Nigeria’s Super Eagles will renew their football rivalry with South Africa’s Bafana Bafanma in semi-final of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Feb. 7 at Stade De Bouake, Cote d’Ivoire, at 6.00 p.m. Nigerian time. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria and South Africa...
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A prophet drowned and was then torn to pieces by crocodiles while being baptized. The victim’s remains were discovered surrounded by crocodiles in the Olifants River in Limpopo, South Africa, on Sunday, MailOnline reported. The 48-year-old man from Atok drowned during a prayer ceremony with two others...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tincan Island Port Command, has intercepted 56.39kg of cocaine and 955kg of Colorado Indica (marijuana) smuggled from South Africa and Canada with street value of N4.3 billion. The Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, said this in a media conference on Thursday in...
Israel on Thursday faces accusations of genocide over the war in Gaza before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. The ICJ, the United Nations’ highest judicial body, will hear a case brought by South Africa that accuses Israel of violating the UN Genocide Convention due...
Israel is sending a former judge of the country’s Supreme Court, Aharon Barak, to the hearing before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Gaza war. A spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed media reports on Sunday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to the...
Israel is to face accusation of genocide before an international court, with hearings based on a South African complaint scheduled for January 11 and 12. The dates were announced Wednesday evening by the International Court of Justice, the highest UN court, in The Hague. According to the court,...
Team Nigeria on Sunday finished in second position as table-toppers, South Africa emerged as the overall winner of the 9th African Canoe Olympic Qualifier in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Confederation of African Canoeing (CAC), Canoe Sprint/Para-canoe African Championships...
Nigeria now occupy third place in Group C of the CAF qualification series for the 2026 World Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this is following the results of two match Day 2 Group C games played on Tuesday. Rwanda pulled off a shock 2-0...
Hosts Rwanda on Tuesday in Butare beat visiting South Africa 2-0 to shoot to the top of Group C table in the 2026 FIFA World Cup African Qualifiers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the result meant that Rwanda now have four points from two matches...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State Government on Monday said arrangements has been completed for this year’s Calabar Carnival. The state Commissioner for Information, Erasmus Ekpang, disclosed this on Monday while addressing newsmen at the Ernest Etim Bassey Press Center, Calabar. “We are fully...
Spotify, a global online streaming platform, has named South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Zambia and Uganda as the top African countries listening to Rhythm and Blues (R&B) in Africa, on its platform. Monica Kemoli-Savanne, Artist and Label Partnerships Manager, East Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday,...
The Director General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON) Mr Osita Okechukwu, says President Bola Tinubu deserves commendation for not applying to join the BRICS economic group. At the 15th BRICS Summit in South Africa, the bloc admitted Argentina, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE among other intending developing countries into...
The BRICS alliance of five emerging economies meets in South Africa starting Tuesday at a summit that is expected to focus on the group’s expansion. The alliance currently includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. It now aims to become “BRICS plus” and take on numerous new members....
Argentina stormed home to claim a 2-2 draw with South Africa in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup at Forsyth Barr Stadium in New Zealand on Friday. Banyana Banyana scored in either half through Linda Motlhalo and Thembi Kgatlana, and looked comfortable before Argentina scored twice in five minutes....
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will battle South Africa, Benin Republic, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Lesotho in the Preliminary Round of Africa’s World Cup 2026 qualifiers. The three-time African champions were drawn in group C at the draws held on Thursday in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The 2026 FIFA World Cup is billed...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed how late Kenneth Kaunda in 2006 prophesied his emergence as Nigeria president. Jonathan gave the revelation in a speech he delivered at the 2nd Kenneth Kaunda Memorial Public Lecture on Saturday in Pretoria, South Africa. It is titled ‘Kenneth Kaunda’s Lessons For Humanity’....
Google says it will unveil a range of programmes and activities to celebrate Africa’s diverse cultural heritage and provide opportunities for people all over the world to mark 2023 Africa Day. Google Nigeria, Interim Lead, Olumide Balogun in a statement on Wednesday said Africa Day marks the founding of...
Chika Obi, a sports analyst, has expressed optimistic that Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets will win their 3rd match against South Africa at the ongoing 2023 African Under-17 Cup of Nation’s on Saturday. Obi, who expressed his optimistic while speaking with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ota, said...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, has been selected as the Lead Speaker at an international symposium on Africa Ocean Blue Economy holding in South Africa in May. This is contained in a statement by Mr Patrick Agbambu, President/Chief Executive,...