Senegal’s only female presidential candidate may stand little to no chance of winning in Sunday’s election, but activists say her presence alone is helping to advance a decadeslong campaign to achieve gender equality in the West African nation. Anta Babacar Ngom, a 40-year-old business executive, is a voice for both …

Newcastle defender Sven Botman is facing up to nine months on the sidelines as he prepares to undergo knee surgery. The Magpies have confirmed the 24-year-old Dutchman will undergo a procedure to repair his anterior cruciate ligament next week after limping out of Saturday’s 2-0 FA Cup quarter-final defeat at Manchester …

Real Madrid defender, Dani Carvajal, has revealed the advantage his team have over their UEFA Champions League quarter-final opponent, Manchester City. The Spanish La Liga league leaders will host Pep Guardiola’s side in the first leg of Champions League last-8 tie at the Santiago Bernabeu on April 9. However, Carvajal …

The Black Stars of Ghana will be without star winger, Mohammed Kudus for their upcoming friendlies against Nigeria and Uganda. Kudus is currently sidelined with a shoulder issue. The former Ajax player was named in coach Otto Addo’s 26-man squad for the friendlies last weekend.   The 23-year-old sustained the …

A Nigerian man has drawn the attention of netizens after showing his unique approach to saving fuel in the midst of the country’s economic challenges. In a video that has since gone viral, the man can be seen wearing nothing but a towel as he attempts to turn on his …

The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, passed a bill that was sent to it by President Bola Tinubu for the upward review of salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits for judicial officers nationwide for the third reading. Based on the provisions of the bill, judges are to get over 800 per …

President Bola Tinubu has appealed to members of the National Assembly to exercise restraint in summoning heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies before parliamentary committees. The President made the appeal while speaking at the breaking of the Ramadan fast on Wednesday in Abuja alongside the Speaker of the House of …

The Lagos zone of the National Emergency Management Agency has blamed the escalation of the fire incident that engulfed four buildings in the Idumota area of the Lagos Island Local Government Area of the state on the lack of a water source. The NEMA State Coordinator, Ibrahim Farinloye, disclosed this …

A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a man, Dennis Okubiat, to 20 years imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old girl for three months, which caused urinary incontinence. Justice Ismail Ijelu held that the victim had testified that she went for evangelism and, in the …

Manchester City could face ‘expulsion’ from the Premier League according to the 52-page report detailing why Nottingham Forest have been deducted four points for breaching FFP rules. The Forest sanction, confirmed by the Premier League on Monday, has pushed Nuno Espirito Santo’s side from 17th to 18th, suddenly a point adrift …