10 Unknown Facts About Wole Soyinka As He Clocks 86
“Our own WS” is usually the expression used to describe Wole Soyinka by Africans when ‘hailing’ the cerebral literary sage....
Infectious Diseases Bill: Court Throws Out Melaye’s Suit Against National Assembly
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by ex-Kogi West Senator Dino Melaye challenging some provisions...
COVID-19: 500,000 Children Resume School In Senegal
About 551,000 children have returned to school in Senegal under strict COVID-19 preventive measures such as wearing face masks and...
114 Year-Old Man Recovers From COVID-19 In Ethiopia
A 114-year-old Ethiopian man has recovered from COVID-19. Dr Yared Agidew, who runs the hospital in the capital, Addis Ababa,...
Gabon Begins Move To Decriminalise Homosexuality
Lawmakers in Gabon have begun moves to decriminalize Homosexuality in the country. The central African country’s National Assembly voted late...
Nigeria To Spend Entire 2020 Revenue On Debt Servicing – IMF
The International Monetary Fund says that Nigeria is likely to spend its entire 2020 revenue on servicing debts as a...
ECOWAS Backs Okonjo- Iweala For WTO DG
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has endorsed Ngozi Okonjo Iweala for the position of Director General of...
Buhari “Doing Admirable Bad Things” For Nigerians – Femi Adesina
President Muhammadu Buhari’s media aide, Femi Adesina, has praised the president for engaging in lots of ‘admirable bad things’ in...
US, Nigerian Government Reach Agreement Over AfDB Crisis
The United States Secretary, Michael Pompeo and Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama on Tuesday reached an agreement over...
FELA: The Untold Story Of Afrobeat
By Abass Oyeyemi Born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti to a conservative Abeokuta middle-class family of a Reverend father and disciplanarian...
WTO Accepts Nigeria’s Nomination Of Okonjo Iweala As DG
The World Trade Organisation has accepted Nigeria’s nomination of Okonjo Iweala as Director General of the organisation. Nigeria’s nomination has...
COVID-19 Cases In Africa Exceed 168,000— 4,700 Deaths Recorded
The confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has topped 168,000 with the death toll now 4,700. The region’s World Health Organization...
FG: Avoid Churches, Mosques If You’re Diabetic, Over 55 Years Old
The Federal Government has urged persons above 55 years old and those with underlying illness like cancer and diabetes to...
COVID-19 Giving Leaders Reasons To Be Dictators – Goodluck Jonthan
Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, says the COVID-19 pandemic may give rise to dictatorship in Africa. The ex-president made the...
Nigeria Moves Close To Producing COVID-19 Testing Kits
Nigeria could be producing testing kits soon as the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) validated the first phase of...
Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Near 100,000 —Death Toll Exceeds 3,000
99, 400 COVID-19 cases have been recorded in Africa since the outbreak of the disease in the continent, WHO regional...
COVID-19 Cases In Africa Hit 84,000 As Nigeria Records Highest Infections In West Africa
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Africa now stand at 84,000, WHO says. Nigeria COVID-19 cases have also become...
44 Million Africans May Contract Coronavirus – WHO
The World Health Organization says that 22 to 44 Million Africans may contract the novel coronavirus. The WHO Regional Office...
COVID-19: Algerian Govt. Increases Workers Salaries, Cancels Income Tax For Low Earners
The Algerian Government has increased the minimum wage of workers. The country also abolished income tax for those earning 30,000...
Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Hit 34,000 – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) says the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has risen to 34,000. The present...