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Africa: Food Cheapest in Nigeria Despite Complaints – Governors

[ad_1] Amidst the cost of living crisis caused by persistent increase in the prices of goods and services, the chairman of Nigeria Governors' Forum and governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has declared that food in Nigeria remains the most affordable in West Africa. The governor said that despite challenges, Nigeria maintains a competitive edge in food affordability compared to its neighbouring countries. This is as residents of Minna, the Niger State capital, took to the streets yesterday to protest […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024

Entertainment

South Africa: Grammys – About South Africa’s Tyla, Who Defeated Davido, Burna Boy

[ad_1] Many Nigerians are wondering who is this South African singer who edged out Nigerian superstars at the Grammy. On Sunday, the South African singer Tyla emerged victorious at the Grammys 2024, clinching the inaugural Best African Music Performance award for her viral song "Water". Facing fierce competition from Nigerian heavyweights like Davido, Arya Starr, and Burna Boy, Tyla's victory has stirred controversy among Nigerians, who expressed their dissatisfaction on social media. They have been questioning the emergence of this […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024

News

Africa: Osimhen Doubtful for South Africa Clash, Misses Super Eagles Trip to Bouake

[ad_1] Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen could miss the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final against South Africa after failing to travel with the rest of the squad from Abidjan to Bouake. Nigeria face rivals South Africa in the first semi-final of the competition on Wednesday in Bouake for a place in Sunday's final. In a statement released by the Super Eagles media team, Osimhen will be monitored in Abijdan while the rest of the squad head to Bouake […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024

News

Africa: Afcon – Be Mindful of Where You Watch Semi-Final Match, High Commission Warns Nigerians in South Africa

[ad_1] Nigerians in South Africa have been warned against wide celebration should Super Eagles defeat Bafana Bafana. Nigeria will on Wednesday clash with South Africa for a place in the final of the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) ongoing in Cote d'Ivoire. But Nigeria's High Commission in South Africa has issued a warning to Nigerians in the Nelson Mandela country. In an advisory, the high commission said: "The attention of the Nigeria High Commission Pretoria has been drawn to […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024

News

Africa: Nwabali Anticipates Interesting Clash Against South Africa

[ad_1] Super Eagles new number one, Stanley Nwabali has said he is looking forward to Wednesday's Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against South Africa in Bouake. Nwabali who plies his career with Chippa United in South Africa said he knows the players and they know him. He further said he would have a sweet day stopping all efforts by the Bafana Bafana and then seeing them shunted to the third-place match. "I want to play against South Africa. I really […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024

News

Nigeria/South Africa: Peseiro Demands More Goals Despite Watertight Defence

[ad_1] Nigeria manager José Peseiro has called on his side to be more clinical up front despite boasting the strongest defence at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d'Ivoire. The Super Eagles are into the semi-finals after a 1-0 win over Angola which represented their fourth straight clean sheet at the competition. Quietly and without fanfare, Nigeria are steadily advancing in the CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2023 with a clash with South Africa on Wednesday. The coach […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024

Japan

Nintendo raises sales and profit forecasts after strong holiday earnings

[ad_1] Nintendo has raised its forecast for Switch console sales and profit for the year after reporting better-than-expected earnings for the holiday quarter.The Kyoto-based company now expects to sell 15.5 million Switch units in the fiscal year ending in March, up from 15 million, and it also raised its revenue, operating profit and net income guidance.The December quarter’s operating profit of ¥184.5 billion ($1.2 billion) beat the average analyst estimate […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024

Japan

Support helps lift spirits of foreign residents in quake-hit areas

[ad_1] Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref. – In the aftermath of a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that rocked central Japan on New Year's Day, uncertainty prevails among foreign residents in the region who have had homes damaged or jobs paused, but widespread support is helping to ease anxiety.Ian Lawrence, an American in his fifth year of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme and a prefectural advisor for Ishikawa, has credited the "phenomenal […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024

Africa

Senegal election: Could unrest unravel the country?

[ad_1] Protests broke out over the weekend in Senegal following the postponement of the upcoming elections by President Macky Sall.The police had fired tear gas at protesters and made arrests. Mobile internet had been suspended in order to prevent what authorities describe as 'hateful and subversive messages' from being spread online.Over the weekend police have fired tear gas at protesters and made arrests. Mobile internet had been suspended in order […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024

Japan

UNRWA funding cuts put Lebanon’s Palestinian refugees on alert

[ad_1] BEIRUT – Like many fellow residents of a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, Shady Choucair despaired when he heard last week that countries had halted their funding to the U.N. agency for Palestinians (UNRWA)."It's a disaster. We were able to survive off the help we got from UNRWA," he said in his small grocery store in the Mar Elias refugee camp in Beirut, where he has lived with his […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024

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