ABUJA—Fresh facts have emerged that the Presidency is yet to forward the list of nominees of the National Pension Commission, PenCom, to the Senate for confirmation.

A Cameroonian government minister says the decision by the Confederation of African Football (Caf) to withdraw the country from hosting the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations is “unfair” and a “blatant injustice.”

Barcelona’s former president Josep Lluis Nunez died on Monday aged 87.

Southampton assistant coach Kelvin Davis has confirmed that Saints must manage a handful of potential absentees on the field for their Premier League trip to Wembley to face Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night.

Kenya will compete in the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 15 years, after Sierra Leone was disqualified by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Kylian Mbappe was named winner of the Kopa Trophy for young player of the year at the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris on Monday.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) began the first trading in the month of December on a bearish note as All Share Index closed at 30,798.76 basis points, down 0.24 percent following sell-offs across major sectors.

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Monday visited Gabon’s President Ali Bongo at a military hospital in Rabat where the Gabonese leader is recovering from an illness, an official source said.

A mild drama ensued at the Headquarters of the Department of State Services on Monday when the agency paraded a middle-aged woman it accused of impersonating Aisha Buhari and using her name and office to defraud a businessman to the tune of N150 million over a federal government landed property in Lagos.

A fraudster, Sanusi Sada has been arrested by the Katsina State Police Command with counterfeit money worth CFA Two million and equivalent to N1.3 million Nigerian currency.