Microsoft founder Bill Gates says that most of his fortune will be spent on improving health and education services in Africa over the next 20 years.The 69-year-old said that “by unleashing human potential through health and education, every country in Africa should be on a path to prosperity”.Speaking in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, he also…
A second round of direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have ended without a major breakthrough, and only an agreement between the warring sides to swap more prisoners of war.Ukrainian negotiators said Russia had again rejected an “unconditional ceasefire” – a key demand by Kyiv and its allies in Europe and the US. The…
Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, Director General of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), has been elected as the new President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), ushering in a fresh chapter for the continent’s premier development finance institution. After three intense rounds of voting, Dr. Ould Tah clinched the top seat with…
Ronald Fenty, father of superstar singer Rihanna, has passed away aged 70 after a brief illness. According to reports, Rihanna’s family, including her brother Rajad Fenty, were present at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles during his final moments. The sad news comes not long after it was confirmed that the singer is pregnant with…
A transgender athlete bested the competition Saturday at the California high school track and field championship to take home gold in the girls high jump and the triple jump at a meet that has stirred controversy and drawn national attention. AB Hernandez competed under a new rule change that may be the first of its…
A Ukrainian drone attack has destroyed more than 40 Russian planes deep in Russia’s territory, Ukraine’s Security Service said on Sunday, while Moscow pounded Ukraine with missiles and drones just hours before a new round of direct peace talks in Istanbul. A military official, who spoke with the Associated Press on condition of anonymity to…
A “mass casualty influx” of people, many with gunshot or shrapnel wounds, was received at a Red Cross field hospital in southern Gaza, the organisation said, following disputed reports about an incident near an aid distribution centre in Rafah. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said 21 people were “declared dead upon arrival”…
Former Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has revealed that ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar is preparing to leave the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the 2027 elections. Recall that Atiku was the PDP’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, with Okowa as his running mate. On March 20, 2023, the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku, Labour Party’s…
Legendary Juju musician, King Sunny Ade, has dismissed widespread speculations about his safety and whereabouts, declaring on Tuesday that he was neither missing nor kidnapped. The music icon made this known in a live video shared by one of his wives, Mrs. Bose Olubo-Adegeye, following a social media storm ignited by his daughter, Damilola Adeniyi-Adegeye….
The United Nations Children’s Fund has said Nigeria bears the highest global burden of unvaccinated children, with over two million children yet to receive a single dose of any routine vaccine. UNICEF Health Officer, Bashir Elegbede, made this known on Tuesday at a one-day media dialogue to commemorate the 2025 World Immunisation Day in Damaturu,…
