UN, lender seal $1.8m deal to feed South Sudan
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Co-operative Bank of South Sudan have signed a $1.8 million deal to support farmers and rural businesses in South Sudan. This agreement is part of the Rural Enterprise for Agriculture Development (READ) project,…
India Arrests 50 Nigerians In Major Crackdown On Drug Cartel, Hawala Network
India Arrests 50 Nigerians In Major Crackdown On Drug Cartel, Hawala Network A widespread police operation in India has resulted in the arrest of no fewer than fifty Nigerians after security agencies moved against a transnational drug ring believed to…
Samuel Eto’o re-elected as Cameroon FA President – 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
African football icon Samuel Eto’o has been re-elected as the President of the Cameroonian Football Federation (FECAFOOT). The retired striker secured an emphatic mandate for another four-year term after he accumulated 85 votes out of the 87 cast, with the…
BREAKING: Resident Doctors Suspend Strike
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its indefinite strike, 29 days after it began on November 1. NARD national president, Mohammad Suleiman, announced the suspension on Saturday via his X handle @mohagirei, after an extraordinary National…
Jonathan’s kinsmen divided over Omokri’s ambassadorial nomination
The ambassadorial nomination of Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has sparked division among Jonathan’s kinsmen in the Ijaw nation. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had surprised many last week when he unveiled a 32-man list of ambassadorial nominees,…