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Full List Of Countries Tinubu Has Travelled To Since 2023
However, the frequency and perceived cost of these travels have drawn criticism from opposition voices and concerned Nigerians, especially against the backdrop of rising economic hardship at home. Naija News understands that among the most vocal...

CEMAC Risks Losing Billions as Oil Firms Resist Currency Repatriation
Business in Cameroon | CEMAC faces a major setback as oil and mining companies refuse to repatriate CFA6,000 billion earmarked for site rehabilitation, despite a deadline that expired on April 30, 2025. The Bank of Central African States (BEAC)...

Super Falcons at WAFCON: 27 Years of Commanding Performance, Dominance
***From Nigeria ’98 to Morocco ’24 By Harry Awurumibe Unarguably, Nigeria remains the most successful nation in the history of Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) formerly known as African Women Championship (AWC) when the biennial competition...

Keith Mweemba hints at Fashion Sakala Return next month
ELEVEN days before the Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAfCON) in Morocco, skipper Barbra Banda has assured fans that the team will make the nation proud. Zambia is making a return to the WAfCON and will be looking to build on the success of 2022...

Non-oil exports jump 78% amid data gap concerns
Nigeria’s non-oil export value in the first quarter of 2025 was N3.17tn, extending an upward streak since Q4 2023. Stakeholders laud this performance, but they are bothered that data gaps continue to plague the sector’s assessment and tame the...

Trump's Gold Card: 50% Applications May Come From Middle East Millionaires, Says Expert
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) There is“significant interest” from Middle Eastern millionaires in the US President Donald Trump's newly announced Gold Card residency programm , according to Armand Arton, CEO of leading immigration investment firm Arton...

Women’s AFCON 2024: List of champions since 1991
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Starting this Saturday, July 5th, the 2025 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations matches will take place on Moroccan soil. Since its creation in 1991, only three teams have been crowned champions in 13 editions. Nigeria...

Chakwera’s Presidency on the move: Reflecting on five years of travel and its national impact
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-President Lazarus Chakwera returned from Nigeria on Monday, 1st July 2025, in the afternoon around 15:00 hours. This trip marked his attendance at the 32nd Annual General Meeting of Afreximbank—an important continental...
Injury rules Aisha Masaka out
DAR ES SALAAM: TWIGA STARS and Brighton & Hove Albion Women forward Aisha Masaka has announced she will miss the upcoming Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) finals in Morocco due to a knee injury that has dashed her long-held dream of...

Fans Agree Terence Crawford Isn’t ‘Beating Canelo’ as Ali’s Grandson Footage Goes Viral
As each day passes, tension seems to be gripping boxing fans worldwide. On September 13, over a decade after the iconic Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao showdown, two modern-era legends, Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford, will step into...

A barren sowing
Donato Ndongo is the most prominent literary voice from Equatorial Guinea. Born in Niefang in 1950, he has spent almost his entire adult life exiled in Spain. His first novel, Las tinieblas de tu memoria negra (Shadows of Your Black Memory...
Letter to FIFA Re. Impact of U.S. Immigration Policies on the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup
July 1, 2025 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Gianni Infantino President Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIFA-Strasse 20, P.O. Box 8044 Zurich, Switzerland Re: Impact of U.S. Immigration Policies on the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026...

Alert issued as vaccine for Brit travellers for lethal infection 'out of stock in UK'
The vaccine is expected to be out of stock for a number of weeks, Foreign Office website Travel Health Pro today reported Holidaymakers have been alerted to a disruption in the supply of a crucial vaccine, which is expected to be 'unavailable' for...

Oldest World Leaders in 2025: Is Tinubu on the List?
In politics, age can be both a sign of wisdom and a warning of stagnation.Across the globe, a surprising number of world leaders remain in office well into their 80s and even 90s, some clinging to power decades after their first inauguration....

CEMAC Zone’s Regulatory Vacuum Slows Fintech Growth in Digital Assets
(Business in Cameroon) - Cryptocurrencies and exchange platforms are booming across Anglophone Africa. Yet, the CEMAC zone which includes Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, and the Central African Republic lags far behind. The main...

Sports Council warns FAM on expenditure
Malawi National Council of Sports has advised Football Association of Malawi (FAM) to spend within its allocated budget of K1.5 billion. Kamata: Spend within budget. | Nation Sports Council chief executive officer Henry Kamata in an interview...

CAF To Unveil New WAFCON Trophy In Morocco
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is set to unveil a brand-new trophy for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) on Wednesday in Morocco, the host nation of this year’s competition. According to CAF, the trophy launch is part of...

Tunisia star admits Falcons’ quality ahead of WAFCON
Tunisia striker Mariem Houij is not unaware of Nigeria’s pedigree at the WAFCON, but she remains optimistic that they can go all the way to reach the final of the 2024 tournament, which will begin in Morocco on Saturday, July 5, PUNCH Sports Extra...
Trump restricts travel from Cuba, 12 other countries
President Donald Trump issued an executive order that took effect June 9 banning residents of 12 countries from entering the United States and placing harsh visa restrictions on those from another seven, including Cuba, along with Venezuela,...

Banyana to approach Wafcon as contenders, not as champs'
Banyana Banyana duo of Sibulele Holweni and Amogelang Motau have stressed the importance of forgetting that SA are Wafcon's defending champions, implying that mentality would help them retain the continental championship. The 2025 Women's Africa...