Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Women’s World Cup will be held in South America for the first time, with Brazil selected to host the 2027 edition at a FIFA congress on Friday. Following the success of Australia and New Zealand last year, FIFA members chose Brazil over a European proposal in an effort to spread women’s football to new continents. Delegates meeting in Bangkok decided 119 to 78 to send the 10th Women’s World Cup to the birthplace of samba football, defeating a joint proposal from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. The decision spurred euphoria among the Brazilian bid team. Ednaldo Rodrigues, President of…

The Nigerian government, led by President Bola Tinubu, has stated that all users of federal airports across the country will be required to pay tolls at airport gates. This was one of the clearances granted by the Tinubu-led Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the conclusion of its meeting in Abuja on Monday and Tuesday. Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu’s Special Adviser for Information and Strategy, stated in a list of permissions issued by the FEC that no one, including the President and Vice President, was exempt from federal airport gate fees. “After exhaustive deliberations, the council approved a number of policies…

Tinubu and FayeNigerians have criticized President Bola Tinubu in stern terms following the visit of the President of the Republic of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, who came on a short visit to Nigeria on Thursday. His visit was announced in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s Special Adviser, Information and Strategy. According to Onanuga’s statement, Faye will return to Dakar on Friday. Faye was sworn in on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, as Senegal’s youngest president after sweeping to a first-round victory on a pledge of radical reform 10 days after he was released from prison. The 44-year-old has never…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of no fewer than 15 internet fraudsters in Benin City, the Edo State capital. In a statement on Thursday, the EFCC noted that they were jailed after pleading guilty to a one-count separate charge bordering on obtaining, by false pretence, possession of fraudulent documents. Following their prosecution by the EFCC and subsequent conviction, the court ordered the confiscation of over N40 million from the criminals. Other items confiscated include luxury Mercedes-Benz cars, laptops, and iPhones. The statement by the EFCC reads, “The Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and…

Nigerian politician and activist Aisha Yesufu has criticised Hisbah over the arrest and detention of a journalist in Katsina State. Following the arrest of Jamal Mabai, a journalist investigating the murder of a wedding attendee, Yesufu, in a statement on Wednesday, berated the religious body for being “a menace.” Jamil Mabai, a freelancer, was reportedly arrested by the operatives of the morality police during his investigation of the death of a wedding guest who died on Friday. Mallam Gambo, the wedding attendee, died from gunshot wounds when operatives of Hisbah dispersed wedding guests at a wedding on Friday in enforcement…

A journalist was reportedly detained by Hisbah operatives in Katsina State over his investigation into the murder of Mallam Gambo, a wedding guest. Jamil Mabai, a freelancer, was reportedly arrested by the operatives of the morality police during his investigation of the death of a wedding guest who died on Friday. Mallam Gambo, the wedding attendee, died from gunshot wounds when operatives of Hisbah dispersed wedding guests at a wedding on Friday in enforcement of the ban on disc jockeys (Djs) in the state. The gunshots, according to Mabai, were fired by operatives of the “Community Watch Corps tasked with…

A man has reportedly been murdered while operatives of the Katsina state chapter of the Islamic morality police, Hisbah, were dispersing attendees during a wedding event in the state. This was disclosed by a journalist, Jamil Mabai, in a statement on his verified X page on Wednesday. According to the statement, the victim, simply identified as Mallam Gambo, died from bullet wounds sustained as a result of gunshots fired by operatives of “Community Watch Corps tasked with defending communities against bandits.” He noted that the operatives fired shots while working in conjunction with Hisbah to disperse attendees at the wedding…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of two Chinese nationals for their involvement in illegal mining activities.  Duan Ya Hong and Xiao Yi were arraigned by the EFCC for offenses bordering on illegal mining and possession of solid minerals without requisite licenses. On Wednesday, the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, found the suspects guilty of illegal mining in the country, and they were each sentenced to one-year imprisonment. This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday by the EFCC on the verified X page of the commission. According to the commission, the…

The Kano State Hisbah Board has prohibited male DJs from performing at female-dominated gatherings in the state. Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, the board’s Commander General, stated this during a meeting with DJ representatives from around the state. He explained that it became imperative to prevent the mixing of males and females at events. He went on to say that from now on, only women would be allowed to officiate at women’s meetings. He said, “As an Islamic state, it is unacceptable for us to allow the indiscriminate mixing of males and females at the same event. This is because this…

Mixed reactions have trailed the dream by a social media influencer, suggesting Arsenal would emerge as the winner of the 2023–2024 Premier League season.  According to a statement made by Ifeoluwani on X on December 4, 2023, she noted that Premier League giant Manchester City would lose their last game at the Etihad while Arsenal would win theirs. “I said it earlier in an Arsenal group at the start of the season that I dreamt Arsenal were 2 points behind City before the final game of the season. Then City lost their match while we had a last-minute header from…