Vietnam Strengthens Digital Transformation in Public Services
Vietnam announced in July 2025 that more than 86 million bank accounts would be frozen and later deleted after failing to meet new biometric identity verification requirements introduced by the country’s banking regulator. The decision was made by the State…
FG Set To Track, Arrest Foreign Citizens For Overstaying Visas In Nigeria
The federal government has announced plans to track and arrest foreign nationals who remain in Nigeria after their visas expire, saying new technological systems now allow authorities to identify and track such individuals. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, revealed this…
EFCC Hands Over Recovered ₦279m To Wole Soyinka Centre In Lagos
As part of efforts to combat corruption and recover misappropriated public funds, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over the sum of ₦279 million to the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts, formerly known…
Thugs set ADC office ablaze
Suspected political thugs have set ablaze a ward office of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ubima community, the hometown of former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi. The incident occurred in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State in the…
Tinubu’s 65 ambassadors and the countries to which they are posted
President Bola Tinubu has approved the postings of 65 ambassadors-designate and high commissioners to various countries and the United Nations. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed on Friday that 31 non-career and 34…
69th Independence Day: Ghana’s best days are still ahead — Asiedu Nketiah
Ghana@ 69: Our best days are still ahead – Asiedu Nketia National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has urged the people of Ghana to reflect on the true essence of independence. In a…
Mo Abudu Calls on Nigerians to Build Homegrown Streaming Platforms Amid Foreign Pullback
Media mogul and EbonyLife Group CEO, Mo Abudu, has urged Nigerian and African content creators to take charge of developing sustainable local streaming platforms, following reports that foreign investors are scaling back on the continent. Abudu shared her message on…
Ghana cocoa farmers remain unpaid despite $337 million disbursement pledge
Ghanaian cocoa farmers worry they have not been paid for deliveries, even after the regulator released funds to buyers to settle arrears and support the struggling sector. The Ghana Cocoa Board, or COCOBOD, said last week it had released 3.62…
Owner of collapsed Brazilian bank arrested for second time
Brazilian police on Wednesday arrested businessman at the heart of a major bank scandal that has rattled the highest echelons of power in Latin America’s largest economy. Daniel Vorcaro, 42, was the major shareholder in the small private Master Bank…
Patience Jonathan Says Nigeria Lacks Commitment to Women’s Inclusion, Seeks Legal Backing for 35% Affirmative Action
Former First Lady of Nigeria, Patience Jonathan, has renewed her call for stronger legislative measures to ensure women’s participation in politics, insisting that the proposed 35 per cent affirmative action for women in governance must be enshrined in law. She…