By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – A combination of cable cuts, resulting in equipment faults on the major undersea cables along the West African Coast, have negatively impacted data and fixed telecom services in several countries of West Africa, including Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Cote de Ivoire, among others. The Nigerian...
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) leaders are currently meeting in Abuja to discuss political and economic issues concerning the sub-region. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the leaders would examine ways to address the pulling out of the bloc by Mali, Burkina Faso...
Nigeria’s Women Basketball tea, on Thursday defeated Senegal 72-65 to win first game in Group A at the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying event in Antwerp, Belgium. The game saw the Afrobasket champions took the lead in the first quarter 20-18 but trailed Senegal 37-46 in the second quarter....
Hosts, Cote d’Ivoire pulled off a monumental upset by defeating defending champions, Senegal 5-4 on penalties, after extra time to advance to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-finals. In front of a raucous home crowd at the Stade Charles Konan Banny in Yamoussoukro, Senegal made a blistering...
Former Board Member and South-East Director of Nationwide League One (NLO), Ebere Amaraizu, has tipped Super Eagles and national teams of Morocco and Senegal for finals of the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON). Amaraizu mave the prediction while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) takes place in Ivory Coast from January 13 to February 11. Some of the biggest names in world football will feature at the tournament, and AFP Sport picks out five to follow: VICTOR OSIMHEN (Nigeria) FILES: Victor Osimhen. The prospect...
A Senegal court has ordered jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to be reinstated on the electoral register, a ruling that could pave the way for him to run in a February presidential election, Sonko’s lawyer Cire Cledor Ly said on Thursday. Sonko has faced a flurry of court...
Over a hundred technical experts including government officials, policy makers, donor representatives, and researchers from Education, Agriculture, Gender and Social Protection sectors, from West Africa and beyond today kick-started a meeting in Dakar, Senegal to share knowledge and best practices on the implementation of school meals programmes using...
Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) U-17 champions, Senegal will play Argentina, Japan and Poland in Group D of the 2023 FIFA Cadet World Cup slated for Indonesia in November. In the draw conducted on Friday in Zurich, Switzerland, hosts Indonesia were drawn in Group A alongside one of...
Senegal opened their FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament campaign with a resounding 93-87 success over hosts Nigeria in Lagos to take the early initiative in Group A. The result leaves Nigeria in a do-or-die situation as they will need to beat Mali on Tuesday to keep their 2024 Olympic hopes...
Mamadou Sawane on Friday scored the winning goal as Senegal came from a goal down to clinch their first ever U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title in Algiers. Sawane headed home the winning goal seven minutes from time as Senegal scored twice in four minutes to beat Morocco...
Senegal, Burkina Faso, Morocco and Mali will represent Africa at the 2023 FIFA U17 World Cup. The four sides sealed their places following the conclusion of the quarter-final matches at the U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2023...
Football fans in Ebonyi have advised the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) not to disband the Flying Eagles due to its bronze-medal finish at the just concluded U-20 AFCON in Egypt. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the nation’s men U-20 team did not impress much in the...
The Young Teranga Lions of Senegal on Saturday at the Cairo International Stadium, Egypt, defeated their Gambia counterparts 2-0 to lift their first-ever Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy. Goals from forward Sulaymane Faye and midfielder Mamadou Camara were all the team needed to secure Senegal victory over...
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles on Monday lost 0-1 to their Gambian counterparts in the semi-finals of the ongoing Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. The match which was played at the Cairo International Stadium saw the Nigerian side dominating the encounter with 62 per cent possession as against...
Algeria’s hopes of winning the African Nations Championship (CHAN) on home soil were crushed in heartbreaking fashion as they lost 5-4 on penalties to Senegal in the final on Saturday. The Local Teranga Lions edged hosts in a very tense final at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers in...
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after official visits to Dakar, Senegal, as well as five States of the federation where he inaugurated several developmental projects in the affected states. The benefitted states are Bauchi, Lagos, Katsina, Kano and Jigawa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
Nigeria continues to enjoy victory and international attention as young creatives continue to spring up in the entertainment industry which has accounted for the country’s ability to sustain victory in various entertainment-related award platforms. This was the story from the just concluded 8th All-Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), tagged: ‘The...
The launch of the Big Brother Titans, a joint South African and Nigerian edition of the Big Brother franchise on Jan.15 kicked off the trends of the week with fans rooting for their favourite among the 24 housemates. The reality TV show however generated arguments amongst audience who were...