Diplomats are warning of a civilian bloodbath in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray if rebels are pushed out of towns…
Tunisia: Thousands from rival political parties protest against President Kais Saied
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Tunisia’s capital to demonstrate against the president.Parallel demonstrations by political movements…
Dilemma of riverine communities and danger of ignoring warnings
The people of Patigi local government area of Kwara state are in a fix whether to relocate to the temporary…
Namibia pull off shock win over Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup opener | Sports News
Namibia stun former champions Sri Lanka on the opening day of the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia. Sri Lanka’s…
AU calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray region | News
The call for a truce comes as the pan-African body makes efforts to bring the warring sides to negotiating table.…