Africa Parrot

Another Nigerian resident in Canada, Khadijah Haliru has emerged winner of the Ingersoll Town councillorship election in Oxford county, Ontario, Canada. The chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, revealed this on her verified Twitter handle on Wednesday. This comes a few hours after a Nigerian, Ayo Owodunni became the first black […]

South Korean electronics giant Samsung has named convicted heir and de facto boss Lee Jae-yong as its executive chairman. The symbolic move means the world’s biggest smartphone maker will now be officially run by the third generation of its founding family. Mr Lee, who was convicted of bribery and embezzlement in 2017, was granted a […]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said on Thursday it had agreed a $3 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) over 46 months with Egypt, welcoming a move to “durable exchange rate flexibility” regime and commitments to boosting social protections. Egypt’s currency fell by about 13.5 percent to a record low against the dollar on Thursday, […]

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has explained the reasons for the issuance of new redesigned Naira notes. The Apex bank governor explained this during a special press briefing on Wednesday October 26, 2022. According to the CBN governor, the decision followed the persisting concerns faced with the management of the […]

The new British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has promised to place economic stability and confidence at the heart of his government’s agenda. The 42-year-old of Indian ancestry was on Tuesday appointed PM by King Charles III after their meeting at Buckingham Palace. Sunak, who was also named First Lord of the Treasury by the monarch, […]

Two Chinese nationals have been charged with paying thousands of dollars in cash and jewelry to obstruct a federal investigation into a major telecommunications company. According to prosecutors, the two men attempted to recruit US law enforcement official as an intelligence asset to help interfere with the probe. The official, however, was working as a […]

The Ethiopian government delegation and rival Tigray forces have decided to meet in South Africa for the first formal peace talks since war broke out two years ago. A statement released by Ethiopia’s government said, “The government of Ethiopia views the talks as an opportunity to peacefully resolve the conflict and consolidate the improvement of […]

A Nigerian court has ordered a final seizure of two properties and cars owned by former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, the country’s economic crimes commission said on Monday, in the latest ruling related to graft allegations against her. Alison-Madueke was a key figure in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan who served as petroleum […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested the constitutional change to guarantee the right to wear a headscarf in the civil service, schools, and universities should be decided through a referendum. “If you have the courage, come on, let’s put this to a referendum,” he said in a televised address. “Let the nation make the […]

India’s space agency says its rocket has successfully put 36 internet satellites into orbit for UK-based satellite company OneWeb after months of delay due to the war in Ukraine. The platforms went up on a GSLV rocket from Sriharikota island in India. OneWeb’s efforts to deploy its telecommunications network had been on hold since March […]

The Republic of Iraq has confirmed that OPEC+ oil production quotas is attached to market stability and requirements. According to the Iraqi Foreign Ministry “it is following the responses of OPEC+ decision on oil production cuts and its repercussions”. It added that the approach adopted within the group reflects a technical vision attached to oil […]

The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has disclosed a plan to provide $1 million to assist and support the people affected by floods in Nigeria. The unusually heavy rainfall and resulting flooding has affected nearly 2.8 million people across the country. In addition, many homes have been damaged or completely […]

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered the country’s three remaining nuclear power stations to keep operating until mid-April, as the energy crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hurts the economy. Originally Germany planned to phase out all three by the end of this year. Scholz’s order overruled the Greens in his coalition, who wanted […]

Tigrayan forces have admitted that Ethiopian troops have taken control of the strategic city of Shire. The news comes as diplomats grow increasingly worried about the civilian impact of the 23-month civil war. With an airport, and being a staging post to the regional capital, the loss of Shire is a significant blow. This is […]

The Chinese government has opened police stations in Nigeria and in over 20 countries in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa in its effort to tackle the increasing criminal activities of its citizens abroad. This was contained in an investigative statement titled, ‘110 Overseas Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild.’ It was widely reported that the […]

Top Adams administration officials opened the door Tuesday to indefinitely housing Latin American migrants in a tent camp on Randalls Island, walking back a previous time-restricted policy as questions mount about other aspects of the controversial facility, including how much it’ll cost taxpayers. In announcing the tent plan last month, Mayor Adams’ team said migrants […]

A county in Florida that was slammed by Hurricane Ian has reported more than two dozen flesh-eating bacteria cases in the aftermath of the devastating storm. Lee County has seen 26 cases of Vibrio vulnificus in the last three weeks, leading to six deaths. The bacteria enters the body through open wounds and kills about […]

As New York City grapples with how to better support the influx of students from asylum-seeking families hailing from South American countries, schools are looking for more bilingual educators and social workers. They’re also trying to get clothes and food to families in need. But getting there isn’t simple. At least 5,500 new students living […]

Jews have a reputation of being smart. Indeed, if you look at the list of Nobel Prize laureates, you will notice that Jewish sounding names are far more common than their share of the world’s population. There is also the famous wisdom of King Solomon, who was regarded as the wisest of men. However, if […]

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that thousands of malnourished boys and girls in Somalia were at risk of dying. While giving the warning on Tuesday October 18, 2022, the agency urged donors to step up support. UNICEF’s spokesperson, James Elder, told journalists in Geneva that without greater action and investment, “we are facing […]