The Libyan National Army of eastern commander Khalifa Haftar announced Saturday “a final opportunity” to draw up a road map for elections in the country. The announcement comes one year after the rival factions agreed to hold the polls. General Khalifa Haftar addressed Libyans in the second largest city of …
Read More »Remain hopeful for better nation, Obi urges Nigerians
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to remain hopeful for a better nation especially as the 2023 general elections are fast approaching. Obi made this call while delivering his 2022 Christmas message to Nigerians as contained in a statement made available to The PUNCH …
Read More »South Africa: Fuel tanker explosion kills at least nine near hospital
A truck carrying liquified petroleum gas exploded in the South African town of Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, on Saturday killing at least nine people and injuring 50 others, officials said. The top of the truck scraped a low-lying bridge, sparking flames that caused the explosion, according to emergency services officials. …
Read More »French World Cup winner Matuidi retires from football
Blaise Matuidi, a World Cup winner with France in 2018, said on Friday he was retiring, a year after he last played. The 35-year-old, who started the World Cup final win over Croatia in Russia four years ago, had been omitted from Inter Miami’s squad for this season. Midfielder Matuidi …
Read More »South Africa: Power cuts to continue into 2023
South Africa must prepare for a prolonged electricity crisis, Eskom warned on Friday, as it struggles to power the continent’s top industrial powerhouse. The state-owned company promised a Christmas Day reprieve from the unprecedented and prolonged blackouts the country has been suffering for months, attributed to sabotage but mostly to …
Read More »2023: Buhari’ll campaign for Tinubu, others — Presidency
Ahead of the February 2023 elections, the Presidency on Wednesday said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was ready to campaign for the presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu, and all candidates of the All Progressives Congress with “full energy and conviction.” This follows concerns in certain quarters that the President …
Read More »Parliamentary committee in Gambia blames Indian pharma company
A Gambian parliamentary committee recommended on Tuesday that an Indian pharmaceutical company be banned and prosecuted over the deaths of at least 70 children. The committee accuses Maiden Pharmaceutical Limited of exporting contaminated products to the country. “I have received several evidence from several stakeholders, both in the public and …
Read More »Aduke Odeniyi – I Dance | Download Free Official Video
Aduke Odeniyi – I Dance Aduke Odeniyi – I Dance Nigeria’s Gospel Music Minister and songwriter Aduke Odeniyi has introduced his new single ‘I Dance’ with the release of the official video, now available for streaming on YouTube. The second single following the well-received debut single “Orumbo” released in July …
Read More »DJ Cuppy shows off engagement ring, meets fiancé’s family
Nigerian disc jockey, Florence Otedola popularly known as DJ Cuppy, on Tuesday flaunted her diamond engagement ring on social media and shared pictures from her meeting with her fiancé’s family. In the photos posted on Instagram, Cuppy is seen with her husband-to-be, UK boxer Ryan Taylor, his father and mother. …
Read More »Tunisian activists demonstrate against homophobia
In Tunisia, human rights activists protested on Monday outside an appeals court in Kairouan, a city in the centre of the country, as a man known only as “Daniel” appeared before judges on the first day of an appeal hearing. The defendant is accused of homosexuality and faces returning to …
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