At least 27 children were killed in a fire at an Islamic school in Monrovia, Liberia on Tuesday. The police told BBC that "they are still looking for bodies in the Paynesville area" where the fire occurred. According to a police spokesman, Moses Carter, the first fire broke out while…

Imminent River by Anaele Ihuoma; Prima - Narrative Landscape Press, Lagos, Nigeria; 2018; 347pp There is the compelling need for me to go back to the publishing of Alex Haley’s Roots in 1976 to find a book that bears comparison to Anaele Ihuoma’s debut novel Imminent River. Just as after…

The elections of Uche Ekwunife and Ifeanyi Ubah as senators from Anambra have been validated by an election tribunal. Both lawmakers were elected during the February 23 National Assembly elections across Nigeria Mrs Ekwunife of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defeated Victor Umeh of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA)…

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday inaugurated its Agro-Rangers unit to check farmers and herders clashes in the state. The State Commandant of the Corps, Lucy Samu, said during the occasion that the inauguration presented an opportunity for the nation to be hopeful security-wise and embrace…

Zimbabwe hiked fuel prices on Monday for the second time in a week but most pumps remained dry, with no end in sight to shortages that are helping drive inflation rapidly higher. The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority said in Harare a litre of petrol would now cost 7.45 Zimbabwe dollars,…

Officials on Wednesday reported that a dam in Maharashtra’s coastal Konkan region breached following incessant rain, and in the tragedy, dozens of houses in the downstream areas were washed away. District officials said Tiware dam in coastal Ratnagiri district developed a breach on Tuesday night after heavy rain. The officials…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has ignored a letter by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nominating Kingsley Chinda as the Minority Leader of the House. The Speaker instead announced Ndudi Elumelu as Minority Leader, amidst protest by many lawmakers. The opposition party had in a letter…

Senate President Ahmed Lawan has announced a six-member ad-hoc committee on Media and Public Affairs. He made the announcement at the start of plenary on Wednesday. “We are going to set up an ad hoc committee on Media and Public Affairs for the meantime before the reconstitution of the standing…

Music Mogul, Jay–Z is now a billionaire, according to a new Forbes magazine, making him the first rapper to amass a fortune in the ten-figure range. “It’s clear that Jay-Z has accumulated a fortune that conservatively totals $1 billion, making him one of only a handful of entertainers to become…

Kim Jong Chol, a top aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has appeared in public, according to state-run media despite a widely repeated South Korean report that he had been sent to a labour camp after a failed summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. Jong Chol acted as…

WAMECA 2019: Call for Entries The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is calling for submissions for the third edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA). WAMECA 2019 will be held on October 18 and 19 in Accra, Ghana and will focus on the theme: Social…

Nigerian celebrity couple, Patrick and Ireti Doyle, are officially back together. The broadcaster made this known on Monday via an emotional note he shared on his Instagram handle @#Patrick Doyle on Monday promising to make up for all his mistakes. “I have been more undeserving of the affection of this…