Sanwo-Olu’s daughter, Modupeorelouwa, weds Oladele in grand Lagos ceremony
Daughter of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Modupeorelouwa, has tied the knot with her beau, Oladele, in a grand ceremony. The white wedding, which took place a week after their traditional wedding, was held at the prestigious Cathedral Church of…
The Electoral College question looming over 2024
There are two scenarios that could explain where the 2024 election stands right now. In one, President Joe Biden is locked in something close to a 50-50 contest with former President Donald Trump. In the other, Biden is trailing by…
British man running length of Africa nears finish line
A man from the U.K. who has been running the length of Africa for charity set off from the Tunisian city of Bizerte on Sunday in what he hoped would be the last leg of his long journey. Russ Cook,…
Kagame blames world’s ‘cowardice’ as Rwanda remembers 1994 genocide
Rwandan President Paul Kagame blamed the inaction of the international community for allowing the 1994 genocide to happen as Rwandans on Sunday commemorated 30 years since an estimated 800,000 people were killed by government-backed extremists. Rwanda has shown strong recovery…
Rwanda’s president decries ‘failure’ of international community 30 years after genocide
Rwanda was completely humbled by the magnitude of our loss. And the lessons we learned are engraved in blood,” Kagame said in Kigali during a solemn ceremony to commemorate a 100-day massacre that claimed the lives of 800,000 people, largely…
Facebook News tab will soon be unavailable
Meta will be sunsetting Facebook News in early April for users in the U.S. and Australia as the platform further deemphasizes news and politics. The feature was shut down in the U.K., France and Germany last year. Launched in 2019,…
EU plans to fast-track some financial aid to Egypt.
The European Union intends to fast-track some of its aid money to Egypt using an urgent funding procedure that bypasses parliamentary oversight and other safeguards, according to the president of the bloc’s executive branch. The 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion)…
In a reconciliation village, Rwanda is building a community out of tragedy
Anastasie Nyirabashyitsi and Jeanette Mukabyagaju think of each other as dear friends. The women’s friendship was cemented one day in 2007, when Mukabyagaju, going somewhere, left a child behind for Nyirabashyitsi to look after. This expression of trust stunned Nyirabashyitsi…
Nigeria files fresh charges against ex-central bank chief
The former head of Nigeria’s central bank governor is expected to appear in a court in Lagos on Monday after fresh charges alleging misuse of office and corruption were filed against him by the anti-corruption agency on Friday. Godwin Emefiele…
Ivory Coast to increase official farmgate cocoa price
Ivory Coast, the world’s largest exporter of cocoa is exected to increase the official cocoa farmgate price to 1,500 CFA francs ($2.47) per kg from Tuesday from the current 1,000 CFA. It comes as President Allassane Ouattara on Saturday validated…