A-Z of AFCON: Key moments of a tournament of drama, twists, fairytales
A goal glut, shocks galore, a Moroccan red-carded twice, an astonishing comeback by hosts Ivory Coast to win Sunday’s final after two group losses. The 2024 Africa Cup of…
How Odegbami unlocked my reservoir of AFCON memories, by Tunde Olusunle
Nigeria’s legendary footballer, Segun Odegbami, recently set my mind on football and sports recollections dating back to many decades. He was nicknamed “Mathematical” during his active playing years as a…
Super Eagles hold nerve to edge past South Africa in dramatic semi-final
Nigeria sealed their place in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final for the first time since winning the competition back in 2013 after battling through 4-2 on penalties in…
Nigeria Chairs Africa Mining Ministers Strategy Group
Ngeria broke new grounds in the global mining industry on Monday, clinching the chair of the newest mining pressure group, the Africa Minerals Strategy Group. Nigeria’s Minister of Solid…
Time to temper the headlines on Nigeria’s security challenges
By Bayo Onanuga I woke up Tuesday to read some hair-raising headlines about kidnapping and killings in our country. “Over 17,000 Nigerians abducted under Buhari and Tinubu”, screamed one…
World Cup qualifiers: Rwanda beat South Africa 2-0, gift Nigeria hope
Rwanda national football team, popularly called Amavubi, on Tuesday in Butare, against odds, beat visiting South Africa 2-0 to shoot to the top of Group C table in the 2026…
Tinubu advances stronger economic ties with South Africa, seeks reform of Bretton Woods institutions
President Bola Tinubu on Monday advanced his economic development diplomatic drive for investment attraction as he engaged extensively in a bilateral discussion with South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, in…
MTN announces profit jump of 7.1%, inks deal with Mastercard
South African telecommunications giant MTN (MTNJ.J) on Monday posted a 7.1% rise in half-year earnings and said it had signed an initial agreement with global payments firm Mastercard (MA.N) to…
WWC: Morocco joins Nigeria, South Africa to Round of 16; Germany out
Tournament debutants Morocco, Thursday, joined Nigeria and South Africa to advance to the knockout phase after defeating Colombia 1-0 in the ongoing FIFA Women World Cup and knocking out pre-tournament…
Avanti is sub-Saharan Africa’s leading capacity partner for the second year running
Avanti Communications (“Avanti”) has been named the market-leading high-throughput satellite capacity partner in sub-Saharan Africa for the second year running. The results, from the 20th edition of the NSR Satellite…