To improve the impact of development programmes on people, experts have said investing more in strategic communication will aid societal change across Africa. This was among the findings of a report carried out by Luminate, a global philanthropic organisation, together with The Comms Avenue, a capacity-building platform for communications professionals across Africa, released in Abuja […]

Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba’s ‘B’ sample has confirmed the presence of testosterone, a source close to the case told AFP on Friday. The 30-year-old former Manchester United player, a World Cup winner in 2018, faces a ban of up to four years. The original test by the Italian anti-doping agency (Nado) showed the […]

The Federal Government through the Ministry of Environment has directed Natural Oil Field Services Limited to immediately commence the process of cleaning up Ikot-Ebidang community and its environs in the Onna Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. It also mandated the company to adequately pay compensation to the affected communities without delay. The government’s […]

The traditional ruler of Ugbegun, His Royal Highness, Samuel Obade, has said the vandalisation of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company cable by one of the company’s engineers and others has thrown the community into the darkness for six weeks. The traditional ruler lamented the suffering of the community due to the power outage occasioned by […]

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has called for the VAR system to be simplified, saying he “trusts the car but the driver is the problem” following the costly Liverpool goal blunder. Liverpool were wrongly denied an opening goal in their 2-1 defeat at Tottenham last weekend due to an error by VAR operator Darren England. Luis […]