South Africa: Zuma’s Graft Trial Postponed To September 9
The long-running corruption trial of South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma over an arms deal dating back more than two decades was postponed on...
Assault On Diplomatic Agent: Indonesia Apologises To Nigeria
Indonesia’s ambassador to Nigeria has apologised on behalf of the country over an assault on a Nigerian diplomatic agent by immigration officers in Indonesia.The...
Tokyo Olympics: Nigeria Ends Campaign With Two Medals As Adijat Loses...
Wrestler Adijat Idris lost out to Ukraine’s Oksana Livach in the quarter-final of the 50kg women’s freestyle event on Friday morning to endNigeria’s hopes...
Transfer: PSG In Talks With Lionel Messi After Barcelona Exit
Lionel Messi will leave Barcelona after the La Liga club were unable tofulfil the player’s new contract with PSG already in talks with theArgentina...
South Africa: Zuma Hospitalised Ahead Of Graft Trial
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, jailed for contempt ofcourt last month, was admitted to hospital on Friday, less than a weekbefore he is...
Sudan: Court Sentences Paramilitary Officers To Death For Killing Protesters
A Sudanese court on Thursday sentenced six members of a fearedparamilitary force to death for killing six protesters during a 2019demonstration over food and...
Van Gaal Returns To Manage Holland For A Third Time
Louis van Gaal was named on Wednesday as the new coach of theNetherlands, signing a deal through to next year's World Cup finals inQatar.It...
Aston Villa Unveil Ings As Latest Summer Signing
Aston Villa have announced the surprise signing of striker DannyIngs from Southampton .Ings, 29, netted 14 goals last season for both club and country...
Olympics Jersey Saga: Puma Cancels $2.7 Million Contract With Nigeria
Following a recent embarrassment in the ongoing Tokyo 2020 OlympicGames, International fashion and sportswear brand, PUMA hasterminated its agreement with Nigeria.An athlete named Chukwuebuka...
Tanzania: Lions Kill Three Children In Gorongoro Wildlife Reserve
Three young children were killed by lions near Tanzania’s world-renowned Ngorongoro wildlife reserve as they went to look for lostcattle, police said on Thursday.The...
Chad: 24 Soldiers Killed In Suspected Terrorist Attack
Twenty-four Chadian soldiers were killed in an attack by suspectedjihadists in the troubled Lake Chad region, a senior local official said onThursday.The region’s deputy...
Press Freedom: U.S. Consul General Expresses Concerns About Nigeria
United States Consul General Claire Pierangelo has expressed concernabout the introduction of new legislations that muzzle the press inNigeria, urging journalists and activists to...
Oil Price: Brent Falls To $71 Amid Surging Covid-19 Delta Variant
Oil prices fell for a third day early on yesterday as concerns aboutdemand amid surging Delta COVID-19 variant continue to weigh onmarket sentiment.Before the...
Tokyo Olympics: Team Nigeria Wins First Medal
Team Nigeria’s hope of appearing on the Medals table at the ongoingTokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan came to life as BlessingOborodudu ‘has indeed...
MOWCA: Nigeria Quits Maritime Organization Over Electoral Irregularities
Nigeria has left the Maritime Organization for West and Central Africa(MOWCA).This is contained in a statement issued by the Director, Press and PublicRelations, Ministry...
COVID-19 Vaccine: Covax Ships 4m Doses To Africa
COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa are rapidly ramping up frommultiple sources after a near-halt to deliveries in recent months.Nearly four million doses from COVAX...
Anti-Doping Rules :10 Nigerian Athletes Banned From 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Ten Nigerian athletes have been declared ineligible to compete at the2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said onWednesday.AIU, an independent body...
Security Crises: Us Lawmakers Stop $875m Arms Sale To Nigeria
US lawmakers are holding down a proposed sale of attack helicopters toNigeria, citing poor human rights record of President MuhammaduBuhari’s government, as it grapples...
Hepatitis: Undiagnosed, Untreated Hepatitis Kills 124,000 Africans Annually – WHO
Hepatitis is a silent epidemic with more than 90 million people livingwith the disease in Africa. representing 26 per cent of the global total.The...
Education: We’re Committed To Increase Budget By 50% In The Next...
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to increase the budget for theeducation sector by as much as 50 percent over the next two years.In a...
