Last weekend, during the East Africa Plus Size Fashion Affair in Kisumu, western Kenya, plus-size models joyfully celebrated African curves by dancing and twirling down the catwalk in form-fitting evening gowns and brightly coloured wax print dresses. Winnie Wenga Walcott,…
Families of missing protesters are still looking for answers and the remains of their kids nearly a year after large-scale riots shook Kenya’s capital. Susan Wangari, a 50-year-old woman from the Kasarani slum in Nairobi, has spent months searching for…
In response to long-standing discontent with international ratings behemoths Fitch, Moody’s, and S&P, the African Credit Rating organisation (AfCRA), a NEW Africa-led credit rating organisation, will launch operations by the end of September 2025. Misheck Mutize, APRM’s lead expert on…
According to sources familiar with the draft, the United States is pushing a peace deal that would require Rwanda to remove its troops from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) before a final agreement could be signed. Kigali,…
By Dave Ikhueoya THE recent allegations of cultism leveled against Rt. Hon. Marcus Onobun, the respected former Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly and the member of the 10th National Assembly representing Esan Central/Esan West/Igueben Federal Constituency of…
This summer, in Toronto, Canada, Chief (Mrs.) Grace Ihonvbere, a humanitarian icon and international golf icon, will receive a special honour and recognition for her outstanding contributions to the golf industry, women’s leadership, community empowerment, and international development initiatives. The…
Political opportunists, populists, and a sizable portion of the populace in Nigeria view themselves as anti-political class. They present themselves as outsiders—aside from the politically and ethically reprehensible political elite. But during my clear periods, following the country’s 2023 presidential…
. By: Godknows Igali Prologue Beyond the mere platitudes associated with longevity of earthly sojourn, late Chief E.K. Clark (97 years) and late Pa Ayo Adebanjo (96 years) exemplified extraordinary service to Nigeria and the generation they lived in. Their…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chapter in Edo State issued this press release in response to the Edo State government’s threats to sue Mr. Ogbeide Ifaluyi-Isibor for his critical remarks on social media. The PDP sees this as an effort…
Mr. Aliyu Audu has stepped down from his role as President Bola Tinubu’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs. Audu’s letter of resignation, dated June 8, 2025, was sent by Femi Gbajabiamila, the president’s chief of staff. “I write to…
