The Ajoke Aishat Afolabi Foundation has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting education and youth development as it rewarded winners of its 11th National Essay Competition held in commemoration of the 2026 Children’s Day celebration. At the grand finale of the competition held on Tuesday, 26 May 2…
Nigeria’s senior women’s cricket team, the Female Yellow Greens, have opened camp at the Nigeria Cricket Federation’s high-performance centre in Benin City, Edo State, with 24 players jostling for spots for the 2026 Kwibuka tournament in Rwanda, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The team’s camp opened on…
First Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa over immigration protests land in Accra A flight carrying nearly 300 Ghanaians, repatriated from South Africa amid fears there could be a resurgence of xenophobic violence there, has landed in Ghana's capital city, Accra. Ghana's government chartered a fl…
Ghana welcomes Pope's apology over Catholic Church's role in slavery Ghana has welcomed Pope Leo XIV's apology for the Catholic Church's historic role in slavery, describing it as an "act of moral courage" that was important in the global pursuit of "truth, human dignity and justice". The Pope issu…
South African president mounts legal challenge against report that could lead to impeachment South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has started a legal challenge against a report commissioned by parliament that has paved the way for MPs to once again consider impeachment proceedings against him. I…
Senegal's sacked PM Sonko elected parliamentary Speaker in challenge to president Senegal's former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, who was dramatically sacked on Friday by the president, has been elected Speaker of the national parliament setting up a possible source of conflict at the top of Senegal…
Morocco wants tourists to visit Western Sahara. Some say it's tightening its control Back in March, an email landed in my inbox from Irish airline Ryanair asking me if I was ready for my "next Moroccan adventure". Sprawling along a windswept peninsula where the Sahara meets the Atlantic, the city o…
The Minister of Youth Affairs, Mr Ayo Olawande, has called on members of the All Progressives Congress across Ondo State to unite and ensure that President Bola Tinubu win the presidential election in 2027. Olawande urged the youths in the state to mobilise and participate actively in the forthcomi…
Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested two suspects for alleged involvement in the peddling of illicit drugs in Nkanu East Local Government Area of the state. The command also recovered quantities of substances suspected to be variants of Cannabis sativa, popularly known as Indi…
The Nasarawa State Chapter of the Labour Party loyal to Julius Abure’s camp has commenced the distribution of free expression of interest and nomination forms to party members and intending aspirants in the state. The forms being distributed include Governorship, Senatorial, House of Representative…
The Deputy Governor of Gombe State, Dr Manassah Jatau, on Friday lauded the founders of the National Youth Service Corps, saying corps members have helped bridge manpower deficits across many states of the federation. Jatau stated this while addressing the Gombe NYSC Coordinator, Chinwe Nwachuku, c…
The National Commission for Colleges of Education has said the new Dual Mandate Policy, which empowers Colleges of Education to award degrees, will help reduce pressure on university admissions across Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of the NCCE, Angela Ajala, made this known on Friday during a med…
US President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, a surprise move that has deepened uncertainty about Washington’s military posture in Europe. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, Trump linked the decision directly to his r…
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to India on Saturday for a three-day visit taking in Kolkata, Agra, Jaipur and New Delhi. He will discuss energy security, trade and defence cooperation with senior Indian officials, US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a sta…
Turkiye has revoked the operational licence for a top private university with liberal values, effectively forcing it to close in the middle of the academic year, after the institution was seized by the state in a criminal investigation last year. In a presidential decree, published in the Official …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has concluded governorship primary elections across 28 states, producing 23 candidates for the 2027 general elections, as the ruling party navigates a complex web of consensus arrangements, last-minute withdrawals, and logistical setbacks. All sitting APC governo…
Russia has expressed outrage as it reported that a Ukrainian drone attack killed at least four people in the occupied Luhansk region. The Moscow-installed regional governor, Leonid Pasechnik, reported on Friday that a student dormitory in Starobilsk was hit. The Kremlin, which has killed thousands …
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday, threw out a suit seeking to uphold an indefinite suspension of Ireti Kingibe, the senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, by the Wuse Ward chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Delivering judgement, Judge Peter Lifu held …
Senegal’s prime minister has condemned the West, accusing it of attempting to impose homosexuality on the West African nation. Ousmane Sonko made the remarks while addressing the National Assembly on Friday. During his speech, he defended newly introduced laws targeting Senegal’s LGBTQ community as…
Israeli attacks have killed at least 11 people in southern Lebanon, including several healthcare workers. The attacks occurred on Friday in the Tyre district. They are the latest in a long line, questioning the durability of the shaky United States-mediated ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. Rec…
