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WAFCON 2026: Chawinga sisters fire Malawi into historic final as Cameroon end Morocco's dream

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- Malawi's remarkable debut campaign at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 has reached a historic climax after the Scorchers defeated Algeria 3-1 to reach their first-eve... Read More


#OsunDecides2026: A governorship election trailed by sorrow, tears, blood

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- As Osun State prepares for Saturday's governorship election, the contest has taken a darker narrative, one marked not only by campaign promises and political rallies but by killing... Read More


#OsunDecides2026: Women struggle for visibility with one flagbearer, one deputy in race

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- More than two million people are eligible to vote in Saturday's Osun governorship election. The state has 2,339,233 registered voters across its 3,763 polling units and 30 local go... Read More


What investing in Africa means to Aliko Dangote, By Ehi Braimah

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- When conversations turn to investment in Africa, one name consistently dominates the discussion: Aliko Dangote. Over the past four decades, the Nigerian industrialist has become mo... Read More


South Africa vs Nigeria PREVIEW: Super Falcons face do-or-die World Cup showdown

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- The Super Falcons of Nigeria and Banyana Banyana of South Africa meet again on Thursday with their 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup hopes hanging by a thread, in a high-stakes CAF play-... Read More


Under Okpebholo, Edo debt rises, now Nigeria's sixth most indebted state

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- Edo State's domestic debt has risen sharply under Governor Monday Okpebholo, climbing from N113 billion at the end of 2024 to N172.37 billion by March 2026 and moving the state fro... Read More


Lagos deputy governor calls Lekki car spotting 'criminal', vows crackdown

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat has described the practice of car spotters stopping luxury vehicles along the Lekki-Epe Expressway as criminal, vowing that the state gov... Read More


Osun Election: Lawyer demands prosecution of Fadahunsi over alleged call to kill Accord supporters

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has called for the immediate prosecution of Francis Fadahunsi, a senator, over his alleged call for the killing of Accord Party members ahead ... Read More


Police uncover plot by four men to kill Nigerian man, seize his property

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- The police in Anambra State say they have uncovered an alleged plot by four men to murder a Nigerian man and then take over his landed properties in the state. Tochukwu Ikenga, th... Read More


D'Tigress turn focus to Spain after China tour victory

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- Nigeria's senior women's basketball team, D'Tigress, have shifted attention to Spain after ending their three-game tour of China with an impressive 88-77 victory over the hosts in ... Read More