Fake news nearly crashes my 40-year marriage, Lai Mohammed confesses
The Immediate past Minister of Information and National Orientation, Lai Mohammed, has recounted how fake news on social media almost...
Month: March 2024
Niger: 23 soldiers killed, others wounded in violent attack by armed militants
Armed militants ran riot in Niger as they killed at least 23 soldiers and wounded 17 in a renewed attack...
Death toll passes 32,000 as Israel’s unabated hostilities in Gaza continue
Health Ministry in the besieged Gaza Strip says no fewer than 32,070 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on...
Senegal: Ruling coalition candidate critisises opposition’s national currency plan
The presidential candidate for Senegal's ruling coalition, who is also the former Prime Minister Amadou Ba, has kicked against the...
Ethiopia to repatriate 70,000 citizens from Saudi Arabia following human rights concerns
Ethiopia is gearing up for the third phase of repatriating approximately 70,000 of its citizens from Saudi Arabia, as announced...
Cabinet reshuffle: President Museveni appoints son as Uganda’s army commander
In a move likely to trigger intense political debate, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has appointed his son, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba,...
Somalia records 54 deaths in cholera outbreak
Somalia has been grappling with a cholera outbreak that has claimed the lives of at least 54 individuals over the...
Somali pirates move hijacked vessel Abdullah closer to shore as crew held for ransom
Somali pirates, who commandeered the bulk carrier Abdullah (IMO 9745598) approximately 600 miles off the African coast, have shifted the...
Budget padding: Tinubu says critics lack arithmetic sense
President Bola Tinubu says Nigerians accusing the Senate of “malicious embellishments” of the 2024 budget “did not understand the arithmetic...
Delta killings: Again, Tinubu fumes, says FG will not tolerate attacks on the military and security infrastructure
President Bola Tinubu says the perpetrators of the killing of soldiers in Delta State will face certain justice, warning that...
