2018 commonwealth games – Popoola says preparations are In place

2018 commonwealth games - Popoola says preparations are In place.

The English midlands city of Birmingham is awarded the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

2018 Commonwealth Games - Nigeria to participate in 9 sports.

Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday (April 17) she deeply regretted Britain's role in criminalising same-sex relations in its former colonies, saying such laws, often passed under British rule and still in effect, were "wrong then and wrong now".

Britain's Queen Elizabeth said on Thursday (April 19) that she hoped her son and heir Prince Charles would take on leadership of the Commonwealth, answering some who argue the position should be rotated around member states.

With Britain scheduled to leave the EU in 2019, the country appears to be turning to the Commonwealth nations. Trade was high on the agenda at a lavish summit of Commonwealth heads of government in London.

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s disposition against corruption is no accident as it is a divine intervention.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s record-profit run is over after the nation’s biggest lender paid the price for a series of scandals and missteps.

Commonwealth observers visit INEC ahead of 2019 elections.

Nigeria prepares for 2019 Commonwealth Day.

Anthony Joshua brags about his Nigerian heritage while speaking at Commonwealth Day service

Rwanda is gearing up host the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting from June 20-25 in the capital Kigali. The East African country, which has dropped French in favour of English in schools, wants to use the summit to promote its tourism and hospitality sector. But NGOs that are highly critical of Rwanda's human rights record hope to put this aspect in the spotlight during the event. Our correspondents report.