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President of Sierra Leone Julius Bio has commended the Nigeria Government for supporting the developmental growth, progress and restoration of peace to his country. Bio said this on Saturday at the Presidential Lodge, Freetown, while welcoming the UN, Angola, Nigeria and other foreign delegates as Sierra Leone commemorated UN World Day. He said Nigeria was…
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Seven newly elected Nigerian Governors visited the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Akinwumi Adesina, in Abidjan to strengthen cooperation and unlock the country’s vast agricultural potential.[ad]A statement issued by the Bank on Saturday, said the delegation was led by Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda.
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Nigeria’s U-20 female national team, the Falconets is set to defeat their Tanzanian counterparts in the 2024 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup African qualifier second round, second leg on Sunday in Abuja. Both teams played a one all draw in the first leg match played at the Azam Sports Complex in Dar es Salaam on…
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France, where over 1,500 anti-Semitic acts and comments have been recorded since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, has slapped an 18-month jail term on a pensioner for anti-Jewish graffiti. The 62-year-old man was found guilty Friday by a Strasbourg court of inciting racial hatred in the eastern city near the German border. Strasbourg has…
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Tanzania has announced the death of one of two nationals taken hostage by Hamas during the October 7 attacks on Israel. The Israeli government had named two students from Tanzania — 22-year-old Clemence Felix Mtenga and 21-year-old Joshua Loitu Mollel — among some 240 taken to the Gaza Strip. “It’s with great sadness we confirm…
