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Politics

Osimhen Out of AFCON Qualifiers; Awoniyi Called Up

Nigeria's star striker Victor Osimhen has been ruled out of the Super Eagles' Group L AFCON qualifying campaign after missing Galatasaray's 4-0 loss to Trabzonspor, with Nottingham Forest's Taiwo Awoniyi named as his replacement.

21 Sept · 3 min read
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Nigeria's Falconets Reach U-20 WWC Quarter-Finals After England Win
20 Sept
02
Ogun State Formalises Education Funding With New Trust Fund Law
20 Sept
03
Access Bank, Sterling Bank Refresh Boards in Parallel Moves
20 Sept
04
PAPSS to Link Africa With China and India by Early 2027
18 Sept
05
DHL Express Enters Nigeria's Domestic Parcel Market with New Service
18 Sept
06
Nigeria's health financing debate lands in Abuja as officials call for tax-led fix
15 Sept
07
SanlamAllianz Pays First Dividend After Pan-African Merger
15 Sept
08
Dangote Refinery opens $1.6bn IPO book, Africa's largest ever
15 Sept
09
Dangote Refinery IPO Opens Monday at ₦525/Share for 4.1bn Shares
15 Sept
10
After Uber's Africa Retreat, Bolt, inDrive and Yango Fight for the Gap
13 Sept
11
Peter Obi backs naira float, plots grassroots vote defence for 2027
13 Sept
12
Aboyeji Exits Learn Africa Board After Brief Tenure
11 Sept
13
Falconets Fall to Spain in U-20 WWC Opener, Face China Next
8 Sept
14
OPay Commits ₦1.2bn Over 10 Years to Nigerian Students
8 Sept
15
MT4 vs MT5 in 2026: What African Traders Actually Need to Know
8 Sept
16
Dangote Refinery launches ₦2.15trn IPO targeting 10m retail investors
8 Sept
17
Nigeria Rejoins FTSE Frontier Index After Three-Year Absence
4 Sept
18
Yoco's $16m Bet: Payments as a Door, Not a Destination
4 Sept
19
Shoprite's $15bn sales year: what the numbers reveal
2 Sept
20
AfCFTA's Broken Promise: Why Africa Still Trades More With the World Than Itself
1 Sept
21
SIAT Group's 'SIAT Forward' Event Marks Decades of African Agro-Industry
31 Aug
22
Niger's Tiani Survives Mutiny at Niamey Airport Base
31 Aug
23
US Strikes Iran's Larak Island; Tehran Hits Back at US Bases in Jordan, UAE
31 Aug
24
Ex-FIRS Chair Nami Named PDP's Niger Gov Candidate as 10 APC Lawmakers Eye Exit
31 Aug
25
Tinubu Redirects NDDC to Fix Warri-Sapele-Benin Road
31 Aug
26
Nigerian Police Detain Officer in Fatal Motorist Shooting
31 Aug
27
UK Court Confirms Five Sexual Offence Charges Against Poco Lee
27 Aug
28
COP17's $1.3bn Land Fund Means Little If Africa Can't Act on Its Own Science
26 Aug
29
Sendwave vs TapTapSend: The Apps Reshaping Africa's Remittance Corridors
25 Aug
30
APC Loyalists Predict 2027 Landslide, but Osun Loss Looms Large
25 Aug
31
MTN Pulls R13.9bn From Ops as Ghana Leads Cash Flow
24 Aug
32
UBA Graduates 374 Professionals in 21st GMAP Cohort
24 Aug
33
Lagos Preps Facilities for Nigeria's First National Intermediate Games
24 Aug
34
Veteran Nigerian Actor Taiwo Hassan 'Ogogo' Dies
24 Aug
35
Tinubu Launches APC 2027 War Machine as Kwankwaso Fires Back
24 Aug
36
Kidal Falls: How Alghabass Ag Intalla Rebuilt Power Through a Rebel-Jihadist Pact
24 Aug
37
Calabar SPAR Mall Burns, Five Arrested for Looting
24 Aug
38
Nigerian Police Assault on Abuja Journalist Draws Coalition Probe Demand
24 Aug
39
Fano's Zemene Kassie: No talks while Abiy Ahmed leads Ethiopia
22 Aug
40
Dangote Refinery's $5bn IPO: Africa's Biggest Listing Yet
22 Aug
41
Zenith Bank's 10th Trade Seminar Targets Nigeria's Non-Oil Export Gap
19 Aug
42
Oluremi Tinubu Launches South-West Food Bank in Ogun State
19 Aug
43
South Africa's Record Harvest Meets Southern Africa's Hunger Crisis
19 Aug
44
Adeleke wins Osun re-election; Tinubu calls, rivals follow
16 Aug
45
Tinubu's $50bn Deep Offshore Order: What It Changes
14 Aug
46
Africa's Corporate Giants Are Buying Growth, Not Building It
13 Aug
47
Katsina's ADC coalition fractures as two ex-aspirants split for APC and APM
11 Aug
48
Africa Claims 67% of China's Belt and Road Funds in H1 2026
11 Aug
49
Coronation Insurance Closes Recapitalisation as Stock Draws Analyst Eyes
11 Aug
50
AI Is Closing Africa's Cybercrime Skills Gap
11 Aug
51
Heirs Life Adds Pastor Jerry Eze to Board as Non-Executive Director
11 Aug
52
Cleric's remarks reopen Nigeria's Muslim-Muslim fault line ahead of 2027
11 Aug
53
AfCFTA's Film Protocols Could Unlock a $10bn Opportunity
11 Aug
54
Burkina Faso Stuns Nigeria 3-0 to Claim WAFU B U-20 Title
11 Aug
55
OPay Launches 7 Savings Festival Backed by OWealth Platform
11 Aug
56
Two Nigerian Governors Collect Leadership Awards Abroad
11 Aug
57
Madugu under fire but defiant as Super Falcons face Cameroon WAFCON eliminator
11 Aug
58
Nigeria's Federalism Fails Productivity—Here's the Fix
9 Aug
59
Romanian Firm Eyes Niger's 1,000-Tonne Uranium Stockpile
8 Aug
60
Noella Foundation Brings 500 Lagos Students to 2026 Life After School Summit
8 Aug
61
Women Hold Operational Power in South Africa's Economy
7 Aug
62
Super Falcons Rout Egypt 6-2 to Set Up Cameroon Quarter-Final
7 Aug
63
Flying Eagles Beat Côte d'Ivoire on Penalties to Reach WAFU B U20 Final
7 Aug
64
Sunbeth Global Concepts wins dual investment-grade ratings
4 Aug
65
Super Falcons Recover at WAFCON 2026 With Win Over Zambia
3 Aug
66
Flutterwave Eyes East African Bank Acquisition as IPO Stalls
1 Aug
67
Nigerians Killed in South Africa as Xenophobia Crisis Deepens
1 Aug
68
Seplat's 430% profit surge leads Nigeria's H1 earnings season
30 Jul
69
Nigeria's Ajayi and Adeshina Win Athletics Bronze at Glasgow 2026
29 Jul
70
Nigeria sits fifth globally at Glasgow 2026 with 12 medals
29 Jul
71
Zimbabwe's CAB 3 Tests Mnangagwa's Nine-Year 'Open for Business' Pitch
29 Jul
72
CIBN and ACAMB Set New Mandates for Nigerian Banks on Financial Inclusion
29 Jul
73
Nigeria wins 7 medals at African Archery Championships, its best ever
28 Jul
74
South Africa's R3.6trn PIC Under Fire as Treasury Steps In
28 Jul
75
DRC Plans First Stock Exchange as Copper Hits $13,900/t
28 Jul
76
Asake's M$NEY Concert Film Lands on Spotify Exclusively
28 Jul
77
Houthis Hit Two Saudi Oil Tankers as US Weighs Escalation Risk
28 Jul
78
NIPR Under Fire: Nigeria's PR Body Questioned Over NIPSS Credentials
26 Jul
79
ICPC Probes Nigerian Perm Sec Who Froze Presidential Fund Releases
26 Jul
80
Aero Contractors flight returns to Lagos after mid-air technical fault
25 Jul
81
Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana Push Unified Cocoa Front via CIGCI
25 Jul
82
APC Chieftain Backs Tinubu for Ondo 2027 Despite Party Cracks
24 Jul
83
AI-Powered Scam Ads Are Slipping Through TikTok's Defenses in Nigeria
24 Jul
84
Nigeria's Social Media Office Bill Splits Lawyers and Tech Voices
24 Jul
85
Afreximbank lends Shoreline $200m for Algerian oilfield work
24 Jul
86
Trevor Manuel Takes Aim at Africa's Rigged Debt System
24 Jul
87
Kenya's M&A Boom Is Sparking a C-Suite Talent War
24 Jul
88
France-South Africa Business Council Stalls Over Membership Dispute
24 Jul
89
Enugu Air Flight 4264 Skids Off Benin Runway; 68 Aboard Safe
24 Jul
90
Enugu Government Denies Land-Grabbing Claims, Cites SPV Structure
23 Jul
91
Nigeria's 'Final Year Brethren' Tradition Grows Into a Costly Ritual
23 Jul
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