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The statistics provided by Opta confirm Nigeria’s status as the favorite, with a 40.1% chance of winning the AFCON 2023. With the semi-finals taking place on Wednesday, excitement is building and speculation is rife. According to Opta’s calculations, Ivory Coast will not finish as the AFCON 2023 champion. These forecasts …

A 39-year-old man has been found dead on a farm close to River Asuo Kofi at Kwawu Asona in the Kwawu West Municipality of the Eastern Region, Ghana. “The deceased went to the farm but never returned and all attempts to find him proved futile,” according to reports. His lifeless …

A pregnant woman has been arrested for stabbing another woman to death over a bunch of plantain in Adada community, Nigeria. “The suspect stabbed the lady for trying to stop her from running away with a bunch of plantain she stole from a plantation while trying to get food for …

One of Africa’s best-known thinkers passed away as he answered his heavenly father’s call this Friday, February 2, 2024, the president of the Association of Journalists and Communicators of the Methodist Protestant Church of Benin (Ajcpmb) said. Professor Paulin Hountondji was born in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) in 1942, and was …

A 26-year-old nurse has been sttabbed multiple times by her ex-boyfriend after a fight in the Pramso suburb of Sweduru in the Bosomtwe District, Ghana. “The suspect inflicted machete wounds on the victim’s abdomen and arms, which resulted in significant blood loss,” according to reports. The assailant is on admission …

A 45-year-old National Institutes of Health employee was pronounced dead after falling down an air shaft on the Clinical Center campus in Bethesda, Maryland, USA. “The deceased was an electrician for the NIH and was working on the exterior of the building when the incident occurred,” according to reports. “Responders …

The identities of the eight teams who will contest the quarter-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which has been taking place in Ivory Coast since January 13, are now known. Here are the quarter-final line-ups Friday, February 2, 5pm: Nigeria – Angola, Stade Félix-Houphouët-Boigny (Abidjan) Friday, February 2, …

The teams considered favourites for the title were all eliminated in the Round of 16 of this Africa Cup of Nations 2024. A surprise that the sporting public had not expected. The cards have been reshuffled and the Top 8 in African soccer is now known. Reigning African champions and …

Two persons were murdered and dumped inside the booth of their Toyota Corolla, along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, close to Tempo Mills, Umunya, Anambra State, Nigeria. “The bodies were those of two brothers who were believed to be on their way home after attending a Church programme,” according to reports. The …

A 37-year-old security guard at Prestige International College committed suicide on learning of his ex-wife’s remarriage in Kano, Nigeria. “The deceased was found hanging motionless in a classroom,” according to reports. Policemen from Gwale Division made their way into the classroom, cut the rope, and rushed the body to the …