BREAKING: Government Announces 4-Day Eidul Fitr Holidays From April 10
Government Announces 4-Day Eidul Fitr Holidays From April 10. Studiocb55news reports that the government on Thursday announced a three-day and four-day holiday for Eidul Fitr for offices observing five and six working days a week, respectively. As per a notification…
Morocco opens Ivory Coast’s largest mosque
Morocco has opened what is now Ivory Coast’s largest mosque, after seven years of work in the Ivorian capital, Abidjan. Muslims make up around 40 percent of the population in Ivory coast, and are concentrated in the country’s north. Mabri…
Dangote, Onyema responsible for recovering economy – Agbakoba
A former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has said that the economy is beginning to turn, showing signs of recovery. This is even as he suggested that the turning points now witnessed in the economy…
Sierra Leone declares emergency over drug abuse
Sierra Leone has declared a national emergency after increased cases of substance abuse. President Julius Maada Bio’s decree Thursday follows an explosive rise in the use of a synthetic drug known as Kush. The drug which is highly addictive is…
Nicole Shanahan has been quiet since being named RFK Jr.’s running mate
Nicole Shanahan leapt into the political spotlight in California two weeks ago, when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named her as the vice presidential nominee for his independent ticket. But the Bay Area lawyer and entrepreneur has been out of the…
Togo opposition calls for mass protest over legislative elections delay
Tensions between President Faure Gnassingbe’s government and the opposition have heightened following parliament’s approval of a contested constitutional reform critics say is a bid to keep Togo’s leader in power. The presidency announced Wednesday that more consultations were needed over…
French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne visits Kenya
France will aim to renew ties with Africa and build “balanced partnerships” that are beneficial to the continent, the country’s top diplomat Stephane Sejourne said Saturday (April 6). Appointed in January, Sejourne began his first visit to Africa on Saturday…
Senegal names new government in first test for Faye’s promised radical reforms
Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko unveiled his government made up of 25 ministers and 5 junior inisters on Friday. President Bassirou Diomaye approved the cabinet list. The performance of the council of ministers will be closely watched at home and abroad….
Earthquake: Emergency agency warns about aftershocks in New York
New York State Emergency Management has warned that residents might experience aftershocks of the 4.8 magnitude earthquake, which occurred in the city and New Jersey on Friday. The North American correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
Ghana ranked 5th best-governed country in Africa
Ghana has been ranked as the 5th best-governed country on the African continent and the best-governed country in the whole of West Africa by World Economics, a United Kingdom (UK) based research organisation. The good governance ranking according to World…