Day: December 5, 2020

Why Togolese Football Star Emmanuel Adebayor is trending on social media

Aoko Benjamin

  Togolese football star, Emmanuel Adebayor has since the late hours of Friday, December 4, 2020 taken the top-spot on social media platform Twitter. The former Arsenal striker has been trending over what is suspected to be a relationship heartbreak he might have suffered in the past. Screenshots of posts shared by Adebayor seem to suggest that the long-time friend of comedian Funny Face has suffered the same fate his friend did some months ago. Adebayor in the posts which he declined to mention a name appeared to be responding…

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Ghanaian visual artist wins 2020 Principal Prince Claus award

Aoko Benjamin

  Ghanaian visual artist, Ibrahim Mahama has been awarded the 2020 Principal Prince Claus Laurel. Ibrahim is actively involved in improving social conditions and his powerful artworks use provocative materials and sites to examine and expose histories, uphold the role of labour, challenge authorities and criticise mismanagement of resources. Directly addressing lack of opportunities and facilities in his home region, the Northern Region of Ghana, he has set up an open-access cultural centre and other social projects providing employment, education, studio space and creative activities. An event was held at…

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Why We Fired 300 Workers – Arik Air

Wonuola Olujobi

  Management of Arik Air (in receivership) has declared that 300 sacked members of staff are redundant to its current level of operations. The airline, which said this in a statement sent to Platforms Africa, noted thst the leadership of the impacted unions have been contacted to negotiate a redundancy package for the affected staff. “It is important to note that over 50% of Arik Air’s workforce of over 1,600 staff has been on furlough in the past six months on a base allowance. “Decisions to let go off staff…

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Nigeria lost $3.8bn to foreign ship owners in 2 years – Indigenous firms

Precious Ibekwe

    Nigeria lost $3.8 billion to foreign ship owners in two years, the country’s Fleet Implementation Committee has declared. Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Hassan Bello, who stated this in Abuja added that the losses were suffered at the rate of $1.9 billion annually just as the Nigerian National petroleum Corporation (NNPC) expressed its readiness to support the indigenous shipping firms to enjoy greater patronage and participation in the oil and gas maritime business in Nigeria. The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, gave the assurance while…

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