Ethiopia and Italy Sign Rail Partnership to Cut Costs, Boost Trade and Jobs
Ethiopian Railways Corporation (ERC) and COIPA Italia S.p.A., an Italian infrastructure and energy company focused on sustainable development in Africa, signed a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement to modernise Ethiopia’s railways and strengthen bilateral economic ties. Italian Ambassador Agostino Palese (PhD)…
Kenya’s Equity Bank Eyes Ethiopian Banking Sector Expansion
Kenya-based Equity Bank has signalled its intention to enter Ethiopia’s financial sector, following the government’s recent reforms that permit foreign participation in banking for the first time in over five decades. Equity Bank Chief Executive Officer James Mwangi (PhD)met with…
Togo surpasses South Africa as Nigeria’s top African trading partner in Q2 2025
Nigeria’s trade relations within Africa underwent a major shake-up in the second quarter of 2025, with Togo outpacing South Africa to become the country’s top African trading partner. This is according to the latest Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics report…
Akon’s wife files for divorce days before anniversary
Global music star Akon is facing a major personal change as his wife, Tomeka Thiam, has officially filed for divorce after nearly three decades of marriage. As reported by People on Saturday, court documents filed in Fulton County, Georgia, on…
South Africa’s top court says banning a husband from taking wife’s family name is unconstitutional
South Africa’s top court ruled on Thursday that an apartheid-era law banning husbands from taking their wife’s family name or hyphenating both spouses’ surnames was unconstitutional. The ruling by the Constitutional Court, which said the existing law must be amended,…
Former president , Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting Brazil coup
The former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has been sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison after being found guilty of plotting a military coup. A panel of five Supreme Court justices handed down the sentence just hours…
Hilda made it! Celebrity chef successfully cooks cooking world’s largest pot of jollof rice, awaits Guinness’ verdict
Hilda made it! Celebrity chef successfully cooks cooking world’s largest pot of jollof rice, awaits Guinness’ verdict. Celebrity Chef Hilda Baci cooking the largest pot of jollof rice Friday in Lagos Celebrity Chef Hilda Baci, on Friday, inched closer…
Peter Obi, Jonathan Meet Behind Closed Doors
Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with former President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja.Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, disclosed the visit in a post on his official X handle, describing the discussion…
Natasha’s lawyer, NLC warn Senate of lawsuit, protest
The battle over the reinstatement of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan took a new dimension on Thursday as her legal team and the Nigeria Labour Congress separately warned the Senate of looming lawsuits and mass protests if the lawmaker is not allowed…
81-year-old British citizen returns home after Home Office leaves her stranded
Hannah Dankwa went on a 16 day holiday to Ghana in April but wasn’t allowed to board the plane home. It was claimed there was an ‘irregularity’ with her date of birth. In a striking green cardigan, Hannah Dankwa arrived…