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Nigeria’s 54th Professional League Season Begins Today as Defending Champions Remo Stars Face Rivers United
The stage is set in Ikenne as Remo Stars FC, reigning champions of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), begin their title defence...
Niger Army Kills Boko Haram Leader In Lake Chad Operation
The Nigerien army announced Thursday that it has killed a senior Boko Haram commander, dealing a significant blow to the jihadist group’s operations...
Autopsy Conducted on Alino Faso as Burkina Faso Rejects Côte d’Ivoire Suicide Narrative
Burkinabe justice officials have confirmed that they have performed an autopsy on the body of Alain Christophe Traoré, known as Alino Faso, whose...
African Leaders Say Talks Focus on Visas and Trade, But Yield to U.S. Pressure to Accept Deportees
Uganda has announced that it will ”temporarily” accept migrants deported from the United States, joining a growing list of African governments aligning with...
Tinubu Brings Shame to Japan: Shrine-Like Nigerian Booth With Undersized Display Exposes Empty Leadership
Nigeria’s delegation to the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) has been involved in controversy and public anger after images and...
Senegal Condemns U.S. Sanctions on ICC Judges, Demands Withdrawal
The Government of Senegal has condemned the United States’ decision to impose sanctions on four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), including...
Senegal Knocks Out Nigeria’s D’Tigers in AfroBasket Quarter-Final Clash
Nigeria’s hopes of reclaiming the AfroBasket title suffered a major blow on Wednesday as D’Tigers crashed out of the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket Championship...
Putin Appoints Viktor Voropayev As Russian Ambassador To Niger, Embassy To Reopen After 33-Year Hiatus
Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Viktor Sergeyevich Voropayev as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Niger,...
Nigeria: There’s No Legal Basis For Seizure of Osun Local Government Allocation – Adeleke Tells APC-Led FG
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has called on President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Government to immediately release withheld local government allocations...
Mali’s Supreme Court Orders Detention Of Former Prime Minister Choguel Maïga
Mali’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the detention of former transitional government leader Choguel Maïga. The former prime minister is facing charges of...
Niger Ends Intelligence Partnership with Morocco Over Suspected French Infiltration
Niger authorities have suspended an intelligence-sharing agreement with Morocco, citing suspicions of French infiltration and a lack of operational effectiveness. The decision, taken...
Tinubu’s Budget Office Fails To Publish Q1 And Q2 2025 Budget Performance Reports, First Delay In 15 Years
For the first time since 2010, Nigeria’s Budget Office of the Federation (BOF), under the Bola Tinubu-led regime, has failed to publish the...