Africa’s “Crowd-farming” company Livestock boosts investment in cattle in Africa
Cattle have long been considered a measure of wealth across Africa – but it is not just farmers cashing in. A pioneering app in South Africa lets investors, eager to…
Mediterranean shipwreck: Pope offers prayers for migrants killed
Pope Francis on Sunday offered prayers for migrants who died in the Mediterranean Sea this week, in what the U.N. refugee agency called the worst shipwreck in the area this…
Massacre of 60 mourners: Buhari morns, vows to end terrorism
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday condemned the dastardly attack on a funeral procession in Borno, which caused the deaths of over 60 mourners. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman, in…
Nigerians in South Africa laud Gov. Okowa for including young technocrats his in cabinet
Nigerians in South Africa say Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State including competent youths in his administration is a departure from the medieval political compensational era which should be emulated…
Nigerian preacher awarded £2,500 for wrongful arrest by UK police
A Christian street preacher Oluwole Ilesanmi, 64, a Nigerian who migrated to the UK in 2010 has been awarded £2,500 for wrongful arrest after he had his Bible wrested from…
Investigation is on-going to enable Siasia’s mother, other victims regain freedom -police
The Police Command in Bayelsa State has said that its personnel are working round the clock to ensure that the kidnapped mother of Samson Siasia, Nigeria’s former Super Eagles footballer…
Auto supplier, Bosch sees car production falling 5% in 2019
Auto supplier Robert Bosch has revised its forecast for automotive production on Saturday, expecting a 5% fall this year, bigger than an earlier estimate for a 3% decline, the company’s…
Africa has to have its own industrial capacity -AfDB
African nations will need to boost output of goods and services and integrate payment systems if they are to take advantage of a new $3.4 trillion economic initiative, according to…
The illegal proscription of the IMN should be withdrawn – Falana
Mr Femi Falana, lawyer to the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, has condemned the action of the Federal Government to proscribe the Shiite group….
States where Fulanis are not indigenes not required to implement the RUGA settlement initiative – Ganduje
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, says states where Fulanis are not indigenes will not be required to implement the RUGA settlement initiative. Ganduje made the clarification shortly after…