AFRICA

A video that has gone viral on social media features a student who did not leave his injured friend behind in a classroom when everyone was evacuating during an earthquake. His kind and thoughtful gesture has won praises online. The video was posted on Twitter on September 12. The location …

The upcoming presidential elections in Nigeria have created an avenue for Nigerians to question the source of wealth of some of the top politicians contesting in the polls. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is one figure that has come under intense scrutiny …

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has left Accra, Ghana for Nairobi, Kenya to represent Ghana at the swearing-in of H.E. William Samoei Arap Ruto, President-elect of Kenya. Until his election, on 15th August 2022, H.E. William Ruto served as Vice President of the Republic of Kenya. Vice President Bawumia …

With architectural ambition, amongst others transformed to reality, Dubai keeps attracting attention and the Nollywood quartet believes Africa, known for its natural resources and culture, can excel in tourism if it takes a cue from the most populated city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Known as ‘Dubai Girls’, the …

A leading TV channel in Kenya, NTV, has issued an apology for a caption error in relation to the news around the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The NTV Night news programme had its caption reading “THE QUEEN IS DEAD” followed by QUEEN’S ELDEST SON, CHARLES AUTOMATICALLY BECOMES QUEEN.’ A …

Cameroonian President Paul Biya is officially the world’s oldest head of state after September 8. The ‘post’ was automatically conferred on the 89-year-old following the death of the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II on the same day. Buckingham Palace announced that the queen died peacefully at Balmoral in Scotland at …

A pregnant Nigerian woman, identified as Nweke Ifeoma gave birth on a Turkish Airline flight from Istanbul, Turkey to Manchester, United Kingdom. Ifeoma went into labour while on the flight on Monday, September 5, and she was delivered of a baby girl. The Cabin crew tried to take Ifeoma to …

Nigeria’s customs service have intercepted 7,000 donkey penises at an airport in the commercial hub, Lagos, headed to Hong Kong. In a BBC report, the customs controller at Murtala Muhammed Airport, Sambo Dangaladima, disclosed that the animal parts were packed in 16 sacks found in the animal export section. However, …

Ten musicians popular on social media platform, TikTok, in ancient Nigerian city of Kano, are the subject of a probe. An Islamic Court has ordered police to investigate them for allegedly corrupting public morality. According to the BBC Africa LIVE page, spokesperson for the judiciary in Kano state, Baba Jibo …

The bridge that collapsed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, which video has gone viral on social media is being rebuilt, according to reports. The footbridge, outside the DRC capital Kinshasa, collapsed into a river that it was supposed to help people in the area safely cross. A BBC …