Torchlight Africa Magazine

29/09/2025

The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Wednesday, October 1, 2025, a public holiday to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary.

29/09/2025

FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the South African Football Association (SAFA) for fielding ineligible player Teboho Mokoena in the March 21, 2025 World Cup 2026 qualifier against Lesotho. The breach of Article 19 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code and Article 14 of the World Cup Preliminary Regulations led to South Africa forfeiting the match 3-0. SAFA was fined CHF 10,000, while Mokoena received a formal warning. The decision, delivered today, gives SAFA ten days to request a motivated ruling or file an appeal before the FIFA Appeal Committee.

FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the South African Football Association (SAFA) for fielding ineligible player Teboho Mokoena in the March 21, 2025 World Cup 2026 qualifier against Lesotho…

29/09/2025

FIFA SANCTION SOUTH AFRICA FOR FIELDING INELIGIBLE PLAYER

FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the South African Football Association (SAFA) for fielding ineligible player Teboho Mokoena in the March 21, 2025 World Cup 2026 qualifier against Lesotho.

The breach of Article 19 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code and Article 14 of the World Cup Preliminary Regulations led to South Africa forfeiting the match 3-0.

SAFA was fined CHF 10,000, while Mokoena received a formal warning. The decision, delivered today, gives SAFA ten days to request a motivated ruling or file an appeal before the FIFA Appeal Committee.

16/09/2025

FGN sues Sowore, Facebook, X over “criminal” post against Tinubu

The Federal Government of Nigeria has filed a five-count charge against Omoyele Sowore, an activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), for calling President Bola Tinubu a “criminal” in a post he shared on social media platforms

11/09/2025

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, on Thursday, held a closed-door meeting with former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in Abuja.

11/09/2025

Former Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, has said the board of the Nigeria Football Federation should resign if the country fails to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after missing the last edition.

11/09/2025

US President, Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attended a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at the Pentagon this morning, honoring Charlie Kirk and the thousands of innocent lives lost 24 years ago.

10/09/2025

Oracle co-founder, Larry Ellison, has toppled Elon Musk to become the world’s richest person, ending the Tesla boss’s nearly year-long reign at the top of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

10/09/2025

President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria met with President Emmanuel Macron of France on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, during the Nigerian leader’s visit to the Élysée Palace residence of his French counterpart.

08/09/2025

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed one bystander and abducted 3 passengers travelling in an 18-seater bus along the Okene-Lokoja road. The incident, according to a source, occurred last Saturday at around 3 p.m. at Aku village in Adavi Local Government of Kogi State. The Guardian learnt that the Toyota bus (Reg. No. Benue DAP 325 LG) was on transit along the highways when the gunmen stormed the road, forcing the vehicle to stop....

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed one bystander and abducted 3 passengers travelling in an 18-seater bus along the Okene-Lokoja road.The incident, according to a source, occurred last Satu…

06/09/2025

Tolu Arokodare second half goal was enough to secure the victory for the Super Eagles of Nigeria against Rwanda In Uyo on Saturday.

The Super Eagles move up third place on the table, behind South Africa and Benin respectively.

05/09/2025

Congo announces new ebola outbreak

A new outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 15 people since the end of August, the health ministry says. The outbreak is in the central Kasai province.

The last outbreak in the central African nation was three years ago and killed six people. Authorities are continuing investigations and monitoring the situation closely.