Prof. Benedict Oramah, President of Afreximbank has cited the huge demand for infrastructure in Africa and said that the continent needs investments of $20 billion per annum in the rail sector in order to bring it up to required level. Prof Oramah has also indicated that Afreximbank’s role will be to find partners that would […]
Ghana’s Ahmed Benning who is also the deputy General Secretary of the Pan African Youth Union has received the award for the Most Inspirational African Youth. The Awards was the 4th in the series of the Afrabia Awards by the Afro-Arab Youth Council and it took place yesterday, Sunday December 9, 2018. After receiving the […]
Mr. Bernard Anbataayela Mornah, the National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC) has, through his lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana San, filed a suit against eight (8) Countries at the African Court of Human and People’s Rights Holden at Arusha, Tanzania against what he alleges as Morocco’s ‘Colonisation’ of Western Sahara. The Defendants to this […]
Reliable sources from Nigeria has it that a group of millionaires have secretly contacted the US FBI to investigate if the sitting president of Nigeria, Mr Buhari is really him or a look-alike. Reports of Buhari’s replacement by a look alike has gained so much interest around Nigeria that the millionaires decided to take this […]
Guests at a wedding ceremony in Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria were shocked when two women who were also believed to be guests at the event started kissing in the full glare of patrons. One of the guests who couldn’t contain the scene took to the social media platform to share the picture of two Nigerian […]
Sexual harassment is a major problem for women who work at the African Union Commission (AUC), an internal investigation has found. Most of the victims are short-term staff, youth volunteers and interns looking for jobs, the report said. Those responsible “position themselves as ‘gate-keepers’ and ‘king-makers’”, it added. The inquiry was launched in May and […]
This is the sad history and meaning of Black Friday. It was during the slave trade in America. During Black Friday, slaves were sold at a discount to boost the economy. Hence Black (slaves were of African origin) Friday (the date of the sale on that Friday in November). It raises questions of whether as […]
Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba has died after being hospitalized at the King Faisal hospital in Riyadh Saudi Arabia when he suffered from exhaustion. Reports reaching us at African Stand are yet to be officially confirmed by the state government of Gabon. Ali Bongo, 59, who fell ill two months back during a visit to Riyadh to attend an economic forum in the Saudi capital, […]
While Africa is endowed with plenty of natural resources and a cultural and ecological diversity, the majority of the continent still remains underdeveloped. In fact, no other continent features in the list of the least developed nations more than Africa. Despite the volatile economic situations brought about by civil unrest, corruption, tribal wars, and deep […]
A young beautiful Nigerian slay queen was recently captured being held and tied down after she reportedly suffered mental incapacitation after consuming a mixture of colorado and black mamba. This incident happened in Ikotun, Lagos State Nigeria according to instant blog naija. Black Mamba is a street drug which is illegal in much of the […]
A woman is suing her ex-boyfriend after his “abnormally long” penis allegedly overstretched her vagina. Silindile Mangena, 29, is planning to undergo reconstructive surgery after getting intimate with Mugove Kurima, 37. But she wants Kurima to pay the whopping 150,000 Rand (£8,000) cost of this – and is reportedly taking him to court. Silindile, of […]
Some group of military women in Nigerian, have served notice they will be hitting the streets soon if men do not approach them with marriage proposals. According to the information picked by this website, these female soldiers are in dire need of men who they can also call their husbands. The most intriguing aspect of […]
