The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the governorship election held…
Author: Olorunwa Lawal
Cairo-based fintech startup NowPay, a financial-wellness platform for employees in emerging markets, has announced today that the company has raised $ 2.1 million in seed investment.…
Kenya on Sunday recorded 388 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of infections to 41,546. This is out of a sample size of 4,287…
Nigeria has disbanded the police unit, Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, following days of protests across the West African nation. The country’s Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu,…
Ericsson and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have agreed to a global partnership that will provide internet connectivity mapping to educational institutions in Nigeria and…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 111 new COVID-19 infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle…
At least 100,000 people have unfollowed President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria on Twitter in protest over his handling of the #EndSARS protests in the West African…
The coalition of opposition parties in Cote d’Ivoire on Saturday called for the postponement of the Oct. 31 presidential elections in the country. The group then…
Nigerian singer and songwriter, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, known professionally as Burna Boy, has joined the #EndSARS protests following pressure from critics and fans. The self-acclaimed African…
Cambodia authorities have arrested two African nationals and their Cambodian accomplice for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs from the Asian nation to Australia. Thirty nine years…