race to 2026 FIFA World Cup — a marathon that began two years ago with 206 nations — has reached its decisive stage. With 48 slots available in the expanded tournament, the final round of qualifiers is producing the kind of drama only football can script.Across the continents, tension is
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Nigeria’s protesters asked not to copy Kenya
President Bola Tinubu has urged young Nigerians planning next week's nationwide protests, saying they are the work of “sinister” protesters.Organisers are said to have drawn inspiration from events in Kenya.Protesters in the East African nation are now calling on President William Ruto to resign after winning key demands - including
Bola Tinubu sworn in as Nigeria’s 16th President
Bola Tinubu wins Nigeria’s presidential election
Nigeria's ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu declared Nigeria’s President-elect after garnering 8.8m votes against Atiku Abubakar who got 6.9m votes as Peter Obi comes third with 6.1m votes. Tinubu's declaration comes days after criticism by observers for widespread logistical failings, violence that suppressed the vote and complaints from opposition
Labour Party’s Peter Obi beats Bola Tinubu in Lagos
Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has defeated Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State in a development that has ended the latter’s long grip in the state. According to the results released by the the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Obi beat Tinubu, a former
How attempts by locals to save Baba Mona & family failed
Uhuru meets Nigeria’s top Presidential candidate Peter Obi
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta today held talks with Nigeria's Labour Party Presidential candidate Peter Obi. Uhuru is in Nigeria as the head of the Africa Union Electoral Observer Mission for the upcoming general elections. See also: Labour Party’s Peter Obi leads in Nigeria’s opinion Poll Mr. Obi who has been tipped to
Labour Party’s Peter Obi leads in Nigeria’s opinion Poll
On 25 February 2023, voters in Nigeria will go to the polls to determine their country’s next President, who will replace term-limited incumbent Muhammadu Buhari, the retired major general and former military head of state. Since the beginning of Nigeria’s current democratic regime in the 1990s, the presidency has been held