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Dora Akunyili died at age 59
Former Director General of the the NAFDAC and ex minister of Information, Professor Dora Akunyili, has died according to a family source. Dr. Akunyili
African migrants, crew drown in boat tragedy
Sixty migrants from Ethiopia and Somalia along with two Yemeni crew members drowned on 31 May in the worst such tragedy off the coast of
More than 300 inmates escape DR Congo jail;Six reportedly killed after 301 prisoners escaped from jail in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
At least 1,600 prisoners were in the prison in the city of Bukavu at the time of the breakout At least six people have been
Lagos State University students storm Governor Fashola’s office with beds, mats, mosquito nets, pots
Protesting LASU students storm Fashola’s office with beds, mats, mosquito nets, pots Hundreds of Lagos State University students on Thursday stormed the office of Governor
Fighting for Britain: African Soldiers in the Second World War; As world remmeber D Day
Fighting for Britain: African Soldiers in the Second World War David Killingray Woodbridge, James Currey, 2010, ISBN: 9781847010155; 272pp.; Price: £45.00 Reviewer: Dr Daniel Owen
Emir of Kano is Dead…Bayero Will be Remembered for Great Wisdom, Competence, Says Jonathan
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero is dead. He died in his sleep at 5 a.m. Friday, 6 June. The Emir returned from
Nollywood phase of new business of African film
By Jake Bright With Nigeria leading the way, 2014 could prove a banner year for the African film industry. With African and diasporan actors taking
Main street invests in Africa’s stocks: Nile fund’s Larry Seruma on the continent’s modernising equity market
By Jake Bright Getting in on Africa’s economic boom is no longer reserved for CEOs or million dollar entrepreneurs. Main Street investors can now own
State house in Gomber bombed
The Government House in Gombe State was attacked in a massive explosion late Thursday afternoon. As this breaking story unfolds, there are
Algeria prepare for World Cup with impressive victory over Romania
Nabil Bentaleb and El Arabi Soudani: Celebrate after scoring against Romania Algeria again looked anything but World Cup outsiders as they beat Romania 2-1 with
HAKEEM & BIOLA NOSIRU LOST AND FOUND THEIR $50MILLION DOLLAR LOTTO MAX DRAW
Grateful: Hakeem Nosiru kisses his wife Abiola as the couple collect their $50 million lottery winnings after the ticket they lost was returned by
HAKEEM & BIOLA NOSIRU LOST AND FOUND THEIR $50MILLION DOLLAR LOTTO MAX DRAW
Grateful: Hakeem Nosiru kisses his wife Abiola as the couple collect their $50 million lottery winnings after the ticket they lost was returned by
Africa’s path towards digitalization
By Nzube Ufodike The third and last article of a three part series in which Nzube Ufodike and Jack Diamond of Amoo Venture Capital Advisory
Virgin launches glass-bottomed plane..one of the best April fools of all times
By ; Richard Brandson I’m thrilled to announce that Virgin has created another world-first with the introduction of the technology required to produce the worlds
Kudirat Abiola, a true heroine of democracy–PDP
The Lagos State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has described the late Kudirat Abiola as a heroine of democracy whose contributions to Nigeria’s
The 10 Best Jobs in Africa Don’t Exist Yet
By Simon Stumpf Simon Stumpf of Ashoka East Africa lists the top jobs he expects to see employing young people in Africa in the next
100 tech hubs across Africa : where are the new innovation hotspots
By Tim Kelly AfriLabs, the pan-African network of tech & innovation hubs, presently convenes for their second annual congress in Berlin (also see an article
Midwives can prevent two-thirds of deaths among women and newborns
3 June 2014 – Midwives are the unsung heroes of maternal and newborn health, according to a new United Nations report released today that urges