The hidden story of African-Irish children
In the middle of the last century, thousands of students from African countries were studying at Irish universities. Some had children outside marriage, who were […]
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Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: PM claims capture of regional capital Mekelle
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says government forces are now “fully in control” of the regional capital of the northern Tigray region. The army earlier […]
Ethiopian soldiers accused of blocking border with Sudan
The number of refugees fleeing the northern Tigray region of Ethiopia – where federal and regional forces are engaged in fighting – has reduced drastically […]
Activist, Aisha Yesufu Named in BBC’s 100 Most Influential Women In The World
Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu has been honoured by the BBC. This comes after she made the BBC’s list as one of the most influential […]
Ifeanyi Okereke’s Sister Cries Out Over Killing Of Her Brother By Femi Gbajabiamila’s Security Aide – Video
Following the death of Ifeanyi Okereke, his sister has been reduced to tears. Recall that the Abuja vendor was killed by a security aide to […]
US election security officials reject Trump’s fraud claims
US federal election officials have said the 2020 White House vote was the “most secure in American history” – rejecting President Donald Trump’s fraud claims. […]
Climate change: US formally withdraws from Paris agreement
After a three-year delay, the US has become the first nation in the world to formally withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. President Trump announced […]
Group wants NNPC to champion contract transparency in extractive industry
By Edith Ike-Eboh ABUJA – The Contract Transparency Network (CONTRANET), a civil society network, has urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to champion the […]
‘It reveals your implicit bias’ — Nigerians on Twitter hit BBC for calling Adesina ‘flamboyant banker’
BBC Africa is currently receiving backlash for describing Akinwumi Adesina as a flamboyant Nigerian banker. The development followed Adesina’s re-election as the president of the […]
VIDEO: Ghanaian who invented water bicycle makes a sweeping bicycle
The adept young Ghanaian engineer known for the famous water bicycle invention has proven he has a bag of ideas as he comes up with […]
Barclays boss: Big offices ‘may be a thing of the past’
Having thousands of bank workers in big, expensive city offices “may be a thing of the past”, Barclays boss Jes Staley has said. About 70,000 […]
COVID-19: Nigerian Health Worker Dies From Coronavirus Complications – Photo
Carol Jamabo, a Nigerian health worker in the United Kingdom has died from COVID-19 complications. According to BBC, Jamabo is the first known health worker […]
Man Beaten To Death After Being Suspected Of Having Coronavirus
A man suspected of having coronavirus in south-eastern Kenya was beaten up by a group of youths and later died in hospital. Local police chief […]
Russia accuses BBC World News of flouting broadcasting rules
Moscow – Russia’s communications regulator on Tuesday accused the BBC World News channel of flouting Russian broadcasting rules and said a court would hear its […]
Meet The Great-Great-Grandmother Who Is Celebrating Her ’25th Birthday’ Today – Photos
A party has been thrown for a woman born 100 years ago who has only had an actual birthday every four years which means this […]
Watch The Shocking Moment A Senator Was Shot During A Stand-Off With Masked Policemen – Video
According to a report by BBC, a Brazilian senator, Cid Gomes, has been injured after shots were fired at him during a stand-off with police. […]
Larry Tesler, The Man Who Invented ‘Copy And Paste’ In Computer, Is Dead
BBC reports that Larry Tesler, the man who invented “cut”, “copy” and “paste” to early computing, has died at the age of 74. Tesler started […]
Union warns of ‘existential threat’ as BBC plans to cut 450 news jobs
London – A trade union warned that the BBC faces an existential threat after the broadcaster announced plans to cut some 450 news jobs and […]
Irish PM says EU has upper hand in Brexit trade talks with UK
London – Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says the European Union will have the upper hand in post-Brexit trade talks with the UK, the BBC […]
Remembering Nigeria’s Biafra war that many prefer to forget
The deaths of more than a million people in Nigeria as a result of the brutal civil war which ended exactly 50 years ago are […]