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AfricaNewsWest AfricaECOWAS gives 7-days ultimatum to Niger coup mastermind, Tchaini to reinstate Bazoom

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 31, 2023

Threatens military action after  expiration of deadline To close land, air borders between ECOWAS countries and Niger Orders no fly zone on all commercial flights to and from Niger Authority of heads of state and government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the mastermind of the coup in Niger Republic, seven days within which to reinstate Mohammed Bazoom back to power, failure of which it might resort...

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AfricaHealthNewsOver 30,000 People Suffer From Brain, Spinal Cord Ailment In Africa- Prof. Nyandaiti

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 9, 2023

No fewer than 30,000 people suffer from Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a combined brain and spinal cord ailment across Africa, with approximately 2,800 new diagnoses yearly. The secretary Nigerian Society of Neurological Sciences (NSNS), Prof.Yakub Nyandaiti, who disclosed this in Abuja during the MS Awareness Campaign organized by Roche in conjunction with Nigerian Neurologists, said of the figure about 10,048 Nigerians are suffering from the disease. “Multiple Sclerosis is caused when the body’s immune system attacks...

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AfricaNewsPeopleAma Ata Aidoo, Ghana’s famous author, dies at 81

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 2, 2023

Ghanaian Ama Ata Aidoo, one of Africa’s most celebrated authors and playwrights has died. According to BBC reports, the famous author was aged 81. A statement by her family said, “Our beloved relative and writer” passed away after a short illness, requesting privacy to allow them to grieve. A renowned feminist, Aidoo honoured and illustrated the plight of African women in works like Changes, Our Sister Killjoy, and The Dilemma of a Ghost. She resisted...

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FoodLifestyleNewsNigeriaHilda Baci speaks of challenges faced during 100-hour cooking marathon

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 21, 2023

Hilda Effiong Bassey, a 27-year-old chef popularly known as Hilda Baci, recently dominated headlines around the world for cooking for 100 hours in the hopes of landing a world record. Setting an initial 96-hour target, Bassey went further to achieve a 100-hour cooking feat to beat the current record of 87 hours, 45 minutes set by Lata Tondon from India in 2019. Bassey’s 4-day cooking marathon tagged the ‘Hilda Baci Cookathon’ kicked off at exactly...

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AfricaHealthNewsIMNHC2023: Over 50,000 Nigerian women die yearly for maternal issues – UN report

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 13, 2023

…makes urgent call for increased investment in health, social sectors At the ongoing International Maternal Newborn Health Conference’ (IMNHC2023) in Cape Town, South Africa, United Nations report indicate that Nigeria accounts for one in seven global maternal deaths, implying that over 50,000 Nigerian women die yearly, making the country rank as second among 10 others responsible for 60 percent of women and newborn deaths, worldwide. According to report, the latest estimate was contained in the...

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AfricaNewsPoliticsSouth Africa beats Nigeria to the top spot of countries with the highest unemployment rate

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 12, 2023

South Africa is currently sitting at the number one position in the list of countries with the highest unemployment rate globally. According to World of Statistics, 32.7 per cent of the South African population is unemployed – the highest in the world. World of Statistics is a global network of nearly 2,360 organisations worldwide committed to providing up-to-date information on statistically related events and activities worldwide. The report has Spain and Turkey in second and...

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NewsNigeriaPoliticsSudan: $1.2m approved by FEC for evacuation of Nigerians

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 27, 2023

In a bid to evacuate Nigerians stranded in war torn Sudan, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $1.2million for that purpose Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs, disclosed this while addressing State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council’s meeting, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday. Onyeama noted that the amount would be spent on the hiring of luxury buses that would transport the stranded Nigerians from Khartoum,...

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AfricaBlogColumnsOpinionSudan in Crisis

PilotnewsApril 26, 2023

Amid protracted conflict in Sudan, the United States should work to lower the temperature amongst external actors, and support Sudanese citizens, who remain steadfast in their aspirations for a civilian-led government.   Sudan’s suffering deepens by the hour, as self-serving army and militia forces battle for supremacy in a struggle totally divorced from the aims of the 2018-2019 revolution, in which the people of Sudan bravely stood up to one of the world’s most brutal...

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AfricaBusinessNewsAfrica ranks low in global business environment rankings

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 20, 2023

Singapore, Canada and Denmark will be the three countries with the best business environment over the next five years, according to the latest business environment rankings, BER, by the Economic Intelligence Unit, EIU. EIU’s BER measures the attractiveness of the business environment in 82 countries quarterly, using a standard analytical framework with 91 indicators. The latest ranking for the second quarter of 2023 shows that North America and Western Europe continue to be the best...

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AfricaNewsKenya’s First Lady calls for national prayers against homosexuality

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 7, 2023

Kenya’s First Lady, Rachel Ruto has called for national prayers against homosexuality in the country, saying the family unit was under attack. Speaking on Sunday, Mrs Ruto said condoning same-sex sexual relations is against the values of the country. “We should not even try to talk about LGTBQ. This is a conversation we should not even have in our country because accepting it is like throwing our morals into the dustbin,” the First Lady said....

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