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Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Global music streaming giant Spotify expands services in Africa

– – The world’s most popular global audio streaming subscription service, is now available in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda as of February 23. With a worldwide community of more than 345 million monthly active listeners, Spotify will offer a world-class audio listening and music discovery experience to listeners. The Spotify service is available for free or with an… Read More
Africa Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

African UN leaders criticize ‘sexist and racist’ coverage of WTO’s first female boss

– – Senior African leaders at the UN are unhappy with media coverage of the first female boss of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The WTO this month announced officially the appointment of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as its new director-general. The former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi will take over the role effective March 1, becoming the first woman and also… Read More
Africa West Africa World 

Over 100 feminists solidarize with LGBT+ Ghanaians

– – A group of over 100 Ghanaian feminists have announced their solidarity with “LGBT+ Rights Ghana and queer and transgender Ghanaians everywhere.” Members of the LGBT+ community in Ghana have come under serious attack following news of the commissioning of an office and work space for them in Ghana’s capital Accra. Ghana is a highly conservative and religious nation,… Read More
Africa West Africa World 

Niger: Protests erupt after Bazoum wins presidential run-off vote

– – Protests have erupted in Niger with reports of clashes between protesters and police in parts of the capital, Niamey. The clashes erupted before and after the announcement of Mohamed Bazoum as winner of the presidential run-off. Angry supporters of his challenger Mahamane Ousmane have been protesting in opposition strongholds. Protesters have burnt tyres and a campaign vehicle belonging… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Step-By-Step Guide To Decommissioning The 1999 Nigeria Constitution Via A Constitutional Force Majeure By Ndidi Uwechue

There is rising disgust among young people of Nigeria, finding themselves in a land where members of the legal profession and politicians have been deceiving them since 1999 with the make believe that the country has a Constitution. The Nigerian Bar Association, the Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), and politicians serving since 1999 to date at Federal and State levels… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

The Politics Of Amnesty: Like Niger Delta Militants, Like Bandits, By Fredrick Nwabufo

Did the activities of militants in the Niger Delta qualify as crime? Hell Yes! Militancy and kidnapping were a profitable pursuit in that oil-rich region in the early 2000s. Kidnapping as an organised venture entered our national lexicon at the time. Immigrants from Europe and America working with oil companies were kidnapped and huge ransoms extracted from them. Soldiers and… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Conspiracy Of Silence By Ahmed Saleh Jnr.

The Farmers Herders imbroglio is an aged long ethno territorial skirmish in nigeria, way before I was born, yet we had relative peace across the country, what’s presently alarming however, is the WRONG LABELLING of criminals by various government officials for ethno-political benefits, the soft romancing and preferential treatment giving to CRIMINALS who should be crushed with every military and… Read More
Africa Southern Africa World Zambia 

Social media blamed for high divorce cases in Zambia

– – Some Zambians have cited social media as one of the main reasons a lot of marriages are breaking down, in the wake of alarmingly high levels of divorce in the country. In the past 5 years, over 61, 000 divorces have been granted in local courts, according to the country’s justice minister, Given Lubinda, who said in parliament,… Read More
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