Africa
-
President Buhari emerges new ECOWAS Chairman
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Lome, Togo, emerged new Chairman of the Authority of Heads of…
Read More » -
Bayelsa: Obasanjo, Liberian VP, others to flag off summit on maternal mortality *Dickson launches Safe Motherhood Initiative
The Bayelsa State Government is set to hold the first summit on Infant and maternal mortality in Yenagoa on…
Read More » -
President Buhari participates in Joint ECOWAS-ECCAS Summit; Advocates increased inter-regional collaboration to tackle cross-border crimes
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Lome, Togo, advocated for inter-regional collaboration on maritime security, to fight…
Read More » -
-
CAF Confederation Cup: Enyimba lose 0-2 to Williamsville of Cote d’ Ivoire
By Victor Okoye Enyimba International Football Club of Aba slumped to a 0-2 defeat to Williamsville Athletic Club of…
Read More » -
IYC carpets IGP, says APC wants to polarise Bayelsa security
The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), has raised the alarm over the recent decision of the Inspector General of Police, Mr.…
Read More » -
Malians vote in presidential elections amid high security
Malians began voting on Sunday in presidential elections, with a tight race between incumbent Ibrahim Keita and his arch-rival Soumaila…
Read More » -
UN chief urges peaceful presidential poll in Mali
By Prudence Arobani has sued for a peaceful presidential election in Mali as the country goes to the poll to…
Read More » -
Nigerians in S/Africa seek speedy implementation of 10-year passport validity, laud Buhari
By Isaac Aregbesola The Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) has called for speedy implementation of the 10-year validity period for…
Read More » -
President Buhari departs Abuja Sunday for joint ECOWAS/ECCAS and ECOWAS Summits in Togo
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Sunday for Lome, Republic of Togo, to participate in two high-level meetings. According to…
Read More » -
Cote d’Ivoire government faces collapse in coalition row
Cote d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara’s government faced collapse on Friday after his junior coalition partner said it had expelled party…
Read More » -
Q2: Dangote Cement invests $3bn on plants, grinding terminals across Africa …. employs 27,952 Nigerians in 2017
Group Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Cement, Joe Makoju has revealed that the company has invested a whopping $3B to…
Read More » -
Nigeria to host 73rd meeting of African Parliamentary Union in October
Nigeria will in October host the 73rd Meeting of the African Parliamentary Union (APU), in Abuja, it was learnt Thursday.…
Read More » -
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated announces Patrick Akinwuntan as Managing Director & Regional Executive – designate of Ecobank Nigeria
The Board of Directors of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) (www.Ecobank.com) has announced the appointment of Patrick Akinwuntan as the Managing Director & Regional Executive –…
Read More » -
Nigerians in South Africa laud President Ramaphosa’s visit to Buhari
By Desmond Ejibas The Nigerian Union in South Africa has lauded President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa on his…
Read More » -
No deliberate killing of Nigerians in South Africa — Ramaphosa
By Donald Ugwu President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa on Wednesday declared that the killing of Nigerians and other foreign…
Read More » -
Son of former South African president Zuma briefly detained
Duduzane Zuma, the son of scandal-plagued former South African president Jacob Zuma, was briefly detained at Johannesburg’s main airport on…
Read More » -
Cameroon’s bus crash claims 30 lives
Thirty people died when a bus skidded off the road into a ditch in Cameroon’s centre region, authorities said on…
Read More » -
Pinnick clinches CAF 1st Vice President appointment
By Olanrewaju Akojede The embattled President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick has been appointed the 1st Vice President…
Read More » -
-
Over 1,000 migrants drowned in Mediterranean in 6 months – IOM
By Prudence Arobani More than 200 migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean from January to June, bringing the overall death…
Read More » -
Amaechi says funding major challenge to transport infrastructure development in Africa
By Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi has said that funding was the major challenge facing development…
Read More » -
President Buhari calls for repatriation of stolen assets without legal obstacles
President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday in Nouakchott, Mauritania called on nations where looted assets have been stashed to release them without…
Read More » -
President Buhari welcomes Security Summit between ECOWAS and ECCAS
The proposal for a security summit between members of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and countries in Economic…
Read More »
