Saturday, March 15, 2025
- Advertisement -

CATEGORY

West Africa

Nigeria’s population soars to 182 million

The Director-General of National Population Commission, NPC, Ghaji Bello, has revealed that Nigeria’s population was currently 182 million. He said half of its people is...

U.N. calls for prisoner release in Gambia ahead of December poll

The top U.N. regional official for West Africa on Thursday called for the release of dozens of political prisoners in Gambia as long-ruling President...

Gambia Election: Jammeh files to run for fifth term in office

Gambian head of state Yahya Jammeh, on Thursday filed his application for a fifth term in office on the ticket of the Alliance for...

Gambian wrestler drowns crossing Mediterranean to Europe

Wrestling in The Gambia and Senegal is very popular, often attracting huge crowds. Photo Credit: AFP A popular Gambian wrestler has drowned while crossing the...

Demolitions leave 30,000 homeless in Nigeria’s megacity of Lagos

A man pushes a cart past an NGO focused on combating human trafficking in Benin-city, Edo State, midwest Nigeria, on October 21, 2016. (Photo...

Nigeria suffered 3,500 cyber attacks in 2015, lost $450m

The Nigerian government has disclosed that it is taking drastic steps to arrest internet related crimes. The government lamented the loss of over $450...

Women in Abuja angry over discrimination for marrying younger men

Some women in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday criticised discrimination by the society on their decision to marry younger men, why applauding...

Wole Soyinka to leave America following Mr. Trump’s election as 45th US President

Wole Soyinka is based in New York. Photo credit: AFP   Popular Nigerian and Nobel-Prize winning author Wole Soyinka has finally confirmed when he will exit...

Leaked emails show top Rio executives knew of Guinea payment

Mist shrouds the Simandou mountains in Beyla, Guinea, June 4, 2014. REUTERS/Saliou Samb/File Photo   Top Rio Tinto executives in 2011 approved a $10.5 million payment...

Liberia’s President Johnson Sirleaf concerned about Trump presidency

The president of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has said she is very worried about a Donald Trump’s presidency but added he must be given...

Latest news

- Advertisement -