•Kofi Adams Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has expressed confidence that Ghana could co-host a FIFA World Cup alongside Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire in the future. Adams urged the government to explore plans to make the idea a reality, following FIFA’s recent decision to award hosting rights to multiple nations. The 2026 World [&h...
•Jonathan (L) and other members of the Forum Former President Goodluck Jonathan and former President of the Republic of Benin, Mr. Yayi Boni, have led the West African Elders’ Forum (WAEF), deployed on a pre-election fact-finding mission to Cote d’Ivoire ahead of the country’s presidential election scheduled for October 2025, reports Daily Ind...
•President of the opposition Democratic Party of Cote d’Ivoire (PDCI), Tidjane Thiam Ivory Coast’s main opposition leader, who has been barred from standing in an October presidential vote, said today that he was resigning as party leader but would still lead the fight to win the election. Six months before voters choose a new head […]...
•Tinubu The Nigerian community in Cote d’Ivoire has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently address the plight of Nigerians languishing in harsh conditions in Ivorian prisons. The appeal highlights the alarming number of detainees, many of whom are reportedly innocent, detained due to administrative issues or extortion by opposition ...
•AFCON trophy With 15 teams already securing qualification and 24 set to participate, the battle for the remaining nine spots in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations intensifies. The tournament, which will be hosted by Morocco next year, December 2025 to January 2026, as obtained from the CAF website, promises fierce competition as the road [&hellip...
Members of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) have approved the design for the $15bn Lagos-Abidjan Corridor Highway Development Project. The approval was given during a meeting in Lagos State, reports Channels TV. The group also said it will initiate the procurement process for the project at its next meeting. The meeting wh...
•Girls trafficked for prostitution The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has repatriated five Benue girls trafficked to Côte d’Ivoire. The Zonal Commander of NAPTIP in Benue State, Mrs Gloria Bai, disclosed this after a State Security Council (SEC) meeting held at the Government House in Makurdi, reports Da...
•The victims Fifty-one victims of human trafficking have been rescued by officers of the Kano State Hisbah Board. The victims who comprised 49 females and two males between 18 to 50 were subsequently handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for further action, reports Daily Sun. NAPTIP Zonal [&h...
•Super Eagles The Super Eagles of Nigeria will play hosts Cote d’Ivoire on Sunday in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Nigeria’s substitute Kelechi Iheanacho scored to give Nigeria a 4-2 penalty shootout victory over South Africa yesterday after an Africa Cup of Nations semi-final thriller in Bouake. On the other hand, […]...
•Peter Obi in Côte d’Ivoire The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 election, Peter Obi attended the quarterfinal match between Nigeria and Angola at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Peter Obi was spotted wearing the traditional green and white jersey of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, […]...

