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Yussuf Tuggar is the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Nigeria

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Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali set to return to ECOWAS – Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister reveals

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 […]

todayMay 31, 2025

Rains in Nigeria

Africa

Over 100 people confirmed dead in Nigeria after heavy floods

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 […]

todayMay 31, 2025

South African mother jailed for life

Africa

South African mother jailed for life for selling her 6-year-old daughter for ¥158,000

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 […]

todayMay 30, 2025

Nigeria sealed their supremacy over Ghana with a 2-1 victory in London

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Nigeria cements supremacy over Ghana with slender victory in London

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 […]

todayMay 28, 2025

Taiwo Awoniyi has been placed into induced coma

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Nigerian star Taiwo Awoniyi placed in induced coma after serious injury in weekend’s Premier League clash [Africa]

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Nigerian international striker Taiwo Awoniyi has been placed in an induced coma following a serious injury suffered a Premier League game over the weekend. The 27-year-old has undergone the first phase of surgery for the abdominal injury he suffered during the weekend's Premier League clash against Leicester City. The Illorin-born former Union Berlin forward nicknamed 'Iron Man' collided with the post in the 88th minute […]

todayMay 13, 2025

Ghana lost to Egypt

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Egypt eliminates Ghana from U20 AFCON as West Africans won’t play at next FIFA World Cup tournament

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Ghana once again will be absent from the next edition of the U20 FIFA World Cup after Egypt eliminated the West African powerhouse from the ongoing U20 AFCON tournament on Monday. The last time the Black Satellites played at the FIFA tournament was in 2015 when they were eliminated in the round of 16 by fellow African side Mali following a 3-0 defeat. Egypt, who […]

todayMay 11, 2025

Ghanaian prophet Eric Boahen Uche has come under wide criticism

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African prophet makes OUTRAGEOUS predictions about Pope Leo XIV

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) A Christian prophet from Africa has made shocking predictions about the newly elected Pope of the Catholic Church sparking widespread condemnation among social media users across the world. Prophet Eric Boahen Uche, who is based in Ghana and head of the Reign Chapel International, had initially given a prophecy that 'Black man' was deserving to be the next Pope after the demise of Pope Francis […]

todayMay 11, 2025

Peter Appiah Turkson has failed in his second attempt to become a Pope

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African frontrunner Cardinal Peter Turkson fails on second attempt to become Pope

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Appiah Turkson has failed in his bid to succeed Pope Francis as the next Pope of the Catholic Church as Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States of America has been elected as the new Pope. This is the second time the 76-year-old Nsuta-born has failed to become the global leader of the mighty Catholic Church after failing in his first attempt […]

todayMay 8, 2025

Meta in Nigeria

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Facebook and Instagram may pull out of Nigeria over ¥14 billion fine

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Facebook parents company Meta has threatened to cut off its services in Nigeria over huge fines imposed by authorities in the country. People in Nigeria may lose their Facebook and Instagram accounts after the parent company Meta said it faced large fines and "unrealistic" regulatory demands from the Nigerian authorities. In 2024, three Nigerian oversight bodies imposed heavy fines on the United States-based social media […]

todayMay 3, 2025

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