Ethics and the human rights of people living with mental disorders in Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 7, 2019/ -- The events surrounding the Life Esidimeni tragedy, where 91 mental health patients died in the Gauteng province of South Africa while under government care, is a shocking...
Liverpool trash Messi’s Barcelona in UEFA Champions League greatest comeback
Liverpool produced one of the greatest comebacks in Champions League history to beat Barcelona 4-0 on Tuesday, overturning a three-goal first-leg deficit and advancing to their second successive final with a 4-3 aggregate victory.
Two...
Ondo 2020: Akeredolu settles rift with Tinubu, holds peace meeting with him in Abuja
The political rifts between former Lagos Governor, Bola Tinubu, and the governor Rotimi Akredolu of Ondo, appears to be coming to an end following a reported peace meeting between the duo in Abuja on...
Trump honours Tiger Woods with Presidential Medal of Freedom award
Tiger Woods, fresh off his epic comeback victory in the Masters, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday.
Presenting the golfing great with the nation's...
Alleged Certificate Forgery: Court grants Adeleke N2 million bail
The Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja has granted Senator Ademola Adeleke of the People’s Democratic Party bail of two million naira.
Adeleke was arraigned by the Nigeria Police Force on five count charges, related to...
Deal with desperate and overambitious APC members, El-Rufai tells Buhari
The governor of Kaduna State and a chieftain of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has asked Nigeria president Muhammadu Buhari to deal with the party members who are ‘desperate and...
NDLEA arrests 9,824 drug suspects, seizes 316,365kg drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it arrested 9,824 suspected drug offenders and recovered 316,365.47 kilogrammes of illicit drugs in 2018.
Head of Public Affairs of the agency, Mr Jonah Achema, disclosed this...
Ogun APC: Dapo Abiodun will revoke Gov. Amosun’s last-minute contracts, appointments
The Ogun State All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that the state’s governor-elect, Dapo Abiodun will revoke all new contracts awarded by outgoing Governor Ibikunle Amosun between March and May 28 this year.
The APC...
Tony Elumelu Foundation hosts largest gathering of African entrepreneurs at 5th Annual Forum
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s foremost champion of entrepreneurship, will host its 5th Annual Forum — the largest annual gathering of African entrepreneurs – on July 26 – 27, 2019. The two-day event...
Nigeria’s Kiki Okewale dazzled all with her collections at Dubai Fashion Week
Kiki Okewale, the talented Nigerian behind Lagos-based Couture Hope Fashions was recently in her designs-creating, the fabric-spinning element at the last Dubai Royal Gala and Fashion Show, which took place last April 27, 2019, at the 5-star Palazzo Versace Hotel,...