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Olympics: 'Never doped in my life', Nigerian boxer denies allegations
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Olympics: 'Never doped in my life', Nigerian boxer denies allegations

Ogunsemilore tested positive for furosemide, a drug on the World Anti-Doping Agency's prohibited list, at the Paris Olympics, authorities said. Nigeria’s Cynthia Ogunsemilore, has strongly denied allegations of doping levelled against her by the International Testing Agency (ITA) at the ongoing P...

Libya repatriates 369 migrants to Nigeria, Mali
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Libya repatriates 369 migrants to Nigeria, Mali

The Libyan government has repatriated 369 irregular migrants to Nigeria and Mali. Libya has repatriated 369 irregular migrants to their home countries Nigeria and Mali, including more than one hundred women and children, an official told AFP. Mohammed Baredaa, head of the Libyan interior ministry...

Turkish president, Somali counterpart discuss bilateral ties
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Turkish president, Somali counterpart discuss bilateral ties

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expresses the importance of Türkiye to Somalia's territorial integrity and unity. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Somali counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamud discussed on Monday bilateral, regional and global issues, Türkiye's Communications Dire...

Türkiye neutralises over a dozen PKK terrorists in northern Iraq
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Türkiye neutralises over a dozen PKK terrorists in northern Iraq

Terrorists are ‘neutralised’ in airstrikes in Gara, Haftanin regions, says National Defence Ministry. Turkish security forces have “neutralised” 13 PKK terrorists in airstrikes in northern Iraq. The terrorists were detected in the Gara and Haftanin regions of northern Iraq and “neutralised”, Turk...

Mozambique wins 'hidden debt' corruption case in London
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Mozambique wins 'hidden debt' corruption case in London

Mozambique has won a long-standing "hidden debt" corruption case in London. Mozambique won on Monday a new legal victory in the country's "hidden debt" corruption scandal, with a British judge ordering the Lebanon-based shipbuilder Privinvest to pay several hundred million dollars. Numerous legal...

Cameroonian TikToker charged with inciting rebellion - HRW
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Cameroonian TikToker charged with inciting rebellion - HRW

Civil society and opposition figures are clamouring for Junior Ngombe's release, using the hashtag #FreeJuniorNgombe on social networks. Cameroon has imprisoned an activist who posted videos on TikTok urging democratic change ahead of 2025 presidential elections, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said, de...

MTN Nigeria closes all customer care shops after Lagos mob attack
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MTN Nigeria closes all customer care shops after Lagos mob attack

Videos on social media showed an angry crowd attacking and pulling down the fence of the office complex before storming the compound. Telecoms giant MTN has announced the closure of its offices across Nigeria, a day after an angry mob attacked one of its offices in Lagos. The company’s “Shop Clos...

Le roi du Maroc gracie plus de deux mille prisonniers
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Le roi du Maroc gracie plus de deux mille prisonniers

Les journalistes Omar Radi et Souleimane Raissouni ainsi que des militants dont Reda Taoujni et Youssef El Hirech sont parmi les bénéficiaires de cette grâce royale. Des milliers de prisonniers au Maroc ont vu leur peine réduite ou ont été graciés dans le cadre des cérémonies marquant le 25e anni...

A ina sabbin wuraren tarihi na UNESCO suke a Afirka?
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A ina sabbin wuraren tarihi na UNESCO suke a Afirka?

Kwamitin Tattara Kayan Tarihin Duniya na 2024 da ke gudanar da ayyukansa a Indiya tuni ya samar da labarai masu kyau ga nahiyar Afirka. Daga Charles Mgbolu da Kudra Maliro Kwamitin Tattara Kayan Tarihin Duniya na 2024 da ke gudanar da ayyukansa a Indiya tuni ya samar da labarai masu kyau ga nahiy...

Olympic men's triathlon postponed due to River Seine pollution
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Olympic men's triathlon postponed due to River Seine pollution

A joint statement from Paris 2024 and World Triathlon blamed the excessive pollution on the heavy rain on Friday and Saturday. The Olympic men's triathlon was postponed just hours before it was due to get under way on Tuesday after last-ditch water quality tests in the River Seine revealed unheal...