Thursday, September 10, 2026

ADEFEMOLA AKINTADE

September 9, 2026

Britain, Canada, France sanction Israeli settlements in West Bank

The UK foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, accused the Israeli government of turning a blind eye to the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians in the region.

West Bank
September 9, 2026
Prime minister Lawrence Wong
September 8, 2026

EU, WANEP rally stakeholders for peaceful, credible elections in Gambia

The EU and the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) convened a forum to promote peaceful and credible elections in The Gambia.

The Gambia
September 8, 2026

AfDB launches $5.1 billion emergency plan to ease Africa’s energy, fertiliser crises

Mr Kamara said, “A crisis response must do more than cushion the shock.”

AfDB
September 8, 2026

Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods take effect today

“I don’t want Canadian cars, I don’t want Canadian parts, I don’t want Canadian anything,” Mr Trump wrote on social media last month.

Mark Carney and Donald Trump
September 8, 2026

How USCIS officer Owolabi Ganiyu made $1.7 million approving green cards, citizenships for Nigerian immigrants: FBI

“Ganiyu had multiple unattributable cash deposits and directly received funds from numerous individuals who had pending applications for USCIS,” an FBI special agent said.

Homeland Security and FBI agents
September 7, 2026

Tanzanian PM to headline first-ever investment forum in London

Mr Nchemba will outline the economic opportunities in Tanzania to woo foreign investors who will be in attendance.

September 7, 2026

Dangote Refinery, investment banks sign biggest IPO in Africa

Dangote pegged the minimum quantity of shares that can be purchased at 10.

Dangote Refinery
September 7, 2026

African health ministers adopt care framework, commit to emergency medical teams by 2030

African member states agreed to establish at least one functional national emergency medical team in every country by 2030.

Healthcare workers by an ambulance used to illustrate the story
September 7, 2026

Size matters as new research shows women, men rate larger penis as more attractive

The journal showed that women placed importance on a man’s physical body, particularly the size of the penis, while also assessing his behaviour.

Men in tight shorts showing bulge