Migrant boat from Senegal carrying 200 people missing off
The Spanish authorities are searching the ocean off the Canary Islands for a BOAT that went missing more than a week ago carrying at least 200 African migrants. A search plane is scouring the waters south of the Spanish islands and other ships in the area have been asked to look out for the missing […]
Tunisia suspends salary payments for 17,000 teachers over protests
Tunisian authorities have suspended the salary payments of 17,000 teachers and sacked 350 school principals. The move affects nearly a third of the country’s primary school teachers, and follows widespread recent protests by education staff across the country. These protests have included refusing to hand in the school grades of pupils. The Tunisian government has […]
The lndependent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Ejigbo Satellite Depot, has raised alarm on pipelines vandalism
IPMAN Ejigbo Satellite Depot Chairman, Mr Akin Akinrinade, told the NewsAgency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that some vandals, who were found scoopingpetrol on System 2B pipeline in front of Good Luck Estate, Idimu, abscondedwhile the security agents tried to apprehend them.Akinrinade admitted that the continuous vandalism is a setback to the effort ofIPMAN and […]
Guiness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, will display her world-beating culinary skills in Lagos.
Baci’s dishes will be tasted in an initiative by Joseph Edgar, the Chief ExecutiveOfficer of Duke of Shomolu Productions, a theatrical play producing outfit, toassist widows and empower them to be self-reliant.He said that the initiative, which had been running for the last three years, hadraised more than N10 million for deserving widows.
Burna Boy has become the first African musician to sell out a stadium show in the United States of America.
The ‘Love Damini’ crooner sold out the 41,000-capacity Citi Field Stadium in NYC,USA, on Saturday, with his sister, Nissi being the opening artiste at the concert.The self-acclaimed ‘African Giant’ also brought out British rapper, Dave toperform their collaborative song ‘Location.’Burna Boy performed ‘Ye’ and songs from his last four albums; ‘Outside’, ‘AfricanGiant’, ‘Twice As Tall’, […]
In Basketball, the NBA will stage its first in-season tournament during 2023-24.
Its commissioner Adam Silver says Teams will play four group games inNovember to decide who goes through to the quarter-finals.The format will then replicate the NCAA’s hugely popular Final Four, with thesemi-finals and final being played at the same venue in December.Silver said the new tournament was based on European football club cupcompetitions, such as […]
Morocco crowned U23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) champions.
Morocco was crowned U23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title winners afterbeating defending champions Egypt 2-1 in extra time at home in Rabat onSaturday (8 July).The North Africans became only the fourth nation to lift the trophy since thefootball tournament was launched in 2011.The quadrennial football showpiece also served as the Olympic qualifier, with thetop […]
Pope Francis said on Sunday he would create 21 new cardinals from across the world at the end of September.
This will be the 9 th creation of cardinals under Pope Francis, who is in the tenth yearof his papacy.Since becoming pope, Francis has sought to promote clergy from developing nationsfar from Rome to the highest ranks of the Church, as part of his general philosophyof diversity and inclusion.The names the Pope announced Sunday include […]
US-based organization ‘busted’ in staged child trafficking operations in Ghana
A new BBC Africa Eye investigation for the BBC World Service found that several rescue raids involving one of the world’s biggest anti-slavery charities, International Justice Mission (IJM), resulted in children being wrongfully taken from their families in Ghana. The BBC’s investigative reporter Kyenkyehene Boateng said: “I’ve spent a year investigating a big charity that […]
Gabon President Ali Bongo announces he will run for a third term.
Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has been in power for almost 14years, announced on Sunday that he will stand for a third term in the presidentialelections scheduled for August 26.For the time being, Mr. Bongo is the clear favorite for the presidential election, asvarious opposition parties have failed to form a single coalition, with […]
