Nigerian Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti becomes first African to receive Lifetime Grammy
Thirty years after his death, Nigerian Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Grammys. He’ll be the first African to achieve the honour since the award was introduced in 1963. Kuti…
Grammys 2026: Tyla makes history with back-to-back African music wins
South African singer, Tyla, has won the Best African Music Performance award at the 2026 Grammy Awards, beating Nigerian stars Burna Boy, Davido and Ayra Starr in the category. Tyla clinched the prize with her song, Push 2 Start, ahead…
Okonjo-Iweala urges Nigeria to shift from importing tech to local manufacturing
Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged Nigeria to move decisively beyond importing technology to manufacturing it locally, warning that sustained dependence on foreign technology weakens the country’s industrial base and constrains job creation in…
South African artist sues minister for blocking her Venice Biennale Gaza entry
Gabrielle Goliath says Gayton McKenzie violating freedom of expression after ‘highly divisive’ artwork Elergy banned from SA pavilion A South African artist is suing the arts minister after he blocked her from representing the country at the Venice Biennale,…
Vulcan Mozambique hands over more than 100 tonnes of products to First Lady’s Office to support flood victims
Vulcan held, on Thursday (29 January), a donation handover ceremony to the Office of the First Lady of the Republic of Mozambique, as part of its humanitarian support to victims of the floods that have affected more than 650,000 people…
𝗖𝗔𝗙 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗩𝗔𝗥, 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗙𝗖𝗢𝗡 2025 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀 – 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗲
The Confederation of African Football has announced plans to review its regulations and improve Video Assistant Referee (VAR) protocols following contentious scenes at the final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco. CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe…
Abia now free from national grid collapse — Gov Otti
Governor Alex Otti has announced that Abia State is now free from Nigeria’s repeated national grid collapse which always leads to power outages across the country. Otti made the announcement on Thursday while addressing journalists at the Abia State…
Trump says Iran already has US terms as military strike clock ticks
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says talks must be ‘on an equal footing’ while USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group operates in region President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States has directly communicated expectations to Iran as pressure mounts…
Why China moved so quickly to execute 11 members of a notorious mafia family
No-one should be surprised that China has swiftly executed the 11 members of a organised crime family from north-eastern Myanmar who were sentenced to death in September. China executes more people than anywhere else in the world, according to human…
Activists Call for Nationwide Day of No Work, School or Shopping; Some Local Businesses Plan to Join Strike
A national general strike tied to protests over immigration enforcement is planned for Friday, with demonstrations in Redlands scheduled for Saturday. Additional Redlands-area businesses announced closures for the Jan. 30 general strike after this article was published. This story will…