CAF Fixes New Dates For AFCON, WAFCON The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced dates for the CAF TotalEnergies African Cup of Nations (AFCON) and the Women African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) billed for Morocco. The CAF executive committee ratified the dates at a meeting on Friday and published them on its website. AFCON is scheduled for December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026. The Women’s tournament, scheduled for this year, is now slated for July 5 to July 26, 2025. The president of CAF, Patrice Motsepe, said the delay in announcing the dates was due to the extensive…
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Over 200 Chinese Companies Set To Investing In Nigeria, Says Tinubu’s Govt As the aftermath of the China-Nigeria Business event in Beijing, China held on Friday, the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has claimed that over 200 Chinese businesses have shown interest in investing in the Nigerian economy. This is acoording to Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, who is on an official visit to the People’s Republic of China and communicated in a statement by his media aide, Alkasim Abdulkadir. The event, jointly organised by the Nigerian Embassy and Yingke Law Firm, was designed to ease increased bilateral…
Davido Threatens Legal Action Against Colleague Over Murder Claims Popular Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has filed a lawsuit against fellow Nigerian artist, Dammy Krane, whose real name is Oyindamola Johnson Emmanuel, over alleged defamatory posts. Dammy Krane had accused Davido, labelling him a murderer, the allegations which have rapidly spread across the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) and been syndicated by numerous blogs. According to the post he had made on X, “Never get married because your Gail caught you cheating you wan gbe-iya-wo (carry suffer look) congratulations owe b owe.” Davido, through…
Mob Kills Tourist For Desecrating Quran After Dragging Him Out Of Police Station An enraged mob in the picturesque Pakistani town of Swat has gunned down a tourist, dragged him through the town and later hanged him in full public view for allegedly committing desecration of the Quran. The incident happened on Thursday night when Muhammad Ismail, a resident of Sialkot in Punjab province, was visiting the northwestern Pakistan hill resort town of Swat. He was accused of having burnt the pages of Islam’s holy book in Madyan tehsil of Swat district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the IndianExpress reports. The…
Fubara Removes Nyesom Wike’s Ally As Traditional Council Head Eze Chidi Awuse, a traditional ruler, has been removed as the Chairman of Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers. The decision was reached by the governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara. The monarch was removed following his alleged inactivity and the absence of effective leadership of the council under him. Governor Fubara made the announcement when he met with members of the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers at the Banquet Hall of Government House in Port Harcourt on Friday. Awuse, an ally of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT),…
APC Women Leader Tasks Seun Osamaye on Gov. Aiyedatiwa reelection ….Congratulates Her On Her Appointment The women wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has tasked Mrs. Seun Osamaye, Special Adviser to His Excellency Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Governor of Ondo State on Women Affairs on women mobilisation for the reelection of her boss, while congratulating her on her well deserved appointment. In a congratulatory letter to her which was signed by Hajiya Zainab Abubakar Ibrahim, APC Deputy National Women Leader, the women wing of APC pledged their cooperation and support to her as they look forward to seeing her bringing her…
Terrorists Shot Dead While Planning Deadly Mission Military deployed to fight banditry in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State have eliminated many of them in coordinated attacks in the area. It was gathered that the coordinated ground and air strikes by the troops of Operation Whirl Punch successfully neutralized the bandits, including some of their leaders at an identified meeting point near Bula community within Yadi Forest in Giwa LGA. Overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday. According to him, an operational feedback to the…
Printing Naira Notes: Fake Money Doubler Kills Victim After Collecting Car, Tricycle, Other Items Aliyu Yakubu, a 36-year-old man from Adamawa State, has confessed to murdering his client, identified as Bassey Isah. Aliyu told the police that he promised Bassey to print Naira notes and make him rich overnight. He succeeded in collecting valuable items from Bassey in the process. The items he collected at various times include three bags of maize, a Toyota Starlet car, a motorcycle, and a Carry-Go tricycle. In a statement, the Adamawa State Police Command reported that on June 13, 2024, they arrested Aliyu Yakubu,…
U.S. Lawmakers Visit Kuje Prison, Blasts Tinubu’s Govt, Says Nigerian Govt Should Release Binance Official With Immediate Effect Two U.S. lawmakers, French Hill and Chrissy Houlahan, who visited Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance official detained in Kuje Prison, have accused President Bola Tinubu’s government of denying Mr Gambaryan access to “adequate medical attention.” Mr Hill and Mrs Houlahan were among 16 U.S. congressmen who wrote to President Joe Biden on June 4, charging him with intervening in Mr Gambaryan’s release. “Yesterday, @RepHoulahan and I visited with US citizen Tigran Gambaryan in Kuje Prison in Nigeria,” Mr Hill said in a post…
PHOTOS: Nigerian Army Receives First Batch Of Combat Aircraft Amid War Against Terrorists The Nigerian Army says it has taken the delivery of its first batch of new combat aircraft meant to enhance its operational capabilities in the country. The Director of Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, who made this known in a statement issued in Abuja, said the berthing of the aircraft marks a significant milestone in the development of the Nigerian Army aviation’s capacity to provide air support for ground operations. Nwachukwu said the aircraft, BELL UH-1H (HUEY) helicopters, were formally received by the Chief of…