Month: August 2023

Last 10 winners of the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Award
Erling Haaland, who won the UEFA Player of the Year award on Thursday, has joined the list of elite footballers who have reached this feat in previous…

Rwanda Retires 12 Generals, Cameroon Reshuffles Defence Ministry After Gabon Coup
The Rwandan Defence Force (RDF) has retired 12 generals and others in a move to reshuffle the military while Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has made…

FG to close MMIA from October 1
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed all international airlines to vacate the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, from October 1, 2023….

Chelsea 2-1 AFC Wimbledon: Blues survive scare to reach Carabao Cup third round
Chelsea hit back to beat AFC Wimbledon 2-1 and reach the third round of the Carabao Cup. There were 63 places between the sides at…

UK tops list of registered Nigerians in diaspora
The United Kingdom tops the list of registered Nigerians in Diaspora, according to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission. On June 29, 2021, NiDCOM launched its…

NIN registration: FG records 48% of monthly target
The National Identity Management Commission has only been able to meet 47.6 per cent of the Federal Government’s monthly target of 2.5 million registrations in…

Coups: Protecting Democracy In Africa Remains Paramount Priority, Trudeau Tells Tinubu
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday spoke with President Bola Tinubu on the phone, saying the promotion and protection of constitutional democratic governance on…

Gabon President Calls On ‘Friends’ To Speak Up Over Coup
Gabon’s President Ali Bongo has appeared in a video calling for his “friends” to “make noise” after military officers in the oil-rich Central African state…

Crude Oil Theft: JTF Arrests Vessel, Crew Members In Port Harcourt
The Joint Task Force Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) has arrested a crude oil vessel, MV Ofuoma and members of its crew for allegedly conveying illegally…

Gabon military announces coup, after president Ali Bongo’s reelection
Amidst heightened tensions following the re-election of President Ali Bongo to a third term, Gabon was plunged into uncertainty as army officers took to national…