Aubameyang Sleeps on Airport Floor in Gambia
Arsenal star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and his Gabon team mates were forced to spend the night sleeping on the airport floor ahead of their vital Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against
Defending Champions Algeria Join Senegal in Qualifying for AFCON 2022
The two finalists of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Senegal and Algeria, have become the earliest qualifiers for the next edition in Cameroon. Algeria qualified despite giving away a
Huawei Sells Honor Brand for $15bn amidst US Sanctions
Chinese tech giant Huawei is selling its budget-price Honor smartphone brand in an effort to rescue the struggling business from damaging US sanctions imposed on its parent company. The move
Nigeria Assured of Covid-19 Vaccines For 20% of Population, Disease Control Boss Says
As the world scrambles for Covid-19 vaccines, Nigeria’s citizens have been assured of vaccines that will cover 20% of the country’s 200 million population, Director-general of the Nigeria Centre of Disease Control, Chikwe Ihekweazu
Nigeria Government Blames Covid Vaccine Success for Recent Petrol Price Increase
Nigeria’s federal government has said that the recent increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, is due to the announcement of a positive
Covid-19: Don’t Let Down Your Guard, Lagos Warns Churches, Mosques
The Lagos State Government Monday warned worship centres and residents of the state not to let down their guard as Nigeria is yet to win the battle against Covid-19. The
WHO Cautions That ‘Vaccines Not Enough to Stop Pandemic’
Although the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines appear to be a major pointer towards defeating the pandemic, WHO has warned that vaccines alone cannot win the fight against the virus. Reacting
Nigeria’s Opposition PDP Says Consultations to Zone 2023 Presidency to the South ‘Premature’
Despite the agitation by the South-east for it to allot the presidential ticket of the party to the zone in 2023, Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday said it
OPEC Projects 11m bpd Oil Demand Shortfall by December, Nigeria Seeks Review of Quota
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has predicted that despite increasing stability in the demand for crude oil by China and India, there will be a reduction in the
Obasanjo Goes to Ethiopia as Foreign Powers Press Abiy for Peace Talks with Tigray
Some African and European nations are urging Ethiopia to allow mediation of a growing war in its northern region that has spilled into neighbouring Eritrea and rocked the wider Horn
US Needs to Set Rules Rather Than Have China Dictate Global Trade, Biden Says
President-elect Joe Biden has plans for US trade on the international stage, but is unable to reveal his thinking until he takes office in January 2021. Asked about whether the
Nigeria’s State-owned Oil Company Remits $4.7bn to Federation in One Year, Spends $20m on Moribund Refineries in August
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said it remitted N47.42 billion (about $122m) to the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). “From August 2019 to August 2020, total NNPC remittances to
African Governance Worsens for First Time in A Decade, Mo Ibrahim Foundation Says
Africa’s governance performance worsened in 2019 for the first time in nearly a decade, according to the Index of African Governance produced by the Mo Ibrahim foundation. The report saw a
Olympic Champion Charged With Defilement in Kenya
Kenya’s World and Olympic champion Conseslus Kipruto has been charged with defilement after it is alleged that he had sex with someone under the age of consent. According to the
‘On My Watch!’: Trump Claims Credit for Pfizer, Moderna Covid Vaccines
US President Donald Trump has seemingly taken credit for the creation of two new vaccines in the battle against the coronavirus, saying the discoveries took place “on my watch.” Drugmaker
Obama ‘Thrilled’ Biden Won Election as He Promotes New Memoir
Barack Obama discussed a wide range of topics including the November 3 election, gun control and Obamacare in an interview with Oprah Winfrey as he promotes his new memoir ‘A
Former Barca and Liverpool Star Mascherano Retires as Argentina’s Most-capped Player
Javier Mascherano has announced his retirement from football at the age of 36 after two UEFA Champions League titles, five LaLiga crowns, and five Copa del Rey trophies. Mascherano is
Nigeria Launches First Locally Assembled Electric Car
Big breakthrough in automobile technology in Nigeria as the Stallion Group has introduced Nigeria’s first locally assembled electric car, the Hyundai Kona. It was unveiled at the Stallion Group Automobile
SpaceX Launches Second Crew, Regular Station Crew Flights Begin
SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday on the first full-fledged taxi flight for NASA by a private company. The Falcon rocket thundered into the night
Trump Campaign Abandons Parts of Pennsylvania Election Lawsuit
US President Donald Trump’s campaign on Sunday dropped a major part of a lawsuit it brought seeking to halt Pennsylvania from certifying its results in the presidential election, narrowing the
