A season of rare triumphs for Nigerian women in sports
Nigerian women athletes have delivered a relentless wave of victories, asserting their dominance on the continental stage in 2025.
8 Aug, 2025
Israel’s security cabinet approves Netanyahu’s plan to reoccupy Gaza City
Netanyahu presents “light” and “gradual” strategy to seize control and reoccupy the entire Palestinian enclave during high-stakes meeting, reports say.
8 Aug, 2025
CHAN 2024: Senegal win against Nigeria to open title defence
Senegal met their West African rivals for the first time in the championships and managed to break the deadlock in the 75th minute.
6 Aug, 2025
Ghanaian footballer Thomas Partey granted bail on rape charges
Thomas Partey is charged for alleged offences that took place between 2021 and 2022, when he was an Arsenal player.
5 Aug, 2025
Mustafa Hashim becomes Somalia’s first swimmer at world championships
Nigeria’s D’Tigress get cash reward, national honours, houses after historic Afrobasket win
CHAN 2024: Algeria upset co-hosts Uganda in group opener
Netanyahu blocked Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal backed by security chiefs — Israeli media
What Victor Osimhen’s return to Galatasaray means for Turkish football
4 Aug, 2025
Ghana’s Micky Jnr: Why the mantle of ‘Africa’s Fabrizio’ isn’t his goal
This young Accra-based football journalist turns away from the spotlight to chronicle African stories of struggle and triumph on and off the pitch with clarity and care.
4 Aug, 2025
FIBA AfroBasket 2025: Nigeria’s D’Tigress set for Women’s World Cup after record title win
Nigeria beat Mali to clinch their record fifth consecutive AfroBasket title and seventh overall on Sunday.
4 Aug, 2025
Hamas accuses Netanyahu of trying to kill captives through starvation
The Palestinian resistance group says the condition of the captives mirrors the plight of the wider Gaza population, suffering from hunger, weakness and weight loss.
3 Aug, 2025
CHAN 2024 hosts Kenya beat DRC 1-0 in Nairobi
Hosts Kenya beat DRC 1-0 in their opening Group A match of the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 in Nairobi on Sunday.
3 Aug, 2025
Nigeria vs Mali: Who will clinch 2025 Women’s AfroBasket trophy?
Nigeria beat Senegal while Mali defeated South Sudan on Saturday to reach the final.
3 Aug, 2025
No Hamas disarmament without creation of Palestinian state: Türkiye
Türkiye maintains that any disarmament by Palestinian armed groups should be firmly linked to the creation of a sovereign, unified, and independent Palestinian state.
3 Aug, 2025
Israeli strike targets Palestinian Red Crescent in Gaza, killing staff member
The Israeli air strike leaves three more people wounded when it hit the headquarters of the aid organisation in Khan Younis.
2 Aug, 2025
CHAN 2024: Co-hosts Tanzania beat Burkina Faso in opening match
Co-hosts Tanzania have started their CHAN campaign with a 2-0 victory over Burkina Faso after an opening ceremony.
2 Aug, 2025
Israeli moves to expel Gaza residents, annex West Bank unacceptable: Türkiye’s Fidan
Turkish top diplomat Fidan meets Hamas delegation, says Israel’s policy of genocide by starving Palestinians in Gaza reflects Netanyahu’s lack of seriousness about the ceasefire.
1 Aug, 2025
CHAN 2024: East African co-hosts ready for kick off
Tanzania will get the 19-team competition underway when they play Burkina Faso at the Benjamin Mkapa stadium in the economic capital Dar es Salaam on Saturday.
