Officials in Greece have confirmed an ongoing search and rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea east of Crete, following reports of a migrant ship in distress. Yet the situation remains a bit confusing, according to one NGO monitoring the ship’s fate. On Friday, the Hellenic Coast Guard said they were conducting “one of the largest search and rescue operations carried out in the Eastern Mediterranean.”  The agency released an image of the Turkish-flagged cargo ship being towed, but it’s unclear what happened to it or the people onboard. The Aegean Boat Report, a Norwegian migratio ..read more

  Uzoh, who is the CEO of Gold Moola Entertainment, accused the singer of refusing to perform at a show despite being paid in full. A US-based show promoter, Emmanuel Chinyere Uzoh has accused Nigerian Grammy Award winner, Burna Boy and his mother, Bose Ogulu of extortion, fraud, and theft. Uzoh, who is the CEO of Gold Moola Entertainment, accused the singer of refusing to perform at a show despite being paid in full. Stating the allegations on his company’s Instagram handle on Tuesday, Uzoh also accused Ogulu, Burna Boy’s mother and manager, of attempting to extort $10,000 (about N ..read more

  Oseni was on his way to the United States on Monday when he got a call from Osibona, to check out the ongoing development. A US-based real estate dealer, Wale Bob-Oseni is among the victims of the building collapse which happened in Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday. According to reports, Oseni had gone to visit his friend, Femi Osibona at the ill-fated 21-story building on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi before the unfortunate incident. US-based real estate dealer, Wale Bob-Oseni is among the victims of the building collapse which happened in Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday. According to reports, Oseni had gon ..read more

  France's oldest and most prestigious literary prize is won by a Sub-Saharan African writer for the first time.  Senegal's Mohamed Mbougar Sarr impressed the judges with his novel "The Most Secret Memory of Men". But first, world leaders pledge more support for Africa, a continent that has contributed the least to climate change but which bears the brunt of rising temperatures and environmental disasters. Let us know your opinion in the comment session below  And follow us on IG @zikkyzhints Facebook @zikkyzhints Twitter @zikkyzH © FRANCE 24 ..read more

  Alex Murdaugh, the descendant of a prominent family of lawyers in rural South Carolina, was shot on Saturday, nearly three months after his wife and son were killed at their home. For nearly three months, the question of who killed the wife and son of Alex Murdaugh, a prominent lawyer in rural South Carolina, has gripped the state’s Lowcountry region as harrowing details of the crime emerged but the police made no arrests. On Saturday, the mystery deepened further when Mr. Murdaugh himself was shot in the head while changing a tire on the side of the road, according to his lawyer, Ji ..read more

  A year after singer Akon laid the first stone of the $6 billion futuristic cities he vowed to build for his native Senegal, the site remains grassland. The stone itself sits at the bottom of a dirt track in a field; a small placard advertising the megaproject has fallen off it. Construction of "Akon City," a project due to feature ultramodern twisting skyscrapers, was already meant to have begun near the Atlantic Ocean village of Mbodiene. But building work is yet to start, prompting residents who were hoping for jobs to wonder about its future. "They laid the foundation stone wit ..read more

  Guinea's special forces claimed Sunday to have captured President Alpha Conde and "dissolved" the country's institutions, in a video sent to an AFP correspondent, while the defense ministry said it had repelled their attack on the presidency. "We have decided after having taken the president, who is currently with us (...) to dissolve the current constitution, to dissolve the institutions; we have also decided to dissolve the government and the closure of land and air borders," said one of the uniformed and armed coup plotters in the statement, which has also been widely circulated o ..read more

  The “Cash App” hit maker was deported alongside two others namely Ramsey Omeofe and Jubreel Abimbola while they were also fined GH¢2,000 each. The Adjabeng Circuit Court sitting in Accra, Ghana, has ordered the deportation of Nigerian singer, Bella Shmurda, from Ghana after he was found guilty of attacking a doctor with a fork while in quarantine at the MPlaza Hotel in Accra. The “Cash App” hitmaker was deported alongside two others namely Ramsey Omeofe and Jubreel Abimbola while they were also fined GH¢2,000 each. The court also banned the singer, whose real name is Akinbiyi Abiol ..read more

  It was stated that the helicopter was purchased in September 2020 to ferry the Pastor and other officials of the church across the world for the preaching of the gospel. The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has reportedly sold his helicopter with registration marking 5NEAA. It was stated that the helicopter was purchased in September 2020 to ferry the Pastor and other officials of the church across the world for the preaching of the gospel. The helicopter was, however, suspended from flying by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (N ..read more

  Photo Credit:newsflagship The monarch warned that those beating the drum of war in Nigeria are calling for chaos in the country and in Africa at large. The Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, has appealed to those calling for Nigeria's secession to shelve the idea. The monarch warned that those beating the drum of war in Nigeria are calling for chaos in the country and in Africa at large. Oba Gbadebo spoke when he played host to the National President of the National Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, Musa Maitakobi, the Chairman of RTEAN in Ogun State, Titilay ..read more