EQUATORIAL Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who currently heads the Economic Community of Central African States, called on Gabonese voters to support their leader, General Brice Oligui Nguema, in the upcoming presidential elections on April 12, AFP reports. Speaking during a ceremony marking…
AMERICAN singer-songwriter John Legend has defended his decision to perform in Rwanda despite criticism over the country’s involvement in the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), according to the BBC. Speaking after last week’s concert in Kigali, Legend said he did…
ROBERTA Flack, the Grammy-winning singer known for her timeless hit Killing Me Softly With His Song, died on Monday at the age of 88, AFP reports. Her publicist announced her passing, stating that she died peacefully surrounded by her family, without citing a cause.…
MORE Kenyan women are choosing to remain child-free and undergo sterilisation, challenging long-held societal norms about womanhood and motherhood. According to the BBC, 28-year-old Kenyan Nelly Naisula Sironka underwent tubal ligation last October, a procedure that permanently prevents pregnancy by blocking…
IN a historic move, the Senegalese government and the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) have signed a peace agreement, bringing an end to one of Africa’s longest-running conflicts. The peace deal, brokered by Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo,…
THE trial of Willie Obiano, former governor of Anambra State, continued on Monday, February 24, 2025 before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC presenting its 9th witness. Obiano is facing prosecution…
OPERATIVES of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Directorate, on Monday, February 24, 2025 arrested 59 suspected internet fraudsters. They were arrested at Abacha Road, Mararaba axis of Nasarawa state following credible intelligence about their suspected involvement…
THE Senate has commenced a two-day public hearing on proposed tax reform bills, bringing together key stakeholders from the nation’s economic and financial sectors to discuss and shape crucial fiscal policies. Channels Television reports that the hearing kicked off…
More than 50 people have died from an unknown disease in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) local authorities reported on Monday Actualite news portal reported that over 943 cases of fever of unknown origin have been identified in…
THE United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has begun the relocation of refugees fleeing from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to Burundi. More than 1,000 DRC refugees who were temporarily sheltered at Kaburantwa Catholic Parish in…
