South Africa set to unveil ETA system
On Thursday, September 18, 2025, South Africa’s Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber will unveil the new ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation) system at the Tourism Business Council’s annual conference. This ETA is designed to digitize entry procedures and automate checks…
Peter Obi Meets Afenifere Leaders, Calls for United and Inclusive Nigeria
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, held a strategic meeting with the leadership of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, under the chairmanship of Oba Oladipo Olaitan.Obi commended Afenifere, alongside its allied groups —…
Japan’s ‘Path to Rebirth’ Party Picks Artificial Intelligence as New Leader After Election Debacle
Japan’s upstart Path to Rebirth party announced on Tuesday that it will install an artificial intelligence system as its new leader after founder Shinji Ishimaru resigned following a crushing defeat in recent elections. Party representative Koki Okumura, a 25-year-old doctoral…
Fire Guts UBA Lagos Island Branch As Staff Jump from Six Storey Building
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) branch on Lagos Island is currently engulfed in flames. Although the exact cause of the fire remains unclear, a video circulating on social media shows some staff members attempting to jump from the storey…
Dangote Urges Prioritisation Of Food Security In Africa
President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has called for the prioritisation of food security and self-sufficiency across Africa, stressing the continent’s vast agricultural potential. Speaking over the weekend during a courtesy visit by the AfricaRice Centre…
Diamond-Rich Botswana appoints Nigerian, Farouk Gumel, as Chairman of Sovereign Wealth Fund
The President of Botswana, His Excellency Advocate Duma Gideon Boko on Tuesday, 9th August 2025 announced the creation of a new Botswana Sovereign Wealth Fund Limited with a Nigerian, Mr. Farouk Gumel as inaugural Chairman of its Board of Directors….
Lawyers say 4 of 14 West Africans deported by US still in Ghana, contradicting official
Lawyers for four of 14 West African men deported by the U.S. to Ghana say the men remain in Ghana and have not been sent to their home countries Lawyers for four of 14 West African men deported by the…
Brazil’s Lula hits back at Trump over Bolsonaro trial and tariffs
Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has defended the trial which saw his predecessor in office, Jair Bolsonaro, sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for plotting a coup. In an opinion piece published in the New York…
PDP’s New Leadership Era: Jonathan and Obi Back Shekarau for National Chairman
Jonathan, Peter Obi back former Kano governor as PDP national chairman Plans by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to elect Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, former governor of Kano state, as its national chairman have thrown the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition…
Ghana’s local cement industry is under threat from an import surge
The Chamber of Cement Manufacturers, Ghana (COCMAG), has expressed deep concern over the growing influx of imported bagged cement, particularly from Togo. According to the Chamber, the unregulated entry of these products poses a grave threat to the survival and…