The head coach of Nigeria’s women’s national basketball team, D’Tigress, Rena Wakama, has been appointed head coach of Hive BC in the Unrivaled Basketball League 2025–26 season. Unrivaled is an eight-team women’s basketball league in the United States, co-founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier in 2023, and made its debut in January […]
The United States has cancelled a planned Budapest summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin following Russia’s firm stance on hardline demands regarding Ukraine. The decision came after a tense call between the two countries’ top diplomats, citing people familiar with the matter. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said this month that while […]
Protests have escalated in major cities across Tanzania as opposition supporters denounce the presidential and parliamentary elections as a sham. Hundreds of demonstrators also crossed into Kenyan territory, barricading roads, lighting bonfires, and tearing down posters of President Samia Hassan along the way. Two people died after fleeing running battles with Tanzanian police. Protesters have […]
The Chairman of the Oyo State Hospital Management Board, Doctor Akin Fagbemi, has disclosed that the state government has put in place strategic plans to strengthen the healthcare system further and improve service delivery across all health facilities in Oyo State. The statement was released by the state hospital management board to commemorate the International […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has passed eight of the fourteen associations seeking registration as political parties. The commission’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, announced this in a statement in Abuja. The commission said they have met the criteria to proceed to the next stage of […]
The Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria has partnered with the Association of Organic Agriculture Practitioners of Nigeria to empower Nigerian youths through sustainable agriculture.The partnership, which is part of the ECOWAS Youth Employability Project, seeks to equip young Nigerians with practical skills and knowledge to drive agricultural innovation and contribute to food security in the […]
The Federal Government has commenced the disbursement of funds under the Tertiary Institution Staff Support Fund designed to strengthen staff welfare, institutional productivity, and innovation across Nigeria’s tertiary education system. This was contained in a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Folasade Boriowo. Boriowo, while quoting the Minister of […]
The Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed that the Super Eagles camp for the 2026 World Cup (Africa playoffs) in Morocco will open on Sunday, November 10th, in Rabat. Nigeria, Gabon, DR Congo, and Cameroon will vie for the sole ticket in Africa on November 13th and 16th, and the winner will qualify for the inter-continental […]
United States President Donald Trump has said that the US can sign a trade deal with China following talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea. The talks will be seen as a breakthrough after trade tensions had ramped up again between the world’s two biggest economies. Trump also announced lower tariffs effective immediately […]
Mali has revoked more than ninety mining exploration permits, including those held by international companies, after officials said operators failed to meet new legal requirements. According to a decree signed by Mines Minister Amadou Keita, all rights under the canceled permits are now released and open for reallocation. The permits, issued between 2015 and 2022, […]