World Igbo Congress set to establish bank
The World Igbo Congress, WIC, has disclosed that it has concluded arrangements to launch the Igbo Federal Credit Union Bank in this year’s convention scheduled to hold at the Marriott, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. Chairman of the…
Chinese firm comes to invest in Tanzanian tourism
A Chinese firm, Powerlong Real Estate Holdings company has pledged to cooperate in Tanzania by investing in tourism infrastructure, particularly in accommodation services, residential and commercial buildings derived from various tourism product opportunities with the aim of boosting the growth…
Women’s Afrobasket: D’Tigress beat Cameroon, advance to semi final
Nigeria’s D’Tigress have advanced to the semifinals of the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket tournament in Abidjan by defeating Cameroon 83-47 and keeping their title defense campaign alive. The victory extends their unbeaten run in Africa to 27, dating back to 2015,…
Cashew waste a lucrative business for Ghana’s youth
Youth participating in one of the training sessions. The science-led project trains them to make juice, sausage and compost, with zero waste. In Ayigbe, a rural community in Ghana’s Bono Region, 35-year-old Michael Kyereme paid off a university debt of…
BREAKING: Dino Melaye resigns from PDP, cites party’s ‘lack of capacity’
Senator Dino Melaye has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing the party’s inability to rescue Nigeria from what he described as “prevailing political cankerworms.” Melaye, a former Kogi West senator, made this known on Thursday via a…
Otti meets with NFF President, orders upgrading of Umuahia Township Stadium
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti says plans have been concluded for the upgrading of the Umuahia Township Stadium to make it suitable for Abia Warriors and other teams as a short term solution. Otti said this on Wednesday at his…
South Sudan’s first-ever win sends them to the quarterfinals
ABIDJAN (Cote d’Ivoire) – South Sudan, a team that qualified for the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket on a wild card, making a long-awaited debut, are through to the quarterfinals. In a historic 75-65 victory against an FIBA Africa Zone 5 rival,…
Nurses strike grounds hospitals across the nation
Hospitals and health centres across the states were gripped by silence as a nationwide strike emptied wards and emergency units as a result of nurses strike. The nationwide strike by the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM)…
WAFCON: Ghana parliament donates ₵100k to Black Queens
Ghana’s Parliamentary Minority on Tuesday donated GH¢100,000 to the Black Queens in honour of their bronze medal finish at the 2024 TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. The donation was announced during the team’s visit to Parliament…
Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariffs and sanctions judge in Bolsonaro case
The order also ties the tariffs directly to Brazil’s “politically motivated persecution, intimidation, harassment, censorship and prosecution” of Bolsonaro. Brazil has threatened to match any tariff imposed by the US. The US is Brazil’s second-largest trade partner after China,…