January 30, 2026 - News Scope Africa

Grammys to Honour Fela Kuti With Lifetime Award Portrait of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti, posthumously honoured by the Grammys.

Agede Favour January 30, 2026

Late Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti has been selected for a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award by the...

13-Year-Old Dies in a Shark Attack on Brazil Beach Warning signs at Chifre Beach in Pernambuco following a fatal shark attack.

Agede Favour January 30, 2026

A 13-year-old boy has died after being mauled by a shark at a beach along Brazil’s eastern...

Nigeria’s Civic Space Under Strain as Stakeholders Call for Reforms Officials, civil society leaders and media representatives seated at a policy roundtable in Abuja discussing protest policing, civic space and democratic rights in Nigeria.

Julian January 30, 2026

Key Nigerian institutions including civil society groups, government officials, the police and the national human rights Commission...

Abia Generates Electricity from Waste, Avoids Grid Failures Abia State Governor Alex Otti addressing the media on power reforms at the Government House in Umuahia.

Agboola Victor January 30, 2026

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, says the state is no longer affected by frequent national grid collapses,...

Whooping Cough:Kano Carries Out Health Awareness and Free Medication Director-General of KNCDC, Prof. Muhammad Abbas speaking during the visit.

Agede Favour January 30, 2026

Kano State Government, through the Kano State Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (KNCDC), has carried out...

Anthony Joshua Speaks After Friends Die in Crash Anthony Joshua speaking in an Instagram video after a Lagos–Ibadan Expressway accident killed two of his close friends.