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The godfather of Ethio-jazz plays his last live concert

Mulatu Astatke Ethiopian jazz musician Mulatu Astatke smiled as he held his arms aloft to acknowledge…

Lookman Hails Osimhen Partnership in Nigeria’s AFCON Win

Ademola Lookman has hailed his partnership with Victor Osimhen after delivering a man of the match…

Mahrez penalty sends Algeria into AFCON 2025 knockout stage

Riyad Mahrez scored a first-half penalty as Algeria sealed qualification for the knockout rounds of the…

How Putin has kept Russia’s billionaires on side in the war

Vitaly ShevchenkoBBC Monitoring Russia editor ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/SPUTNIK/AFP Putin summoned business leaders to the Kremlin on the…

NMA slams inadequate 2026 Nigeria health budget

The Nigerian Medical Association has criticised the Federal Government for what it described as the paltry…

Super Eagles start AFCON on a high

Nigeria opened their Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a narrow 2–1 win over Tanzania in a closely…

How frogs went from right-wing meme to anti-ICE protest symbol

Getty Images Immigration agents in Portland spraying crowd control chemicals into a protester’s frog costume went…

Makinde’s Aide Clarifies N30bn FG Fund

The Oyo State Government has clarified that it received N30 billion, not N50 billion, from the…

California tech founders unload on a proposed state wealth tax on billionaires

A proposed wealth tax aimed at billionaires hasn’t yet qualified for California’s ballot, but it’s already…

Nine people, including five children, stabbed to death

Getty Images Stock image of a residential street in Suriname’s capital, Paramaribo Nine people including five…