Month December 2024

Canada To End Weeks-Long Postal Strike

  THE Canadian government is set to end a nearly month-long postal workers’ strike that has disrupted mail delivery across the country ahead of the holidays. Newsextra24 reports that Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon on Friday, ordered the Canadian Industrial Relations Board…

Founder Of Fashion Chain Mango – Isak Andic Is Dead

Billionaire founder of the popular fashion chain Mango, Isak Andic is dead. Newsextra24 reports that Andic died in an accident on Saturday while exploring caves near Barcelona. According to Spanish media reports; Andic fell down a 150-meter ravine while hiking…

Again, NNPC Reduces Fuel Price

  THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC Ltd, has reduced the price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) across its retail outlets in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, according to a report by DAILY POST. The newspaper reports that the…

Palestinian Authority Police Kill Senior Jenin Resistance Fighter

PALESTINIAN Authority (PA) security forces killed a senior anti-occupation resistance fighter in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Saturday, further fuelling intra-Palestinian tensions. Yazeed Jayasa’a, a leader in the Islamic Jihad-led Jenin Brigades, which operates mainly in the Jenin…

Air Tanzania Blacklisted by EU Over Safety Concerns

AIR Tanzania, the country’s national carrier, has been formally added to the European Union’s aviation blacklist due to safety concerns, barring it from operating flights to Europe. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) denied the airline third-country operator authorisation,…

Morocco to Surpass Egypt as Africa’s Top Tourism Hub

Morocco is on the brink of achieving new tourism milestones in 2024, positioning itself to surpass Egypt as Africa’s most visited destination. By November 2024, the country had already welcomed almost 16 million tourists, a 20 percent rise compared to…

Sierra Leone Tourism Set for Major Boom in 2025

SIERRA Leone, located on the south west coast of West Africa, is stepping into the spotlight as a rising star in global tourism. With its breath-taking beaches, rich cultural heritage, and recently upgraded travel infrastructure, the country is gearing up…

Mahama Vows IMF deal Review, Focuses on Spending And Energy

GHANA’S President-elect John Dramani Mahama has assured that his administration will not abandon the country’s $3bn IMF rescue package. Instead, he plans to renegotiate aspects of the deal to curtail wasteful state spending and address pressing energy challenges, he revealed in an interview…