Nigerian air force passenger plane crash kills seven people

By Reuters,

A small Nigerian air force passenger plane crashed just outside Abuja airport after reporting engine failure on Sunday, killing all seven people on bo...

Nigerian air force

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala makes history as first woman, first African WTO head

By Reuters,

Three months after the Trump administration rejected her, former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received unanimous backing on Monday to...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , World Trade Organization

Nigeria repatriates hundreds of migrants from Saudi Arabia

By Reuters,

Nigeria evacuated hundreds of its citizens from Saudi Arabia on Thursday after they overstayed their visas and were left stranded, two Reuters witness...

Saudi Arabia

African beach volleyball Olympic qualifiers to be replayed after Kenya appeal

By Stanley Mativo,

The Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) has successfully appealed for the repeat of the second round of the African Beach Volleyball Olympics qualifiers...

Beach volleyball

Internet access in Uganda restored

By Waihiga Mwaura,

The digitally isolated country of Uganda is now back on the World Wide Web after the government restored the internet almost one week after it was thr...

Internet Shutdown , uganda

Boko Haram kills at least seven in Christmas Eve attack in Nigeria

By CNN,

At least seven people were killed in a Boko Haram attack on the majority-Christian village of Pemi in Nigeria's Borno state on Christmas Eve, a lo...

Boko Haram , Nigeria

Minister wants Nigeria to sanction CNN for report on shooting of protesters

By Reuters,

Nigeria should sanction CNN for a report that the country’s military shot and killed protesters demonstrating against police brutality, a minister s...

#SomeoneTellCNN , Nigeria

Yvonne’s Take: I’m glad one MP wept, while another asked for a helicopter

By Yvonne Okwara,

How many harrowing tales have you heard about people who have survived COVID-19 or those who’ve lost the battle? Most people now have a story to ...

coronavirus , helicopter , nyikal

Nigerian citizens justify massive looting of COVID-19 supplies

By VOA,

Amid tensions last week over police brutality, mobs of Nigerian citizens are overrunning several government-owned facilities and ransacking palliative...

coronavirus , Nigeria

President Kenyatta nominates former IEBC Commissioners, BBI Joint Secretary to ambassadorial jobs

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has nominated former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioners Margaret Mwachanya, Connie Nkatha a...

Uhuru kenyatta

Kenya mourns death of Olympian Dickson Wanjiru

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya’s taekwondo fraternity is in mourning following the death of the 2008 Beijing Olympian Dickson Wamwiri Wanjiru. According to Kenya Taekwond...

2008 Beijing Olympian , Dickson Wamwiri Wanjiru , dies , Kenya Taekwondo Federation , Kenyatta National Hospital

BWIRE: Health Commission to cure sector challenges

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire I am writing this letter addressed to you Hon. Mutahi Kagwe, the Cabinet Secretary for Health acknowledging the commitment, focus a...

Health Commission , ministry of health

Nigeria drops plan for some pupils to return to school amid COVID-19 concerns

By Reuters,

Nigeria has dropped a plan to allow some pupils to return to school because of a continued increase in the number of COVID-19 infections, its educatio...

coronavirus , Nigeria

Nigeria reopens secondary schools, airports for domestic flights

By VOA,

Nigeria is reopening schools for the graduating class on the advice of a task force that students get help in preparing for examinations. ...

Buhari , coronavirus , Nigeria

OPINION: It is time youth stay focused to their dreams

By Guest Writer,

By Fredrick Banja By law, I officially crossed the legal age of the youths as prescribed by government about 3 years ago, that is age 35 years. Eve...

Coronavirus poses test for African leaders

By VOA,

As Burundi enters a period of mourning for President Pierre Nkurunziza, who died Monday, his leadership during the coronavirus pandemic is being scrut...

African leaders , coronavirus , magufuli , Nkurunziza

Nigeria reopens churches, mosques and hotels amid rising cases of COVID-19

By CNN,

The Nigerian government has lifted restrictions placed on religious gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic. The previous ban on religious and s...

coronavirus

Paxful launches bitcoin donation campaign to support charities in Africa’s response to COVID-19

By Citizen,

In 2017, Paxful launched the #BuiltWithBitcoin charitable initiative to show that bitcoin can help people around the world. With the goal to build ...

Africa’s leaders forced to confront healthcare systems they neglected for years

By CNN,

Africa's ailing presidents and powerful elites have been known to jet out to seek treatment abroad, instead of investing in healthcare in their own co...

Africa health care

Lagos starts house-to-house campaign to identify possible coronavirus cases

By Agencies,

Lagos State Government has begun a house-to-house case campaign to identify possible cases of the COVID-19 disease. According to Commissioner for H...

coronavirus , Lagos