Two Nigerian Goalkeepers Switch Allegiance to Uganda
Premium Times
The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) confirmed the pair's allegiance move on Sunday as part of what it described as a broader plan to strengthen the country's… Read more »
African Leaders Break Ground On $16 Billion Dangote Refinery in Kenya
Horn Diplomat
Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote and African leaders have launched a $16 billion oil refinery project on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast, aiming to reduce East Africa's reliance on… Read more »
Nigerian Workers Threaten Warning Strike Over High Petrol Prices, Minimum Wage
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The workers asked President Bola Tinubu to address their demands in his national broadcast on Thursday to mark Nigeria's 66th Independence Day; otherwise, they will commence a… Read more »
AFCONQ - Why Super Eagles Lost 3-0 to Guinea-Bissau - Chelle
Vanguard
Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has admitted that Guinea-Bissau were the better side after Nigeria suffered a 3-0 defeat in their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on… Read more »
An Open Letter to a Distressed Priest, By Wole Soyinka [opinion]
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My dear Reverend Aburo, Read more »
Tinubu Compares His Tough Policies to Painful Cancer Treatment
Premium Times
"Nigeria was like a sick patient who receives the terrible news that he has cancer." Read more »
NFF Faults CAF Over Edo Queens' Controversial Wafu-B Ruling, Heads to Appeal
This Day
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has faulted the ruling by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) that annulled penalty shootouts between Edo Queens and Ghana's Ampem… Read more »
Chaos in the Ring - Press Conference Turns Chaotic As Hall Goes Up in Flames
This Day
*Promoter says he never anticipated it could go this far Read more »
Atiku Asks Tinubu to Explain Nigeria's Health Deal With U.S. After Ghana's Rejection
Vanguard
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has demanded the immediate publication of Nigeria's health agreement with… Read more »
Nollywood Actor Cjay Dies
Premium Times
Cjay featured in films such as "Larry Cold", "Mum Overnight", "A Day to My Wedding", "The Lies She Tell", among others. Read more »
Buhari, Other Past Presidents Refused to Take Tough Decisions - Tinubu
Premium Times
"By 2023, poverty was rising, and hope was nearly gone. The country's situation was darker than ever. We had no choice but to act," Mr Tinubu said. Read more »
How Lafarge Tried to 'Frustrate' Dangote's Cement Expansion in Africa - Obasanjo
Premium Times
"The people who really didn't want Aliko to succeed in cement production is a French company called Lafarge, and they put every obstacle on Aliko's way, just as they are still… Read more »
Dangote Launches U.S.$1.6bn Refinery IPO for Zimbabwean Investors
New Times
Zimbabwean investors have been given an opportunity to participate in the US$1.6 billion initial public offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE, one of… Read more »
Exiled Burkina Publisher Tells RFI of Repression and Fear Four Years After Coup
RFI
Burkina Faso on Wednesday marks four years since military strongman Captain Ibrahim Traoré took over in a coup. Comparing himself to anti-colonial icon Thomas Sankara,… Read more »
Govt Skips Independence Day Parade for Second Year Running
Daily Trust
For the second consecutive year, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration has dropped the traditional Independence Day military parade. Read more »
