[ad_1] Hosts Morocco survived a nervy night in Rabat to see off Nigeria 4-2 on penalties to reach the final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). Youssef En-Nesyri stroked the winning spot kick into the bottom left-hand corner after Yassine Bounou saved from Samuel Chukwueze and Bruno Onyemaechi. In a game of few…
[ad_1] United States President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he ordered a “powerful and deadly” military strike against Islamic State militants in Northwest Nigeria. The operation, executed on Christmas Day, targeted what the president described as “ISIS Terrorist Scum” responsible for the persecution of Christians. Trump stated on Truth Social that he had previously warned…
[ad_1] Twenty-two children have died and more than 130 have been injured after a school building collapsed in Nigeria’s central Plateau state, local officials say. Saint Academy in the state capital Jos caved in while students were in class on Friday morning. Children were left trapped under the debris. Volunteers used excavators, hammers and their…
[ad_1] At least 18 people have been killed and dozens injured after a series of blasts by suspected female suicide bombers targeted a wedding, a hospital and a funeral in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State. Three blasts took place on Saturday in the town of Gwoza, which lies across the border from Cameroon, Borno State police…
[ad_1] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed former Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, as Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria. Amoama is among nine individuals who received their credentials, marking a significant development in Ghana’s diplomatic corps. During a ceremony at the Jubilee House, President Akufo-Addo presented credentials to the newly appointed…
[ad_1] Afiba Abigail Tandoh Following a month-long search for a missing Ghanaian lady, Afiba Abigail Tandoh and her friend Celine Chidinma Ndidum, significant developments have emerged pointing towards suspect Andrew Amechi Otchipo, a 52-year-old British Nigerian with deep connections in Nigeria. Otchipo, a supposed notorious figure wanted by security agencies, was apprehended by Interpol…
[ad_1] The Nigerian government says it has demanded almost $10bn (£8bn) in compensation from the cryptocurrency firm, Binance. It says Binance manipulated foreign exchange rates through currency speculation and rate-fixing, which have seen the naira lose nearly 70% of its value in recent months. Two Binance executives were arrested in Nigeria earlier in the week….
[ad_1] Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface has been ruled out of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) through injury, in another blow to Nigeria’s preparations. The 23-year-old is the latest member of the Super Eagles squad to suffer an injury ahead of the tournament, which kicks off on 13 January in Abidjan. Nice striker Terem…
[ad_1] Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, from office with immediate effect. The suspension was revealed in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. He said it was in line with Tinubu’s avowed commitment to…
[ad_1] VIctor Osimhen has eight goals in 18 club outings for Napoli this season Victor Osimhen leads Nigeria’s array of attacking talent for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after coach Jose Peseiro named a 25-man squad for next month’s tournament in Ivory Coast. The 25-year-old became the first Nigerian man to win the continent’s…
