Lagos dethrones Nairobi as Africa’s startup capital as Ibadan takes Nigeria’s No. 2 spot Lagos, Nigeria’s most populous city, has surpassed Nairobi, Kenya and is now the highest-ranking city in Africa, gaining 5 spots to 122nd. Kenya now ranks 136th. Lagos among Top 50 global cities for E-commerce & Retail …
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Italian TV presenter Paola Ferrari went viral after many thought she’d accidentally flashed the whole of Italy. The face of Italian Euro 2020 coverage has been compared to Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct after an X-rated leg-crossing incident – but she denies not wearing underwear – unlike Stone in the …
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CHIEF JUSTICE MAMBILIMA IS DEAD …while on official duty in Egypt A statement from Secretary to the Cabinet, Dr. Simon Miti seen by Byta FM News discloses that President Edgar Chagwa Lungu announces the passing of Justice Mambilima around 17hours on Sunday at private hospital in Cairo. Miti says …
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Ten people have been killed in a 15-car pile up in Alabama during Tropical Storm Claudette, including eight children on a bus run by a youth ranch for abused and neglected kids. Authorities said the crash took place Saturday about 35 miles (55 kilometers) south of Montgomery on Interstate 65 …
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The new eco currency was meant to have been launched in 2020 Countries that already share the CFA started their own reforms An ambitious plan for 15 West African countries to adopt a common currency has been pushed back to 2027. The eco, meant to have been launched in 2020, …
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Former World Boxing Champion Deontay Wilder has disclosed that he has traced his roots to Edo State, Nigeria. “I want to go back and learn more about my culture and information with things about me,” says the Bronze Bomber in a viral YouTube video seen by Peoples Gazette on Saturday. Mr …
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President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in Accra, Ghana participating in the 59th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. The Summit is chaired by Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo. President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina is also at the Summit. The Presidency earlier …
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A diamond believed to be the third largest ever found has been put on display in Botswana. The stone – weighing 1,098 carats – was shown to President Mokgweetsi Masisi, two weeks after the diamond firm, Debswana, unearthed it. The huge gem is only slightly less heavy than the …
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A combination of bad weather and failing infrastructure left one car owner in India with a horrible day, Newsextra24 reports. This weekend, a video started to go viral on social media showing a Hyundai Venue slowly sinking into a sinkhole that appeared after heavy rain in the Mumbai area. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQpm0D9RICg
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A BRITISH Airways plane’s nose has collapsed at Heathrow Airport – sparking chaos. Footage shows dozens of emergency services at the scene of the incident, with the nose of the plane on the tarmac of the airport. Fire engines, ambulances and police rushed to the airport with the extent …
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