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Armed gangs have raided a village in a north-central Nigerian state where hundreds of schoolchildren were abducted late last year, killing more than 30 people and kidnapping several others, police said Sunday.Know locally as “bandits”, the gangs invaded Kasuwan Daji village in Kabe district of Niger State and set a market ablaze, before looting shops for …

Over 30 killed, several kidnapped in central NigeriaSun, 04 Jan 2026 14:12:31 GMT Read More »

Pape Gueye scored twice as much-fancied Senegal came from behind to beat Sudan 3-1 on Saturday and seal a place in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, while 10-man Mali edged Tunisia in a dramatic penalty shoot-out.Champions in 2022, Senegal are seen as the biggest threat to hosts Morocco’s dreams of winning a …

Senegal march on to AFCON quarters as Mali beat Tunisia on penaltiesSat, 03 Jan 2026 22:46:22 GMT Read More »

El Bilal Toure scored the winning spot-kick as 10-man Mali beat Tunisia 3-2 on penalties on Saturday to reach the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals after their last-16 tie had finished 1-1 at the end of extra time.It looked as if Tunisia had got the job done against a Mali side forced to play most …

Ten-man Mali beat Tunisia on penalties to reach Cup of Nations quartersSat, 03 Jan 2026 22:41:48 GMT Read More »

Teenager Ibrahim Mbaye scored four minutes after coming off the bench to clinch a 3-1 victory for Senegal over Sudan in Tangiers on Saturday in the first Africa Cup of Nations last-16 match.The 17-year-old Paris Saint-Germain forward represented France at age-limit levels before switching his international allegiance to Senegal, where his father was born.  Former …

Teen Mbaye seals AFCON last-16 victory for Senegal over SudanSat, 03 Jan 2026 18:16:29 GMT Read More »

Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has reportedly flown back to Britain after a fatal car crash in Nigeria that killed two of his close friends.The Sun newspaper said the British boxer landed at London’s Stansted Airport in a private jet on Friday evening. His return comes after Nigerian police charged the driver of the vehicle, Adeniyi Mobolaji …

Joshua returns to Britain after fatal crash in NigeriaSat, 03 Jan 2026 16:05:37 GMT Read More »

When paramilitary fighters closed in on the Sudanese border town and oil field of Heglig, paraplegic Dowa Hamed could only cling to her husband’s back as they fled, “like a child”, she told AFP.Now, the 25-year-old mother of five — paralysed from the waist down — lies shell-shocked on a cot in the Abu al-Naga …

Sudanese flee across border and back to escape overrun oil townSat, 03 Jan 2026 14:22:59 GMT Read More »

South Africa coach Hugo Broos has promised to show “no mercy” to Cameroon when he comes up against his former side in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday.Broos will lead Bafana Bafana out at Al Medina Stadium in Rabat against the nation he led to an unexpected AFCON triumph in …

South Africa’s Broos promises ‘no mercy’ in AFCON clash with CameroonSat, 03 Jan 2026 12:13:17 GMT Read More »

Nigerian police on Friday charged the driver of a car carrying British boxer Anthony Joshua that was involved in a fatal crash with “reckless” and “dangerous driving causing death”.Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, was also charged with “driving without a valid national driver’s licence” and “driving without due care and attention, causing bodily harm and damage …

Nigeria police charge fatal Joshua crash driver with dangerous drivingFri, 02 Jan 2026 17:36:16 GMT Read More »

Nigeria on Thursday launched a new tax regime that officials said will expand the tax base, ease the tax burden on low-income earners and small businesses, and streamline collection and administration. The new system, based on four bills signed into law in June, came into effect despite calls for a delay by the opposition which alleged …

Nigeria kicks off new tax regime vowing relief for low earnersThu, 01 Jan 2026 17:45:33 GMT Read More »

The Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of killing more than 1,500 civilians in the Congolese east since early December, when the Kigali-backed M23 militia launched a fresh offensive.Just days after the Congolese and Rwandan governments signed a US-brokered peace deal on December 4, the M23 took the key city of Uvira, causing tens …

DR Congo accuses Rwanda of killing 1,500 civilians in past monthThu, 01 Jan 2026 14:59:37 GMT Read More »