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Nigeria’s Chiwetel Ejiofor features in Disney’s Lion King

Nigerian born English actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor 41, plays Scar, while singer Beyonce gets the role of Nala in the adaptation of Disney’s animated feature...

Nigeria’s election body officials arraigned for criminal conspiracy

Twenty-two officials of Nigeria’s election management body and a retired director have been arraigned before a High Court for offences bordering on “criminal conspiracy. The...

Nigeria: Buhari to debate rival Atiku ahead of 2019 poll

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is set to debate presidential candidates participating in the country’s 2019 elections. His main rival in the election is Alhaji Atiku...

Nigeria: Top presidential candidates launch manifesto for 2019 poll

The two leading presidential candidates for the 2019 elections in Nigeria, have launched their manifestoes. Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari launched his manifesto over the weekend...

Nigeria launches world’s first digital commodity platform

Nigeria has rolled out what has been described as the World’s first digital end to end blockchain based commodity and financing platform. The platform which...

MTN to offer mobile banking in Nigeria in 2019

Telecom firm MTN wants to offer mobile banking in Africa’s most populous country Nigeria from next year. The Chief Executive Officer of the South African...

Female Muslim students in Nigeria’s Lagos state allowed to wear hijab to school

Female Muslim pupils in Lagos state in Nigeria can now put on Hijab to public schools without fear. It follows an approval by the state’s...

Former OPEC President to be Extradited Back to Nigeria

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has revealed it is waiting for the deportation of its Former oil Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke from the...

Nigerian school shutdown over hijab controversy

Officials of a Nigerian school in Ibadan on Monday shutdown the school after some students came to class wearing hijab. The International School Ibadan which...

175 people die from cholera outbreak in Nigeria

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said on Monday that suspected cases of cholera have skyrocketed in northeast Nigeria, killing 175 people. According to the Humanitarian...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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