Defiant Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu appears in court
Tanzania’s main opposition leader Tundu Lissu has appeared in court for the first time since his arrest on treason charges last month, telling his supporters not to fear. He raised his fist in a gesture of defiance and told his…
Bronze and Brilliance: Maigari Bows Out with MOTM Honour for Flying Eagles
Flying Eagles defender Adamu Maigari delivered a commanding performance on Sunday as Nigeria defeated Egypt 4-1 on penalties to secure the bronze medal at the TotalEnergies CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations. The match had ended 1-1 in regulation time…
World Health Organization countries don’t invite Taiwan to annual assembly
Member states of the World Health Organization on Monday rejected a proposal to invite Taiwan to its annual assembly in Geneva after China voiced opposition. Belize and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, who are among just 12 remaining countries with…
Ghanaian scholar wins Prestigious Best Graduate Paper in Migration Studies Award at US university
Wendy Adjeley Adjei, a Ghanaian scholar, has earned the prestigious Best Graduate Paper in Migration Studies Award at the University of Missouri, Columbia, United States of America (USA).
Atletico bid ‘legendary’ Ajibade emotional farewell
Spanish giants Atlético Madrid Femenino have confirmed the departure of Nigerian forward Rasheedat Ajibade, drawing the curtain on her remarkable four-and-a-half-year spell at the club. Ajibade, who joined the Rojiblancas in January 2021 from Norway, leaves after making 139…
15 missing Anambra JAMB candidates, others found safe in Imo
OnitshaThe Imo State Police Command has said that all the 15 candidates who left Onitsha at the weekend for Imo State to write the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination, earlier rumoured to have disappeared, have been found safely….
Nigeria’s economy facing turbulence, food union laments
The leadership of the National Union of Food Beverages and Tobacco Employees (NUFBTE) says the food sector and the country’s economy have been facing turbulence in the past few years. This is just as the former President of Nigeria Labour…
What Tinubu told Obi, Fayemi at pope’s inauguration
President Bola Tinubu, Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential candidate, and former Ekiti governor, Kayode Fayemi, met at Pope Leo XIV’s installation mass on Sunday in Rome. Fayemi reportedly sighted President Tinubu, where he sat with other leaders and asked…
President Tinubu Meets Pope at Vatican
President Tinubu Names Wrong Cardinal As Vatican Host In X Post On Saturday Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu arrived in Rome, Italy, on Saturday to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV, the 267th bishop of Rome and head of…
Historic day in Vatican as Pope Leo XIV officially installed
Pope Leo XIV, the first US pontiff, made his debut tour of St Peter’s Square on Sunday in a popemobile, greeting tens of thousands of pilgrims and well-wishers ahead of his inauguration mass. Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost, who became head…