Browsing: Africa

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has provided a fascinating historical background to the history of Igbos in Nigeria revealing that they are natives of Ife in Osun state.

President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that anybody who attempts to snatch ballot boxes in disrupt elections will be doing so at the expense of his own life.

SERAP says Nigerians should “hold successive governments and National Assembly responsible for INEC’s postponement of 2019 general elections.

Governor Ambode has received the 2019 World Cup Trophy of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and has vowed more Secondary Schools participation in cricket

Israel Adesanya has beat middleweight MMA legend Anderson Silva by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 234 at the Rod Laver Arena.

EFCC has secured a court order for the arrest of a former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ayodele Oke and his wife, Folasade.

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc on Monday commenced full banking operations in Mali, extending its footprint and fulfilling the aspiration of deepening banking penetration in Africa.

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, EFCC, has warned the public to be wary of fake social media accounts and addressed laundered by fraudsters to spread fake news.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have agreed to fast track the technical design to develop the proposed Abidjan-Lagos highway.

A Cambodian military officer killed himself after shooting dead his 16-year-old wife with an AK-47 rifle after he allegedly refused her request for a divorce