Building a future from seaweed in coastal Tanzania
Tanzania. The coastal communities on Pemba Island, off the coast of Tanzania, have long depended on the rich marine resources of the Indian Ocean. But in recent years, fish stocks have declined due to overfishing, habitat loss, and the impacts…
Liverpool soccer fans literally shook the earth as they celebrated English Premier League title win
Liverpool are the Premier League champions and we all enjoyed Sunday to a level that will mean it will always remain a day nobody forgets. This has proven to be the case with the latest story coming out of this…
FG Gives Foreigners With Expired Visas Days To Leave Nigeria
The Nigerian government has given foreigners with expired visa three months to vacate the country. The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, announced this in a statement released on Friday, May 2, 2025. In the statement signed by Akinsola Akinlabi, Public…
Trump officials ask supreme court to help strip legal status from Venezuelans
Justice department calls on court to hold judge’s order against ending temporary protected status for 300,000 The Trump administration asked the US supreme court on Thursday to intervene and assist in its attempt to strip temporary protected status (TPS) from…
Charles Ong’ondo Were, Kenyan MP, Dies After Violent Incident”
A Kenyan member of parliament, Charles Ong’ondo Were has been shot dead in the streets of the capital Nairobi by gunmen on a motorcycle in a suspected assassination. Police said the attackers had been trailing Charles Ong’ondo Were’s vehicle before…
Governor Douye Diri Dismisses 27 Aides After They Attend Pro-Tinubu Rally in Bayelsa
Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has reportedly dismissed 27 of his aides for attending a pro-Tinubu and pro-Wike rally organized by a political group known as the New Associates. The rally, initially scheduled for April 12, 2025, in Yenagoa, was…
FG warns public against online employment scam
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a public warning about a fraudulent job advertisement circulating online, falsely claiming that the ministry is offering employment opportunities in Nigeria’s diplomatic missions abroad. In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry clarified that…
Otti approves new salary scale for Abia health workers
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has approved a new salary scale for Abia health workers, known as Abia State Health Workers Salary Scale (ASHWOSS), with effect from May 1. This is contained in a statement signed by the state Health…
Bolt Takes the Lead in Sustainable Transportation with Electric Tricycles
Ride-hailing giant Bolt is rolling out electric tricycles in Lagos as it pushes to expand its electric vehicle (EV) footprint across West Africa. Starting in May, the company will deploy 25 tricycles developed in partnership with SGX Mobility, a Lagos-based…
Trump Sacks Kamala Harris’ Husband
Former US Second Gentleman, Doug Emhoff has been removed from the board overseeing the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., as the Trump administration moves to appoint new members more closely aligned with its views on Israel. Emhoff, husband…