Haiti has been compelled to redesign its FIFA World Cup 2026 kit just days before its opening fixture, after football’s governing body outlawed a depiction of the historic Battle of Vertières on its shirts. FIFA raised objections to silhouettes on the shirt’s right hip, inspired by the 1803 battle, a defining moment in Haiti’s revolution, […]
When the final whistle confirmed South Africa’s 2–0 loss to Mexico, the anticipated wave of continental solidarity never materialised. Instead, social media erupted in gleeful mockery—not just of Bafana Bafana’s lacklustre performance, but of the nation itself. Across Africa, many fans openly celebrated the defeat, donning sombreros, sharing taco memes, and changing their profile pictures […]
The Peoples Democratic Party has declared that Nigeria’s democracy remains fragile and unfinished 33 years after the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election. The party described the nation’s democratic journey as one still burdened by unresolved governance and electoral challenges. In a press statement issued on Friday to mark Democracy Day, the party reflected on […]
Activist and African Action Congress (AAC) 2027 presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, was reportedly taken ill on Friday during a Democracy Day protest in Abuja after security operatives allegedly fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators outside the Force Headquarters. The protest, organised by a coalition of civil society groups, labour activists, youth organisations and social movements, […]
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed through third and final reading a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police, marking a major step in one of Nigeria’s most far-reaching security reform efforts since the return to democratic rule in 1999. The bill scaled through after the House adopted the report of the Committee […]
Governors of the North-West region have begun moves to implement a coordinated policy framework aimed at tackling multidimensional poverty through expanded social protection programmes and innovative financing mechanisms across the seven states of the region. The initiative was unveiled on Tuesday in Kano during a two-day high-level policy dialogue on Reducing Multidimensional Poverty Through Scaled […]
The United States Africa Command has said its military cooperation with Nigeria is firmly grounded in respect for Nigerian sovereignty and mutual interest, stressing that American forces operate in the country strictly by invitation and within an agreed bilateral framework. AFRICOM’s Director of Public Affairs, Colonel Rebecca Heyse, stated this during an X Space discussion […]
Nigeria’s public external debt is projected to rise by $20.7bn by 2027, the country’s election year, according to the International Monetary Fund. The IMF disclosed this in its 2026 Article IV Consultation report on Nigeria released on Tuesday, projecting that public external debt would increase from $51.9bn in 2025 to $72.6bn by 2027. The projected […]
President Bola Tinubu has dispatched a high-level delegation to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to secure the immediate repatriation of nearly 300 Nigerian nationals serving prison sentences in the country. Sources within the Presidency and the foreign service familiar with the directive said the prisoners are held in deteriorating conditions at Kaliti, a maximum-security prison in Addis […]
The Nigeria Immigration Service says it has strengthened border security through advanced technology deployment and enhanced surveillance to curb irregular migration and migrant smuggling across the country’s borders. The Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Akinsola Akinlabi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja. Akinlabi said the NIS […]
