The Sudanese woman, Meriam Yahia Ibrahim who was convicted in May this year, by a Sudanese court but escaped, has indicated interest to take on the fight in support of the victims who suffer similar ordeal. Ibrahim who married to a Christian Sudanese dropped the hint in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States (US) where […]
In order not to be caught unaware, the Liberian Deputy Minister of Health, Bernice Dahn, has quarantined herself for 21 days after losing an office assistant to deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The Minister who had represented Liberia at the various regional conferences on war against Ebola stated Saturday that her decision was not […]
… Faults National Award Conferment Ayo Balogun Lagos Governor, Babatunde Fashola has decried the shame the nation encountered at the global level following the $9.3 million cash seized by the South African Government recently, as the nation is now a laughing stock in the comity of nations. Fashola spoke at the 2014 Gani Fawehinmi […]
By Ayo Balogun The present measures and initiatives to check insurgency in some countries around the world, require prompt global attention, urgent and total review, says the Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan. Jonathan made the advocacy Wednesday while addressing the High level meeting of the United Nations (UN) Security Council and the 69th Session […]
Ganiyu Nasirudeen The Military authorities late Wednesday claimed it had killed the acclaimed and semblance of the dreaded Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau. Shekau’s replica who was identified by the Military as Mohammed Bashir, the Nigerian Military revealed, has been parading himself as the militants’ leader. He was said to have been killed […]
Oyewale Oyelola The Nigerian government has been advised to invest on infrastructures to aid e-commerce operation in Nigeria so as to boost her economic growth. The Chief Executive Jumia Nigeria, Nicolas Martin stated this while speaking on potential of e-commerce for economic development. Martin added that the e-commerce has potential of contributing about $500milliin […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice, has challenged the people of Southeast zone of Nigeria to avail themselves with the unique and special services renders by the court. Speaking with newsmen Thursday in Enugu, principal legal officer of the court, Mrs. Fransisca Offo said apart from being […]
For leaving the country without an excuse, 10 Liberian government officials have been shown the way out by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. President Sirleaf said in a statement Saturday, that the action of the officials at the time the country was facing the crisis of deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) was an indication that they […]
Niyi Adeyi President Goodluck Jonathan has called on all African countries to be more active in the ongoing global digital revolution. Jonathan made the call Tuesday in Ndjamena, the Chadian capital, while addresing international conference on information and communications technology. Mr. President observed that due to the strong correlation between the efficient deployment of […]
South Africa coach Ephraim ‘Shakes’ Mashaba has told his Nigerian counterpart, Stephen Keshi to prepare for war when the Bafana-Bafana confront the Super Eagles in Cape Town on Wednesday. Mashaba, who admitted that the Super Eagles have had upper hands in encounter involving the two teams in the past warned that Wednesday’s second round of […]
Niyi Adeyi President Goodluck Jonathan will on Monday in Ndjamena hold talks with the Chadian’s President, Idriss Deby to establish a strong alliance against terrorism and violent extremism. In a press statement issued Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, Jonathan ongoing talks with President Deby who is also […]
By Eric Ojo African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms will be inaugurated at the on-going Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Istanbul, Turkey, on Thursday this week. The Declaration, which is a Pan-African initiative to promote human rights standards and principles of openness in internet policy formulation and implementation on the continent, will also be […]
…For insisting they will not play Sierra Leone in Abidjan over Ebola scare Ivory Coast will be disqualified from the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations if they forfeit their qualifier against Sierra Leone because of fears over Ebola. The Ivorian government will not allow the match, which is scheduled for 6 September in Abidjan, to […]
…Order Students to Stay Away from Campus for 21 Days With Ebola in mind, US campuses are screening students arriving from Nigeria and other West African countries. Extra health checks are part of protocols campuses throughout the United States have in place as they prepare for as many as 10,000 students from Nigeria, Guinea, Liberia […]
The Botswana ICT 2012 Statistics’ report, released late last year, indicated a significant growth in both mobile and internet subscriptions in Botswana. An increase in the consumer’s access to the internet in recent years is mostly due to the result of a reduction in costs following improvements in international connectivity. According to Irfan Pardesi, CEO […]
Lena Petermann scored in the eighth minute of extra time to lead Germany to a 1-0 victory over Nigeria to claim the under-20 Women’s World Cup at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium on Sunday. The game finished tied 0-0 after 90 minutes. The victory is Germany’s third at this competition, after winning the event in 2004 and […]
(Reuters) – A wooden boat with around 170 African migrants on board trying to reach Europe has sunk off the Libyan coast, a spokesman for the Libyan navy said on Saturday. Migrants have been streaming out of North Africa in rickety boats in rising numbers for years. So far in 2014, the total number reaching […]
FIFA will move ahead with holding the Club World Cup competition in Morocco despite the Ebola outbreak currently plaguing parts of the continent. The world soccer governing body said on Thursday that there is no reason to relocate the Club World Cup from Morocco as it has not been hit by the Ebola outbreak currently […]
Some Air France flight crews are refusing to board planes bound for Nigeria, Guinea and Sierra Leone and over fears of the Ebola outbreak, the airline said Tuesday. Cabin crew scheduled to work on some flights “have not wanted to carry out their assignment”, a spokesman for the company told AFP. He refused to be drawn […]
…As The Maiden US – African Leaders Summit Ends The level of bilateral investment between Nigeria and the United States (US) has risen to $36 Billion per annum, with the hope of soaring in the future. President Goodluck Jonathan established last night in Washington DC while speaking at a dinner held in his honour by […]
