By Frank Ulom RABAT (CONVERSEER) – Nigeria began their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign with a hard-fought 2–1 victory over Tanzania in a Group C encounter at the Fez Stadium on Tuesday. The Super Eagles, runners-up at the previous tournament, showed early intent as they dominated possession and territory, particularly in the first…
By Frank Ulom RABAT (CONVERSEER) – The Confederation of African Football has announced that the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be held every four years, beginning from 2028. The Confederation also introduced a new African Nations League, which will also be played annually from 2029. The announcement was made by CAF President Patrice Motsepe…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – A Nigerian delegation, led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, held diplomatic engagements with Burkina Faso’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, regarding a Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft carrying 11 personnel that had been detained in the country. The engagements resulted in the immediate release…
By Our Reporter BANGKOK (CONVERSEER) – Nigeria and Thailand have agreed to take their bilateral relationship to a strategic level. The commitment was made during a high-level meeting in Bangkok today, between Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, and his Thai counterpart, Sihasak Phuangketkeow. In a statement, Yusuf Tuggar proposed that Thailand help bridge…
By Our Reporter OUAGADOUGOU (CONVERSEER) – The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, has confirmed that a Nigerian Air Force C-130 Hercules transport aircraft was forced to land in Burkina Faso after entering the country’s airspace without authorisation. In a joint statement issued on Monday, the three military-led nations said…
By Joe Udo MOGADISHU (CONVERSEER) – Reports emerging from Mogadishu, capital of Somalia, have it that AU forces and the government of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud used live fire to disperse protesters, mostly women. Many are calling for accountability and protection of civilian rights. Women, especially, are protesting over the poor standard of living and…
By Joe Udo HARARE (CONVERSEER) – A 16-year-old boy allegedly abused by his 36-year-old female teacher has returned to school, and, of course, the welcome by his classmates and friends has sparked controversies on social media. Recall that the female teacher, Zvikomborero Maria Makedenge, 36, appeared in Harare Magistrates Court late last month, for allegedly…
By Our Reporter COTONOU (CONVERSEER) – Benin Republic’s Interior Minister, Alassane Seidou, has confimed that the country’s armed forces have thwarted an attempted coup in the West African nation. He stated that a small group of soldiers launched a mutiny with the aim of destabilising the country and its institutions. READ ALSO: Elon Musk accuses South…
By Zagazola Makama LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – Nigeria has withdrawn the fighter aircraft earlier deployed to the Benin Republic after authorities assessed that the security situation in the neighbouring country had stabilised following Sunday’s attempted military coup. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the aircraft, which were deployed from Lagos for surveillance and regional monitoring, were…
By Zagazola Makama LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – The Nigerian military has deployed fighter aircraft to the Benin Republic following Sunday’s military coup that toppled President Patrice Talon, reliable security sources have confirmed. The aircraft, which took off from Lagos earlier on Sunday, were sighted operating within Beninese airspace as Nigeria intensifies surveillance and monitoring of the…
