U.S. Rapper Cardi B Wants Nigerian Citizenship

U.S. Rapper Cardi B Wants Nigerian Citizenship

Jan 12, 2020

Nigeria: Cardi B Seeks Help in Choosing New Nigerian Name Grammy Award-winning rapper, Cardi B, on Monday asked her Nigerian Twitter fans to help her decide a new name between Chioma B and Cadijat. The rapper was given a Nigerian name, Chioma B, during her first visit...
What Really Happened to Yvonne Chaka Chaka in Uganda?

What Really Happened to Yvonne Chaka Chaka in Uganda?

Jan 12, 2020

The popular South African music legend has dismissed reports that she was deported from Uganda, where she was scheduled to perform at a New Year’s Eve concert. According to authorities, the singer was sent home due to visa issues but Chaka Chaka took to social...
US sanctions South Sudan vice president over human rights abuse

US sanctions South Sudan vice president over human rights abuse

Jan 11, 2020

This is the US government’s latest move to pressure the country’s politicians to form a unity government. After blacklisting two South Sudanese cabinet ministers in December, the United States on Wednesday sanctioned first vice president of South Sudan...
The secret prosecution of Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri

The secret prosecution of Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri

Jan 11, 2020

The case against Abiri sets a dangerous precedent, threatening freedom of the press in Nigeria. In September 2018 in Abuja, Abiri spoke about being tortured with a hot iron and the experience of not knowing when or if he would ever walk free [Courtesy: Jonathan...
South Africa’s ANC to mark 108th anniversary amid blackouts

South Africa’s ANC to mark 108th anniversary amid blackouts

Jan 11, 2020

South Africa copes with blackouts despite president’s promises as it prepares to mark ruling party’s 108th anniversary.Johannesburg, South Africa – The power is off, again, in South Africa six years after the first major consumer crisis of the...