…. As IAAF President Promises More Support For Africa The host country for the 21st African Senior Athletics Championship, Nigeria started raking in medals with Tobiloba Amusan and Enekwechi Chukwebuka winning two gold medals for the country on the Day 2 of action in Asaba. Amusan who is the reigning Commonwealth... Read more
The last has not been heard of the just concluded election in Zimbabwe as riot police on Friday chased away journalists waiting for a news conference by opposition leader Nelson Chamisa. The riot policemen were shouting “out, out,” a Reuters witness said. Chamisa has questioned the outcome of Monday’s... Read more
ZANU-PF, Zimbabwe’s ruling party took an early lead over the opposition MDC-Alliance in the first election of the post-Robert Mugabe era, initial results showed. Out of the 48 parliamentary results declared so far, ZANU-PF won 37 seats, while the opposition MDC -Alliance won 11. The results were declared by... Read more
.We have no hand in former Security Adviser’s rape travails – Bayelsa Govt Chief Perekeme Richard Kpodo, a former Security Adviser to Ex-Gov. Timipre Sylva, on Tuesday collapsed while being rearranged for alleged rape at State High Court 7 in Yenagoa. It would be recalled that Kpodo was on... Read more
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has reacted to the impeachment plot by some All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers. The governor told journalists on Monday that the impeachment plot does not make sense. He noted that the eight APC lawmakers led by the former Speaker, Terkimbi Ikyange, held the plenary... Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has welcomed the resignation of the Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki, from the All Progressives Congress (APC). PDP in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan on Tuesday in Abuja also welcomed the Kwara State Governor, Ahmed Abdulfatah and the Nigerian... Read more
By: Femi Royal With more than 60% of its 1.2 billion people living in rural areas, Africa’s economy is inherently dependent on agriculture. More than 32% of the continent’s Gross Domestic Product come from the sector (Otavio, 2017), yet it remains challenging to export these products in emerging markets,... Read more
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) said that the total pension fund assets stood at N8.14 trillion as at May, 2018. PenCom in a statement signed by its spokesman, Mr Peter Aghahowa, on Sunday said the assets rose from N7.52 trillion in December 2017, to N8.14 trillion in May 2018.... Read more
The presidents of Somalia and Eritrea on Monday signed an agreement to establish diplomatic ties after over a decade of animosity, in the latest lightning rapprochement between Horn of Africa rivals. “The two countries will establish diplomatic relations and exchange ambassadors,” read a “joint declaration on brotherly relations” signed... Read more
The political crisis in Benue took a new twist on Monday with 10 members of the 30-member House of Assembly endorsing a move to impeach Gov. Samuel Ortom. The members, who were led by impeached and suspended Speaker, Terkimbi Ikyange, told newsmen in Makurdi that they would serve the... Read more
