Former President Laurent Gbagbo agrees to contest 2025 Ivory Coast Election
Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has agreed to fly his party’s flag as presidential candidate in the 2025 elections. Katinan Kone, spokesperson of his party the African People’s Party – Cote d’Ivoire (PPA-CI), which Gbagbo founded in 2021 gave the news after a meeting of the party’s central committee at the weekend. Gbagbo lost […]
Sultan declares today Monday as first day of Ramadan in Nigeria
Nigerian Muslim faithful today Monday, March 11, 2024 commenced the Ramadan fast following the announcement by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III of the sighting of the moon. The Sultan of Sokoto announced the sighting of the new crescent in Sokoto on Sunday in a national broadcast, stating that the moon was sighted […]
Billboard’s annual Women in Music event will Award Tems
Nigeria singer, Temilade Openiyi popularly known as Tems has been shortlisted to be awarded at the annual women in music event organised by Billboard. The “women in music” honour women from different music professions in various categories. Tems will be awarded as Billboard’s Women In Music Breakthrough Artist honoree for the year on March 7 […]
Simona Halep’s doping penalty is shortened to nine months and she will return to tennis
Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep’s four-year ban for doping has been reduced to nine months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The decision means Romanian former world number one Halep, 32, can return to tennis immediately. She feared her career would be over if the original decision was upheld. While her case was […]
ICC issues arrest warrants for top Russian Commanders
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for top Russian commanders over alleged war crimes in Ukraine. Sergei Kobylash and Viktor Sokolov, an army lieutenant general and a navy admiral, are the two men named by the ICC. This is the second round of warrants for Russian officials related to the war in […]
Presidency clarifies UAE is yet to lift visa restrictions on Nigerians
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is yet to lift the visa ban on Nigeria, according to the presidency. The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, said the UAE has not resumed visa issuance to Nigerians, and any document in circulation to the contrary is not authorized either by the Nigerian […]
Sinead O’Connor’s estate asks Donald Trump to stop playing her music at rallies
The estate of SinĂ©ad O’Connor has asked Donald Trump to stop using her music at his political rallies. Last month, Mr Trump played O’Connor’s best-known song Nothing Compares 2 U at a campaign event in Maryland. The singer’s estate said it was “no exaggeration to say that SinĂ©ad would have been disgusted, hurt, and insulted” […]
Miss Nigeria Beauty Pageant Welcomes Three Dynamic Women to Board, Signals New Era of Empowerment
The Miss Nigeria beauty pageant recently got a new breath of life with the addition of three cranially adept amazons to its board, bringing the total member number to six. Among the new members are Senami Sosu, Chioma Okigbo, and Olatomiwa Williams. In a post via the Miss Nigeria official Instagram handle the new board […]
The FIA President Ben Sulayem is being looked into for possible race interference
Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of motorsport’s governing body the FIA, is under investigation for allegedly interfering over a Formula 1 race result. A whistleblower has told the FIA that Ben Sulayem allegedly intervened to overturn a penalty given to Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso at the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The claim is in a […]
Nigeria to Send 358 Athletes to 13th African Games in Ghana
The Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC) has announced that Nigeria will be represented by a contingent of no fewer than 358 athletes competing in 25 sports at the upcoming 13th African Games. The statement was made by the Public Relations Officer of NOC, Tony Nezianya, in Lagos. Scheduled to take place from March 8 to 23, […]
