• Nigeria

    My children hate politics — Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele

    Former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele speaks about her life, politics and other related matters What have you been up to lately? I’ve been actively involved with my party, the Peoples Democratic Party. This is in addition to running my own business which is property development. My family ...

  • Nigeria

    Most senators have not paid the price for democracy – Sani

    The Chairman, Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts and Vice Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Senator Shehu Sani, represents Kaduna Central Senatorial District. He tells LEKE BAIYEWU about his transition from activism to politics Why did you cross from political activism into full-time politics? I’ve been a civil rights ...

  • Nigeria

    Ex-NNPC GMD rebuffs EFCC over $9.7m donors’ list

    •Commission relocates Yakubu to Abuja from Kano •No law says he should submit list of givers, says counsel Detained former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu is refusing  to tell the Economic  and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)  those he claimed gave  him the $9.7million  ...

  • Nigeria

    NDLEA arrests 57-year-old woman with cocaine

    The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday arrested 57-year-old Mrs. Morayo Odeyemi with substances suspected to be cocaine. A statement in Lagos by the agency’s spokesman, Mitchell Ofoyeju, said the woman was apprehended at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. It said that the suspect was Saudi Arabia-bound and ...

  • Senegal

    Dakar abrite un atelier régional de partage du business modèle du PUDC à partir de lundi

    Dakar, 11 mars (APS) – Le business modèle du Programme d'urgence de développement communautaire (PUDC) fera l'objet d'un atelier régional de partage, lundi, à partir de 9h, à Dakar, à l'Hôtel King Fahd. Dakar, 11 mars (APS) – Le business modèle du Programme d'urgence de développement communautaire (PUDC) fera l'objet ...

  • Turchia

    Turkey says does not want Dutch envoy to return to post for a while

    The Turkish Foreign Ministry said late March 11 that they have conveyed to the Netherlands their will for the Dutch envoy to Ankara to not return to his post for a while upon a row that emerged over the Dutch government’s decision to cancel Turkish foreign minister’s flight permit.

  • Nigeria

    Balogun @ 83: Indelible Imprints On The Sands Of Time

    rare insight on a rare industrialist, consummate banker, manager of men and materials, in short, the quintessential man of many parts as he turns 83 Across the business and social circles in Nigeria, his contributions stand tall and his name resonates with respect. Not only has he traversed virtually all ...

  • Nigeria

    ‘Tech entrepreneurs can attract foreign investment to Nigeria’

    In this interview with Technology Times, Anatogu discusses formative steps that have shaped iDEA Hub and her resolve to ensure its founding vision is kept alive. iDEA Hub’s programmes support and nurture technology startups… Idea Incubation Programmes seeks to support and nurture technology startups and when we say technology startups, ...

  • Giappone

    Measuring the economics behind a shift to streaming

    An article in the Feb. 17 issue of the Asahi Shimbun describes a restaurant in Osaka where diners can watch J. League soccer games. The restaurant has three TV monitors hooked up to Sky PerfecTV, one of Japan’s satellite broadcast services. At the end of January, however, the J. League ...

  • USA Kenya

    Search for NASA flagbearer: Why you can't rule out Mudavadi

    The National Super Alliance principals keep assuring Kenyans of two things: One, that their flagbearer will be chosen through a fair process involving consensus. Two, that they will not split up when that standard bearer is chosen. To this we can add the chances are unless condition one is met ...