TENS of thousands of jubilant fans filled a stadium in Botswana to welcome home sprinter Letsile Tebogo, the nation’s first-ever Olympic gold medallist. The celebration, held at the National Stadium in Gaborone on Tuesday, was marked by a sea of…
FORMER United States President Donald Trump engaged in a comprehensive interview with tech mogul, Elon Musk on Monday, generating significant buzz on X. Musk revealed that the combined viewership of the interview and the follow-up discussions across various accounts has reached…
AS Nigeria joins other Nations of the World to commemorate ‘World Youths Day, ‘ National Chairman of the Labour Party, Barrister Julius Abure, and other party Chieftains have challenged the Nigerian youths on the need to prioritize leadership roles in…
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is launching updated versions of its KSh1,000, KSh500, KSh200, KSh100, and KSh50 banknotes, introducing fresh designs and enhanced security features. These new banknotes will bear the signatures of CBK Governor Dr. Kamau Thugge and…
THE family of the late soul icon Isaac Hayes has filed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump’s campaign, demanding $3 million for the unauthorised use of the classic song Hold On I’m Coming at various campaign rallies. Isaac Hayes’ son,…
TANZANIAN police have detained senior leaders of the main opposition party CHADEMA, along with hundreds of their supporters, just before a scheduled rally in the southwest of the country, a party spokesperson reported on Monday. The arrests, which took place…
NIGERIA has owned sizable shares of diaspora remittance, averaging $20 billion in foreign inflows in the last decade as such remittances become the most important foreign exchange earner in several countries for over a decade. This growth has however…
Iran’s Vice-President Mohammed Javad Zarif has resign, leaving President Massud Pezeshkian’s cabinet just 11 days after his appointment. “I am not satisfied with my work and regret that I have not been able to fulfill expectations,” the moderate politician…
Egypt has announced its intention to bid for the 2036 and 2040 Summer Olympics, aiming to bring the Games to Africa for the first time. The head of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), Mustapha Berraf, revealed…
THE Gambian military has arrested former Brigadier General Bora Colley, who is alleged to have been a member of a notorious ‘death squad’ during the regime of former President Yahya Jammeh. Colley is accused of being part of the ‘Junglers,’…
