54 African Countries To Participate In 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Program
On November 12, 2021, the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s largest philanthropy for young African entrepreneurs, will announce the recipients of the 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Program at an official Selection Announcement event in Lagos, which will be streamed live online. The groundbreaking hybrid event will launch 4,800 African entrepreneurs selected from all 54 African countries […]
UK Leads 45 Governments In New Pledges To Protect Nature
Forty-five governments, led by the UK, will pledge urgent action and investment to protect nature and shift to more sustainable ways of farming at the COP26 Nature and Land-Use Day happening Saturday 6 November. Approximately one-quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture, forestry and other land-use – creating an urgent need to […]
House Gives Final Congressional OK To Bipartisan $1T Infrastructure Bill
The House approved a $1 trillion package of road and other infrastructure projects late Friday after Democrats resolved a months-long standoff between progressives and moderates, notching a victory that President Joe Biden and his party had become increasingly anxious to claim. The House passed the measure 228-206, prompting prolonged cheers from the relieved Democratic side […]
8 Dead, Several Injured In Crowd Surge At Astroworld Festival In Texas
Officials in Texas say at least eight people are dead and several others injured in a crowd surge at the Astroworld Festival. A compression of the crowd toward the stage occurred just after 9 p.m. Friday while rapper Travis Scott was performing, Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña told reporters at a news conference. “The crowd […]
Fuel Tanker Blast In Freetown Kills At Least 91, Says Morgue
Ninety-one people were killed in the capital of Sierra Leone on Friday when a fuel tanker exploded following a collision, the central morgue and local authorities said. The government has not yet confirmed the death toll, but the manager of the central state morgue in Freetown said it had received 91 bodies following the explosion. […]
New York County Prosecutor Casts Doubt On Sex Offense Charge Against Cuomo
A New York county prosecutor on Friday asked a judge to delay for two months the arraignment of former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on a misdemeanor sex offense charge, saying a local sheriff may have botched the case by rushing to file the complaint. Cuomo resigned in August in the middle of his third […]
Kerosene Tank Explodes In Abuja Market, Killing Five People, Injuring Many Others
A kerosene-laden tank exploded at Abuja’s famed Kubwa Village Market, killing five people and injuring dozens of others. On Friday night, the incident occurred near the L.E.A Primary School, Jaji Street, and a few meters away from St Luke Catholic Church. The bodies of the dead were removed by a joint team of officers from […]
Anambra Decides: Notable Parties, Candidates Contesting For Governorship
On Saturday, November 6, 2021, the people of Anambra State will elect a governor to lead the state for the next four years. Despite major security threats in the South East, particularly in Anambra State, the election will go forward. Some of the notable political parties set to participate in the governorship election include: A, […]
Anambra Election: IGP Removes Head Of Security Arrangements 24 Hours Before The Election
With less than 24 hours to the governorship election in Anambra State on Saturday, the Inspector General of Police has dismissed the Deputy Inspector General, DIG Joseph Egbunike, as the head of the election team. Though Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, confirmed that DIG Egbunike had stood down when approached about the situation, […]
Kidnapped UNIABUJA Prof., Staff, Children Rescued
Six persons who were kidnapped by bandits from the University of Abuja Staff Quarters on Tuesday have been rescued. They include Joseph Obansa, an Economics professor, and his two children, Mallam Sambo, the university deputy registrar, Dr Fegurson Tobins, and Prof. Bassey Udom of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, and his two children. Dr. Habib […]
