Daniel Otera

African Labour Unions Reject Mission 300 Electrification Plan

  Africa’s largest labour federations have formally rejected the Mission 300 electrification initiative jointly backed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank, warning that the ambitious programme risks plunging the continent into deeper indebtedness while failing to deliver sustainable electricity access to the estimated 600 million Africans still living without power. The…

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Chelsea Prepare for Jorgensen Departure

  Filip Jorgensen looks set to become the first significant departure of Chelsea’s new managerial era, with the Denmark international pushing for a summer exit in search of the regular football that has eluded him since his arrival at Stamford Bridge. The 24-year-old goalkeeper has formally communicated his desire to leave, having grown frustrated with…

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Presidency Seeks Legal Action Against VDM Over Alleged Tinubu Audio

The Presidency has called for legal action against social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), over the circulation of an alleged doctored audio recording involving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, escalating an already tense relationship between the Tinubu administration and one of Nigeria’s most influential online personalities. Special Adviser to the President…

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How Global Borders Are Tightening Around Africa’s Ebola Outbreak

Canada and The Bahamas have joined the United States in imposing temporary travel restrictions tied to the worsening Ebola outbreak in central and east Africa, a coordinated tightening of borders that underscores mounting international anxiety over the virus’s cross continental spread. The measures specifically target travellers arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda…

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