Nigeria’s powerlifter Latifat Tijani wins first gold at Tokyo Paralympics
Latifat Tijani has won Nigeria’s first gold medal at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympic Games. She won the gold on Thursday in women’s 45kg powerlifting. Tijani […]
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AfCFTA will promote made in Africa Goods — Perm Sec.
Inauguration of the Technical Working Group of the African Continental Free Trade Area ( AfCFTA) for Agriculture and Agribusiness work stream will promote made in […]
FEC backs regularisation of certificates across Africa
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has ratified the convention seeking to regularise the recognition of diplomas and certificates across Africa. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, Minister of State […]
Fact file for CAF Champions League final
Factfile for 2021 CAF Champions League finalists Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa: Popular name: Amakhosi (Chiefs) Captain: Bernard Parker Caretaker coaches: Arthur Zwane, Dillon Sheppard […]
FIRS appoints banks to freeze and recover N1.8trn from Multichoice
ABUJA – The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has appointed some commercial banks as agents to recover the sum of N1.8 trillion from accounts of […]
Reality Star, Omashola Narrates How He Saved Himself During Robbery Incident
Reality star, Omashola has recounted how he defended himself during a robbery incident in South Africa. Narrating how he was nearly robbed, Omoshola said he […]
Wizkid And Burna Boy Nominated For 2021 BET Award
Grammy awards winners, Burna Boy and Wizkid have been nominated for the Best International Act at the BET Award Show for 2021. Burna Boy won […]
Burna Boy Becomes First African Artist To Reach 100 million Streams With Different Albums
Grammy award-winning Singer, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu aka Burna Boy has reached a new milestone. The self-acclaimed African giant has become the first African to reach […]
How death of Feso Osinlalu, Greenfield University student spurred sister to win new reality TV show
Oloruntobi Osinlalu is a student of Nasarawa State University where she is studying business administration for her second degree. Her family has seen it rough […]
15 people killed in Guinea gold mine collapse
At least 15 people were killed in a landslide at a gold mine in the West African nation of Guinea, according to officials. The Tatakourou […]
Ecobank Group’s Q1 profit rises to N40.3bn
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, on Tuesday, said its profit before tax rose by 22 per cent to N40.3bn in the first quarter of 2021. It disclosed […]
Amazon To Open African Headquarters In South Africa
American multinational technology company, Amazon, has chosen South Africa as the headquarters for its African market. This development comes a week after Twitter, US-based microblogging […]
Chad president’s death: Rivals reject Déby’s son inheriting power
Déby, 68 – who had been in power for three decades – died after being shot as he battled rebels on the frontline. The rebels […]
Deby’s Death Creates ‘Big Vacuum’ In Boko Haram Fight – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said the demise of ex-Chadian President Idriss Deby “will surely create a big vacuum in the efforts to jointly confront […]
African men not doing wives favour paying bills- actress Mary Njoku
Nollywood actress Mary Njoku says African men are not doing their wives or kids’ mums a favour when they pay their bills. The renowned actress, […]
Nollywood actor, Deyemi Okanlawon gives away cash on his birthday
Nollywood actor, Deyemi Okanlawon, celebrated his birthday on Monday announcing N100, 000 cash gift for ten best participants in his monologue brainteaser. The Lagos born […]
Entry Opens For AMAA’s 17th Edition
Filmmakers across Africa can now submit their feature, short, animation and documentary work for award consideration as entries are now open for the 17th edition […]
I Sacrificed My Parents For Biafra, I Will Sacrifice Everything – Nnamdi Kanu Vows
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, has stated that he will not back down on his struggle for self-determination for the […]
AMA Awards calls for submissions ahead of 17th edition
The Africa Movie Academy, organisers of the AMAA Awards, have called on film practitioners across Africa to submit their films for possible nominations. In a […]
Terms of trade decline by 0.26 per cent in October – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) at the weekend disclosed there was a decrease of 0.26 per cent in all commodity terms of trade between […]