Nigeria: Michael Mazi-Michael Emerges Mr. World Nigeria 2024

[ad_1] In a grand finale held at the Silverbird Galleria, Lagos, Michael Mazi-Michael, a registered nurse with passion for fitness and well-being, emerged winner of the Mr. World Nigeria 2024 pageant. The event which took place on Sunday, attracted a notable crowd of fashion enthusiasts, entertainment personalities and media representatives. A panel of judges, including renowned fashion designer - Frank Osodi, former beauty queen - Anita Uwagbale and media personality - Deji Bakare, had the difficult task of selecting the […]

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Nigeria: Unbeaten El-Kanemi Warriors Shoot Down Enyimba in Maiduguri

[ad_1] Reigning Federation Cup champions, El-kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri, maintained their unbeaten run in the ongoing Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Enyimba in the week 8 fixture played yesterday in Maiduguri. Buoyed by their 2-2 draw last week at Lobi Stars, El-Kanemi playing against their more illustrious opponents showed no nerves as they held tight to Usman Abass' goal in the first half added minutes to pick the maximum points. Following their second […]

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Nigeria: Super Eagles Star, Victor Boniface, Survives Car Crash in Germany

[ad_1] Super Eagles and Bayer Leverkusen star Victor Boniface has survived a crash in Germany. The incident which involved a lorry saw the Nigerian international forward rushed to hospital on Sunday morning. The 23-year-old had scored in Leverkusen's 2-1 Bundesliga victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday but ended up in a collision with damages worth up to £167,000. Boniface posted a video of the damaged car on his Instagram Stories on Sunday. The video showed one of his hands dripping […]

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Nigeria: 35 Clubs Jostle for Emir of Ilorin Cup

[ad_1] No fewer than 35 clubs from Ilorin and its environs are currently taking part in the 2nd edition of the Emir of Ilorin Football Competition. The championship, which is organised by the Ilorin Emirate Football Councils, led by Alhaji Abdulrazaq Owolabi Wopa, was initiated to celebrate the 29th coronation anniversary of the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari. The draw for this year's edition was held at the Main-Bowl of the Kwara State Stadium Complex, Ilorin. In group […]

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Africa

Africa: The Revived Luanda Process – Inching Towards Peace in East DRC?

[ad_1] Rwanda-DRC talks have resumed, but whether they can shift the fundamental barriers to peace remains to be seen. The Luanda Process was established as part of the 2022 Luanda Roadmap, aimed at defusing tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and bringing peace to east DRC. However, escalated fighting from October 2023 between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) led to a stalemate. The DRC accused the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) […]

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Entertainment

Kenya: Meet the Nigerian Helping Kenyan Models Excel in Global Pageantry

[ad_1] Nairobi — Joan Okorodudu's passion for modelling was evident when she was a little girl; however, given her beginnings in a politically charged Nigeria and a background in political science, her dream to enter the modelling world seemed unlikely. "My motivation for modelling started way when I was a little girl; you can see in some of my baby pictures that I was posing," she said. Okorodudu, 66, was born in Auchi, Nigeria. Her early life took a turn […]

October 21, 2024 2

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Liberia: LFA Appoints Thomas Kojo As Interim Head Coach of Lone Star

[ad_1] Congo Town — The Liberia Football Association, in consultation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, has confirmed the appointment of Thomas Kojo as interim head coach of the men's senior national team, following the resignation of Romanian tactician Mario Marinica. Marinica's resignation comes amid bad run of results, some outfield issues ranging from delay and unpaid salaries to inadequate support towards the national team training, FrontPageAfrica gathered. Marinica, whose mandate was to ensure that Liberia reach the AFCON […]

October 21, 2024 4

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Zimbabwe: Mighty Warriors Intensify Cosafa Cup Preparations

[ad_1] MIGHTY Warriors coach, Sithetheliwe 'Kwinji 15' Sibanda is happy with progress so far as her team prepares for the 2024 Women's Confederation of Southern African Football (COSAFA) Cup to be played in South Africa. Running for 12 days, the soccer jamboree kicks off Tuesday with 14 teams competing. Zimbabwe was drawn in Group D together with Mozambique and Lesotho making a three-team group, the same with Group C, which consist of Zambia, Angola and Comoros. Group A has South […]

October 21, 2024 2

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Zimbabwe: Chitembwe Reveals Why He Stripped Murwira of Caps United Captaincy

[ad_1] AFTER causing a clash between CAPS United coach Lloyd Chitembwe and national team coach Michael Nees, defender Godknows Murwira has been stripped off the armband at the Harare giants. This comes after the industrious defender opted to snub the Harare derby against Dynamos a fortnight ago, preferring to turn up for the Warriors in the just ended Group J AFCON qualifiers back-to-back games against Namibia. Murwira together with Dynamos defender Emmanuel Jalai missed the game, as they travelled on […]

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