Nigeria’s Flying Eagles began the defence of their WAFU-B U-20 championship regional title with a 1-1 draw with hosts and rivals Ghana in their opening Group A encounter on Thursday. The clash, which went down at the Prampram Centre in Accra, saw the hosts dominate proceedings and duly found the breakthrough in the 22nd minute through skipper Aziz Misbau, after …

Nigeria’s Under 20 national football team, the Flying Eagles, will commence their first training session on Tuesday as preparations begin in earnest for the upcoming WAFU A and B U20 Nations Cup Invitational Tournament, scheduled to take place in Ghana from 15 June to 30 June, 2025. The maiden edition of the regional competition will feature 16 West African nations, …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member states will meet in Ghana on Tuesday to discuss the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso. The meeting will take place over two days, Tuesday and Wednesday. In a statement on Tuesday, the bloc said member states will discuss the modalities of the countries’ withdrawal and its implications for ECOWAS …

When listeners in northern Nigeria tuned into Voice of America (VOA) last month, they found music playing in place of their regular broadcast — a telltale sign, historically, that soldiers had seized telecoms offices, and even the government. ‘Was there a coup in the US’?, a VOA journalist, Babangida Jibrin recalled one worried listener asking, as he and colleagues fielded …

The Federal Government has extended its warm congratulations to the Republic of Ghana on the occasion of its 68th Independence Anniversary. According to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokesperson, Mr. Kimiebi Ebienfa, on Thursday, the Minister, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar conveyed Nigeria’s best wishes to Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hon. Samuel Ablakwa. As Ghana celebrates …

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo announced on Friday that visa-free travel for all African passport holders will start at the start of this year, marking a step towards continental economic integration. The announcement came during his final State of the Nation address as he prepares to step down on January 6 after two terms in office. “I am proud to have …

Hosts Ghana lifted the inaugural WAFU B U17 Girls’ Cup on Sunday, but only after a 5-4 penalty shootout defeat of resilient Nigeria at the Ghanaian Centre of Excellence in Prampram, outside Accra. Both sides earlier scored two goals apiece in regulation time but needed a penalty shootout to determine the winner of the tournament, which the Maidens won after …

Ghana’s opposition leader John Mahama on Monday officially won the country’s election, easily defeating the ruling party candidate after voters punished the government’s economic management and the high costs of living. Mahama won 56 per cent of the votes in Saturday’s presidential ballot, compared to the ruling party candidate and Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia who secured 41 per cent, the …

Dr Kayode Fayemi, the immediate-past Governor of Ekiti State and former Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, has congratulated Ghana’s President-elect, John Mahama, on his victory in the country’s recent general elections. In a statement, Dr. Fayemi also commended Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the presidential candidate of the incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP), for his gracious concession speech, noting that ‘’his …

The Federal Government has commended the Republic of Ghana for reconstructing and formally handing over a property belonging to the Nigeria High Commission in Accra. According to a statement signed by the acting spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, the ceremony took place on Wednesday. The building, a block of four-bedroom flats, was demolished in 2020 by …