The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has strongly condemned the attempted military takeover in the Republic of Benin. Military personnel in Benin today announced that they had ousted President Patrice Talon, although his entourage said he was safe and the army was regaining control, reports AFP. Reacting in a statement it rel...
•Super Falcons Nigeria have qualified for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) following a 3-1 aggregate win over neighbours Benin Republic. The Super Falcons drew 1-1 with the Amazons of the Benin Republic in the second leg of the qualifier played yesterday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, reports Channels TV. But a 0-2 victory […]...
•Super Falcons The Super Falcons of Nigeria started their qualification for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in comfortable style after a 2–0 victory over the Benin Republic in yesterday’s first-leg encounter played in Lomé, Togo. First-half strikes from Chinwendu Ihezuo and Esther Okoronkwo sealed the win for the nine-time Afri...
•Victor Osimhen celebrates goal Despite a convincing 4-0 win over the Cheetahs of Benin Republic, the Super Eagles of Nigeria failed to secure automatic qualification for the 2026 World Cup. Victor Osimhen’s hat-trick and Frank Onyeka’s goal secured the vital victory for Nigeria, but it was not enough, as South Africa also defeated Rwanda 3-0 ...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that the Super Eagles’ arrival in Uyo for Tuesday’s FIFA World Cup qualifying clash against Benin Republic has been delayed due to a technical issue with their aircraft. According to the NFF, the ValueJet chartered flight conveying the team and officials from Polokwane, South Africa, to Uyo d...
•Super Eagles training In the race to qualify for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada, the odds are stacked against Nigeria as the Super Eagles head into the last two matches to round up the CAF qualifiers. In Group C where the Super Eagles are quartered alongside the Bafana Bafana […]
•Mustafa Abdullahi As Nigeria grapples with persistent energy challenges despite its vast renewable potential, the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) says it is stepping up efforts to drive a sustainable energy transition to renewable options. In this interview, the commission’s Director-General Mustafa Abdullahi outlined efforts to boost ren...
The House of Representatives, based on information received via diplomatic channels in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have cleared the Republic of Togo of allegations that its universities were issuing fake certificates to students, even as it has fixed July 10, 2025, to investigate universities from the Benin Republic. The...
•Electricity grid Benin Republic and Togo owe Nigeria $8.84m for the electricity consumed in the fourth quarter of 2024. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission revealed this in a report highlighting the remittances made by bilateral customers (domestic and international) and special customers for invoices issued in 2024/Q4 by the Marke...
•INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu receiving Benin Republic electoral officials The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) today received a 12-member delegation from Benin Republic’s Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) who visited on a study tour. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, received the delegation from Benin Republic along...
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