BY CHUKWUEMEKE IWELUNMO In a remarkable act of humanitarian service and patriotism, Nigeria’s Air Peace has successfully evacuated 78 trafficked Nigerian women from Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on Saturday night The rescue mission, carried out free of charge, adds to the airline’s growing record of impactful national interventions. The flight, operated on a Boeing 737 aircraft […]
Cote d’Ivoire President, Alassane Ouattara, on Monday, presented his application to run for a third term despite incessant protests by the opposition, Daily Times gathered. The protesters stated that the constitution restricts him to contest in the forthcoming election in October. During the weekend, shops and lumber trucks were burnt during ethnic brutality between Ouattara […]
International soccer star Didier Drogba has helped his birthplace, Côte d’Ivoire, strike gold by helping to collect MOUs for a total of $15 billion in commitments to back tourism projects in the west African country. The breakthrough comes ahead of the UNWTO Forum for Africa, which will take place in Abidjan next week (February 20-22) […]
Udinese defender William-Troost Ekong has hailed the Super Eagles following their 2-1 victory over South Africa in the quarter-final of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nation (AFCON). The three-time African champions took a first-half lead through Villarreal sensation, Samuel Chukwueze but the Bafana Bafana leveled scores in the second half before a late winner from […]
Rugby Africa has confirmed Nigeria to host the Africa Silver Cup 2019 Pool A tournament from 6th-17th June in Lagos. The tournament which will see Nigeria play host to Madagascar, Botswana and Ghana, is a huge opportunity to greatly increase Rugby’s awareness in the country. Cote d’Ivoire will also play host Senegal, Mauritius and Rwanda […]
Some basketball fans have commended Nigeria’s senior national men’s team, D’Tigers for their heroics at the just-concluded FIBA Africa World Cup qualifiers which held in Lagos. D’Tigers defeated Cote D’Ivoire, 84-73, overpowered Central Africa Republic, 114- 69 and silenced archrivals, Senegal 89-61 to book their ticket for the World Cup which comes up in February […]
At least four people were killed on Saturday when a propeller-engine cargo plane crashed in the sea near the International Airport in Cote d’Ivoire’s main City, Abidjan, a Reuters witness said. Rescue workers removed two bodies from the plane, which had broken into several pieces and came to rest near the beach. Two other bodies […]
Nigeria’s U-20 team, the Flying Eagles, on Monday, received boost, following the return of first-choice goalkeeper Joshua Enahoro, who has served out his one-match ban after his dismissal against Congo. Also, midfielder Ifeanyi Matthew, who was rested against Cote d’Ivoire, as well as defender Izu Omego, who the coaches did not want to risk because […]