Nigeria and Zambia senior women national teams will avail each other with a stern examination of credentials on Friday, in one of the most-anticipated Women Africa Cup of Nations matches in the history of the competition. Nine-time champions Nigeria spent the better part of the noughties and the last decade riding roughshod over continental opposition,…
A delegation from the Office of the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, on Friday, paid a strategic Courtesy Visit to the President of Digital Bridge Institute, DBI, Mr. Daser David, in Abuja. The visit is primarily to extend to the DBI President, an invitation to the Progressive Digital Media Summit, and as…
The House of Representatives Committee on Sports has congratulated the Super Falcons on their impressive performance at the ongoing 2025 African Women’s Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. With two commanding wins in Group B, the team has become the first to secure a place in the quarterfinals. The Super Falcons kicked off their campaign…
As I sat down with Anuoluwapo Bello, captain of the Nigerian Female Flag Football team, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of excitement and pride. Fresh from their historic win at the IFAF African Championship in Cairo, Egypt, Anuoluwapo shared with me the story of her journey to becoming a champion. “I’ll never forget…
German car giant Volkswagen is set to increase its stake in electric vehicle maker Rivian with a planned second payment of $1 billion due this Monday, after the US-based company recently achieved key financial targets in early May. The payment will increase Volkswagen’s stake in the company, which stands at 8.6% after an initial $1…
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has warned against underestimating the threat Russia poses to Germany. “Russia directly threatens our peaceful and free life in Germany,” Wadephul told the Funke media group in comments published on Sunday. He described Russia’s war against Ukraine as the greatest threat to security in Europe and the most important issue…
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has offered unqualified support for Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear weapons programme during an unexpected visit to Tel Aviv on Sunday. “Iran has been destabilizing this region for years, for decades, one has to say, with its support for terrorist groups to the north, to the south, to the east…
Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Sunday passed a motion calling for preparations to ban the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), as the party faithful convened in Berlin for the close of its three-day national conference. “The moment at which domestic intelligence says this is a confirmed right-wing extremist party, there is no more room…
Ahead of this weekend’s kick-off of the highly-anticipated TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Morocco 2024 on Saturday, the Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) will launch a new trophy for the Competition as part of the effort to elevate Women’s Football in Africa in collaboration with title sponsor TotalEnergies. The new TotalEnergies CAF…
Nigeria’s National Cup final on Saturday in Lagos will bring together the crème de la crème of the nation’s political, football and entertainment industries, with four States chief executives already confirmed to be in attendance. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos will arrive the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in company with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State,…
