The Institute of African and Diaspora Studies, University of Lagos (UNILAG), in partnership with the South African Consulate in Lagos State says it is set to hold a three-minute thesis competition in commemoration of the 2023 Nelson Mandela Week. The Head of Communications Unit, UNILAG, Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, disclosed this in a press release on Thursday. The statement said the competition …

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets await their quarterfinals opponent in the ongoing Africa U17 Cup of Nations in Algeria after coming from behind to beat South Africa 3-2 in their last group match in Constantine last night. Nigeria will face either Cameroon or Burkina, who go head-to-head tonight in their last Group C match. Five-time world champions Nigeria, who pipped Zambia 1-0 …

A South African woman said to be the world’s oldest person, Johanna Mazibuko has passed on at the age of 128. The mother-of-seven died in her Jouberton, North West Province, home on 3 March, and would have been 129 in May, local reports said. Those close to her said she had ID documents that prove she was born on 11 …