Telecoms giant MTN is in the firing line in a row between Nigeria and South Africa over a blocked arms deal. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has approached his South African counterpart about the matter but President Jacob Zuma’s office insists … read more
A Liberian man who was the first person diagnosed with Ebola outside of West Africa died in a Texas hospital yesterday, as Washington stepped up airport screening against the deadly virus. Thomas Eric Duncan died in a Dallas hospital 10 … read more
Nigerian President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been named sixth richest president in Africa by Richest Lifestyle, a US-based website. The online portal in an article entitled, ‘Richest African Presidents 2014′, compiled a list of the nine richest presidents and kings … read more
Piracy will increase in the Gulf of Guinea as Nigeria prepares for an election next February in order to funnel ransom money into campaign financing, intelligence experts told a shipping conference in Copenhagen on Tuesday. Risk Intelligence, which advises private … read more
The discovery of oil in Nigeria’s Bayelsa state in 1954 triggered a fundamental disruption of the country’s economic status quo and within the next decade, crude oil emerged in dominance over other drivers of the economy and eventually became the … read more
Sky watchers and observers of the lunar system will notice an extremely rare cosmic sight tomorrow, October 8, when a total lunar eclipse is expected to occur in different parts of the world. The total eclipse of the moon, according … read more
Hearings on Wednesday in Jos will determine the future of many of Nigeria’s football administrators, ironically just at the point when it looks like the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) is finally putting its house in order, with some help from … read more
The bodies of about 80 South Africans killed when a church building collapsed in Lagos more than three weeks ago are decomposing in inadequate Nigerian mortuaries while officials there frustrate the South African government’s efforts to accelerate the identification of … read more
Celebrations in West Africa for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha have been badly affected by the Ebola outbreak. Reports from Guinea say public places used for prayers are deserted while religious leaders in Sierra Leone told Muslims not to … read more
The Ebola spread to the US has created fears that US aviation authorities could slap travel restrictions, which would signal a major crisis for African airlines struggling to make profits, analysts warned in a report on Thursday. DaMina Advisors, an … read more