Nigeria’s table tennis star Quadri Aruna will return to action at the WTT Champions Chongqing on Tuesday (today), when he takes on France’s Félix Lebrun in the men’s round of 32, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Currently ranked world No. 48, Aruna will be featuring in his third WTT tournament of the se…
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have begun training in France ahead of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament 2026, which starts on Wednesday in Lyon, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The seven-time African champions arrived in Villeurbanne, Lyon, on Monday for …
Controversial singer Portable has fired fresh shots at Carter Efe ahead of their celebrity boxing bout scheduled for May 1 at the Federal Palace Hotel in Lagos, mocking his training partner Small Doctor and insisting no amount of preparation will save the skit maker from defeat, PUNCH Sports Extra …
The Nigeria Boxing Federation has set a target of six gold medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, as 40 boxers prepare to enter a camping and assessment phase from which the final 10 representatives will be selected. Vice President of the NBF, Omonlei Imadu, who spoke at the close of the…
Guinea opposition leader urges 'direct resistance' after 40 parties dissolved Guinea's main opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo has said that "direct resistance" to the country's coup leader–turned–president is now the only remaining path to change, after the authorities dissolved 40 political p…
Ghana calls on Commonwealth to condemn attack on its peacekeepers in Lebanon Ghana has called on the Commonwealth to condemn Friday's missile attack on its United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon which injured four of its soldiers. Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa did not say who wa…
Bitter times for cocoa farmers as chocolate market slumps The price of chocolate bars has shot up across the world over the past year, meaning they can feel like a luxury - yet West Africa's cocoa farmers have not been reaping the benefit. In fact, many are in a desperate state as they have not bee…
- Published Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo regained the world half-marathon record as he claimed victory in Lisbon on Sunday. The 25-year-old won in 57 minutes and 20 seconds to take 10 seconds off the record set by Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha in Valencia in 2024. Kiplimo was the previous record holder, havi…
Weight-loss treatments boom as Kenyan attitudes to beauty change In Kenya, where being overweight was once perceived as a sign of wealth and success, a drive to shed the pounds is now taking hold. Surgical procedures and weight-loss drugs are growing in popularity, with some influencers detailing t…
The young women who fought in Ethiopia's last civil war and don't want to see another one Twenty-two-year-old Abeba Amdu has seen some of the best years of her life consumed by war - and she has no wish to see another conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, which some fear could be about to …
Hormuz Strait’s Closure Could Trigger Collapse of Fiat Money - Expert © Photo : Screenshot / marinevesseltraffic Subscribe The US and Israel’s unprovoked attack on Iran and Iran’s retaliatory closure of the narrow choke point exit from the Persian Gulf may have “cascading consequences for the globa…
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has declared that Nigeria is now better positioned to decisively confront the longstanding challenge of Almajiri and out-of-school children across the country. Alausa made the assertion on Sunday while addressing the Committee of States Commissioners of Educ…
An aspirant for the Ogun Central Senatorial District, Olamide Davis-Talabi, has called for a level playing field in politics, stressing the need for greater opportunities for women in leadership. Davis-Talabi made the call on Saturday during an interfaith programme held in Abeokuta, the Ogun State …
The Onitsha North Local Government Council has commenced the demolition of illegal structures at the Onitsha Main Market, saying the exercise is aimed at restoring the original masterplan and improving trading activities in the commercial hub. This was disclosed in a post shared by Anambra State Ne…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a wanted drug kingpin, Reginald Peter Chidiebere, who had been in hiding for 13 years over alleged involvement in cocaine and heroin trafficking. This was disclosed in a statement signed and released by the agency’s Director of Me…
Governor of Kebbi State, Nasir Idris, has ordered the constitution of a high-powered investigative committee following a fire outbreak at Nurul Haqq Quranic and Arabic School in Birnin Kebbi. The incident occurred on Saturday evening, gutting several hostels and classrooms and triggering panic amon…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to investigate allegations that major technology companies are undermining Nigerian media, businesses and citizens’ rights through opaque algorithms and market dominance. In a c…
- The US fired Tomahawk cruise missiles as part of its strikes on Iran on Saturday. - Tomahawks have been used heavily in recent conflicts, raising concerns about stockpile strains. - The missiles would be crucial in a conflict with an adversary like China. US Navy warships fired Tomahawk missiles …
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised Nigerian political leaders for fixating on 2027 election strategies while insecurity worsens across the country. In a statement posted on his X handle on Sunday, Obi said the first two months of 2026 had reportedly seen the killi…
The Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers has narrated how it foiled an attempt by a suspected ritualist to send the corpse of a one-year-old baby through a courier service. Ibrahim Bako, the Coordinator, NURTW, Area 1, Garki, Federal Capital Territory, gave the account in an interview with the …
