In the heart of Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, a poster advertising free Russian language courses has been attached to the large, iconic model of a globe on a road intersection which locals refer to as the “United Nations roundabout”. In the 1980s, the Soviet Union (USSR) had a strong presence in Africa through diplomatic representation…
By Ayomide Otitoju A top Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) cleric, Evangelist Norton Adeyemi, and a former President of the Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S) Campus Unification Fellowship at the Lagos State University (LASU) in Ojo, Pastor Adeniji Olabode, are among ministers of God expected at this year’s Abba Father Revival, popularly called Abba Father 3.0.The…
The remains of the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland on Friday afternoon were laid to rest at his Aliwo ancestral family home.The late monarch, who reigned for two years, joined his ancestors at the age of 81 on Thursday night at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, after a brief illness. The Chief Imam of Ibadanland,…
The Kogi State Government has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to come clean on its prosecution of the immediate past governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, insisting that the funds of the state are not missing. The anti-graft agency on Thursday named Bello in an amended charge filed at the Federal High…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs. Zubaida Umar as the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). This is contained in a statement issued by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale on Friday. Ngelale said the new Director-General of NEMA has over 20 years of work experience in diverse fields, including Human Resources,…
There was confusion on Thursday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, following amended charges filed against Alli Bello and Daudu Suleiman, including the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the amended charge, claimed they allegedly diverted about N100 billion belonging to the state government…
Nze Chidi Duru was the Deputy Chairman, Organising Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which conducted the primary election that produced Sen Monday Okpebholo as the party’s candidate for the Edo State governorship election later in November this year. Duru speaks on the insinuation that the primary was skewed against a particular candidate, and…
….Despite progress, an estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday somewhere in the world, or 1 death every 6 seconds The number of children who died before their fifth birthday has reached a historic low, dropping to 4.9 million in 2022, according to the latest estimates released today by the United Nations Inter-agency…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading instrumental infrastructure solutions provider, has joined forces with Ecobank Nigeria and Soto Gallery to host the +234Art Fair, a 10-day international exhibition intended as a springboard to promote Africa’s art and its artists. The exhibition will display more than a thousand works of art from emerging…
