Moove, an African mobility fintech that offers vehicle financing to ride-hailing and delivery app drivers, has raised $100 million in a funding round as it plots expansion into new markets. Moove did not say who is leading the round, but sources close to the deal confirmed to TechCrunch that Uber led the Series B round, …
Disney+ has released the official Iwájú photos for its newest coming-of-age animated series. The show is scheduled to make its U.S. debut on February 28, 2024. The series will also debut with a documentary special titled Iwájú: A Day Ahead, releasing on the same day as the show. It the story of the founders of …
About 75 items are to go under the hammer in a deal between Mandela’s family and a New York-based auctioneer. The South African government has said it will challenge the auctioning of dozens of artefacts belonging to the nation’s anti-apartheid stalwart Nelson Mandela, saying the items are of historical significance and should be preserved in …
More than a hundred people have been killed in central Nigeria in a series of attacks on villages, local government officials said Monday. Issued on: 25/12/2023 – 19:11 1 min The toll marked a sharp rise from the initial figure reported by the army Sunday evening of just 16 dead in a region plagued for …
Niger’s ousted president Mohamed Bazoum, who has been held in detention since a July 26 coup, must be freed immediately, the court of the West African bloc, ECOWAS, ordered on Friday. Issued on: 15/12/2023 – 14:32 2 min The court called for his “immediate and unconditional release” and ordered that Bazoum be reinstated, according to …
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — Western leaders are grappling with how to handle two era-defining wars in the Middle East and in Ukraine. But there’s another issue, one far closer to home, that’s derailing governments in Europe and America: migration. In recent days, U.S. President Joe Biden, …
Lagos, Nigeria – When Yusuf Mogaji joined Nigeria’s federal civil service as a non-teaching staff member at the University of Ilorin in 2015, he had dreams of building his own house. His monthly salary of 46,000 naira (then worth $236) was enough to cater for himself and his family and even buy a half-plot of …
Jihadists affiliated to the Islamic State group killed 17 people in a raid on a remote village in northeast Nigeria after villagers refused to pay an illicit tax, anti-jihadist militia and a resident told AFP Tuesday. Issued on: 01/11/2023 – 05:25 2 min Scores of fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) stormed the …
Meanwhile, in UFC 294’s co-main event, middleweight Khamzat Chimaev beat Kamaru Usman by majority decision. Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has retained his title with a first-round stoppage of Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 294, an Ultimate Fighting Championship event in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Saturday night fight was a rematch from UFC 284 in …
Lagos, Nigeria – On Thursday evening, hundreds of young Nigerians in white shirts converged in Lagos for a candlelight procession in honour of a Nigerian musician who died mysteriously on September 12. Many of those who turned out were still dazed by the demise of the rising Afrobeats star Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad which has …