Last week, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu visited the United Kingdom, which has agreedto help refurbish Nigeria's major trading ports. These include the Apapa Quays, built a century ago when the West African country was still a British colony, and the Tin Can Island port, both near Lagos. The £746 …
Iran’s football team honours children killed in Minab school airstrike Iranian football players laid backpacks on a football pitch in Turkey to pay tribute to the children killed in a US-Israeli strike on Minab elementary school last month. The tribute came ahead of a friendly match against Nigeria.
Ripple’s head of coverage for the Middle East, Africa, Turkey, and Central Asia reckons that the world’s most sophisticated digital-asset markets are not in New York, London, or Singapore, but across Africa. With 54 countries and more than 1.5 billion people building financial rails from the ground…
Key Points - Iranian football team holds pink and purple bags with ribbons in a symbolic protest. - Players' protest was a collective decision, official says. - US military investigation into school bombing ongoing. Iran’s men's national soccer team wore black armbands and held schoolbags as their …
- Published The Iran men's national team wore black armbands and held schoolbags as their national anthem played before a match with Nigeria as a protest against the deadly strike on a primary school on the first day of the Iran war. The attack on Shajareh Tayyebeh school last month killed at least…
Israel Adesanya vs. Joe Pyfer pick, odds, time: UFC Seattle MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom goes in-depth to break down the biggest fights in the UFC. Today, he takes a closer look at UFC Fight Night 271's main event between Israel Adesanya and Joe Pyfer. Israel Adesanya UFC Fight Night 271 preview Stap…
People often say doctors should perform like flight or rescue teams. The comparison sounds flattering. It is also incomplete. Pilots, ship captains, firefighters, coastguards, and rescue teams all work in high-stakes environments. They train hard. They lead under pressure. They make critical decisi…
March Madness is in high gear, and so there’s more interest to the upcoming NBA Draft, likely to take place on June 23 and 24 at its home since 2013, Barclays Center, Brooklyn. No, the dates are not yet official but the enthusiasm is. For the Nets, with a high lottery pick, this year’s draft is see…
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The Village Boys Movement, VBM, has announced a two-million-man march to draw support for the African Democratic Congress, ADC. DAILY POST reports that VBM is an initiative of supporters of the ADC to counter the City Boys Movement, an organization initiated by President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tin…
What to know as Africans welcome UN vote on slavery reparations The U.N. General Assembly’s resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations is being welcomed across Africa ABUJA, Nigeria -- ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The U.N. Gen…
Rationing power and diluting petrol - how African countries are coping with effects of Iran war Countries across Africa have taken measures such as diluting petrol and restricting electricity consumption to cope with the fuel crisis triggered by the US and Israel's war in Iran. South Sudan has star…
South Africa's exclusion from G7 summit no surprise, says Ramaphosa South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has downplayed reports that his invitation to the forthcoming G7 summit in France has been withdrawn, saying non-attendance by a country outside the bloc should surprise no-one. Reports on Th…
Women secretly filmed, then ridiculed and abused online On Valentine's Day, Joy Kalekye says she received a call from a friend who sounded really worried. She told her to check social media because someone had posted a video of her. The clip shows Kalekye, then a 19-year-old student, standing on he…
Kano, Nigeria – On a bustling day in northern Nigeria, Marian Shammah made her way to the Sabon Gari Market, one of the largest electronics hubs in Kano state. The 34-year-old cleaner was in need of a refrigerator, but with rising costs and a meagre income, she saw the second-hand appliances sold a…
Posted in: Sky One, TV | Tagged: snl, SNL UK SNL UK Promo: For Jamie Dornan & Wolf Alice, It's All About the Vibe In this week's SNL UK on-stage promo, cast member Paddy Young is curious about where Jamie Dornan and Wolf Alice got their names from. We got the midweek sketch. We got a look at how re…
The Niger State Police Command has arrested seven suspects for alleged illegal mining and vandalism of government property at Gurara Waterfalls in Gurara Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Minna by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP W…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has called on Nigerian youths to take a leading role in strengthening the country’s democracy ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday at the unveiling of the 2026 Voter Education Manual and its youth-friendly version, in coll…
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have apprehended one Chief Edet, the Village head of Asik Ubofa, a fishing settlement in Effiat Clan in Mbo Local Government Area, and recovered an AK-47 rifle from him. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Offic…
Hundreds of British teenagers will trial social media bans and time limits on apps as part of consultations over new measures to keep children safe online, the government announced Wednesday. The pilot comes as the government seeks views from parents on whether to follow Australia and issue a blank…
