Victor Osimhen grabbed a hat-trick as Nigeria signed off their TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with a thumping 6-0 win over Sao Tome on Sunday. The Super Eagles were dominant from the outset and Osimhen headed them in front after just 13 minutes. Ademola Lookman added a second with a neat finish before […]
Nairobi — The Prime Minister of the West African island nation of Sao Tome and Principe said an attempted coup was averted early Friday morning after an attack on army headquarters. The Sao Tome and Principe government says it foiled a coup attempt as four men, including the former president of the outgoing national assembly, […]
Conservationists on São Tomé, a tropical island that is home to a rich diversity of plants, birds and butterflies, have launched a project to help local farmers breed butterflies to boost incomes and incentivise the protection of the island’s forests. Under a pilot project three farmers on the island, located around 200 kilometres off the […]
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has reinstated Sao Tome and Principe in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers following an appeal against Mauritius. This was announced in a statement on the federation’s website on Wednesday. The Falcons and True Parrots Team will now join Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Guinea-Bissau in Group A […]
Abuja — Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has given an assurance that Nigeria’s cordial relationship with the twin-island Central African nation of Sao Tome and Principe, which has grown over the years, will now be further strengthened. Osinbajo made the disclosure yesterday at the Presidential Inauguration of the new President of Sao Tome and Principe, Mr […]
Cape Town — The candidate of the only opposition party in Sao Tome and Principe Carlos Vila Nova won Sunday’s presidential election with 57.54% of the votes cast, against 42.46% for his opponent, Guilherme Posser da Costa. Outgoing president Evaristo Carvalho, 79, did not seek a second term. The provisional results were released by the National Electoral […]
Carlos Vila Nova was on Monday confirmed as Sao Tome and Principe’s new president after provisional results showed he won the second round of the presidential poll. According to the National Electoral Commission (CNE), Vila Nova, supported by the country’s’ largest opposition party (ADI), won the second round of Sunday’s presidential elections with 57.54 per […]
Sao Tome and Principe President Evaristo Carvalho has been hospitalised since Saturday following an illness. Local media confirmed that the president is admitted to Dr Ayres de Menezes Hospital. VOA radio quoted sources saying that the head of state was operated on for an umbilical hernia. The president’s hospitalisation comes at a time when the […]
The Presidential race in Sao Tome and Principe will head into a run-off after the two main contenders failed to garner enough votes. Carlos Vila Nova and Guilherme Posser da Costa will contest in the Sao Tome and Principe run-off of the presidential polls in August 8, the country’s National Electoral Commission (CEN) announced Monday. […]