NIGERIAN table tennis icon, Quadri Aruna, has finally qualified to play for Nigeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) confirmed that Quadri…
FOR the first time, traces of highly potent synthetic opioids known as nitazenes have been detected in drug samples consumed by people in Africa, according to a report released on…
A KENYAN magistrate who was shot by a police officer during a court session has succumbed to her injuries, Chief Justice Martha Koome announced on Saturday. Monica Kivuti, serving at the Makadara…
IN today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the convergence of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and cybersecurity has undeniably transformed the way organisations operate and deliver services. Local governments, as the bedrock of…
RWANDA’S President Paul Kagame has dissolved the country’s parliament, setting the stage for presidential and parliamentary elections next month. The dissolution occurred on Friday, coinciding with the swearing-in of new…
THREE hundred beneficiaries of a fully sponsored programme in agriculture by the Abia State Government have arrived the CSS Global farms, Nasarawa State, for a two-week training. Recall that few…
NIGER has ceased oil exports to China through its pipeline to Benin’s coast, announced Oil Minister Mahamane Moustapha Barke Bako on Thursday, escalating an ongoing standoff between the West African…
KANO, Northern Nigeria’s largest city, has sparked widespread outrage after police banned its renowned Durbar festival due to an ongoing dispute between two traditional royals. On Thursday, police in Kano…
THE Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has urged residents to properly bag and dispose of their waste, especially animal waste, during and after this year’s Id el Kabir celebrations. Managing…
THE African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has appointed Dr. Eric Kehinde Ogunleye, a seasoned macroeconomist, as Director of the African Development Institute (apo-opa.co/4cjzZUN), effective June 1, 2024. Ogunleye, a Nigerian national, has…