Author: Vincent Osuwo

Arsenal reached the Champions League final for the first time in 20 years as Bukayo Saka scored a 1-0 win against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. Mikel Arteta’s team settled the semi-final second leg with Saka’s strike late in the first half at an ecstatic Emirates Stadium. After Saka’s goal, the Gunners, who drew 1-1 in the first leg in Madrid last week, held firm to advance 2-1 on aggregate. On May 30, Arsenal will play either Bayern Munich or Paris Saint-Germain in the final in Budapest. Ahead of the second leg in Munich on Wednesday, holders PSG, who defeated Arsenal…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has rejected what it called the “seriously flawed judgment” of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja in the N5.5 billion defamation lawsuit filed against the organization by two Department of State Services (DSS) employees. Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory’s High Court today ordered SERAP to pay N100 million in damages to DSS officials for alleged defamation. The court also ordered the organisation to issue public apologies, pay N1 million in litigation expenses, and pay a 10% yearly post-judgment interest on the damages until they were paid in full.…

Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Labour Party’s former vice presidential candidate for the 2023 elections, has criticized Peter Obi’s exit from the party amid its internal conflict, describing it as a lack of effective leadership. Baba-Ahmed, Obi’s running mate in the 2023 elections, also questioned whether northern voters would support a political union between Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso ahead of the 2027 general elections. Obi and Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State, dumped the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and joined the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) as part of ongoing opposition realignments. Speaking to journalists on Monday after defecting to…

Tosin Eniolorunda, Chief Executive Officer of Moniepoint, has stated that the company is struggling to fill approximately 500 job opportunities, citing a lack of competent people in Nigeria. Eniolorunda revealed this while speaking at an event in Lagos on May 1, which is currently spreading on the internet. He stated that, despite a conscious shift toward hiring locally, the company has been difficult to discover applicants who satisfy its criteria. “We made a decision that we will no longer hire from any other place than Nigeria. If you go to Moniepoint career website, we have maybe 500 vacancies and we…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio joked on Tuesday that the African Democratic Congress was virtually dead following a new round of defections that saw senators join other political parties such as the Nigerian Democratic Congress and the Labour Party. Akpabio made the comment while presiding over plenary, just after the Senate announced the defection of members, including Victor Umeh, to the NDC, citing internal conflicts and “unending litigation” within the ADC. “Resignation from ADC and declaration for the Labour Party. Maybe all those defecting from ADC should just compile everything in one paper and bring it so that we don’t keep…

The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, ordered the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Tuesday to pay N100 million in damages to two Department of State Services personnel for a defamatory article on X. Justice Yusuf Halilu, who gave judgment in the case FCT/HC/CV/4547/24, ruled that the claimants, DSS officials Sarah John and Gabriel Ogundele, correctly demonstrated that SERAP’s publication on its official X account was defamatory. SERAP said in a series of postings published on its X handle on September 9, 2024, that officers from the State Security Service unjustly occupied its office and requested…

Five persons were killed on Sunday night when gunmen ambushed residents in the Fan District, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, fueling fresh tension in the area. Community members stated that the victims were heading home around 9pm when the assailants opened fire without warning. “Four persons died on the spot, and another later died in the hospital,” said Pam Saidu, a resident of Fan, who confirmed the incident to our correspondent on Monday. The gunmen’s attack was also confirmed by the Berom Youth Moulders Association. Its press secretary, Rwang Tengwong, branded the killings as “unfortunate and condemnable”…

Zenith Bank has authorized the appointment of Mustafa Bello as the new chairman of the bank following the expiration of the tenure of its founder and group chairman, Jim Ovia. Bello’s confirmation was announced on Tuesday at the bank’s current 35th Annual General Meeting and confirmed in a statement. According to the statement, Bello, an engineer who joined the board on December 29, 2017, is now the bank’s longest-serving director. According to the bank, Ovia stood down after serving as a non-executive director and chairman for the required 12 years, in accordance with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s corporate governance…

Jim Ovia, the founder and group chairman of Zenith Bank, has retired from his position as the bank’s chairman following the expiration of his tenure. The announcement was made on Tuesday at the bank’s current 35th Annual General Meeting and confirmed in a statement. According to the bank, Ovia stood down after serving as a non-executive director and chairman for the required 12 years, in accordance with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s corporate governance requirements. On July 16, 2014, Ovia became the bank’s chairman. He returned to the role after serving as the bank’s founder and group managing director/CEO from…

An explosion inside a coal mine in central Colombia, triggered by a buildup of gases, killed nine laborers on Monday, according to the mining authority’s final toll. Mining accidents in Colombia are common and often fatal, particularly in illicit or improvised mines. Monday’s event occurred at a lawfully operated mine in the Sutatausa municipality, 45 miles (72 kilometers) north of Bogota. According to a statement from the National Mining Agency, six miners were rescued and nine died “following an emergency at a mine in Sutatausa, Cundinamarca.” Cundinamarca Governor Jorge Emilio Rey told X that the explosion was “apparently due to…