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Kelechi Iheanacho extended his remarkable scoring run with Bursaspor, Gift Orban hit a hat-trick for Amed SK to move level with Victor Osimhen in the Turkish top-scorer race, while Arthur Okonkwo kept another clean sheet for Charlton Athletic.

Nigerian-American racing driver Ugo Ugochukwu has clinched the 2026 FIA Formula 3 Championship after finishing second in the season finale in Madrid. The 19-year-old finished the season with 159 points, ahead of Freddie Slater’s 145, making history as the first American driver to win the F3 title.

From launching his first business at 15 to building FotoPool, Oladimeji Ajegbile has turned the process of figuring things out into a personal brand and global technology company.

Nigerian health technology company HelpMum Africa has won the Grand Prize for AI for Social Impact at Prix Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria, recognising its use of artificial intelligence to tackle maternal and infant mortality.

Mary-Brenda Akoda’s GenScan AI has won the 2026 Nigeria Prize for Science and Innovation, earning the recognition for an AI-powered MRI reconstruction technology designed to make scans faster without requiring new hardware.

Before smartphones, streaming and social media, African children found plenty of ways to have fun. Here are five shared 90s childhood experiences that will bring back some familiar memories.

A new school year comes with new routines, expenses and expectations. Here are practical ways parents can prepare better and make the school year easier for the whole family.

Nigerian researcher Professor Andrew Agbaje has secured a €1.5 million European Research Council grant to lead a five-year study examining the long-term health effects of vaping and e-cigarette use among young people.

Africa has 10 nominees across four 2026 Ballon d’Or categories, with Sadio Mané, Achraf Hakimi, Barbra Banda, Temwa Chawinga and three African goalkeepers among the recognised stars.

For nearly two decades, Rolake Akinkugbe-Filani has worked at the intersection of energy, finance and infrastructure, making the case for Africa to fund more of its energy future with its own capital.