Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, has announced that Nigeria will cease importing petrol by June.     Speaking at the Africa CEO Forum Annual Summit in Kigali, Dangote revealed that his refinery will commence production next month, meeting Nigeria’s petrol needs and eliminating the need for imports. “Right now, Nigeria has …

Manchester City’s Phil Foden has been named the Premier League’s 2023/2024 Player of the Season.   This announcement comes after the 23-year-old England midfielder was voted Footballer of the Year by the English Football Writers’ Association earlier this month, completing an awards double. Foden has scored a career-best 17 Premier …

The Slovakia prime minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times on Wednesday in an assassination attempt. Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is no longer in a life-threatening condition, following a “politically motivated” assassination attempt on Wednesday, during which he was shot five times, a government minister said. The gunman, believed to be …

MAVERICKS 104, THUNDER 92 he Slovenian Luka Doncic led the Dallas Mavericks with a triple-double in Oklahoma on Wednesday in the third win of the conference semifinal against a Thunder team that relied too heavily on Canadian guard Shai Gilgeous Alexander. Doncic had 31 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, Derrick Jones added 19 …

Jetten sees ‘castles in the air on quicksand’ in coalition agreement Geert Wilders (PVV), Dilan Yeşilgöz (VVD), Pieter Omtzigt (NSC) and Caroline van der Plas (BBB) reached a negotiator’s agreement last night. In this live blog we will keep you up to date with the latest news about the formation. …

France imposes a state of emergency in New Caledonia as unrest continues PARIS — Deadly violence continued for a third night in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia over a proposed change to France’s Constitution that would give voting rights to an increasing number of non-Indigenous residents of the …

Austin FC To Host 2025 MLS All-star Game Austin FC will host the 2025 MLS All-Star Game at Q2 Stadium, Major League Soccer (MLS) announced on Thursday morning. The Texas expansion side, which entered MLS in 2021, will host the event for the first time in club history. The date …

Reports have surfaced indicating that Nigerian singer Cynthia Morgan has been arrested for cyberstalking the Crown Prince of Benin, HRH Ezelakhae Ewuare.   As you may recall from last year, the Prince had threatened legal action against the singer for accusing him of witchcraft. Cynthia Morgan had alleged that the …

The unusual way Oleksandr Usyk found Tyson Fury body doubles for sparring Oleksandr Usyk launched his own app to find sparring partners to imitate Tyson Fury, the Ukrainian has revealed. Usyk will defend the unified heavyweight titles against Fury in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, while the Briton puts his WBC belt on the …

Aston Villa 3-3 Liverpool: Jhon Duran’s two late goals put Unai Emery’s side on brink of Champions League Two goals from Colombian substitute Jhon Duran saw Aston Villa salvage a 3-3 draw with Liverpool at Villa Park. Unai Emery’s side are now five points clear of Tottenham in the race …