Gov. Lalong condemns attack on miners, commuters in Jos
Feb. 16, 2022 Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has expressed concern about the attack on miners in Yelwa Zangam community of Jos North Local Government Area in the early hours…
Mali debt defaults due to sanctions exceed $93 million
Feb. 16, 2022 Mali has defaulted on more than 53.99 billion franc CFA ($93 million) in interest and principal payments since January due to regional sanctions, data from the West…
South African Judge Dismisses Zuma’s Bid to Appeal Prosecutor Ruling
Feb. 16, 2022 A South African judge on Wednesday dismissed a bid by former president Jacob Zuma to appeal an earlier ruling rejecting his attempt to have the prosecutor in…
BioNTech to ship mRNA vaccine factory kits to Africa
Feb. 16, 2022 Germany’s BioNTech has developed a vaccine factory made from shipping containers that it plans to ship to Africa as assembly kits to ease what the World Health…
8 killed, several injured as gunmen attack Omuma-Uzo market in Abia
Feb. 16, 2022 Abia government has confirmed the killing of eight persons by gunmen at new Cattle Market in Omuma-Uzo in Ukwa West Local Government Area of the state on…
Nnamdi Kanu’s change of clothes: DSS gives explanation, says he can’t wear clothes with a lion’s head
Feb. 16, 2022 The trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu resumed on Wednesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja with him…
AWiM announces partnership with UNEP to launch Africa Environmental Journalism Programme
Feb. 16, 2022 The African Women in Media (AWiM), in partnership with the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), is set to roll out the African Environment Journalism Programme. The project…
NDLEA releases more evidence against Kyari, denies shielding own officials
February 16, 2022 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said that it has no reason to shield anyone who may be indicted in the course of the ongoing…
Nigerians accuse EFCC of hiding identity of rich crooks while exposing poor ones
February 16, 2022 Some Nigerians said they have noticed a pattern of bias in the manner the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, quickly publishes the identity of unknown criminals…
Debate: Is artificial intelligence really as intelligent as we think?
February 16, 2022 This is the opening question of British mathematician Alan Turing’s most famous paper. Published in 1950, it laid the foundation for the conception and definition of artificial…