Africa Parrot

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties on Friday to annex four Ukrainian regions partly occupied by his forces, escalating his seven-month war and taking it into an unpredictable new phase. “This is the will of millions of people,” he said in a speech before hundreds of dignitaries in the St George’s Hall of the Kremlin. […]

It started as a normal play during night’s football game against the Miami Dolphins and Cincinnati Bengals. With just about five minutes till halftime, Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was looking to make a game changing move when he was sacked and thrown to the ground. Quarterbacks are often taken down by players on the opposite […]

A long-time Apple executive is exiting the technology company after making a tawdry joke about fondling “big-breasted women” for a living in a video that went viral on TikTok, according to Bloomberg News. Tony Blevins, Apple’s vice president of procurement, is shown in a 25-second clip getting out of his Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, part of […]

Walt Disney World is gradually reopening its theme parks on Friday after closing for two days as Hurricane Ian flattened homes and businesses across Florida. Disney theme parks, including the Magic Kingdom, began opening their doors at 10 a.m. Epcot will reopen at 11 a.m., with Hollywood Studios set to reopen at noon and the […]

President Barrow meets Gambian community in New York The Gambian President Adama Barrow has met with the Gambian community in the Bronx. The meeting which was held on Sunday September,25, 2022, at the Islamic Cultural Center, discussed the security situation in The Gambia. The community members were delighted to meet the president. “This demonstrated the […]

The Local Elected Woman’s Network of Africa (REFELA) has scheduled a meeting with New York City Mayor, Eric Adams. According to REFELA President, the Mayor of Banjul, Malick Lowe, the meeting, which is scheduled to hold on Tuesday September 27, 2022, will discuss the future of the REFELA network. In the invitation sent to other […]

African leaders gathered on Saturday September 17, 2022, to raise the AU flag on Wall Street. The event, which was organized by African Union Day Foundation in partnership with NYC African Council on Saturday September 17, 2022, was attended by dignitaries, including the representative of the African Union. While speaking at the event, Mayor Eric […]

The Mayor of Banjul, Malick Lowe, has presented a cheque of D200, 000 to the President of the Banjul Sports Committee, Mr Musa Njie. This was disclosed in a statement by Lowe on Sunday September, 2022. According to Lowe, the generous donation is from an empowerment initiative. “Today I presented a cheque of D200,000 which […]

The Banjul Mayoress, Malick Lowe has commended the leadership of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and New York City over the success of the Year 2022 YouthConnnekt. In a statement on Friday September 16, 2022, Lowe also appreciated the Gambian leadership, especially the Minister of Youth and Sports, Bakary Y. Badgie, and the Executive […]

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has awarded citizenship to 286 United States and other nationals. This was disclosed in a statement signed by theSpecial Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, on Thursday September 15, 2022. According to the statement, the president urged the awardees to be good citizens of the country […]

The Gambia Police Force has announced the release of vehicles for public use to ease movement as the country’s transport union embarks on strike. This was disclosed in a statement on Sunday September 11, 2022. “The Gambia Police Force high command wishes to inform the general public that it will put some of the GPF […]

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has explained that Nigerians in diaspora cannot vote at the 2023 general elections because the National Assembly has yet to pass the bill. She made this disclosure on Thursday August 25, 2022, at the weekly Ministerial Briefing organised by the Presidential […]

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has commended the Nigerian Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos State, for sentencing Nigerian pastor, Pastor Erinmole Adetokunbo, who beheaded a seven-year-old Muslim boy, Kazeem Rafiu, and used his head for rituals in a church. NSCIA commended the judgement in a statement signed by its Deputy Secretary […]

Nigerian journalist, Bashiru Hammed Adewale Bashiru, has spent exactly one hundred days in detention. Hammed who is also the publisher of Eaglesforesight (https://eaglesforesight.com.ng//) was arrested on May 1 for publishing a “misleading” story about the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun. An investigation carried out by MMC New York, the publisher of Parkchester Times, MCR, […]

Reporter: Modou Mboge Michael Ogugua, a Dakar-based business mogul, and 10 others have been officially made new Executives of the Nigerian Community in Senegal. . The inauguration of these new leaders took place on August 13, 2022 at the Old Nigerian Embassy in Dakar. In an interview with Senegambia Parrot reporter, the Ambassador of Nigeria […]

Ghanian Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has revealed that officers who die in line of duty will be replaced by qualified relatives. According to the IGP, the initiative is to compensate the family for the loss of their kin. Speaking at a lecture at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology […]

The Justice Department on Wednesday has announced charges against three dozen people who are accused of orchestrating health care fraud schemes across the country, with laboratory owners and company executives among those accused of ordering unnecessary or fraudulent medical tests and equipment worth $1.2 billion. The defendants are accused of using telemedicine to obtain orders […]