July 22

• Egypt: Egypt Envoy - Mursi Ousting Is People's Coup

  The Ambassador of Egypt to Nigeria, Mr. Ashraf Salama, has said that the crisis that led to the ousting of the democratically elected President of Egypt, Muhammed Mursi is a... Read more »

July 12

• Egypt: Don't Cry for Me Africa [opinion]

  Watching and hearing former president Mohammed Morsi's 'My Sovereignty Speech', I recalled that his doctoral degree in Engineering was on high temperature metals at the University... Read more »

July 10

• Egypt: Egypt - Cure Worse Than the Ailment

  I had a medical reason to visit Egypt in 2009, and spent two weeks in Cairo, having suffered what i thought was stroke. It was bells-palsy. From the airport, just like in Abuja, I... Read more »

July 08

• Egypt: Egypt - Calling a Spade by its Name [opinion]

  Meanwhile Egypt's first democratically-elected president was swept to office on a wave of popular support, his preference for pursuing a radical Islamist agenda at the expense of... Read more »

• Egypt: Questions Out of Egypt [opinion]

  In the wake of last Wednesday's debacle in Egypt when the army deposed the elected President Mohamed Morsi after only a year in office, many an African pundit will have several... Read more »

• Nigeria: ACN Condemns Military Coup Against Morsi

  The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) yesterday said the unconstitutional change of government that led to the military coup against President Mohammed Morsi is a blow to democracy. Read more »

• Nigeria: No Lessons From Egypt [opinion]

  Since Egypt's military ousted President Mohamed Morsi in an unacceptable coup d'état and handpicked its puppet chief justice Adly Mansour as the nation's interim president,... Read more »

July 06

• Egypt: Learn From Egypt, Buhari Tells Leaders

  Former Head of State retired Major General Muhammad Buhari has warned Nigerian political leaders to learn a lesson from what happened in Egypt few days ago, adding that despite the... Read more »

July 07

• Egypt: Egypt in Turmoil [column]

  Last Tuesday, the Egyptian military rolled out armoured tanks into Cairo streets, sealed off the presidential palace, arrested Muhammed Mursi-the president and effectively brought... Read more »

July 05

• Egypt: Egypt - Nigeria Demands Immediate Restoration of Democracy

  The federal government yesterday demanded the immediate restoration of democracy in Egypt following the overthrow of the country's president, Mohammed Morsi, by the military on... Read more »

• Nigeria: Mursi's Removal As Lesson for Governance [opinion]

  Demonstrations and protests became strongly manifest in the Arab world from 2010 and stretched into early 2011 in what became known as the "Arab Spring", beginning especially in... Read more »

• Egypt: Envoy Decries Nigeria's U.S.$150 Million Trade Volume With Egypt

  The $150 million trade volume between Nigeria and Egypt is not encouraging, the Egyptian Ambassador to Nigeria Ashraf Salama has said. Read more »

• Egypt: Coup and the Invisible Hands Behind It [opinion]

  The ouster of democ-ratically elected Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi must provoke the ire of all true, not hypocritical, lovers of democracy the world over. And for those of us... Read more »

July 04

• Egypt: Constitutional Court President to Act As Army Removes Egypt President

  The president of Egypt's supreme constitutional court, Adli Mansour, will act as the country's interim head of state after the armed forces yesterday overthrew elected Islamist... Read more »

June 27

• Egypt: Egypt, Ethiopia, the River Nile [analysis]

  For over a fortnight now, the normally frosty relationship between Egypt and Ethiopia took a turn for the worse, with Egypt threatening to go to war to protect its share of the... Read more »

June 13

• Egypt: Ethiopia to Proceed With Dam Project As Egypt Fumes

  Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn yesterday reiterated his government's stance on the construction of the Renaissance Dam on the River Nile which is heightening tension... Read more »

March 26

• Nigeria: Family Disputes Reports On Nigerian Doctor's Death At Cairo Airport

  Family of late Nigerian doctor, Nev Orseer Orkuma, who was said to have committed suicide at Cairo airport due to frustration and financial constraints, yesterday refuted the... Read more »

• Nigeria/Egypt: AYC Semi-Final Cracker Against Egypt Is Final Before Final - Agu

  Flying Eagles coach, Alloy Agu has said the winners of Tuesday's Africa Youth Championship (AYC) semi-final between Nigeria and Egypt will go on to win the competition. Read more »

March 17

• Nigeria: Egypt Beat Algeria to Retain Volleyball Trophy in Abuja

  The Egyptian junior women's volleyball team on Friday thrashed Algeria 3-0 in the final match of the 14th African Nations Junior Women Volleyball Championship in Abuja. Read more »

March 11

• Nigeria: Nigerian Traders Accuse Egyptian Border Officials of Harassment

  Chairman of the Gombe International Traders Association, Alhaji Faizu Aminu Danyaya, has accused Egyptian border guards of maltreating Nigerian businessmen who fly the Kano-Dubai... Read more »

February 24

• Nigeria/Egypt: Egypt Holds Nigeria to Goalless Draw in Second Friendly

  Hosts, Egypt held Nigeria's Flying Eagles to a goalless draw in a second warm-up game preparatory to the 2013 AYC on Friday night in Cairo. Read more »

February 15

• Egypt: Towards Stable Democracy in Egypt [editorial]

  Since the tumultuous events that toppled Hosni Mubarak's three decades rule in Egypt, its citizens seem to find one reason or another to return to the streets in protest. The... Read more »

January 24

• Nigeria: '1,000 Nigerians in Egyptian Prisons'

  Over 1000 Nigerian footballers and students who left Nigeria in search of greener pastures in Europe and the Middle East are now languishing in Egyptian prisons, the House of... Read more »

October 20, 2012

• Nigeria/Egypt: Sunshine Stars to Battle with Al Ahly of Egypt [opinion]

  Last week it was D-Day for the Super Eagles who had the arduous task of beating the Lone Star of Liberia to land in South Africa 2013. Propelled by two Chelsea of England stars,... Read more »

• Nigeria/Egypt: Oboabona Promises Ahly Shock

  Skipper Godfrey Oboabona has vowed that Sunshine Stars will shock Egypt's Al Ahly on Sunday to qualify for the final of the CAF Champions League. Read more »