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By Editor Nigeria’s Super Eagles are confident of reaching the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations for the 18th time when they engage Mozambique in Monday night’s Round of 16 game at the Complexe Sportif de Fès. The Super Eagles have the record of most medals in the 69-year-old flagship football tournament of the…

Senegal beat Sudan 3-1 to reach AFCON quarter final

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By Editor The Senegalese were tipped to beat their Sudanese counterparts in their African Cup of Nations fixture on Saturday, and they did just that. Teenager Ibrahim Mbaye scored four minutes after coming off the bench to clinch a 3-1 victory for Senegal over Sudan in Tangiers in the first Africa Cup of Nations last-16…

Trump releases photo of captured Venezuelan President, Maduro

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By Editor President Donald Trump on Saturday posted a picture of a handcuffed and blindfolded Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro aboard a US warship on his Truth Social hours after he was captured by the US special forces in an audacious military operation. The photo, posted to Trump’s social media network Truth Social, shows Maduro in…

Anthony Joshua returns to UK as friends’ funerals hold on Sunday

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By Editor Anthony Joshua has flown back to the UK after the car crash in Nigeria that killed two of his close friends and team members. Joshua sustained minor injuries in the fatal incident along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway that took the lives of Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele, with the former world heavyweight champion…

Seven Scrabble stars receive PANASA award as Africa celebrates superb 2025

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By Editor The Pan African Scrabble Association (PANASA) has announced its New Year Honours list, celebrating seven outstanding players whose performances between December 1, 2024, and November 30, 2025, defined one of the most successful periods in African Scrabble history. The honours were confirmed by the PANASA Technical Committee, led by Technical Director Chrispine Okeyo…

ADC condemns Tinubu’s write off of NNPC debts, warns of revenue loss to states

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By Editor The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval of the cancellation of legacy debts owed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) to the Federation Account, warning that the move is unconstitutional and financially harmful to states and local governments. In a statement by the National Publicity…

AFCON 2025: Super Eagles steadily fix wings for Mozambique battle

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By Editor The Super Eagles have put behind the huge success of the group phase and are now focused on putting on their proper knockout competition gear, ahead of Monday’s Round of 16 clash with the Mambas of Mozambique at the 35th Africa Cup of Nations finals. Coach Eric Sékou Chelle, selected as the Coach…

Texas Tech Women’s Basketball Team adds 7-foot-tall Nigerian star Stephanie Okechukwu

Jan 2, 2026

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By Editor At 15-0, the Texas Tech women’s basketball programme was already a force to be reckoned with this season. But the Lady Raiders’ chance at an NCAA Tournament just got much, much bigger, both figuratively and literally. Mitchell Northam of USA Today reports that Texas Tech is set to sign 7-foot Nigerian star Stephanie…

Anthony Joshua’s driver charged over fatal crash that killed two persons

Jan 2, 2026

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