West Africa

Dream Count: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Dream Count: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Long-Awaited Novel Finally Lands

Dream Count: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s New Novel Arrives After 12 Years After more than a ...

Phillis Wheatley

Phillis Wheatley: The Trailblazing African American Poet Who Defied Oppression

Phillis Wheatley: A Pioneer in Black Literature and Poetry Phillis Wheatley was a groundbreaking poet ...

Asake father controversy

Asake’s Alleged Father, Fatai Odunsi, Accuses Singer of Neglect Amid Health Struggles

Asake’s Alleged Father Pleads for Help, Accuses Singer of Neglect A viral video featuring a ...

Lagos Court Strikes Out Cyberstalking Case Against Four Bloggers

Lagos Court Strikes Out Cyberstalking Case Against Four Bloggers

  Lagos Court Strikes Out Cyberstalking Case Against Bloggers A Federal High Court in Lagos ...

Starlink in Niger

Starlink Expands to Niger with a Five-Year License for Satellite Internet

Starlink in Niger: Expanding Internet Access in West Africa Starlink, SpaceX’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite ...

President Mahama Appoints New Heads for Fire Service, Prisons, and Immigration

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed three new heads for key security agencies in Ghana—the ...

Ghana agricultural transformation

Ghana Partners with WACCI to Boost Seed Production and Agricultural Transformation

The Government of Ghana is set to collaborate with the West Africa Centre for Crop ...

Nigeria trade relations

Kano State Strengthens Economic Ties with China as Bilateral Trade Hits $22.6 Billion

China-Nigeria Trade Reaches $22.6 Billion in 2023: Kano Reaps the Benefits Kano State Governor, Abba ...

MyLagos App

MyLagos App: Lagos State Unveils Smart City Digital Platform

The MyLagos App has officially been launched by the Lagos State Government, marking a major ...

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Sues Senate President Akpabio Over Suspension

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has filed a contempt suit against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, challenging her ...

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