World number three-ranked France women's national basketball team defeated reigning African champions D’Tigress 93–86 in a Group A clash at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournament in...

FIFA has sanctioned the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the DR Congo Football Federation following disciplinary incidents during the disputed 2026 FIFA World Cup African play-off between Nigeria national football...

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 74-year-old man, Ikwuakalom Emeka, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport for allegedly attempting to smuggle 11 kilograms of...

At least 62 people have died in Kenya over the past week after heavy rains triggered severe flooding, authorities say. The death toll, updated from 42 a week ago, highlights...

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has directed that a minute’s silence be observed before all Matchday 30 fixtures this weekend to honour former Green Eagles captain Henry Nwosu, who...

D’Tigress, Nigeria’s formidable women’s basketball squad, are preparing to face host nation France this Sunday in a pivotal fixture of the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup qualification tournament. The...

Togo has expressed interest in increasing electricity imports from Nigeria through the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) to meet rising domestic demand, the company disclosed on Sunday. The statement...

Nigerian forwards Paul Onuachu and Victor Osimhen were both on target on Saturday, continuing their remarkable seasons in the Turkish Super Lig. Onuachu scored for Trabzonspor in a 1-0 win...

Suspected political thugs disrupted the planned opening of an African Democratic Congress (ADC) secretariat on Saturday in Bakassi Local Government Area. Reports say the attackers stormed the venue, dispersing party...

Musalia Mudavadi, the foreign minister of Kenya, departed for Moscow on Sunday to hold talks aimed at addressing the alleged forced recruitment of Kenyan citizens into the Russian military to...