Several foreign tourists were seen leaving Tunisia on Saturday following a deadly attack on a beach resort in the coastal town of Sousse. The terror attack on Friday afternoon left no fewer than 38 persons dead. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, ISIL, claimed responsibility for the incident, but the Tunisian government has…
A court in Egypt has sentenced the country’s former President, Mohamed Morsi to life imprisonment. In a judgment delivered on Tuesday morning in Egypt, the court found Morsi guilty of the charges leveled against him. Also, the Muslim Brotherhood general guide, Mohammed Badie, was sentenced to 25 years in prison in each case related to…
Reports say Ghana has stopped the trial for an Ebola vaccine after government received several complaints that humans were being used as “guinea pigs.” A spokesman for the Ghana Minister of Health said on Wednesday that many citizens were not happy with the development. Ghana is presently free of the deadly disease, which has killed…
Nigeria has been congratulated by Brand South Africa on the appointment of Dr Akinwumi Adesina as President of the African Development Bank, AfDB. Chief Executive Officer of Brand South Africa, Ms Alice Puoane, in a statement she personally signed, noted that Adesina’s appointment is for the African continent, which recently adopted the Agenda 2063, a…
Delta Air Lines and New York-based designer, Zac Posen are coming together to bring high fashion and function to a different kind of runway as part of Delta’s new uniform program. Delta is creating a program for nearly all of its uniformed employees. Through the partnership, Zac Posen will design a uniform collection for Delta’s…
Telecoms giant in Nigeria, MTN, has warned that any attempts by Nigerians to attack its facilities in the country in retaliation to the xenophobia attack on Nigerians and other foreigners living in South Africa may spell doom. The company said if the threats by some Nigerian youths are carried out, it will have no other…
lta Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) will upgrade its in-flight Wi-Fi service to offer faster speeds and expanded coverage enabling international passengers better connectivity when travelling to the USA, the company has said. Delta has completed installation of Ku-band satellite Wi-Fi on more than one-third of its international fleet and will be 85 percent complete…
The Chadian Army has said its officers killed about 207 members of the Islamic sect called Boko Haram since their onslaught on the group started. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the country’s army authorities, the insurgents were feared dead in a gun duel near a Nigerian town close to the border with Cameroon…
**Nigerians Await His 2015 Presidential Prophecy Several Zambians have hailed the prophesy of a popular Nigerian prophet, Brother Joshua Iginla, who predicted that Edgar Lungu would win the Zambian elections in 2015. Iginla made his prophecy during a crossover service held in the night of December 31, 2014 at his church, Champions Royal Assembly, Kubwa,…
There is a great anticipation in the air as the 2015 edition of the yearly horse racing competition in South Africa draws nearer. The competition, J&B™ Met, is the country’s oldest horse racing event. The 2015 edition is scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 31 at the Kenilworth Racecourse in Cape Town. This year’s…