Ghana: GSS Sensitises Stakeholders to Accommodation Unit Survey

[ad_1] The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) at the weekend organised a consultative stakeholders meeting in Tamale, the Northern Regional capital to sensitise members of hoteliers association, tourism industry, staff of GSS and other actors in the industry to the upcoming Accommodation Unit Survey (AUS). The meeting was meant to collect an essential baseline data to assess the supply and demand for commercial accommodation facilities in the country. The stakeholders were drawn from the Upper East, Upper West, North East, Savannah […]

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Entertainment

Nigeria: Burna Boy – Speed Darlington Released On Bail After Five-Day Detention

[ad_1] In a contentious video, Speed Darlington allegedly mocked Burna Boy's association with American rapper Diddy, who the FBI arrested on multiple charges, including sexual exploitation. Outspoken Nigerian singer Darlington Okoye, more popularly known as Speed Darlington, has been released on bail. He was detained since Friday for allegedly defaming and cyberstalking his colleague, Burma Boy. In a contentious video, Speed Darlington allegedly mocked Burna Boy's association with American rapper Diddy, who the FBI arrested on multiple charges, including sexual […]

October 9, 2024 3

Africa

Africa: Maimouna Ba Awarded 2024 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for Africa

[ad_1] Dakar — Maimouna Ba, a tireless advocate for forcibly displaced women and children in Burkina Faso, has been named the 2024 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award's Regional Winner for Africa. The Nansen Refugee Award recognizes individuals and organizations that have shown outstanding dedication in protecting refugees, forcibly displaced, and stateless people. Maimouna's work, which has empowered over 400 forcibly displaced women to achieve financial independence and enabled more than 100 forcibly displaced children to return to school, exemplifies resilience and […]

October 9, 2024 3

News

Nigeria: Odegbami Seeks Financial Help for Ailing Ex-Nigerian Goalkeeper, Peter Fregene

[ad_1] Nigerian football legend, Segun Odegbami, has solicited financial assistance for ailing ex-Nigerian goalkeeper, Peter Fregene. Fregene is a former goalkeeper of the Nigeria national football team, with a career spanning over two decades. In a statement on Tuesday, Odegbami disclosed that Fregene is hospitalised in Sapele, Delta state, and urgently needs medical attention and financial assistance. The 72-year-old former striker said his colleague is "waiting for help to be moved by ambulance" to the Ohara Teaching Hospital. He said […]

October 9, 2024 2

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Nigeria: Only One Stadium Can Host Grade ‘A’ Football Matches in Nigeria – NFF President

[ad_1] ...commends Gov Alia on Makurdi Stadium upgrade The President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Ibrahim Gusau has decried the state of playing pitches in Nigeria saying only one stadium can host grade grade A matches in the country. The NFF President who spoke Tuesday shortly after accompanying Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue state to inspect ongoing total rehabilitation work at the Ape Aku Stadium in Makurdi expressed delight in the standard of work being done by the contractor. He […]

October 9, 2024 2

Entertainment

Nigeria: ‘Release My Son, I’m Begging You’ – Speed Darlington’s Mother to Burna Boy

[ad_1] "I just got information that my son is missing. His gateman called my family and notified my family that there was a video he made and put on the internet about Burna Boy..." Controversial singer Speed Darlington's mother, who identified herself as Queen, has alleged that Burna Boy and his team were responsible for her son's disappearance. Reports indicate that Speed Darlington went missing on Sunday. Hours after Speed Darlington was declared missing on social media on Wednesday, Burna […]

October 9, 2024 3

Entertainment

Nigeria: How Police Arrested, Detained Missing Singer Over Burna Boy’s Petition

[ad_1] A singer and social media influencer, Darlington Okoye well known as Speed Darlington is reportedly being detained by the police in Abuja, days after he was declared missing. This was revealed on Tuesday by a human rights activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, in a post on his X handle. A social media influencer, Constance Nwogu, had raised the alarm over the disappearance of Speed Darlington. Adeyanju said Speed Darlington, also known as Akpi, was apprehended in Lagos last Friday […]

October 9, 2024 2

Africa

Africa Water Crisis Threatens Lives, Food Security, Economic Stability – Report

[ad_1] Few weeks ago, Centre for Science and Environment (SCE), a not-for-profit public interest research and advocacy organisation based in New Delhi, India, released its Down To Earth annual State of Africa Environment 2024 report. The report, which was released in Nairobi, Kenya, three weeks ago, highlights the intersection between water on the one hand and migration, climate change, poverty and diseases on the other. The State of Africa Environment 2024 report emphasized that Africa faces escalating water crisis that […]

October 9, 2024 4

Entertainment

Nigeria: Trash Art – Dutch Museum Finds ‘Beer Can’ Artwork in Bin

[ad_1] A Dutch museum has recovered one of its artworks that looks like two empty beer cans after a staff member accidentally threw it in the rubbish bin thinking it was trash. The work, entitled "All The Good Times We Spent Together" by French artist Alexandre Lavet, appears on first glance to be two discarded and dented beer tins. However, a closer look shows they are in fact meticulously hand-painted with acrylics and "required a lot of time and effort […]

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