Ramaphosa shrugs off ‘Farmgate’ scandal to win reelection as leader of S’Africa’s ANC
Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa, has been re-elected as leader of the country’s ruling African National Congress (ANC). In the results announced on Monday, Ramaphosa polled 2,476 votes to defeat Zweli Mkhize, a former health minister, who got 1,897 votes. Mkhize was part of Ramaphosa’s government until he was forced […]
Ghana suspends payments on eurobonds, commercial term loans
The Ghanaian government says it has suspended all debt service payments under “certain categories of its external debt”. The country’s ministry of finance announced this in a statement on Monday. It said the suspension will include eurobonds, commercial term loans and most of its bilateral debt, pending future agreements with all relevant […]
PDP campaign council: No presidential candidate will defeat Atiku in south-east
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign council (PCC) says Atiku Abubakar will get more votes in the south-east geopolitical zone than any other candidate. Charles Aniagwu, spokesperson of the party’s PCC, spoke on Sunday in an interview with Arise Television. Aniagwu said the people in the south-east trust Abubakar to tackle […]
Elon Musk conducts poll to determine if he should step down as Twitter CEO
Elon Musk, the billionaire founder Tesla Inc., has launched a poll to determine whether he should remain has the chief executive officer (CEO) of Twitter. The polling was conducted on Twitter on Monday. At the time of filing this report, 56.6 percent want Musk to resign as CEO, while 43.5 percent would […]
Newspaper Headlines: 80m Nigerians may be jobless by 2030, says World Bank
Reports on the 2023 elections and Argentina’s victory at the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
‘If I have heart attack’ | ‘Best ever’ — Serena Williams, Usain Bolt speak on World Cup final
Serena Williams, the American tennis star, says if she has a heart attack, it is because she is watching the FIFA World Cup final. The Qatar 2022 World Cup ended on Sunday night with Argentina coming out on top. Argentina won the match by defeating France 4-2 on penalties. Lionel Messi […]
EXTRA: Tinubu calls Messi ‘Emi lo kan of Doha’ after Argentina’s World Cup victory
Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has described Lionel Messi as the “Emi lo kan of Doha” following Argentina’s World Cup triumph. “Emi lo kan” is a Yoruba phrase which loosely translates to “it is my turn”. The saying has become synonymous with the APC presidential candidate […]
Lionel Messi inspires Argentina to World Cup victory
Argentina have won the 2022 FIFA World Cup after defeating France 4-2 on penalties. Lionel Messi inspired his country to victory in the pulsating final match in Qatar on Sunday night. The PSG attacker scored twice to help Argentina secure a third World Cup trophy and their first in 36 years. […]
FULL LIST: Fayose missing as PDP appoints council for presidential campaign in Ekiti
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed its council to take charge of the party’s presidential campaign in Ekiti. Ayo Fayose, former governor of the state, is, however, missing from the list. The PDP has been battling with an internal crisis following a call by Nyesom Wike, Rivers governor, and some party […]
Ayo Adebanjo: I and Obasanjo agreed to support Obi to make Nigeria better
Ayo Adebanjo, leader of Afenifere, a Yoruba socio-cultural group, says he and former President Olusegun Obasanjo have agreed to support the candidacy of Peter Obi. In July, Adebanjo endorsed Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) — a development that stirred controversy in the Afenifere group. Although Obasanjo has not publicly […]