Ekeomah Atuonwu Six weeks after his death in Spain, the body of former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos arrived in Luanda on Saturday evening. Dozens of people gathered at the airport in Luanda to welcome the casket carrying dos Santos’ remains in support of his family. Following weeks of ambiguity regarding the former president’s […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Nigerians are “starved of heroes,” according to acclaimed author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who recently spoke at the annual general meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association. She also said that young people “no longer find individuals to look up to.” In her discussion was also the continuing kidnapping-for-ransom situation and other security issues affecting Nigeria. “Nigeria is in […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu For the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak struck two years ago, millions of kids in the Philippines are back in primary and secondary schools. On Monday, as kids returned to their classes in schools across the nation wearing masks and uniforms, they lined up for temperature checks. One of the last nations […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu – Abuja, Nigeria The coronation of a new king in South Africa’s richest and most powerful traditional monarchy brought thousands of people to the Zulu royal house on Saturday. A contentious succession battle threatens to dominate the ceremony as Misuzulu Zulu, 47, is slated to succeed his father Goodwill Zwelithini, who passed away […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu A 24-year-old woman who was arrested in Rwanda 🇷🇼 for wearing “shameful” clothing faces up to two years in jail for “public indecency”, prosecutors said. Liliane Mugabekazi was arrested on August 7 after she attended a concert by popular French musician Tayc eight days earlier, wearing a sheer dress. “She attended the concert while […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Following a meeting with the government, a representative of the workers’ union said that the strike by employees of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has been suspended. The protest started on Wednesday and resulted in a statewide blackout. According to TCN, the grid’s capacity fell from 4,100 megawatts (MW) early on Wednesday […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Emirates Airlines stated on Thursday that starting on September 1, 2022, it would stop operating flights into Nigeria. It said the suspension became necessary following its inability to repatriate its funds from Nigeria. International carriers operating in Nigeria have frequently griped about not being able to transfer money back to their home nations. […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Through a nationwide broadband project, Tanzania’s state-owned telecommunications company has set up high-speed internet connectivity on the foothills of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain. The internet project was unveiled on Tuesday by Nape Nnauye, the information minister, who predicted that tourists would soon be able to speak with anyone in the world from the […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The organised labor ordered workers in the power industry to stop working and go on an indefinite strike over ongoing labor disputes with the Transmission Company of Nigeria on Wednesday, worsening the situation with regard to Nigeria’s electricity supply (TCN). On Tuesday, the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) descended at the TCN’s Abuja headquarters. […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has failed to justify the spending of N17.16 billion ($40M) in 2013 with the required documents. Appearing before the senate committee on public accounts, the agency’s management claimed that some of the payment vouchers have been eaten up by termites. The N17.158 billion ($40M) , as stated in the […]
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