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IOM: Over 160,000 migrants have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe in 2017

November 22, 2017Eben Tanimola

More than 160,000 migrants and refugees arrived in Europe in 2017 having crossed the Mediterranean Sea, while about 3,000 people died trying to reach the EU, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said. IOM said this in a press statement released on Tuesday in Moscow. “IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 160,067 migrants and […]

TINUBU: Corruption has become institutionalized

November 16, 2017Ayo Olowo

The national leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, said the Goodluck Jonathan administration won a gold medal in corruption. Tinubu said this on Thursday while giving a keynote speech at the presentation of ‘Making Steady, Sustainable Progressive for Nigeria’s Peace and Prosperity: A mid-term scorecard on the President Muhammadu Buhari Administration’. The […]

OSINBAJO TO FOREIGN INVESTORS: If you want to invest in Africa, come to Nigeria now or regret later

August 8, 2017Ekene Onyeama

NIGERIA – Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has advised foreign investors to take advantage of the opportunities in the Nigerian economy now or risk blaming themselves in 10 years time. Osinbajo made made this declaration when he spoke at the Presidential villa in Abuja during a meeting of delegates from the Nigerian Initiative for Economic Development […]

South Africa recaptures 4 of 5 stray lions

May 9, 2017Ayo Olowo

Four out of five lions that escaped from South Africa’s main national park this week have been captured, the South African National Parks (SANParks) organisation said on Tuesday. The animals broke free from Kruger park on Monday morning close to Komatipoort, a town of 5,000 people, prompting a search by armed wildlife rangers and police […]

Emirates FA Cup makes its debut in Africa

October 13, 2016Ayo Olowo

Emirates, the Lead Partner of the Emirates FA Cup competition in England, has taken the famous trophy on its first-ever tour to Africa. The airline, which sponsors some of the world’s biggest sporting events and teams, aims to connect with people through their passion for sports, and in this case, through football. It will take […]

6 things Nigeria, Africa gained from Buhari’s trip to Kenya – Presidency

August 31, 2016Ayo Olowo

The Presidency has listed the gains of President Muhammadu Buhari’s participation in the just concluded Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) to include the billions of dollar to be injected into African economies by Japan.A statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to […]