Africa Update
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Celebrity & Lifestyle
Best International Act Award: Burna Boy records fourth consecutive win
In a remarkable feat that solidifies his status as a global music icon, Nigerian superstar Burna Boy has once again made history.…
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Foreign news
Visa-free entry for 13 countries; Canada opens (see full list)
Canada has rolled out visa-free travel arrangements for passport holders from 13 countries. Sean Fraser, Canada’s Minister of Immigration,…
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News
Rivers State Executive Council takes shape
The business of governance has commenced with most Ministries already manned by Commissioners. An inquest made by Africa Update reveals…
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Crime
Rivers Police bursts fake job syndicate, rescues 60 victims
About 60 victims have been rescued from their captors, guns and ammunitions recovered by Operatives of the Rivers State Police…
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Foreign news
Protesters storm parliament over sanitary pad taxes
A group of protesters stormed Ghana’s parliament on Thursday to demand the removal of taxes on sanitary pads. The group…
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Foreign news
Nobel laureate, pioneer in development of lithium-ion batterie dies at 100
Nobel laureate John Goodenough, a pioneer in the development of lithium-ion batteries that today power millions of electric vehicles around…
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Crime
Man who went to renovate father’s house killed with his driver in Rivers Community
A man identified as Confidence Chalikobi and his driver have been reportedly killed by suspected cultists on Saturday night, along…
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News
I prevented a religious war; OPM General Overseer Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere speaks on Deborah, Happy boys
The General Overseer of Omega Power Ministries Worldwide, OPM, Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, has taken a swipe at an online Media…
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Business Inside
Customers to provide more information to Banks following new CBN order
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued regulations mandating financial institutions to gather additional customer information, including social media…
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Crime
Notorious commander killed by brown snake
A notorious commander of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), Kiriku, has been killed by a venomous brown…
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