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The semi-final line-up for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 has been confirmed after a dramatic quarter-final weekend. Egypt, Nigeria, Morocco and Senegal emerged as the last four teams following intense quarter-final matches concluded on Saturday night. Hosts Morocco will face Nigeria at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, while Senegal will battle Egypt at the Grand Stade de Tanger, Tanger, in the two semi-final fixtures scheduled for Wednesday. Seven-time champions Egypt sealed the final semi-final ticket after edging defending champions Cote d’Ivoire 3-2 in a thrilling encounter. The victory ended the Elephants’ title defence and…

Africa stands at a crossroads. The old model: donor driven, fragmented and reactive is fading. The new model: nationally owned, intelligence driven, and accountable is emerging. The US decision to channel billions directly to African governments is not just a funding shift. It is an invitation to build health systems that are resilient, equitable, data driven, community-centred, and politically credible. Africa’s public health crisis is not new, but the stakes have never been higher. Despite decades of donor investment, health systems across the continent remain under-resourced, fragmented and dangerously dependent on external actors. The United States’ decision to channel billions…

A new video has emerged showing two men reportedly kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State, pleading for assistance to secure their release. One of the captives, former Biu Local Government Area Chairman Hassan Biu Miringa, revealed that their abductors are demanding a $300,000 ransom. Miringa said he and another individual were taken in December 2025 and have remained in the custody of the militants. In the video shared by Zagazola Makama, Miringa introduced himself, saying: “I am Hassan Biu Miringa, former Chairman of Biu Local Government from 2020 to 2022. Four years after my tenure, we were kidnapped…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warned the public against a series of fraudulent online links and social media handles claiming to be the party’s official membership registration platform. This was contained in an official statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi on Sunday. According to the statement, the ADC clarified that it has not launched any public online membership registration link.  The statement emphasized that all  links being circulated should be completely disregarded. The party further explained that it is in the process of developing an official membership registration and verification platform, which…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said its operatives have arrested an 80-year-old grand father, Jeremiah Isaiah Nkanta, barely three years after he was arrested, prosecuted and sentenced to two years imprisonment for dealing in illicit drugs. NDLEA stated that Nkanta was first arrested by NDLEA on 14th December 2022, prosecuted and sentenced to two years in jail by a Federal High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. This was announced in a statement on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja. Babafemi disclosed that NDLEA operatives on Saturday, 10th January 2025, tracked the Octogenarian…

Super Eagles defender, Semi Ajayi has pinpointed two areas the team needs to improve ahead of their AFCON semi-final tie with Morocco on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters after Nigeria defeated Algeria 2-0 in the AFCON quarter-final tie on Saturday, Ajayi said the Super Eagles need to improve on their ability to be more ‘dominant and ruthless’ against their opponent. “Every game at the AFCON so far has been difficult; there is no easy game. We are not taking the games lightly, and I think we have improved gradually with every single game,” the Hull City star said. “We’re ready to…

Côte d’Ivoire coach Émerse Faé expressed disappointment after his team’s 3–2 quarter-final loss to Egypt at the 2025 CAF Africa Cup of Nations. Mohamed Salah scored and assisted as Egypt absorbed Côte d’Ivoire’s pressure, with efficient finishing proving decisive against the Elephants’ dominance. “We are frustrated by tonight’s result. We prepared well, but we made too many mistakes at key moments to hope to beat Egypt. “It hurts to concede the first goal so early, and then the second. We reacted to make it 2–1, but the third goal put us in trouble,” Faé said. Faé admitted that lapses in…

President Bola Tinubu has hailed the Super Eagles for their impressive 2-0 victory over Algeria in the quarter-final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, Sunday PUNCH reports. Tinubu, in a post on his X account on Saturday, described the team’s display as “brilliant” and “inspiring”, saying the players have the full backing of Nigerians as they continue their push for continental glory. “Brilliant Performance… Inspiring. Go, Super Eagles! You have the support of all Nigerians,” he wrote. Goals from Victor Osimhen and Akor Adams helped the Super Eagles defeat Algeria at the Stade de Marrakech to book their place…

Evan Bates and Madison Chock. David Ramos/Getty Images Olympic gold medalists Evan Bates and Madison Chock make the perfect pair on and off the ice. Chock and Bates, who were first partnered during the 2011-2012 figure skating season, started dating in 2017. “We just really fell in love on the ice and grew closer together,” Bates exclusively told Us Weekly in February 2018, noting that he had a crush on Chock when they were teens. “I love her personality. I love her zest for life.” Bates and Chock have continued to go for the gold at the Olympic games, which…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “over the failure to account for the missing or diverted N55.9 billion meant for the purchase of smart card readers, ballot papers, result sheets and other election materials for the 2019 general elections.” The grave allegations are documented in the latest annual report published by the Auditor-General on 9 September 2025. In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/38/2026 filed last Friday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, SERAP is seeking: “an order of mandamus to direct and compel INEC to account for the…