By abiodun KOMOLAFE The race to the Year 2023 general elections in Nigeria has already begun and all eyes can see it. Ancient prejudices, myths and biases are gradually gathering momentum with ferocious swiftness; and it is as if those with the notion that Nigeria’s next major political battle...
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*As WFP scales up food provision assistance to 138 million at estimated $4.9bn EHIME ALEX, Lagos A new report published on Friday shows that people in some 25 countries are set to face devasting levels of hunger in coming months due to the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. According ...
Euro zone consumer prices rose slightly in June, while core measures of inflation which exclude volatile components eased, the European Union statistics office Eurostat said on Friday, confirming its earlier estimates. In a report by Reuters on Friday, Eurostat said annual inflation in the 19 countries sharing the euro...
Twitter Inc has disclosed that hackers targeted about 130 accounts during the cyber attack this week, an incident in which profiles of many prominent personalities and organizations were compromised. According to a report by Reuters, hackers had accessed Twitter’s internal systems to hijack some of the platform’s top voices including...
South Africa has become a COVID-19 model for the continent in many ways since it confirmed its index case on 5th March, 2020. From the area of testing through to record number of recoveries, South Africa has been praised for pro-activeness in combating the virus. The economic intervention measures...
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations will take place in June and July, says the acting Secretary General of Confederation of African Football (Caf), Abdel Bah. The timing of the competition has been the subject of speculation after President Ahmad stated in June that it would take place in...
Self-acclaimed queen of Ghanaian comedy, Afia Schwarzenegger, has said that Ghanaians don’t like her because she is strong and confident. The comedian made this revelation when she took her turn as a guest on Citi TV’s Upside Down Show, monitored by Ghanaweb.com. Afia was answering a question about whether or...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 595 new COVID-19 cases in the country as total infections from the virus rose to 34,854. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Thursday. The NCDC said that as at the July 16, 595 new confirmed cases and...
Suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, aptly captured the current happenings in the country, where those at the corridors of power are fighting each other, as “dog eat dog”. Magu was speaking shortly after he was released from detention following allegations levelled...
EHIME ALEX, Lagos The 14.5 kilometers Ijebu-Ode/Epe express road when fully completed would further open up Ogun State for more investments and create more job opportunities for the people, Governor Dapo Abiodun has said. Governor Abiodun stated while on an inspection tour of the on-going road construction, according to...
The Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated the Presidential Committee for the Maintenance of the Zik Mausoleum and Conference Centre in Onitsha, Anambra. Mr Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, inaugurated the committee in Abuja via a virtual meeting. Fashola, said the Mausoleum which was conceived and commissioned in...
Madame Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda has been appointed as the new Prime Minister for Gabon. Africanews reported that President Ali Bongo Ondimba on Thursday appointed her to the new office. By the appointment announced by the presidential spokesperson, she becomes the country’s first female Prime Minister. She will replace...
From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State has directed the primary School teachers verification committee to screen out unqualified teachers from the system. Zulum, who gave the directive Thursday when he visited the headquarters of Borno State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), venue of...
Hackers backed by the Russian state are trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world, Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said on Thursday, Reuters reported. It said a co-ordinated statement from Britain, the United States and Canada attributed the attacks...