Month September 2024

African Leaders Urge Action on Learning Crisis at UN Assembly

  AT the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York, the African Union (AU), along with education ministers and development partners, called for urgent measures to address Africa’s learning crisis. The initiative, coinciding with the launch of the ‘Pact…

Equatorial Guinea Challenges Gabon Over Disputed Gulf islands

  Equatorial Guinea has urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to dismiss Gabon’s claim over several disputed islands in potentially oil-rich waters of the Gulf of Guinea. The islands in question, including the tiny Mbanié Island—less than a kilometre…

Bobi Wine To Run For Uganda’s 2026 Presidential Election

  UGANDA opposition leader and musician Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, has officially announced his intention to run for president in the upcoming elections scheduled for January 12, 2026. Wine, 42, revealed his decision in an interview…

Youth Central to Rebranding The Commonwealth

  ONE very important commitment I must pledge as the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, is one that my career as a diplomat has prepared me for, and that is to strengthen efforts and build a strong and connected organisation that…

Kenyan Deputy President Faces Impeachment Amid Growing Rift

  Kenyan lawmakers are planning to initiate impeachment proceedings against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, accusing him of undermining the government. This move, confirmed by parliament’s majority leader Kimani Ichung’wah, reflects a deepening rift between President William Ruto and his deputy.…

Bobrisky Bribery Scandal: Minister Inaugurates Probe Panel

THE Minister of Interior, Dr.Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, today, Monday, September 30, inaugurated an independent investigative panel to probe allegations of corruption and gross abuse of office levelled against some personnel of the Nigeria Correctional Service, NCoS. Tunji-Ojo said the inauguration of…

Dangote Cement Lifts SMEs in Nigeria

  Scaling up its support for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria, the Dangote Cement PLC, Obajana Plant, has handed over a 33 KV public electricity power line and transformer to Jakura Marble Industry Ltd (JMIL) in Kogi…