118 inmates escape as rainstorm destroys Niger prison
A downpour on Wednesday night has wreaked havoc on the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, resulting in extensive damage to the facility and facilitating the escape of 118 inmates.
Broadcasting company Multichoice on Wednesday jacked up the prices of its offerings in Nigeria four months after its last increment.
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3 UAE soldiers and 1 Bahraini officer were killed in an attack on General Gordon military base in Mogadishu said by UAE's Defense ministry.
The attack was carried out by a newly trained Somali soldier linked to Al-Shabaab outfit who opened fire on Emirati trainers and other soldiers during a praying session.
India U-19 loses World Cup final by a huge margin of 79 runs from Australia U-19.
Australians batted first and made 253/7 within 50 overs, India had a good starts but suddenly the wickets started to fell holding them to reach the easy target. India batters scored 174 all out in 43.5 overs.
After ICC Men's World Cup, this is another chance for them to shine and again Australia took the mandate.
Ghana's cocoa production in peril after a viral disease called Swollen Shoot Viral Disease (SSVD).
Joseph Aidoo CEO of Ghana Cocoa Board mentioned that Ghana had lost over 500,000 hectares of Cocoa farms due to SSVD and the impact might be detrimental for upcoming cocoa production.
South African Airways (SAA) turns 90 in February and the team is celebrating with a movie reception in Nigeria.
It is the oldest airline of Africa in business since February 1, 1937.
The celebrations will also be taken place all over the world where the business operates.
Hugo Broos Head Coach of South Africa claims his team played well and deserved to be in the final game. Referring to SA Vs. Nigeria semi-final game, he said that Proteas had played amazing in the first round and they had even better chances to do more goals, Nigeria had very few chances in the 2nd half but they made it even leading to penalties for the win.
South Africa will now face D.R. Congo for the 3rd place on 10th Feb.
Pakistan U-19 lost to Aus-19 after a nail-biting chase for wickets. Australian team won by 1 wicket and made 182/9.
Australia U-19 and India U-19 will see each other in the final.
Arafat Minhas takes wicket of Harry Dixon, can Aus-19 be in trouble from here?
Pak-19 trying their best to slow Australian batters.
Aus-19 104/5 after 27 overs.
Pakistan U-19 could not make a formidable score against Australia U-19 as they lost all wickets at 179 runs.
Aus-19 is now batting and chasing the small score. The winner of this match will face India-19 in the final.
Recently a strange case of 'Out' occurred during England U-19 vs. Zimbabwe U-19 match. Hamza Shaikh defended a ball with his legs and it stopped stationary by his feet, then the wicket keeper comes to pick the ball, but immediately Shaikh picked it and handed over to him. Then Kamwemba smiled and appealed for an Out, the decision was taken by 3rd umpire after the review of the incident.
Zimbabwe captain was trolled for this indecent appeal on X, yet he followed the ICC code which mentions about picking the ball by batter during the play is considered an obstruction and also needs permission from the fielding team.
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India -Under-19 team reaches world cup finale for the 5th time.
After a loss of 4 wickets at 32 runs, it was feared that Indian players will end the game soon, but Saharan and Dhas changed the games scenario and lead India to final by play responsibly.
India will now face winner Australia vs. Pakistan match on 11th Feb.
Namibian President Hage Geingob died of cancer at the age of 82 in Lady Pohamba Hospital, Windhoek.
Statement released by Acting President Nangolo Mbumba on Geingob's official Facebook page.
Piers Morgan bets PM Rishi Sunak for £1,000 that won't send back Rwandan Refugees before election. However, Sunak accepted the bet and told him that he would do it.
Planes to and from Rwanda are stopped due to influx of refugees in Britain and Government is looking forward to sign an agreement with Rwanda to return illegal immigrants back.
23 AFCON
Schedule for semi-final matches..
Nigerian team is said to be favorite among West African nations and analyst think that it may qualify for the finals.
Bangladesh Under-19 team lost to Pakistan in a nail-biting match for Semi-Final race from 5 runs. They had to chase 156 runs which was quite achievable, but they lose 3 wickets in early overs and the fall continued until 150 runs in 35.5 overs.
Pakistan and India both qualified for Semi-finals of ICC U-19 World Cup.
Do you know around 26 countries in #africa use Yellow color in their flags, but what does it represents in general?
It represents the wealth of Africa and its rich natural resources.
