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S.Africa, Ghana & Nigeria, Africa’s top mobile app users – Internet survey

South Africa ranks highest in Africa with respect to the use of mobile applications. They are followed by Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda respectively. According...

Why Ghanaian frogs need a hero

Gilbert Adum leads Ghana's "Save the Frog" organization   Ghana is home to over 80 frog species, but environmentalists say the amphibians are disappearing. Now one...

[Update] Bomb blast in Nigeria’s Maiduguri, 3 female suicide bombers shot

Nigeria's operational headquarters is in Maiduguri. Photo Credit: AFP   A bomb has exploded in Nigeria’s north-eastern city of Maiduguri at Ummarari. Witnesses say about three to four...

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...

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