Month: April 2022

VIDEONEWS: Owan People Troop Out For Hon. Patrick Giwa’s Federal Constituency Ambition Project

Burna Boy Dazzles Over 20,000 Fans At Iconic Madison Square Garden

NIGERIAN iconic singer, songwriter and performer Burna Boy has dazzled over 20,000 fans in a thrilling, mind-blowing and highly energetic performance at his ‘One Night in Space’ concert in New York. The Grammy award-winning singer, who sold out at the…

Buhari To Oba Of Benin: We’ll Continue To Work For Return Of Looted Artefacts

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, Friday, said his administration would not stop fighting for the repatriation of Nigeria’s artefacts looted from during colonial era, including 1,130 Benin Bronzes, currently on display in Germany’s public museums. The President gave the assurance on Friday…

Central African Republic First On Continent To Adopt Bitcoin As Official Currency

THE Central African Republic on Wednesday became the first African country to adopt Bitcoin as an official currency, becoming only the second in the world to do so. A bill governing the use of cryptocurrency was adopted unanimously by parliament…

I Feel Sad For Jonathan – Sule Lamido

SULE Lamido, a member of PDP and a former governor of Jigawa state was interviewed by Arise news, during the interview session he was asked about his opinion concerning the news of Goodluck Jonathan’s rumored defection to the APC to…

Netflix Launches Collection In Celebration Of African Stories

IN anticipation of Africa Day, Netflix is launching a new collection of stories, From Cape to Cairo. This year, the African Union has deemed 2022 ‘the year of nutrition’ and in that spirit, Netflix is bringing stories from North, East, West,…

Catholic Priest Among 12 Convicted For Malawi Albino Murder

A MALAWI Catholic priest, a policeman and a hospital worker are among a dozen convicted over the 2018 gruesome murder of a man with albinism, a court official said Friday. Five out of the 12 were found guilty of killing…

PDP Disqualifies Two Presidential Aspirants

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disqualified two of the 17 presidential aspirants seeking its ticket to contest the 2023 election. The two disqualified aspirants are to forfeit the N40 million each of them paid for the expression of interest…

Mass Arrests After Anti-Muslim Attack In Ethiopia

SEVERAL hundred people have been arrested following a deadly attack on Muslims in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar, a regional official said on Friday. More than 20 people were killed on Tuesday when heavily-armed “extremist Christians” attacked mourners at…

South Africa Lauds ECOWAS Anti-Coup Drive

SOUTH Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday praised West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS for developing what he called a ‘decisive’ anti-coup strategy. West Africa has seen a resurgence of coups in recent months, and the 15-nation Economic Community of West…