Private equity firm Verod has invested in i-Fitness, West Africa’s fastest-growing fitness chain. We highlight five Nigerian private capital transactions, as featured in our sister publication, Africa Private Equity News’ Dealmaker’s Log, a database of reported investment deals, exits, and fundraising closes. 1. DPI and Verod invest in Nigeria’s Pan African Towers Pan African Towers (PAT), a digital infrastructure company based in Nigeria, has announced a strategic investment from Development Partners International (DPI) and Verod Capital. Established in Nigeria in 2017 to capitalise on the growing demand for wireless communications across Africa, PAT has emerged as a prominent telecommunications and…
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Reason & Gigi Lamayne Team Up for Explosive Freestyle Amid Dating Rumours. The South African music scene is buzzing yet again with a twist of romance and lyrical prowess as the hip-hop icon turned amapiano star Sizwe Alakine, also known as Reason, teams up with rapper and rumoured girlfriend Gigi Lamayne in a new freestyle that’s grabbing the spotlight. Reason & Gigi Lamayne Team Up For Explosive Freestyle Amid Dating Rumours The collaboration has not only given fans a fresh dose of creativity but has also sparked chatter about the pair’s relationship. The freestyle dropped with a flurry of intrigue,…
Remembrance Day, held on November 11 each year, will be marked with many memorials around the country, as well as a two-minute silence. On Remembrance Sunday, which this year falls on 10 November, members of the Royal Family, armed forces, and politicians will head to the Cenotaph to pay their respects to those fallen in war. Remembrance Day commemorates the anniversary of the signing of the armistice in 1918, between the Allies and Germany, marking the end of the First World War.The Royal British Legion has already kicked off this year’s Poppy Appeal, meaning many people have purchased poppies in support of the…
Tom Brady went viral this past summer when he said that he felt it was a “tragedy” that teams often force rookie quarterbacks “to play early” before they might be ready. During a Wednesday appearance on “The Herd With Colin Cowherd,” Brady touched upon attributes that help young signal-callers achieve success at the highest level. “There’s no way for me to really see sustained success in the NFL at the quarterback position if you don’t have total control of what’s being done out on the field,” Brady explained, as shared by Tim Crowley of NESN. “If you’re expecting your coach to call a play from the sideline and that play comes…
Police describe escapees, who are not carrying disease, as ‘harmless and a little skittish’, posing ‘almost no danger to public’.More than 40 monkeys escaped from a research lab in a small town in the United States after an employee failed to properly shut an enclosure. The 43 rhesus macaque monkeys fled from the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee, South Carolina, on Wednesday, according to a police statement issued the following day. Police said the monkeys were all females weighing about 3kgs (6.6 pounds), too small and young to be used for testing. “They are not infected with any disease whatsoever.…
Daniel Penny Trial: 911 call played in court In Day 3 of Daniel Penny’s manslaughter trial, jurors heard a 911 call from a subway passenger describing the tense moments before Penny allegedly put Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on a crowded NYC subway train. FOX 5’s Richard Giacovas has the story. NEW YORK – On the third day of testimony in the manslaughter trial of former Marine Daniel Penny, jurors heard a 911 call and accounts from witnesses who were on the uptown F train when Penny allegedly placed Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold. Penny has been accused…
NOME, Alaska – US Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) and embarked science teams completed the first two phases of the icebreaker’s 2024 Arctic Fall deployment Sunday and continue operations offshore of western and northern Alaska. Healy’s crew and the science teams conducted multiple scientific and seafloor mapping missions, which resulted in the discovery of a subsea volcano-like feature during the first phase. The first two phases featured a collaboration between the US Coast Guard, the US National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the University of New Hampshire. The interagency science mission to the…
South Sudan’s peace talks are set to resume following a directive from President Salva Kiir and his Kenyan counterpart, President William Ruto. The leaders met on Wednesday and directed the mediation team to reconvene and address all outstanding issues in less than two weeks. The talks hit a deadlock in July after the party of Riek Machar, Kiir’s vice president, withdrew in objection to an alleged plan by the mediators to change the 2018 peace agreement. This agreement, though only partially implemented, halted a five-year civil war that claimed over 400,000 lives. The Tumaini initiative peace talks, ongoing in Kenya…
K.O Shares His Top 5 SA Hip Hop Albums From The 2000s. South African hip-hop veteran K.O has cemented his status as one of the genre’s greats, contributing not only through his discography but also through his influence on the culture. K.O Shares His Top 5 SA Hip Hop Albums From The 2000s In a recent interview with GQ Magazine, the “Skhanda god” shared his thoughts on the top five South African hip-hop classic albums from the 2000s—a list that reflects a transformative era in local rap history. Reflecting on his career achievements, K.O expressed deep pride at being mentioned…
“As we’ve seen these past several weeks, the young men on this team represent what it means to be a Gator,” he continued, expressing confidence that the program can return to the level it expects to be at under Napier’s guidance.Florida is 1-2 in its last three games, losing to College Football Playoff No. 7 Tennessee (7-1, 4-1 in SEC) and No. 3 Georgia (7-1, 5-1 in SEC) and beating Kentucky (3-6, 1-6 in SEC).The Gators are 15-18 under Napier. They’re 4-4 this season and play No. 5 Texas (7-1, 3-1 in SEC), No. 15 LSU (6-2, 3-1 in SEC)…