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IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERS Nigeria’s government is suspending Twitter operations in the country “indefinitely”, the country’s information minister has announced. The ban is due to “the persistent use of the platform for activities… capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence”, a statement said. Twitter said the announcement on Friday was “deeply concerning”. It …

The Nigerian government has announced the indefinite suspension of microblogging platform, Twitter. Africa’s most populous nation said the move was connected to “the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.” The move comes days after the company deleted a tweet by President Muhammadu …

Brenda Nantongo, the slain daughter of Uganda’s outgoing Transport and Works minister Gen Katumba Wamala, will be buried on Thursday in Kikandwa village, Mukono District in the central region of the country, while dressed in a wedding gown. The 32-year-old died Tuesday after the car she was in came under …

 Nigeria New Name Proposed The United Republic of Africa (URA) has been proposed as the new name for Nigeria. Tax consultant, Adeleye Jokotoye, made the proposal recently. Mr Jokotoye submitted his proposal to the House of Representatives for Nigeria’s name to be changed to United African Republic (UAR). The proposal …

  • Africa as at June 2021 Africa had only two presidents below the age of 40 • The two incidentally are soldiers and were unelected – 38-year-old Malian colonel by name Assimi Goita and 35-year Mahamat Deby Itno who is Chad’s transitional president • Both men are known to …

A team of humanitarians and human right activists in the #FreeAlexSaab Solidarity Committee will this weekend embark on an emergency visit to Cape Verde to meet with Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. The delegation is made up of Cabo Verdean religious leader Bishop Felipe Teixeira, joined by Cabo Verdean politician Pericles …

Tension is high these days on the streets of Conakry, where motorcycle taxi drivers and police are embroiled in a game of cat and mouse. Two-wheeled taxis are essential for anyone who wants to avoid the West African capital’s notorious traffic jams. Responding to demand, many young men have committed …

A year and months after going missing, Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps officer has been found dead and buried. Josephine Onche went missing in December 2019, few days to her wedding. She was reported to have gone to the market to purchase things for the ceremony, where she was …

 Share  Share  Tweet The Kenyan authorities have arrested a Ghanaian national who is alleged to have fraudulently obtained $83,000 (£58,490) from a woman in a romance scam. The police’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said a female manager at Tala, a digital lender that issues small loans to Kenyans, met …

The management of the University of Lagos has dismissed two lecturers caught on camera demanding sex from a ”student” in a special BBC report. The lecturers – Dr Boniface Igbeneghu of the Department of European Languages and Integration Studies, Faculty of Arts, and Dr Samuel Omoniyi Oladipo of the Department of Economics, …