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Nigeria’s Economic Decline: We Cannot Claim Progress While GDP Drops by $100B in a Year – Prof Ekekwe Warns

Editorial TeamOctober 21, 202404 mins

Renowned economist and technology entrepreneur, Prof. Ndubuisi Ekekwe, has raised concerns about Nigeria’s worsening economic situation, citing significant declines in the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and unsustainable borrowing practices. Speaking on the current state of Nigeria’s economy, Ekekwe highlighted alarming statistics that reveal a substantial contraction in GDP over the past eight years, and…

Feature

Meet Graham Shema: 8-Year-Old Ugandan Aviation Prodigy Taking Flight

Editorial TeamOctober 21, 2024August 4, 202505 mins

In a world where ambition and achievement often come later in life, some individuals defy the norms and pursue their dreams at an early age. One such extraordinary story is that of Graham Shema, an 8-year-old aviation enthusiast from Uganda who is already soaring to new heights in the field of aviation. Graham’s journey into…

Business

Tanzania completes $300m Lake Victoria bridge, aims to boost regional trade

Editorial TeamOctober 19, 202404 mins

Tanzania has successfully completed the construction of a 3.2-kilometre bridge over Lake Victoria, an ambitious infrastructure project costing $300 million. The newly completed bridge, which spans the Mwanza Gulf, is set to significantly enhance trade connectivity between Tanzania and its East African neighbours, including Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. Located near the city of Mwanza, the…

Metro

Write Justice Campaign Urges Leniency in Sentencing for the Uhuru 3

Editorial TeamOctober 14, 2024August 8, 202502 mins

The Uhuru 3 Chairman and Co-defenders, Omali Yeshitela, and Penny Hess and Jesse Nevel are calling on all defenders of justice and freedom to take immediate action by submitting letters calling for fairness and the most lenient sentence by October 15, 2024. On September 12, 2024, The Uhuru 3 were exonerated of the major charge…

Tourism

Carnival Calabar Timetable: Dry Runs, Main Carnival & Other Events

Editorial TeamOctober 12, 202402 mins

Are you ready for this year’s Africa’s Biggest Street Party? Well, you’re right about where you want to be as we bring the Carnival Calabar Timetable. Debuted in 2004, the Carnival Calabar has grown from just a national event to an international event, every year, promising its own style with lasting unique memories. From essay…

Metro

Police arrest 3 Cameroonian separatists in Cross River

Editorial TeamOctober 11, 202402 mins

Officers of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested three Ambazonian separatists from Cameroon in Cross River State. According to the State Commissioner of Police, CP Ukachi Opara, the Cameroonian separatists were arrested on Thursday, 10th October in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the State. CP Opara, who was briefing journalists in a maiden media parley…

Business

Dangote Refinery will save Africa from being a Dumping Ground – Grenada PM

Editorial TeamOctober 11, 202405 mins

The Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, has described the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals as a significant investment in industrialisation and manufacturing needed by developing countries for their industrial growth. He noted that it is through this type of investment that Africa and the developing countries can reverse the cycle of exporting raw materials…

Entertainment

Apple Music: Miči is latest Isgubhu cover star

Editorial TeamOctober 11, 2024August 8, 202502 mins

Apple Music today announces Afro House singer-songwriter and producer Miči as the next Isgubhu cover star. “Thank you for giving me the opportunity to geek out and share my favourite tunes,” she tells Apple Music. “Some of these tracks are old, some new, but all of them are classics in my view. I hope more…

Athlete Kipyegon Bett dies of liver, kidney failure at 26

Editorial TeamOctober 7, 202402 mins

Athlete Kipyegon Bett of Kenya, who competed in the 800m and took home a bronze medal at the 2017 World Championships in London, passed away at the age of 26 from liver and kidney failure. After winning the U20 World Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, in 2016, Bett became well-known and was thought to be among…

7th October: How US ‘war on terror’ fuels terrorism in Africa

Editorial TeamOctober 7, 2024August 4, 202505 mins

7th OCTOBER 2001: U.S. ‘WAR ON TERROR’ TURNING AFRICA INTO TERRORIST HUB COMMENCE Following the horrific 9/11 attack that killed nearly 3,000 people in the United States, US President George W. Bush declared a global ‘War on Terror,’ which began with the first bombardments on this day, 7th October 2001, in Afghanistan. The war led…

Africa

Nigeria’s Economic Decline: We Cannot Claim Progress While GDP Drops by $100B in a Year – Prof Ekekwe Warns

Meet Graham Shema: 8-Year-Old Ugandan Aviation Prodigy Taking Flight

Tanzania completes $300m Lake Victoria bridge, aims to boost regional trade

Write Justice Campaign Urges Leniency in Sentencing for the Uhuru 3

Carnival Calabar Timetable: Dry Runs, Main Carnival & Other Events

Police arrest 3 Cameroonian separatists in Cross River

Dangote Refinery will save Africa from being a Dumping Ground – Grenada PM

Apple Music: Miči is latest Isgubhu cover star

Athlete Kipyegon Bett dies of liver, kidney failure at 26

7th October: How US ‘war on terror’ fuels terrorism in Africa

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