AFRIMA 2019 entries: West Africa leads with 38%
West Africa leads in entries for the 2019 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) with 38 percent. Nigerian artistes David Adeleke, a.k.a ‘Davido’ and Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy were nominated for…
Davido, Burna Boy, Nasty C lead 2019 AFRIMA Continental Nominees’ List
Afropop star David Adeleke, a.k.a ‘Davido’, Afro-fusion singer, Burna Boy and South African musician Nasty C scored the most nominations for 2019 AFRIMA awards. The list was released by the…
Accelerated R&D key to eradicating malaria globally -WHO
The WHO said accelerated Research and Development (R&D) in new tools for malaria prevention and treatment is key if the world is to eradicate the disease in the foreseeable future….
12th Africa Games: Nigeria wins 3 golds in badminton, basketball, weightlifting
Nigeria on Sunday increased its medals at the ongoing 12th All Africa Games in Morocco, winning 3 gold medals in badminton, basketball and weightlifting. Team Nigeria defeated Algeria 3-0 in…
25 escape death in Anambra auto crashes – FRSC
No fewer than 25 passengers including four children on Sunday narrowly escaped death in two separate auto crashes that occurred in Awka and Onitsha, Anambra. Mr Ayodele Kumapayi, State…
9Mobile breathes again, gets $230 million loan from AFC
The Africa Finance Corporation has approved a $230 million loan for Nigerian telecom company 9mobile, the firm said on Sunday. The money will be used to honour existing debts, finance…
CAF Champions League: Enyimba whip Rahimo 5-0, zoom to second round, Pillars crash out
Enyimba International Football Club on Sunday advanced to the second preliminary round of the 2019/2020 CAF Champions League after a 5-0 win over Rahimo FC of Burkina Faso in Aba….
New Executive Orders will be given to tackle international fraud – Presidency
The Presidency has said that new executive orders will be given to tackle international fraud. This is according to Mr Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on media…
Olukoya rewards 300 MFM members who made First Class in 2019
Three hundred and six members of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) who graduated with first class honours from their various universities were Sunday given cash awards by the …
Congo vaccinates over 200,000 people with Merck Ebola vaccine in August – Government
Congolese authorities and health workers vaccinated more than 200,000 people against Ebola in August, the government said on Sunday, using a Merck vaccine they hope will help rein in the…