Africa

The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has described as scandalous and mind-boggling the news of the sale of the Dollars he saved and invested for the future of Anambra State termed Anambra Future Growth Funds. During his campaign speech at Head bridge market, Onitsha,  Obi said he …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has asked Dr Muhammad Isah, Acting Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and Professor Bolaji Owasanoye Acting Chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to “jointly investigate allegations of incompatibility and/or apparent conflict of interest situation, and abuse …

Governor of Rivers State, Barrister Nyesom Wike and Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi have given conflicting accounts of a clash between security personnel attached to them on Saturday, with each claiming that the other was the aggressor. The full statements from their respective media aides on the …

Nigeria failed to finish their preliminary campaign on a winning note on Friday but got in some good preparation for 2018 World Cup in a feisty 1-1 draw away at Algeria. Nigeria, who had already secured qualification last month and had nothing other pride at stake, were without the injured …

By Naomi Sharang The Senate is to investigate  the death of 26 young Nigerian girls on the Mediterranean while travelling to Italy. The measure followed a resolution on a motion “On death of 26 Young Nigerian Girls en route Italy”, sponsored by Sen. Rose Oko (PDP-Cross-River) during Thursday’s plenary. The …

  For the record, OML 29 was indisputably, legitimately and transparently secured in an internationally conducted divestment by the private entity, Shell  AiteoGroup has denied reports that it plans to sell off a portion of its stake in OML 29 to pay off a loan, stressing that such stories are …

  The Young Entrepreneurship Day will bring together some of Africa’s most promising entrepreneurs with investors and new partners to help them scale up their ideas and businesses and the most successful start-ups will gain access to a deal room and also a one week tailored course at Stanford  HE …

Christian leaders from across Africa are coming together for the ‘Farewell Crusade and Passing The Burning Torch Conference’ of celebrated global Evangelist, Rev. Reinhard Bonnke. The mega event is holding in Lagos, Nigeria from Wednesday, November 8 to Sunday, November 12, 2017. General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of …

By Victor Okoye A late first half equaliser by Rasheedat Ajibade on Sunday helped Nigeria’s under-20 women football team hold their Moroccan counterparts to a 1-1 draw at the Stade Boubker Ammar in Sale. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the match against Morocco was a second round …

  The Supreme Court of Liberia has fixed Monday, Nov. 6, 2017 for ruling in an application seeking a re-run of the Oct. 10 presidential election in the West African country. Opposition figure and presidential standard bearer of Liberty Party (LP), Mr Charles Brumskine, filed the application alleging fraud and …

By Olawale Alabi Three Nigerian players are now in line for consideration for continental football awards in January after being listed among nominees by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The three players include overseas-based Victor Moses and William Troost-Ekong who have been nominated for the African Player of the …

Liberia’s Supreme Court has stayed the Nov. 7 presidential run-off election until it considers a challenge to first round results by a losing candidate who has alleged fraud. Third-place finisher Charles Brumskine’s Liberty Party challenged the results of the October vote, which set up a Nov. 7 run-off between former …

 TD Mobile, Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest mobile devices distributor, has officially launched its operations in Ghana with its appointment as exclusive distributors of NOKIA mobile phones in the West African country, a development both companies believe will deepen the rate of technology diffusion and mobile devices penetration in Ghana. The well-attended …

By Solomon Asowata  The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says a total of 826 Nigerians stranded in Libya, enroute Europe, voluntarily returned from the North African country in October. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Director General of NEMA, Alhaji Mustapha Maihajja, made the disclosure while receiving …

  The African Development Bank is in consultations with the Government on how best to continue its support for its laudable Economic and Growth Recovery Plan through investment projects The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has categorically refuted the statement that it has “called off loans to Nigeria”, as reported in …

MTN on Tuesday called a 4.2 billion-dollar claim by Turkcell in a South African court over a disputed Iranian mobile phone licence “opportunistic” and “baseless”, the company said on Tuesday after filing a defence plea. Turkcell first sued MTN in a U.S. court in 2012, alleging the company used bribery …

The scene at the Presidential Wing of the Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport was a gale of ECOWAS spirit when the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, handed the key to the Federal Capital City to a visibly delighted President of Cote D’Ivoire, Alassane Gramane …

  A military court in Cameroon has sentenced an opposition party leader to 25 years in prison after an unfair trial, Amnesty International said Monday. Aboubakar Siddiki, President of the main opposition party in northern Cameroon, ‘Mouvement patriotique du salut camerounais’, was today convicted of charges including hostility against the …

  Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has won over 96 per cent of the votes counted so far from Thursday’s re-run election, according to a local media tally of numbers released at the constituency level by the election commission. Ihe tally, compiled by the Daily Nation media group with 200 of …

  NDIGBO LAGOS, is organizing a Commendation Service and Day of Tributes for the Iroko of Igboland, Chief Sir Bob Ogbuagu, (Dee Bob) a patriot, a nationalist, an Orator, and a founding member of Ohanaeze Ndigbo who passed on recently aged 92. A statement signed by Ireke A Kalu Onuma, …

By Isaac Aregbesola  Mr Ibrahim  Magu, Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crime Commission, (EFCC), declared in Abuja on Thursday that President Muhammadu Buhari would not disappoint in the fight against corruption. Magu gave the assurance while fielding questions from newsmen on the sideline of a preparatory meeting towards 2018 African …

  President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, stated that one of the primary objectives of the 8th National Assembly is to increase private sector participation in all spheres of the economy in order to make the country viable. Saraki, according to a statement by his Chief Press …

 By Ginika Okoye The Open Forum for Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) has appealed to the government and all stakeholders to adopt biotechnology in livestock and fodder production to end farmers/herdsmen clashes in the country. Dr Rose Gidado, the Country Representative of OFAB, made the appeal at the 41st Conference and Annual …

A two day workshop for information officers and other key officials of the Bayelsa State Ministry of Information and Orientation on Wednesday commenced in Yenagoa the state capital..  Declaring the workshop open, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson said it is the first in a series of training …

  By Isaiah Eka  An NGO, Enterprise Club Nigeria, on Wednesday donated some relief materials, including foodstuff, beverages, mosquito treated nets and toiletries to Cameroonian refugees camping in Akwa Ibom. Presenting the items to the displaced persons in Oron, the Public Relations Officer of the NGO, Mrs Naomi Ibanga, said …