UN Secretary-General Guterres Backs Nigeria’s Bid for World Body’s Security Council Seat
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has charged Nigeria with spearheading Africa’s quest for a restructured global order, describing the country as uniquely positioned to lead the continent toward superpower status. Guterres, who backed Nigeria’s bid for the world body’s security…
Vice President Kashim Shettima Joins 49 African Leaders at 39th AU Summit in Addis Ababa
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday joined other African leaders at the opening of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The summit witnessed the…
CAF Confirms Morocco as Host of 2026 WAFCON Amid Relocation Speculation
The Confederation of African Football has confirmed that Morocco remains the host nation for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. Speaking after a CAF Executive Committee meeting in Dar es Salaam, CAF president, Dr. Patrice Motsepe addressed the rumors…
World Athletics Appoint First Nigerian Referee For Relays
Nigeria’s growing influence in global athletics administration has received a major boost, following the appointment of Commodore Omatseye Nesiama (Rtd), as an International Referee for the World Athletics Relays, tagged Gaborone 2026. The historic appointment makes Nesiama the first Nigerian…
Sudan remains suspended as African Union summit begins in Ethiopia
The African Union (AU) will open its 39th ordinary summit on Saturday with Sudan notably absent for the fifth consecutive year, as member states remain divided over lifting Khartoum’s suspension. More than 32 heads of state and U.N. Secretary-General António…
Maryam Bukar Hassan becomes first Nigerian to carry Olympic flag
Nigerian poet and United Nations Global Advocate for Peace, Maryam Bukar Hassan, has made history as the first Nigerian to carry the Olympic flag at the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. The Olympic flag,…
Why Nigerian referees are missing in major CAF, FIFA tournaments
For the 19th straight year, no Nigerian referee or assistant referee has been selected to officiate in the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), raising concerns among football stakeholders. The recently concluded AFCON 2025—widely regarded by enthusiasts as the most…
Ramaphosa stops Eskom’s new monopoly in its tracks
South Africa is on track to set up an independent power-transmission company, President Cyril Ramaphosa said, countering assertions that the state is revising the plan. The government is restructuring state-owned power utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. and establishing a fully…
CAF may postpone 2027 AFCON’
Next year’s Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON could be delayed until 2028 over doubts about the readiness of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda to host the tournament, a move that could lead the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to scrap one…
Zambian ex-President Lungu’s son Dalitso ordered to surrender 79 cars, petrol station and ‘luxury’ flats
Zambia’s High Court has ordered the seizure of assets worth more than $1.3m (£923,000) from Dalitso Lungu, the son of former President Edgar Lungu. The forfeiture order covers 79 vehicles and 23 pieces of land and real estate, including a…