Imo: Uzodinma Suspends All Contracts Awarded By Ihedioha
Newly sworn-in Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has ordered the suspension of all contracts awarded before his resumption of office. According to Uzodinma, this is in view of nefarious activities of “some government functionaries entering into contract agreements on behalf of the government without reference to the newly-sworn in governor.” According to a press statement […]
Lagos Govt Restricts Okada, Tricycles On Highways
Lagos State Government has emphasised its policy on restriction of Okada and tricycle operations on major highways and bridges, as it commences installation of 2,000 prohibition signs across the state. According to the government, the exercise was a renewed effort towards creating awareness on the Lagos State Traffic Laws on restricted areas for the operation […]
Inventors Changing The World At Kenya’s High-Tech Hub
Innovation isn’t just about having a good idea. Many inventors need to turn their ideas into a physical reality, but the cost of the materials, electronics and machinery needed to build a prototype can be prohibitive. In Nairobi, engineer Kamau Gachigi is trying to change that. He set up an innovation lab called Gearbox, providing […]
Amotekun: Buhari Told To Arrest Yoruba Leaders
The President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has been called upon to arrest the Yoruba leaders promoting the establishment of the new security outfit, Amotekun in the South West. Making the call in an interview with the Sun at the weekend is the National President General of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo. Recall that Governors […]
Congo: World’s Worst Measles Epidemic Kills 6,000 People
Measles has killed more than 6,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the World Health Organization has said. In a statement Tuesday, the organization called on international partners and agencies to increase resources to fight what it called the “world’s worst measles epidemic.” Around 310,000 suspected measles cases have been reported in the DRC since […]
How Ghana’s Historic Homecoming Is Changing Africa
It’s the last Saturday of the year in the heart of Accra, Ghana’s capital. The air is thick with the anticipation of the thousands of revelers who have swarmed the gates of El Wak Stadium to take part in an annual celebration of African culture known as Afrochella. Inside it’s a sea of diversity. Austrian, Ivorian […]
Star Player Inspiring New Generation Of Athletes
Blevie Meyia Lucchesi was only 13 years old when she first held a basketball. The Gabonese basketball star said the sport made her feel “free,” and she learned to play the game after a childhood friend encouraged her to do so. “My friend, she was a little girly girl. She told me, ‘Come try basketball, […]
Empty Stomachs, No Salaries, Zimbabweans Face Bleak 2020
Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN) In tattered blue overalls and torn gumboots, Blessing Mautsa, 34, a sand dealer in Harare’s Mbare-Magaba industrial market sits miserably in the shade, his crestfallen face is evidence of a day’s toil for little return. Mautsa’s only customer offered to buy a wheelbarrow of sand — a key ingredient in household construction […]
Kenya Says Its Military Killed 4 Terrorists As Al-Shabaab
Kenya’s military said it killed at least four terrorists Sunday in repelling an attack on an airstrip located near a US military base. A US service member and two civilian contractors working for the Defense Department were killed in the attack, according to US Africa Command. US service member and 2 civilian defense contractors killed in […]
Akon Created His Own City In Senegal Called ‘Akon City’
It’s official, Akon has his own city in Senegal. Known as “Akon City,” the rapper and entrepreneur tweeted Monday that he had finalized the agreement for the new city. “Looking forward to hosting you there in the future,” his tweet read. Akon, who is of Senegalese descent, originally announced plans for the futuristic “Crypto city” in […]
Nnamdi Kanu Announces Date To Storm Nigeria For Burial
The Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Friday announced that he will attend his parents’ burial slated for February 14, 2020. IPOB spokesperson, Emma Powerful who confirmed this in a statement on Friday, said they will be buried according to their customs and traditions. Africa Today News had reported that Nnamdi kanu lost […]
Amotekun: Buhari, National Assembly, Dragged To Court
A lawyer, Malcolm Emokinovo Omirhobo, on Friday, filed a suit at a Federal High Court in Lagos, to challenge the declaration of Amotekun as illegal by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami. Amoteku is the new Southwest security outfit, an initiative of governors in the region. Joined as defendants in the suit are; the President Muhammadu […]