THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has officially shortlisted five candidates for its upcoming presidential election, scheduled for May 29, 2025. The selection, announced following a two-day meeting of the Board of Governors’ Steering Committee on February 11-12 in Abidjan, marks…
THOUSANDS of residents in Abidjan have been left homeless after Côte d’Ivoire’s government intensified a demolition campaign targeting informal settlements. The move, part of an urban renewal drive, has sparked widespread criticism, with human rights groups condemning the forced evictions…
AFTER more than a decade without direct flights between the UK and Sierra Leone, UK-based airline company Zuri Sky Ltd has announced plans to reintroduce this critical air link. The service, expected to launch later this year, will provide direct flights between…
GHANA’S National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced that it is now ready to clear a backlog of unissued Ghana Cards dating back to 2023. The breakthrough comes after the agency received a consignment of 700,000 blank cards, allowing it to…
SOUTH Africa is set to welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for a state visit, marking a significant diplomatic move amid ongoing global power struggles. President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed the visit on social media but did not specify a date. The invitation comes…
CHINA’S Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged G20 nations to listen to Africa and prioritise its concerns, calling for stronger global support for the continent’s peace and development. His remarks were made on Thursday during the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the relocation of 29 correctional centres across the country as part of ongoing efforts to modernise the nation’s custodial facilities. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, confirmed this development during the commissioning of 39…
I have carefully read and listened to former Nigerian military president, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babaginda’s public remorse and regrets over the atrocious annulment of the June 12,1993 presidential elections. He did this 32 whopping years later. I want…
The BBC has pulled its documentary about children in Gaza from iPlayer after mounting pressure over a featured child being the son of a Palestinian minister, in a move some commentators have slammed as “cowardly”. Outrage over Gaza: How To Survive…
NUHU Ribadu shot to national prominence in 2003 when the then President Olusegun Obasanjo appointed him as the pioneer Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He got endeared to the international community when he famously rejected a…
