GTA Deputy Director honoured for outstanding support to Accra Arts and Crafts Market, 2025

By Hafsa Obeng Accra, Oct. 28, GNA – Mr. Kofi Atta Kakra Kusi, Deputy Director, Corporate Affairs, Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has been honoured for his exceptional support and contributions to the International Edition of the Accra Arts and...

WAFCON 2026Q: Ogun Governor Abiodun Gifts Super Falcons N50m

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has gifted the Super Falcons N50m, Completesports.com reports. Abiodun doled out the cash gift when the players, and officials of the team visited him in his office in Oke Mosan, Abeokuta. “We were delighted to...

Plastic bottles and food wrappers hit the runway in Lagos “trashion” show

Plastic bottles, food wrappers and metal can tops are not the usual ingredients for high fashion. But on a Lagos runway, they are being reshaped into bold and colourful outfits as part of a youth-led “Trashion Show” that's all about art, activism...

Why Nigeria Isn’t On IMF List Of Fastest-Growing African Economies – Obi

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has decried Nigeria’s absence from the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) list of Africa’s fastest-growing economies. The IMF recently listed Benin Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia,...

APC Chairman Blames Economic Collapse for Nigeria's Human Trafficking Surge

Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has linked the escalating crisis of human trafficking in Nigeria to prolonged economic downturns and widespread industrial failures, which have driven desperate...

BREAKING: Kidnappers Abduct 10 Passengers In Edo, Demand ₦20million As Insecurity Worsens Under Governor Okpebholo

A civic tech accountability group, MonITNG, has raised the alarm over the worsening wave of kidnappings along Edo highways, calling on Governor Monday Okpebholo and security agencies to urgently intervene. The organisation made the call in a post...

UNESCO pushes AI for development in Africa

Homepage > News > Business > UNESCO pushes AI for development in Africa The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched a new initiative that seeks to capitalize on artificial intelligence (AI) to boost...

Akpabio tasks Houses Assembly on effective oversight

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has tasked the State Houses of Assembly on effective oversight to ensure government funds translate into improved livelihood By EricJames Ochigbo Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has tasked the State Houses...

Even fools grow old: Rethinkable black identity and self worth

For too long, Africa’s story has been told by others, often rewritten, misinterpreted, and reduced. But a new generation is beginning to reclaim the narrative and redefine black identity with pride and truth. For too long also, history was written...

60-year-old Orphanage Owner, Others Arrested for Child Trafficking

. Police Burst Baby Factory, Kidnapping Rings in Ondo Michael Olugbode in Abuja and Fidelis David in Akure The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested a 60 years old prominent member of the orphanage...

The Role Of African Storytelling In Preserving History

Storytelling has always been at the heart of African culture. Long before written records, African communities relied on oral traditions to pass down knowledge, values, and history from one generation to the next. These stories, often told by...

Obaseki: The Lonely Fugitive of Edinburgh

(A Comic Political Chronicle of Misrule, Mirage, and Melancholy) *By Fred Itua* It is often said that history repeats itself first as tragedy and then as farce. In the curious case of Godwin Obaseki, former governor of Edo State, it seems to have...

Nigeria exits debtors’ list as IMF releases names of 10 African countries with lowest debt in 2025

After fully repaying its $3.5 billion COVID-19 loan, Nigeria was struck off the debtors’ list by the IMF However, a lot of African countries are still trapped with high debt exposure to the fund The IMF, in a recent update, released the list of 10...

See the list of African countries with low risk exposure to IMF

After fully repaying its $3.5 billion COVID-19 loan, Nigeria was struck off the debtors’ list by the IMF However, a lot of African countries are still trapped with high debt exposure to the fund The IMF, in a recent update, released the list of 10...

Nigerian Modernism at Tate Modern: 'A rich look at a post-colonial art explosion'

Sixty-five years ago this month, Nigeria gained full independence from the British Empire. It marked a period of enormous cultural fecundity in which artists sought to create a new visual language reflective of the developing West African country:...

Flory Bidunga headlines international impact in the Big 12

In recent years, college basketball has seen a surge of international players signing with top universities. In the 2023-2024 season alone, there were a record number of 826 international men’s basketball players in Division 1 of the NCAA. For...

13th Convocation: Wellspring Varsity Produces 11 First Class Students As 236 Students Graduate

Eleven students of Wellspring University, Benin, Edo State have bagged first-class grades as the institution held its 13th Convocation ceremony. Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Professor Isaac Ajayi, who disclosed this during the convocation...

Edo Govt Pays Tribute To Late NSCDC Commandant, Agun Joseph

The Edo State Government on Monday paid its final respects to the late Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo State Command, Mr Agun Joseph, who passed away recently. Leading the state delegation at the valedictory...

Biya, Okpebholo And The New Service Chiefs

REUBEN ABATI “They say President Paul Biya has been declared winner of the Presidential election in Cameroon. The man has been in power since 1982. At 92, he is the oldest President in the world. Now that the Constitutional Court has given him...

Jega condemns politicians’ ‘do-or-die’ mentality

Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Monday decried the persistent desperation of Nigerian politicians, warning that their “do-or-die” attitude continues to undermine the integrity of elections...