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An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Essien Udim Local Government Area has sentenced a 36-year-old hairdresser, Uwakmfon Jonah, to life imprisonment for the attempted murder of a 12-year-old girl. Justice Winifred Effiong delivered the judgment on Thursday after finding the mother of four guilty of a one-count charge of attempted murder contrary to […]
The 2026 TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) will break new ground when it begins in Morocco on July 26, becoming the first edition of the competition to feature 16 participating nations. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Friday that the expansion from 12 to 16 teams is part of ongoing efforts […]
France and Norway will battle for top spot in Group I of the FIFA World Cup on Friday in a highly anticipated encounter expected to pit two of the tournament’s most prolific scorers, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland, against each other. The two European sides meet at Foxborough, near Boston, with first place in the […]
A small aircraft appeared to have crashed into the 109-storey CITIC Tower, the tallest building in Beijing, on Friday afternoon, triggering an emergency response in the Chinese capital. Dramatic videos shared on social media showed debris falling from the skyscraper, also known as China Zun, while what appeared to be the aircraft’s tail section and […]
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the National Health Technology and Data Analytics Office (NHTDAO) to coordinate Nigeria’s digital health agenda and appointed Dr Obi Adigwe as the agency’s pioneer National Coordinator. The Presidency announced the development in a statement issued on Friday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo […]
Nigeria has the highest number of people without access to electricity in Africa, with an estimated 86 million residents still living without power, according to the latest data from the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and the Tracking SDG7 initiative. The report, compiled by the World Bank, International Energy Agency (IEA), International Renewable Energy […]
South Africa-based defence and aerospace manufacturer Paramount Group has moved deeper into Ukraine’s defence market after a Ukrainian-configured armoured vehicle linked to its Mbombe 4 platform was approved for use by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Paramount Industries Innovation Systems Greece, the European arm of the Midrand-headquartered defence group founded by South African entrepreneur […]
