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I wasn’t a fan of Traore or any of the other two Sahelian heads of state until France came into the picture. France has always been the same old, ugly-faced monster masked as a helper, one that is behind most of Africa’s longest or deadliest conflicts and underdevelopment. As a good student of history, I know France too well, and I know her many atrocious deeds in the Black world. She keeps Africa down and divided for exploitation. With her greedy allies, France, within a space of 60 years, destroyed Haiti, a 95 per cent Black nation. France never lets…
Nigerian crude oil sellers are struggling to find buyers on the global market, even as the Dangote Petroleum Refinery recently cried out over the low supply of the feedstock locally. According to a Reuters report on Thursday, West African crude oil sellers are struggling to find buyers for up to December 26- and January-loading cargoes due to stiff competition from plentiful and cheaper alternative supplies. About 20 million barrels of Nigerian oil for December and January loading remained unsold by Thursday, according to two traders who spoke with Reuters. This comes as the Dangote refinery recently said it was importing…
Beşiktaş midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, has been appointed as the new captain of the Super Eagles ahead of the African Cup of Nations in Morocco. PUNCH Online reports that this was made known in a post on the Super Eagles’ handle on Friday. “Wilfred Ndidi has been named captain of the Super Eagles and says the responsibility means everything as Nigeria heads to Morocco,” the post read. Ndidi’s first assignment will be leading the three-time African champions as they push for glory at AFCON in Morocco. To achieve that, the player knows that unity is key and is rallying his teammates…
The Taraba State Government Governor has launched an integrated measles-rubella vaccination campaign aimed at protecting over 1.6 million children across the state from preventable diseases, in what officials describe as one of the most ambitious public health drives in the state’s history, writes JUSTIN TYOPUUSU It was not yet 9am, but the Pantisawa Primary Health Centre in Yorro Local Government Area , was already bursting with activity. Mothers in colourful wrappers sat patiently under a wide canopy, babies strapped tightly to their backs. Some hummed softly; others fanned their sleeping infants with folded papers. The chatter of nurses mingled with…
Google isn’t quite ready to replace Assistant with Gemini on Android devices. The company said on Friday that it will “continue our work to upgrade Assistant users to Gemini on mobile devices into 2026,” instead of its original plans to make the switch by the end of 2025.“We’re adjusting our previously announced timeline to make sure we deliver a seamless transition,” Google says. Once the transition away from Google Assistant is complete, users will no longer be able to access the voice assistant on devices that meet the minimum requirements to run Gemini. Users also won’t be able to download…
Veteran trader Peter Brandt said the potential passage of the US Clarity Act is unlikely to have a significant impact on Bitcoin’s price, after indications that it could pass Congress as soon as January.“Is it a world-shaking macro development? Nope. Needed for sure, but not something that should redefine value,” Brandt told Cointelegraph on Friday. “Having an asset regulated, particularly an asset for which die-hard investors never wanted to be regulated, is not an earth-shattering event,” he added.His comments came after White House crypto and AI czar David Sacks said on Thursday, ”We are closer than ever to passing the…
Kendra Bird, the mother of late influencer Brie Bird, is remembering their final moments together before her daughter’s death. “One week ago from this very moment, we were having regular conversations,” Kendra wrote via Instagram on Thursday, December 18. “We talked about what finishing touches you were going to make on your Christmas list, why Annie was an orphan (since we watched [the movie] the night before), and sleeping in your room on Christmas Eve.” She added, “An hour later, you had fallen asleep, and we never heard your voice again.” Brie died on December 11 after battling stage IV…
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has restated “his long-standing position” that he will retire from active politics after he is done with the governorship. Mr Otti insisted that he has no presidential, vice presidential or senatorial ambition, according to a statement issued by Ferdinand Ekeoma, the governor’s special adviser on media and publicity, on Friday, 19 December. Mr Ekeoma stated that the governor gave the explanation on 19 December at Government House Umuahia, while reacting to a viral video, in which someone was berating him over his recent visit to the jailed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra,…
The chairman of Birnin Kudu local government area in Jigawa State has ordered the clearing of all researved grazing areas with thick bushes suspected to be used as hideouts by criminal elements across the area. The order was issued by the Chairman of Birnin Kudu local government, Muhammed Uba following a message conveyed to the council by the representative of the Emir of Dutse and Peace Ambassador, Alhaji Ado Ahmed. He explained that the action became necessary after reports of criminal activities in some bushy areas reserved for grazing within parts of the Dutse Emirate, which are believed to be…
Troops of Sector 2 of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have intercepted two pickup vans conveying assorted items suspected by security sources to be logistics supplies for the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Yobe State. This was contained in a post shared on X on Friday by security analyst Zagazola Makama. Sources told Makama that the interception followed what they described as credible human intelligence indicating the movement of the items from Dapchi through the Magumeri area. According to the sources, the troops intercepted the vehicles during a targeted operation and…
