AFRICA

A woman known as Ada Anambra has alleged that the Labour Party’s presidential candidate and former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi played a key role in making religion influence the selection of individuals for top government positions in the state. Another social media user who goes by the name …

Nigerian rapper, Ice Prince could face a three-year jail time for assaulting a police officer. The rapper was arrested in the early hours of Friday, September 2 for assaulting a police officer. Confirming his arrest, the spokesperson of Lagos state police command SP Benjamin Hundeyin said Ice Prince has been …

  A beautiful University student pulled crowd on the streets of Nigeria after mysteriously going mad. The student, shockingly began shouting on the streets which drew the attention of passerbys. In the midst of the crowd, the beautiful student removed her cloth and started to roam about. You can watch …

Twitter, American microblogging and social networking company, has announced that it is testing an edit button. The announcement comes after years of user requests for such a feature. In a post on Thursday, September 1, 2022, the company said, “if you see an edited Tweet it’s because we’re testing the …

Telecom company Vodacom Tanzania Plc has launched the country’s first 5G technology in what promises to be a transformational development in the country’s digital journey. Launched in Dar es Salaam on September 1 by the company’s Acting Managing Director Hilda Bujiku in the presence of Minister of Information, Communications and …

Popular Nigerian rapper, Ice Prince has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for assaulting a police officer. According to several reports, the singer was flagged down by police officers for driving without a license plate at 3am in the morning of Friday, September 2. Ice Prince who initially …

An American nun has been released after five months in captivity in Burkina Faso. 83-year-old Suellen Theresa Tennyson, was taken hostage in the middle of the night in early April. She was barefoot and left behind her glasses and blood pressure medication. The bishop of the diocese where she served, …

Mikhail Gorbachev, Russian Nobel Peace laureate and the final leader of the Soviet Union, has died in Moscow at the age of 91. “This evening, after a serious and long illness, Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev died,” the Central Clinical Hospital (CCH) in the Russian capital announced late on Tuesday. The statesman …

The cost of international air tickets has increased exponentially in recent weeks, as local demand remains elevated and more passengers from neighbouring Nigeria opt to fly out of Accra to various destinations in Europe, America, and popular holiday destinations around the world. A round trip from Accra to London in …

Pope Francis, has defended himself against criticism that his statements on the war in Ukraine are political messages. At the same time, however, the Vatican for the first time directly named Russia as the initiator of the war, according to a statement from the Holy See on Tuesday. “As for …