Eighteen Senegalese football supporters convicted over a pitch invasion during the chaotic Africa Cup of Nations final 2026 in Rabat have denied wrongdoing as a Moroccan court upheld their prison...

Nigeria internationals Amy Okonkwo and Elizabeth Balogun have earned training camp contracts ahead of the 2026 Women’s National Basketball Association season as they target spots on final team rosters. Okonkwo...

World champion Peres Jepchirchir has withdrawn from this month’s London Marathon due to injury concerns. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion was diagnosed with a stress fracture after finishing second at...

No fewer than 3,000 delegates have converged on the Rainbow Event Centre for the ongoing national convention of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The delegates, drawn from all 36 states...

Former lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, has said the national convention of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will proceed as scheduled on Tuesday, despite concerns over the...

Romuald Wadagni has emerged as the winner of Benin’s presidential election, securing 94 per cent of the vote, according to provisional results released by the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA)....

Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court in Kaduna has granted bail to former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai in a case involving alleged financial misconduct. El-Rufai is facing...

The Ghana Football Association has named experienced Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz as the new head coach of the Black Stars ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The appointment was...

Pope Leo XIV has begun a historic visit to Algeria, marking the first time a pontiff has travelled to the Muslim-majority North African nation. The United States-born pope arrived in...

Electoral officials in Cotonou and Porto-Novo have begun manual counting of ballots following Benin’s presidential election held on April 12. The process is being carried out without biometric verification systems...