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US To Suspend Visa Processing For 75 Countries, State Department Says
Travel

US To Suspend Visa Processing For 75 Countries, State Department Says

Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2026

The Trump administration is suspending all visa processing for applicants from 75 countries, a State Department spokesperson said on Wednesday.…

​Uganda Imposes a Nationwide Internet Shutdown ahead of Presidential Elections
Africa

​Uganda Imposes a Nationwide Internet Shutdown ahead of Presidential Elections

Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2026January 13, 2026

The Ugandan government has ordered a nationwide shutdown of public internet access and selected mobile services ahead of the general elections scheduled…

Goldberg Hosts Festival of Drums & Light
Society & Events

Goldberg Hosts Festival of Drums & Light

Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2026

Football, music and culture came together on Saturday, January 10, as Goldberg hosted the Festival of Drums & Light, a…

Crude Oil Prices Rise As Global Market Weighs Supply Risks
Business

Crude Oil Prices Rise As Global Market Weighs Supply Risks

Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2026

Oil prices rose two per cent at the weekend on growing supply worries linked to intensifying protests in oil-producing Iran,…

Nigerian Author Chimamanda Adichie Alleges Medical Negligence In Son’s Death
News

Nigerian Author Chimamanda Adichie Alleges Medical Negligence In Son’s Death

Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2026January 12, 2026

Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has accused Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital of medical negligence following the death of her 21-month-old son,…

SBM Intelligence Warns: Nigeria Faces Higher Geopolitical and Economic Risk
News

SBM Intelligence Warns: Nigeria Faces Higher Geopolitical and Economic Risk

Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2026

Nigeria has become an early and consequential theatre in a rapidly emerging global order where unilateral military action is increasingly…

Somalia denies US allegation that it destroyed food aid warehouse
Africa

Somalia denies US allegation that it destroyed food aid warehouse

Staff WriterJanuary 9, 2026

AP – Somalia’s government on Thursday denied an allegation by the U.S. government that authorities in Mogadishu destroyed an American-funded warehouse belonging…

Alliance of Sahel States condemns United States operation in Venezuela
News

Alliance of Sahel States condemns United States operation in Venezuela

Staff WriterJanuary 9, 2026

The Alliance of Sahel States – comprising the juntas in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger – have condemned what it…

US Launches Strike on Venezuela, removes President Maduro
World

US Launches Strike on Venezuela, removes President Maduro

Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2026

AP – The United States carried out a large-scale military strike on Venezuela early Saturday, triggering explosions in the capital,…

Judge Halts Trump Move to End Protections for South Sudanese Immigrants
World

Judge Halts Trump Move to End Protections for South Sudanese Immigrants

Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2026

Hundreds of people from South Sudan may be able to live and work in the United States legally, while a…

Tesla Loses Title As World’s Biggest Electric Vehicle Maker
Business

Tesla Loses Title As World’s Biggest Electric Vehicle Maker

Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2026

AP – Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon…

Building Collapses in Nairobi, Trapping Unknown Number of People
News

Building Collapses in Nairobi, Trapping Unknown Number of People

Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2026

A multi storey building collapsed on Friday in Nairobi, leaving an unknown number of people trapped beneath the rubble, according…

Venus Williams Set for Australian Open Comeback After Five-Year Absence
Sports

Venus Williams Set for Australian Open Comeback After Five-Year Absence

Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2026

Five years after her last appearance, Venus Williams is set to return to the Australian Open. At 45, Williams will…

Boxing heavyweight Anthony Joshua injured and two others dead in Nigeria car crash
News

Boxing heavyweight Anthony Joshua injured and two others dead in Nigeria car crash

Staff WriterDecember 29, 2025

British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has been injured in a car crash in Nigeria that killed two people, police have…

Nigeria Confirms US Airstrikes on Islamic State Targets in Northwest
News

Nigeria Confirms US Airstrikes on Islamic State Targets in Northwest

Staff WriterDecember 28, 2025

Nigeria has confirmed the exact locations of United States airstrikes conducted in the country’s northwest on Christmas evening, describing the…

Central African Republic Votes as Touadéra Seeks Controversial Third Term
Africa

Central African Republic Votes as Touadéra Seeks Controversial Third Term

Staff WriterDecember 28, 2025

Voters in the Central African Republic headed to the polls on Sunday as President Faustin Archange Touadéra seeks a third…

New Man of the Match award unveiled at CAF AFCON Morocco 2025
Sports

New Man of the Match award unveiled at CAF AFCON Morocco 2025

Staff WriterDecember 28, 2025

A new Man of the Match award has made its debut at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)…

Delay of Ghana’s anti-witchcraft bill deepens suffering of alleged witches in Northern Ghana
Featured

Delay of Ghana’s anti-witchcraft bill deepens suffering of alleged witches in Northern Ghana

Staff WriterDecember 28, 2025December 28, 2025

By Shawana Yussif After years in exile, women once branded as witches are finding their way home. But as Ghana’s…

Uganda vs Tanzania: Rivalry renewed in AFCON 2025 Group C
Sports

Uganda vs Tanzania: Rivalry renewed in AFCON 2025 Group C

Staff WriterDecember 26, 2025December 28, 2025

East African rivals Uganda and Tanzania will meet at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) for the first…

US Forces Launch Christmas Strike on ISIS in Nigeria
Featured

US Forces Launch Christmas Strike on ISIS in Nigeria

Staff WriterDecember 26, 2025December 26, 2025

The United ‍States ‍has carried out an air strike against ISIL (ISIS) fighters in northwest Nigeria, US ⁠President Donald Trump…

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