Thousands of people have rallied in the Nigerien capital, Niamey demanding that France withdraw its ambassador and troops from the West African country as its new military rulers have accused Niger’s former colonial ruler of “interference”. The protesters gathered near a base housing French soldiers after a call by several civic organisations hostile to the…
The leader of a coup that overthrew Gabon’s President Ali Bongo says he wants to avoid rushing into elections that “repeat past mistakes” as pressure mounts to hand back power to a civilian government. A spokesman for Gabon’s military rulers also said on state TV they “decided with immediate effect to reopen the land, sea…
As students get set to resume another academic session, FastCash, powered by First City Monument Bank (FCMB), is offering parents and guardians up to N200,000 to help them cover the costs of school fees and back-to-school supplies. The credit line supports the purchase of school uniforms, books, bags, confectionaries, and other items required to enhance…
By Ayomide Otitoju the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP) a multi stakeholder partnership to facilitate sharing of intellectual property (IP) knowledge and innovations has announced three new licensing agreements acquired through the medicines patent pool MPPthe agreements include the following licenses to transfer know how materials and clinical data needed in different countries: medigen vaccine…
A judge in the United States has ruled that an 84-year-old white homeowner who shot and seriously injured a Black teenager after he mistakenly went to the man’s house must stand trial. Missouri’s Clay County Judge Louis Angles issued the ruling on Thursday after hearing from several witnesses at a preliminary hearing, including Ralph Yarl,…
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, next week as Ankara and the United Nations seek to revive a Ukraine grain export deal that helped ease a global food crisis. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that Putin and Erdogan would meet on Monday in Russia’s Black…
South Africa will not be forced to side with any global powers, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday as he readied to host a summit of major emerging economies. The meeting in Johannesburg this week of BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — will seek to widen their influence and push…
United States President Joe Biden has told survivors of Hawaii’s deadly wildfires that the nation “grieves with you” as he promised federal assistance “for as long as it takes”. Biden arrived in Maui on Monday, 13 days after the wildfires ravaged the western part of the island. The fires – the deadliest the US has…
The Chidi Ibeh-led faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, advised presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, to stand alone or even partner with President Bola Tinubu, rather than align with the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, or Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Secretary General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro,…
