Burkina Faso becomes the first country to qualify for the African Cup of Nations 2025, they will join Morocco who already booked its place as the hosts, as one of the 24 countries to take part in the prestigious tournament set to take place from December 2025- January 2026.Goals from Mohamed Konate and Bertrand Traore took them to the top of Group L with ten points and by so doing ensuring the Burkinabe’s place in AFCON 2025.Senegal are 2nd in Group L with 7 points and a win against Malawi on Tuesday could see them join the Burkinabe in the...
PALESTINIANS TENT CAUGHT FIRE AS ISRAEL STRIKES SCHOOL AND CHILDREN
The tents of displaced Palestinians caught fire following a major Israeli strike on the medical centre’s grounds. The bombing occurred in the early hours of the morning while most people slept, killing 25 Palestinians.The strikes hit a school and tents located around the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah.Fires were seen sweeping through the area, with children reported to have been among the dead and injured. Medics said dozens had suffered severe burns.“The occupation’s fascist policy is based on the deliberate targeting of civilians in residential neighborhoods and shelters,” Hamas said in a statement today.“The enemy would not have dared...
NIGERIA-LIBYA AFCON QUALIFIERS 2025 IN JEOPARDY AS SUPER EAGLES PLAYERS HAVE DECIDED NOT TO PLAY AFTER BEING STRANDED FOR 12 HOURS
By Ibidunni Doyinsola. NIGERIA-LIBYA AFCON QUALIFIERS 2025 IN JEOPARDY AS SUPER EAGLES PLAYERS HAVE DECIDED NOT TO PLAY AFTER BEING STRANDED FOR 12 HOURSAbout an hour to landing, the Nigerian aircraft approaching its destination in Benghazi was diverted to Al Abraq, another city more than two hours drive from the original destination.The players landed in Al Abraq Airport and were abandoned for 12 hours without any provisions food, water or wifi inclusive.The pilot who is a Tunisian wasn’t locked in with the players at the airport, as he came back hours later, he had been told in every nearby hotel...
HAMBURG ISLAMISTS CALL FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SHARIA LAW
Germany news reported that over 2000 radical Islamists gathered in Hamburg, Germany, on Saturday to call for a caliphate and the implementation of Sharia law.The demonstration was organized by a group called Muslim Interaktiv, which is considered by German security and intelligence to be affiliated with Hizb ur-Tahrir, an organization banned in 2003 for promoting the killing of Jews.In the footage from the gathering, crowds could be heard chanting Allahu Akhbar, among other things.Muslim Interaktiv has been classified as extremist by the Hamburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution, according to Tagesspiegel. The group, founded in 2020, is led by Joe Adade Boateng, also...
VIDEO: SENATE PRESIDENT ADVICES NIGERIANS TO MAKE USE OF FREE FOOD OPPORTUNITY
Nigerian senate President Godswill Akpabio has advised Nigerians to help themselves wherever they see free food. He made the remark in a recent video while presiding over a plenary session in the Red Chamber. The Nigerian leader in a lighter mood was seen laughing with his colleagues following the remark in the video. The advice comes amidst harsh economic realities faced by Nigerians, largely due to President Bola Tinubu’s policies, such as the removal of fuel subsidy. Recently, Nigeria’s state-owned oil company, NNPC Ltd, increased petrol prices by over 15%, marking the second hike in less than a month, effectively...
NETANYAHU ORDERS UN TO WITHDRAW SOUTH LEBANON PEACEKEEPERS FROM COMBAT ZONES
Prime Minister of Isreal, Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on the United Nations to immediately pull its peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon from areas where Israel is battling Hezbollah, saying that the terror group is using the international troops as “human shields.”Netanyahu’s comments came as the UN peacekeeping force said two Israel Defense Forces tanks had entered a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon position Sunday. The IDF said that the incident took place during an attempt to evacuate wounded IDF soldiers under fire.In urging that members of UNIFIL be moved out of harm’s way, Netanyahu said that previous similar...