FG Declares Public Holidays For Sallah Celebrations
The Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday, June 17 and 18, 2024 as public holidays to mark this year’s Sallah celebrations. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Aishetu Gogo Ndayako, disclosed this in a statement…
BREAKING: Finidi quits as Super Eagles coach – Score Nigeria
Finidi George has quit as coach of the Super Eagles. “I won’t work under another coach in the Super Eagles,” the former Ajax winger said. This followed the decision of the NFF to appoint a foreign coach to boss him…
Tinubu Sacks Another Top Govt Official
President Bola Tinubu has dismissed Mr. Mamman Ahmadu from office as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). This was contained in a statement on Saturday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media &…
Chess enthusiasts celebrate Deborah Quickpen’s epic match against Tunde Onakoya
In a historic event to raise awareness for chess in Nigeria, national women’s chess champion, Deborah Quickpen, faced Guinness World Record holder Tunde Onakoya in a thrilling match organised by Daniel Ford International (U.K) in Lagos. The match drew significant…
Aruna picks Olympics ticket for Nigeria in Table Tennis
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has formally confirmed the eventual qualification of Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna and Algeria’s Lynda Loghraibi from Africa, for the singles event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in France. The confirmation was made in a…
Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected South African president
South Africa’s parliament has re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the country’s president following a landmark coalition deal between the governing African National Congress (ANC) and opposition parties. The new government of national unity combines Mr Ramaphosa’s ANC, the centre-right Democratic Alliance…
‘I love Afrobeats, Burna Boy’ – Shakira
Colombian singer Shakira Mebarak has expressed her admiration for Afrofusion star Burna Boy and the Afrobeats genre. Shakira, 47, shared her thoughts during a recent cover shoot with Rolling Stone, where she discussed her lifestyle recommendations and musical influences. Afrobeats…
Security Council resolution demands RSF
The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution Thursday demanding that Sudan’s paramilitary force immediately halt its siege of the only capital in the vast western region of Darfur that it doesn’t control and where more than a million people…
Historic Ugandan artifacts return home
After over a century away, 39 Ugandan objects have returned home.
South Africa’s ANC faces power sharing test
The leader of South Africa’s second biggest party said on Friday it will back Cyril Ramaphosa for president, almost guaranteeing he will be reelected in Parliament for a second term. John Steenhuisen, the leader of the Democratic Alliance, the second…