Africa
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Rev. Reinhard Bonnke’s Farewell Crusade begins Wednesday; I’ll be there – Pastor E. A. Adeboye
Christian leaders from across Africa are coming together for the ‘Farewell Crusade and Passing The Burning Torch Conference’ of celebrated…
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Ajibade’s equaliser helps Falconets hold hosts Morocco
By Victor Okoye A late first half equaliser by Rasheedat Ajibade on Sunday helped Nigeria’s under-20 women football team hold…
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Liberian Supreme Court to rule on presidential run-off election on Nov. 6
The Supreme Court of Liberia has fixed Monday, Nov. 6, 2017 for ruling in an application seeking a re-run…
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CAF lists 3 Nigerians among nominees for African players awards
By Olawale Alabi Three Nigerian players are now in line for consideration for continental football awards in January after being…
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Liberia’s Supreme Court halts presidential run-off over fraud allegations
Liberia’s Supreme Court has stayed the Nov. 7 presidential run-off election until it considers a challenge to first round results…
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Nokia, TD Mobile partner to boost mobile penetration in Ghana
TD Mobile, Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest mobile devices distributor, has officially launched its operations in Ghana with its appointment as exclusive…
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826 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya in 1 month – NEMA
By Solomon Asowata The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says a total of 826 Nigerians stranded in Libya, enroute Europe,…
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African Development Bank strongly supports Nigerian Government’s economic recovery efforts
The African Development Bank is in consultations with the Government on how best to continue its support for its…
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MTN calls $4.2bn claim by Turkcell “opportunistic, “baseless”
MTN on Tuesday called a 4.2 billion-dollar claim by Turkcell in a South African court over a disputed Iranian mobile…
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FCT Minister confers Honorary Citizenship on Ivorian President … as Ivoirians laud Nigeria’s hospitality, ECOWAS
The scene at the Presidential Wing of the Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport was a gale of ECOWAS spirit when…
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Cameroon: Opposition leader sentenced to 25 years after unfair trial
A military court in Cameroon has sentenced an opposition party leader to 25 years in prison after an unfair…
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Kenyatta ahead with 96% support – partial tally
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has won over 96 per cent of the votes counted so far from Thursday’s re-run…
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NDIGBO LAGOS holds Commendation Service/Day of Tributes for Chief Sir Bob Ogbuagu
NDIGBO LAGOS, is organizing a Commendation Service and Day of Tributes for the Iroko of Igboland, Chief Sir Bob…
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Anti-corruption crusade: Buhari’ll not disappoint, Magu assures
By Isaac Aregbesola Mr Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crime Commission, (EFCC), declared in Abuja on Thursday that…
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Saraki: NASS working to increase private sector participation in economy
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, stated that one of the primary objectives of the…
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Adopting biotechnology in livestock, fodder production will end farmers-herdsmen crisis – OFAB
By Ginika Okoye The Open Forum for Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) has appealed to the government and all stakeholders to adopt…
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Capacity building: Bayelsa holds two day workshop for press officers, others
A two day workshop for information officers and other key officials of the Bayelsa State Ministry of Information and Orientation…
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NGO donates relief materials to refugees in A/Ibom
By Isaiah Eka An NGO, Enterprise Club Nigeria, on Wednesday donated some relief materials, including foodstuff, beverages, mosquito treated…
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Africa’s premier football business event, the Football Africa Forum (FAF) will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa on 30 November-1 December 2017
The Forum will adopt the “African Football Development Charter”, which will promote broader commitment of people involved in the sport…
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Kenyan election will go ahead Thursday as scheduled – Electoral commission; Tension mounts
Kenya’s repeat presidential elections will proceed as planned on Oct. 26, said the head of the election board on…
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New World Food Prize Africa Institute to produce Borlaug-Adesina Fellows; Donors grow Adesina’s fund for young African agripreneurs to US $600,000
The World Food Prize Foundation is partnering with President of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), Akinwumi Adesina, to establish the…
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Marriott International debuts Four Points by Sheraton in Tanzania
Located steps away from the famous Clock Tower, known to mark the center point from Cairo to Cape Town, it…
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Dangote Cement strengthens pan-African market volume… operations in Congo; Appoints Makoju acting MD/CEO
DQ3: Dangote Cement drives volume across Africa Leading pan African cement manufacturer, the Dangote Cement (www.Dangote.com) has maintained its…
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EU denies favouring Buhari during 2015 Presidential Election; Commends Jonathan for accepting defeat
By Isaac Aregbesola The European Union (EU) has denied favouring President Muhammadu Buhari above other candidates during the 2015 Presidential…
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