Members of the three Sahel States, namely Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, are set to make a return to the regional body ECOWAS, according to the Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar. The three countries recently withdrew from the ECOWAS following sanctions and criticisms following after military coupe detats in the country. Tuggar shared the update after receiving the ECOWAS Parliament’s Speaker Memounatou Ibrahima, who led a delegation from the parliament […]

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Manading Editor) At least 110 people have been confirmed dead in Nigeria after torrential rains which led to uncontrollable floods. This occurred in Central Nigeria and lasted for several hours, according to the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (Nsema), Abullahi Baba-Arah. Over 50 residential houses and many other properties were submerged in the water and destroyed properties worth several hundreds of thousands of dollars. Many people have […]

A mother in South Africa, named Kelly Smith, has been handed a life imprisonment together with her boyfriend and one other accomplice for selling her 6-year-old daughter. Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and their friend Steveno Van Rhyn, have all been convicted of the crime and will all serve life-time imprisonments with the child still missing in the South African area of Western Cape. In a trial that has shocked […]

English giants Chelsea claimed the 2024/25 UEFA Conference League trophy on Wednesday night after defeating Spanish La Liga side Real Betis 4-1 in the final in Poland. Betis took a first-half lead with Isco setting up 23-year-old Moroccan Abde Ezzalzouli to score a 9th minute opener. However, Enzo Maresca's men staged a strong second-half display to snatch the game from the jaws of the Manuel Pellegrini's side. Cole Palmer turned […]

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Nigeria's Super Eagles confirmed their supremacy over Ghana by edging the Black Stars 2-1 in a keenly contested tie in London on Wednesday night in the 2025 Unity Cup. Rangers forward Cyriel Dessers struck a 14th minute opener for Nigeria before Nations FC defender Razak Simpson put the ball into his own net 5 minutes later to put the Eagles 2-0 ahead. Ghana, however, were […]