Six players of Nigerian heritage were picked during the 2026 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center, underscoring Nigeria’s expanding footprint on the global basketball stage as franchises across the league
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Ebola has now infected more than 1,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the outbreak spreading to a third displacement camp and claiming the life of an 18-month-old
A Ghanaian witch doctor has vowed to place a curse on England captain Harry Kane for Tuesday’s World Cup clash against Ghana. Both England and Ghana are hoping to pick
No fewer than 42 South African nationals living illegally in Ireland were deported back to Johannesburg, arriving on Friday aboard a chartered flight. The deportees included nine men, 18 women,
Elye Wahi has been denied entry into Canada ahead of Ivory Coast’s World Cup clash with Germany in Toronto on Saturday, with the 23-year-old forward unable to rejoin his teammates
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspect, Michael Mensah for the m8rder of a 20-year-old University of Cape Coast (UCC) student, Innocentia Atsufui Avinu. Her body was discovered at
Popular Ugandan socialite, Zari Hassan, and her partner, Shakib Cham, have announced their separation after five years together. The former couple made the announcement in a joint statement shared
A South Africans politician has sparked outrage after labeling Nigerians “horrible” people and celebrating their forced departure from the country amid escalating xenophobic violence. Thabile Sibeko, leader of the
Ivory Coast home-based fans have been denied U.S. visas ahead of the World Cup, according to the president of the country’s supporters’ committee. The National Committee of Elephants Supporters said
The Polokwane High Court in South Africa has sentenced a 56-year-old man to life imprisonment for the m8rder of his wife. Molabe Fannie Seribishane, from Ngwaname Newstand in Mafefe,
A domestic dispute in western Kenya took a violent turn on June 1, 2026, when a woman allegedly scalded her husband, his newly introduced second wife, and their infant child
Uganda has shut its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo effective Wednesday, May 27, as authorities move to contain the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, the country’s health
The World Health Organization (WHO) revealed on Monday that a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has caused 220 suspected de@ths, as health officials
The grandmother, 52, of missing two-year-old Omphile Sethole, who was allegedly snatched from her bed in the early hours of Saturday, May 2, has been arrested alongside the child’s grandfather, 55,
South Africa finds itself under growing diplomatic strain as an increasing number of African nations threaten countermeasures in response to fresh xenophobic attacks directed at foreign nationals, with Nigerians among