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  • Nigeria Announces 17 Additional Deep Offshore Oil Blocks for 2024 Licensing Round

    By Ifunanya | June 19, 2024 | Comments Off on Nigeria Announces 17 Additional Deep Offshore Oil Blocks for 2024 Licensing Round

    The Nigerian Federal Government has unveiled 17 additional deep offshore oil blocks for the 2024 Licensing Round, expanding opportunities for investment in the country’s oil sector. This announcement was made by the Chief Executive Officer […]

  • Sudan Accuses UAE of Fueling Civil War by Arming Paramilitary Forces; UAE Calls Allegation “Ludicrous”

    By Ifunanya | June 19, 2024 | Comments Off on Sudan Accuses UAE of Fueling Civil War by Arming Paramilitary Forces; UAE Calls Allegation “Ludicrous”

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Sudanese government accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday of fueling the 14-month conflict in Sudan by providing weapons to a rival paramilitary force. The UAE dismissed the claim […]

  • Jihadi Fighters from Sahel Settle in Northwestern Nigeria, Raising Security Concerns

    By Ifunanya | June 19, 2024 | Comments Off on Jihadi Fighters from Sahel Settle in Northwestern Nigeria, Raising Security Concerns

    ABUJA, Nigeria — Jihadi fighters who have long operated in Africa’s volatile Sahel region have settled in northwestern Nigeria after crossing from neighbouring Benin, a report released on Wednesday revealed. This marks the latest trend […]

  • Cyril Ramaphosa Sworn in for Second Term as South Africa’s President in Historic Coalition Government

    By Ifunanya | June 19, 2024 | Comments Off on Cyril Ramaphosa Sworn in for Second Term as South Africa’s President in Historic Coalition Government

    JOHANNESBURG — Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for a second term as South Africa’s president on Wednesday in a ceremony in Pretoria, following his re-election with support from a coalition of parties, marking a first […]

  • Deadly fire at army ammunition depot in Chad’s capital

    By Ifunanya | June 19, 2024 | Comments Off on Deadly fire at army ammunition depot in Chad’s capital

    A deadly fire erupted at a huge military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital N’Djamena, sending powerful explosions into the night sky and shaking buildings miles from the blast. The explosions from the late Tuesday blaze […]

  • Rivers crisis: Cop killed as youths dislodge pro-Wike LG chairmen

    By Ifunanya | June 19, 2024 | Comments Off on Rivers crisis: Cop killed as youths dislodge pro-Wike LG chairmen

    The crisis in Rivers State on Tuesday worsened over the tenure of 23 local government chairmen as protesting youths loyal to the state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, dislodged no fewer than three chairmen who refused to […]

  • Unknown men rape UNIBEN graduate to death

    By Ifunanya | June 19, 2024 | Comments Off on Unknown men rape UNIBEN graduate to death

    Unknown men have reportedly beaten and raped a lady identified as Adekolore Idowu Glory, to death. It was gathered that the 22-year-old recent graduate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), identified was beaten and raped […]

  • You’re to reduce poverty, not to escalate it – Labour Pary to Tinubu

    By Ifunanya | June 19, 2024 | Comments Off on You’re to reduce poverty, not to escalate it – Labour Pary to Tinubu

    The Labour Party has expressed its disappointment over President Bola Tinubu’s statement which it described as making a mockery of Nigerians as poor. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh, who said this […]

  • You want Nigerians to offer themselves as burnt offerings – CUPP tackles Tinubu

    By Ifunanya | June 19, 2024 | Comments Off on You want Nigerians to offer themselves as burnt offerings – CUPP tackles Tinubu

    Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has slammed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing him of doing very little or nothing to solve the hunger issues Nigerians are going through. In a statement by its National […]

  • One trapped as three-storey building collapses in Ebonyi

    By Ifunanya | June 19, 2024 | Comments Off on One trapped as three-storey building collapses in Ebonyi

    Tragedy struck on Tuesday night following the collapse of a three-story building under construction in Abakiliki, the capital of Ebonyi State. The collapsed building is located adjacent to the Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki […]

  • More than 200 arrested in Kenya protests over proposed tax hikes in finance bill

    By Ifunanya | June 19, 2024 | Comments Off on More than 200 arrested in Kenya protests over proposed tax hikes in finance bill

    More than 200 protesters have been arrested in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, in ongoing protests against proposed tax hikes in a finance bill that is due to be tabled in parliament. Civil society groups say that […]

  • Celine Dion premieres documentary on her battle with stiff person syndrome

    By Ifunanya | June 19, 2024 | Comments Off on Celine Dion premieres documentary on her battle with stiff person syndrome

    Celine Dion, the renowned recording artist, spoke passionately about her journey with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) during the premiere of her documentary “I am: Celine Dion” in New York. Dion described the necessity of sharing […]

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