Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (Retired) shot into national reckoning and public limelight in 1984. That was shortly after Major-General Muhammadu Buhari and Major-General Tunde Idiagbon’s coup, which toppled the civilian regime of Alhaji Shehu Shagari on 31st December, 1983. He…
NO fewer than 30 qualified PhD holders have reportedly resigned from Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU), previously known as Bauchi State University. The Bauchi chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) revealed this during a press conference on Friday, where…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of seven executive directors for the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). Trojan News reports that this was made known in a statement released on Friday signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy,…
ADDRESSING the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera appealed for debt relief for African nations struggling with mounting financial obligations. Chakwera highlighted the ‘hardships’ African countries are facing as they attempt to manage…
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken former Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku into custody in Abuja. This move follows allegations of misappropriating N9.3 billion. EFCC Spokesperson Dele Oyewale verified the arrest but withheld further details. Darius Ishaku,…
A GHANAIAN activist, Oliver Barker Vormawor, who led recent protests against illegal mining, has been denied bail despite reports of serious illness. Barker Vormawor, along with 11 others, was detained after organising a three-day demonstration in Accra to protest…
THE World Bank has announced the introduction of new measures to ensure that recipients of its loans in Uganda are not discriminated against, following the country’s enactment of a controversial anti-gay law. These measures, which include independent monitoring mechanisms, will…
SINCE April 2024, MultiChoice and Comcast have invested $164 million into the African streaming platform, Showmax. This partnership, which includes NBCUniversal and Sky, began in April 2023 and aims to make Showmax the leading video-on-demand platform in Africa. NBCUniversal now holds a 30 percent stake in…
A NEW $40 million fund, called the Next Narrative Africa Fund, has been launched to empower content creators across Africa and the African diaspora. The initiative aims to finance the development, production, and marketing of projects that challenge long-standing stereotypes about…
IN a recent meeting in Luanda, Angola’s President João Manuel Lourenço and African Development Bank (AfDB) President Dr Akinwumi Adesina discussed the sweeping economic reforms Angola is implementing to diversify its economy, reduce debt, and create jobs for its youth. The meeting,…
