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Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, says he still faces difficulties travelling in Africa with his Nigerian passport. He spoke recently at the Africa CEO Forum Annual Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. Dangote said: “I still complained to President Kagame. I told him that as an investor, I have to now apply for 35 different visas on […]
Continue ReadingAs humans, we are wired to love stories of magical transformations. And the top spot in that genre at the moment must go to the story of the president-elect of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye. On 13th March 2024, Faye was still languishing in jail. Eleven days after, he was elected the president of his country. So, […]
Continue ReadingI would like to begin by congratulating His Ex-Excellency, General Olusegun Obasanjo (retired), on the convening of that fabulous group of sages, doctors, alhajis, other Ex-Excellencies, alhajas, and other notables, not to talk of the usual coterie of a-gbọ́-a-wá, “we need to rub shoulders with stars”, compatriots, ladies and gentlemen, on the absolutely fundamental theme […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has advocated a system of government he called ‘Afro Democracy’, for African countries, insisting that Western liberal democracy was forced on the continent and has never worked as a system of government in Africa. Obasanjo stated this while delivering his keynote address at an high-level consultation on ‘Rethinking Western […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Naira is among the worst-performing currencies in Africa, the World Bank has said. It noted that the currency weakened by nearly 40 per cent against the US dollar since a mid-June devaluation. The global bank explained in its report titled, ‘Africa’s Pulse: An analysis of issues shaping Africa’s economic future (October 2023 | Volume […]
Continue ReadingHere’s the list of the top 10 most powerful militaries in Africa in 2023, according to the most recent data from Global Fire Power. Based on the military strength, the country with the Power Index (‘PwrIndx’) score of 0.000 is considered the strongest. The military strength of countries is compared with this score. Egypt has the […]
Continue ReadingThe firestorm among some Christian leaders in Western Nigeria over the lyrics of a new song by Gospel artist, Tope Alabi, is in its fourth week. She had sang in Yoruba that she is “Aboru Aboye” which translates to “I am a sacrifice which God has accepted.” This caused an uproar with some Christian leaders accusing her […]
Continue ReadingSouth African media personality, Bonang Matheba, has said that women should sleep with whoever they like without fearing judgment from the society. Bonang said this while having a conversation with her fellow stars in an episode of reality TV show, Young, Famous and African. According to her, women should sleep with any man they desire […]
Continue ReadingAn ex-presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, has disclosed that Africa needs a third world war more than any other continent. In his Facebook post he shared on Thursday, February 24, as Russia invaded Ukraine, the APC member said, Africa not participating in the first and second world wars is the reason why the continent remains ‘poor […]
Continue ReadingFormer Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) housemate and star, Tokunbo Idowu popularly called TBoss, has said that Nigerian ladies are the prettiest in Africa. “In Africa, when it comes to pretty ladies Nigeria remains undefeated,” she wrote. Her post: Photo: TBoss, Brookmatrix
Continue ReadingYou can’t tackle issues like poverty until you understand their root causes. Pastors who focus on self-enrichment through misleading their congregations misdiagnose these causes. That’s dangerous. In a continent abundant with resources, why does the lavish wealth of a few exist alongside the poverty of millions? Pastor Chris Oyikhalome, leader of Christ Embassy, could answer […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actor, Zubby Michael, has declared himself the richest actor in the Nigerian movie industry. The actor who made the claim during an interview on Broadway TV, said a check he conducted made him realize that he recently made N102m from acting. According to Zubby Michael, he now has to give out N10.2m to people […]
Continue ReadingThe 2021 Global Peace Index (GPI) has ranked Nigeria 146 among 163 independent nations and territories, according to its level of peacefulness. Nigeria moved one step from 147 in 2020, though it still ranked eighth among the least peaceful countries in Africa after South Sudan, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, Central African […]
Continue ReadingThe largest empires that the world has ever known are, in order of size, the British, Mongol, Russian, Spanish, Umayyad, Yuan, Qing, French, Abbasid and Portugese empires. There were a number of other large and notable empires in world history such as the Roman, Ottoman, Greek, Babylonian, Persian and Mughal empires. The post-World War 1 […]
Continue ReadingThe 2018 edition of the Media Cooperation for Belt and Road ends tomorrow in Beijing after spending the past four days in Boao, Hainan Province of China. This year, there are 221 media practitioners from several countries across all continents. At the opening session on Tuesday, I was one of the guest speakers and the […]
Continue Reading5th longest suspension bridge in Africa has been unveiled in Uganda recently. President Yoweri Museveni commissioned the new bridge on Wednesday. The bridge named the “New Nile Bridge” spans 525m. It is located in the town of Jinja and stretches across the source of the River Nile. The bridge is the second of its kind […]
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