Two Black owned banks, City first in Washington, DC and Broadway Financial Corporation in Los Angeles, CA announced today that they have entered into a transformational Merger of Equals agreement to create the largest Black owned bank in the nation … Continue reading Two Black Owned Banks Just Merged to Form a $1 Billion Lender, the Largest Black Owned Bank in the U.S.
A Nigerian man from Igbo descent, Kaycee Madu has made history after being appointed a Minister of Justice in Alberta, Canada. Premier Jason Kenney on Tuesday August 25, elevated Madu to the justice portfolio from Municipal Affairs in a cabinet … Continue reading Igbo Man, Kaycee Madu Appointed Minister of Justice in Canada
Lionel Messi informed Barcelona coaches he was not going to turn up to training on Wednesday, according to Barcelona’s newly-appointed sporting director Ramon Planes. Messi asked Barca Tuesday to leave the club he has been with for 20 seasons, since … Continue reading Messi Shuns Barcelona Training
Pope Francis will resume “limited public weekly audiences” early next month, the Vatican announced Wednesday, six months after the head of the Catholic Church halted the practice because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Wednesday events will be held in a … Continue reading COVID-19: Pope Resumes ‘Limited Public Audiences’ September
Billionaire philanthropists Bill Gates and Aliko Dangote have hailed the declaration of Nigeria and Africa by the World Health Organisation as being polio-free. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the global health body on Tuesday certified Nigeria and the … Continue reading Bill Gates, Dangote, Others Celebrate Polio-Free Nigeria, Africa
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has submitted a transfer request to the club. According to Goal the 33-year-old sent a fax to Barcelona asking the club to allow him activate a clause in his contract that will allow him to leave … Continue reading Messi Asks Barcelona to Allow Him Leave Club
With no recorded cases since 2016, the World Health Organisation has declared Africa free of the wild polio virus. The United Nations specialised agency on public health described the feat as “one of the greatest achievements in public health history.” … Continue reading WHO Certifies Africa Free of Wild Polio
Judge Gustavo Amarilla is due to start the hearing in Asuncion at 14:00 local time (1800 GMT). Ronaldinho’s brother Roberto has also been charged. The public prosecutor’s office has recommended Ronaldinho pay a $90,000 fine for “damage to society” and … Continue reading Paraguayan Hearing Into Ex-PSG Star Ronaldinho’s Fake Passport Opens
Talks between West African nations and Mali’s new junta ended on Monday without a deal on how the country should return to civilian rule following last week’s coup, the two sides said. Separately, they also said that ousted president Ibrahim … Continue reading Mali: Military, ECOWAS Talks End in Deadlock
As tensions soar between the world’s two biggest economies, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 6 giving Americans 45 days to stop doing business with TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance — effectively setting a deadline for a … Continue reading TikTok to Sue US President Trump Over Ban
Breaking Down Boundaries with Information 