SENEGAL has officially launched the candidacy of Amadou Hott for the presidency of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. The announcement, made by the Ministry of African Integration and Foreign Affairs, underscores Senegal’s commitment to pan-African progress and development. A legacy of…
SOMALILAND’S quest for international recognition continues to garner attention from regional and global powers, reflecting the intricate balance of strategic interests and sovereignty aspirations. Recent discussions in the UK’s House of Lords and remarks from former UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson highlight the geopolitical…
THE ambitious Abidjan-Lagos highway project is set to become a game-changer for West Africa, connecting five major countries and fostering regional integration by 2030. Stretching 1,028 kilometres, the coastal motorway will link Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria, creating…
LIBERIAN senator and former warlord Prince Johnson has passed away at the age of 72, according to an announcement from the Liberian Senate. Described as an ‘irreparable loss’ in a Senate statement, his death was marked by the suspension of…
….To unveil distribution of agric inputs for about 500 Southern Borno dry season farmers By Salihu Inusa, Maiduguri SENATOR Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC Borno South) has bagged ‘The Sun Newspaper Courage in Leadership 2024’ by standing and always defending the…
THE African Development Fund has approved a concessional loan worth $80.93 million to Senegal and Guinea for the construction of a new 240.71-kilometre interstate highway aimed at enhancing trade and integration in West Africa. The project, financed through the African…
MANCHESTER United and Cameroon goalkeeper André Onana has been recognised with the prestigious FIFPRO Player Impact Award for his impactful humanitarian efforts in Cameroon and across Africa. The 28-year-old’s work through the André Onana Foundation has delivered free healthcare and complex surgeries to…
WHEN we discussed here and there what AriseTV’s Oseni Rufai was doing in the name of journalism(which was strangely slanted) we were riled by a turbulent minority. His style elicited an article from me in 2023: Rufai Oseni and…
THE 10th Senate led by Godswill Akpabio has commenced debate on the Tax Reform Bills forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu in October 2024. The lawmakers before the debate had earlier gone into about an hour closed-door session. The Senate…
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has congratulated Alhassan Yahaya on his election as National President of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). Yahaya, in a congratulatory message issued to newsmen on Thursday in Gombe, expressed joy over Yahya’s ‘resounding victory’…
