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  Di news of di death of Temitope Balogun Joshua wey also dey known as T.B Joshua don send shock wave all over Nigeria. Di church, Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) wey T.B Joshua found, confam di sad news on Sunday morning and write say; “Prophet TB Joshua leave …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGESimage captionTwitter took down a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari earlier in the week, though no direct connection has been drawn Nigeria will prosecute anyone found to have breached the country’s ban on the social media firm Twitter, a government spokesperson has told the BBC. The government announced …

  Popular Nigerian Prophet, Temitope Balogun Joshua also known as TB Joshua is reported dead. According to popular Nigeria website leadership.ng, the Prophet died on Saturday evening shortly after concluding a programme at his church. The cause of his death is, however, unknown. He was the leader and founder of …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGES In our series of letters from Africa, Zimbabwean journalist-turned-barrister Brian Hungwe writes that long-serving ruler Robert Mugabe, who died in 2019, seems to be causing trouble from beyond the grave. Robert Mugabe’s relatives say he died a bitter man nearly two years after he was forced to …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTAFPimage captionThe Burkinabe army has been struggling to contain militant violence Armed men have killed over 132 people in an attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, the country’s worst attack in recent years, the government says. Homes and the local market were burned during the overnight raid …

Popular Nigerian Prophet, Temitope Balogun Joshua also known as T. B. Joshua is reported dead. According to popular Nigeria website leadership.ng, the Prophet died on Saturday evening shortly after concluding a programme at his church. The cause of his death is, however, unknown. He was the leader and founder of …

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 …