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The Nigerian government has announced a policy aimed at promoting the teaching of primary school pupils in local languages rather than in English. Education Minister Adamu Adamu told journalists on Wednesday that the new framework known as the National Language Policy had been approved for implementation. It stipulates that instruction …

Gospel singer, Sammie Okposo has slumped and died. SaharaReporters learnt from a source in the entertainment industry that the 51-year-old music producer slumped on Friday morning and died. He was the CEO of Zamar Entertainment and collaborated with many gospel artists. His most recent album, The Statement was produced by …

Gunmen have attacked a convoy of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s team in Katsina, his home state in the north. Two persons sustained injuries in the advance convoy of security guards, protocol and media officers, according to a statement by the president’s spokesman Garba Shehu.     The convoy had gone …

The euphoria at the Moshood Abiola Sports Stadium in Abuja was marred by a surge of agitated football fans on Tuesday, March 28. Prior to that, Thomas Partey’s 10th-minute screamer sent the pockets of Ghanaian fans at the stadium into a frenzy. Back home in Ghana, it was an earthquake …

The Black Stars of Ghana have arrived in Abuja, Nigeria for the second leg of the FIFA World Cup qualifier playoff. On Tuesday, 29th March 2022, Ghana and Nigeria will settle the matter of who gets to qualify and whose dream gets squashed. Last week Friday, both teams drew- 0-0 …

Ghana will host neighbours and sworn rivals, Nigeria in the biggest rivalry in African football tonight at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in the first leg of the 2022 FIFA World Cup playoffs. After a disappointing AFCON campaign, both countries will look to redeem themselves and console their supporters with …

The National Sports Authority (NSA) has confirmed the ticket prices for the FIFA 2022 Qatar World Cup play-off first leg match between the Black Stars of Ghana and the Eagles of Nigeria on Friday.             The two West African giants will cross swords at the …

Ghana has been ranked 111th in the just-released 2022 World Happiness Report, a UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network publication. This indicates a drop by 16 places from the 95th position last year, 2021. The ranking was based on variables such as GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom …

As hundreds of Nigerians in Ukraine are struggling to return home, there are reports that about 115 young men have offered to join Ukraine in its fight against Russia.   According to the Guardian in Africa’s most populous country, the men, who besieged the Ukraine Embassy in Abuja, also put …

FIFA has revised the World Cup dates for next month’s Qatar 2022 play-offs between Ghana and Nigeria.   The fixture, which was originally scheduled for Thursday, 24 March 2022, and Sunday, 27 March 2022, has been moved to Friday, 25 March 2022 and Tuesday, 29 March 2022.   The first …