The Irob, who mostly live in Ethiopia’s northeastern corner bordering Eritrea, face an existential crisis in addition to humanitarian suffering caused by ongoing conflict, activists say. Teklay Hailay* has been so worried since November 4 that he has had trouble sleeping. That is when Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared …

The world’s chocolate industry is worth over $150bn, with West Africa supplying 70 percent of the cocoa beans, but most of the value in a chocolate bar is generated in Europe and North America The world’s chocolate industry is worth over $150bn, with West Africa supplying 70 percent of the cocoa beans, but most of the …

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has warned soldiers and politicians against carrying out a coup in the country.   The warning was given after senior lawyer, Robert Clarke called for handing over of power to the military for the purpose of restructuring.   However in a statement released by its spokesperson Onyema Nwachukwu, …

Bauchi State Government has confirmed the infiltration of four Local Government Areas by Boko Haram.   The state government which spoke after the vandalisation of a telecommunication mast in Gamawa, said the influx of people from neighboring Yobe where a recent attack by Boko Haram in Geidam community occurred, has made the …

Andrea Ekeng Inyang, the Special Assistant to Cross River governor on Strategic Communication, has warned young men of the consequences of accepting their wives’ “sugar daddies” to fund their weddings.   The term “Sugar Daddies” is used to describe rich older men who lavish gifts on a young women in …

The ongoing national identification number (NIN) and subscriber identity module (SIM) integration exercise has been extended till June 30 by the federal government.   Minister of communications and digital economy, Isa Pantami reportedly gave the directive after a virtual meeting with Adeolu Akande, NCC chairman; Umar Garba Dambatta, executive vice president of …

Kylie Jenner has sparked reconciliation rumors after she flew to Miami to celebrate Travis Scott’s 29th Birthday.   The pair confirmed their split in 2019 but remained close friends. On Sunday May 2, the reality star flew from Los Angeles to Miami—more than 2,300 miles—for Scott’s 29th birthday dinner at …

Former Vice-President and Presidential Aspirant, Atiku Abubakar on Monday accused the regime of the President, Muhammadu Buhari, of allegedly clamping down on the media and intimidating citizens from expressing their thoughts freely. Atiku made the allegation in a series of tweets on his Twitter handle, in commemoration of the World …

Former BBNaija reality TV show contestant, TBoss Idowu took to her social media platform this morning to reveal her recent observation on the faces of some women. In her post, she revealed that women with strands of hair hanging above their lips should take ensure that they take the hairs off as she has started to …

Nollywood actor, Alex Ekubo has announced his engagement to his longtime girlfriend, Fancy Acholonu. . He shared the lovely photo above and wrote ” asked the love of my life @fancyacholonu to marry me….”   The bride to be also shared another photo of the pair sharing a kiss and then wrote: ” …