Africa

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has removed the economic sanctions imposed on Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea.   The decision was adopted on Saturday, February 24, in Abuja during the extraordinary summit on the political, security, and peace conditions in the ECOWAS subregion.     …

The Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) have elected the President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani as the new chairman of the African Union for 2024. Ghazouani takes over from President Azali Assoumani of the Union of Comoros, who was the Chairperson for 2023. His selection …

A Nigerian lady stirred a lot of discussion on social media by claiming she had a dream in which the Nigeria Super Eagles were defeated in the 2023 AFCON final match 0:1 by Ivory Coast. This was revealed in her statement on X, which reads: “I had a dream Ivory Coast won against Nigeria by 1:0, but …

The famous Afrobeat singer, Kizz Daniel is set to fulfil his vow to a fan whom he promised to take to his next show in the UK if Nigeria qualifies for the AFCON 2023 finals. The Super Eagles of Nigeria went head to head in a fierce football match against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa to qualify for …

Controversial Twitter personality, Daniel Regha has described Nigeria’s Super Eagles victory over South Africa’s Bafana Bafana as mere luck. Following a fierce match in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-finals, Nigeria’s Super Eagles defeated South Africa on penalties, sparking wild celebrations across the country. Daniel Regha responded by saying that Nigeria’s triumph over South Africa …

Players and officials of the Angolan team were rewarded with cash and phone gifts after reaching the quarter-finals of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Ivory Coast. The Palancras Negras outclassed Namibia 3-0 in the round of 16 last Saturday to set up a quarter-final clash against Nigeria, …

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has picked Nigeria international striker Victor Osimhen for a random drug test.   Victor Osimhen played a significant role for the Super Eagles of Nigeria in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations group stage and the Round of 16 clash against Cameroon. Reports indicated …

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has retained his position as the richest person in Africa with a net worth of $13.9 billion, in the 2024 Forbes list of 20 of Africa’s Richest billionaires released yesterday. According to Forbes, the fortunes of Africa’s wealthiest people rebounded slightly in the past …

Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, has announced plans by their government to extend its suspension of degree accreditation and evaluation to Kenya and Uganda.   Over 45 universities have been affected by the suspension of degrees due to allegations of granting fake degrees to students. “We are not going …

As everyone at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech rose to their feet to give Victor Osimhen a standing ovation after he was named the CAF African Footballer of the Year on Monday, the prolific goal scorer wore an ear-to-ear smile.   The 24-year-old Nigerian clad in a fancy green …