Ugandan TikToker Jayden dies after long battle with blood condition
Ugandan TikTok personality Timothy Kayanja, popularly known as Jayden, has died following a prolonged battle with sickle cell disease and other serious blood-related complications. He was 24. News of Jayden’s death was announced by fellow Ugandan TikToker Sheila Price, with…
British woman abducted in Malawi, police say
Police in Malawi are investigating the kidnapping of a British national who was abducted in the southern African nation’s main city, Blantyre.Nusrat Osman, 47, was seized at around 12:30 local time on Friday by four men who had been travelling…
Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi graduates from PFA Business School
Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi has added another achievement to his football career after graduating from the PFA Business School with a Postgraduate Diploma in Global Football Sport Directorship with Merit. Awoniyi, who plays for Coventry City, celebrated the achievement on…
NNPC targets 600tcf reserves, raises gas production
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has unveiled plans to increase Nigeria’s gas reserves from 215 trillion cubic feet to over 600tcf and raise national production to 12 Bcf/d by 2030 as part of efforts to position the country as…
Nigeria says 2 of its nationals killed in South Africa as anti-migrant tensions flare
Nigeria says 2 of its nationals killed in South Africa as anti-migrant tensions flareTwo Nigerian nationals have been killed in South Africa, Nigeria’s Foreign Ministry said, as tensions run high between the two countries over anti-immigrant protests. The ministry said…
Cameroon FA President Eto’o faces embezzlement allegations
The president of Cameroon football’s national association, Samuel Eto’o, is facing embezzlement allegations. The 45-year-old, who scored 56 goals in 118 appearances for Cameroon, has been accused by former executives of the Federation Camerounaise de Football (FECAFOOT).They allege the former…
GAMBIA POWER CRISIS: 48-HOUR BLACKOUTS SPARK PROTESTS AS BARROW VOWS ACTION
The Gambia is facing a growing electricity crisis, with some residents experiencing power outages lasting up to 48 hours. The prolonged blackouts have triggered public anger and street protests in several parts of the country. Protesters took to the streets…
JOURNALIST ZAINAB BALA RECOUNTS CHALLENGES, EXIT FROM BBC-CHANNELS TV PROGRAMME
Award-winning Nigerian journalist Zainab Bala, a former presenter of GIST Nigeria, has spoken about the challenges she experienced during her nine-month stint on the programme, which was jointly produced by BBC Africa and Channels Television. Bala said one of the…
Dangote Refinery Approved 40 Official Channels For Or ₦525 ipo Shares
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE has approved 40 official channels through which investors can subscribe for its Initial Public Offering (IPO), giving Nigerians and other eligible investors multiple ways to participate. The shares are being offered at ₦525 each,…
Join APC or step aside, Onoh tells Wike
Former South-East spokesperson to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Denge Josef Onoh, has criticised the proposed “Rainbow Coalition” championed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, describing it as a threat to the All Progressives Congress. Onoh, who…