Author: Vincent Osuwo

The National Economic Council confirmed on Thursday that the Federal Government’s $3 billion emergency loan for crude oil secured in August would be used to stabilize the naira, whose value has continued to fluctuate in the Investors and exporters window and worsened in the parallel market, reaching N1000/$ earlier this month. Speaking to State House correspondents following the 136th NEC meeting at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja, Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule stated, “So, we are very confident and we still believe very strongly that with the plan that will come out and with all these items that…

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have agreed to a battle for the undisputed heavyweight title in Saudi Arabia. In October, Fury will face former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, and his following fight will be against Usyk to unify the WBC, IBF, WBO, and WBA heavyweight championships. The bout is said to take place in Saudi Arabia, but no date has yet been confirmed. According to reports, the fight could happen on either December 23 or in January next year. The Gipsy King had earlier stated that he saw no benefit in taking on Usyk to unify the titles. He…

Manchester United winger Antony has returned to training and will be ready for selection again, according to the club. United put the Brazil star on paid vacation earlier this month so he could focus on clearing his name after refuting charges of assault by three women. Antony voluntarily met with Greater Manchester Police on Thursday after returning to the UK on Tuesday night after confirming with police in Sao Paulo that he was allowed to depart Brazil. He was not arrested or detained at the end of the interrogation, and he was permitted to go home without restriction. United think…

Lola Ade-John, Nigeria’s minister of tourism, has been hospitalized in Abuja after suffering acute poisoning from unknown origins. 60-year-old Lola Ade-John was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, shortly after she started manifesting symptoms of her poisoning, as her family members fear time is running against their efforts to save her life. According to family sources familiar with her ordeal, she has spent four days at the facility as of Friday morning. According to our sources, Ms. Ade-John, a career banker and IT investor, has been on a breathing machine. However, was unable to determine what chemical she drank…

Cameroonian police have reportedly opened an investigation into claims that Barcelona legend Samuel Eto’o was involved in a match-fixing scandal. The 42-year-old, who also played for Inter Milan, Chelsea, and Everton, was accused of assisting in the fixing of matches in Cameroon’s second division after a recording of him allegedly speaking to Victoria United president Valentine Nkwain was made public. According to reports, Eto’o, the president of the Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot) since December 2021, allegedly promised to promote second-division club Victoria United by manipulating matches. Those claims have been denied by Eto’o and Nkwain, while Victoria United was promoted. However,…

Barcelona has been charged with “suspected bribery” by a Spanish judge, and if proven guilty, the team might be barred from competing in the Champions League. According to reports, the Catalan club has been accused of suspected bribery by Judge Joaquin Aguirre regarding payments made to the former vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA), Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, over a 17-year period. Barca is accused of paying €7.5 million (€7.9 million) to companies owned by Negreira between 2001 and 2018, including during current president Joan Laporta’s first term. Both Barca and Laporta have denied misconduct in the…

On Thursday, Leah Sharibu’s parents broke their silence on reports about their daughter’s marital status and whereabouts, calling such speculation “confusing and disheartening.” They were perplexed as to why they should believe “unverified reports” and insufficient information that “local security sources made this revelation in a report.” Dr. Gloria Puldu, the parents’ spokesperson and President of the Leah Foundation, issued the explanation in a statement following reports that Sharibu already had two children and had married another man after purportedly divorcing her first husband. They urged President Bola Tinubu to act quickly, recalling that President Muhammadu Buhari did not act…

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that embattled music promoter, Balogun Olamilekan Eletu, popularly called Sam Larry, is in its custody and is currently assisting with the ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Nigerian rapper, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, a.k.a. Mohbad. This was announced on Thursday night by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on his verified X handle. According to reports, Sam Larry was arrested at the Lagos airport upon his return to Nigeria over allegations suggesting his alleged involvement in Mohbad’s death. Earlier, Sam Larry came under fire on social media…

Serie A champions Napoli have stated that the club never intended to mock Victor Osimhen in the now-viral TikTok video. Despite describing the Nigerian forward as “a treasure of this club”, Napoli, in a statement released today, failed to tender any apology to Osimhen, who has expressed his discontent over the TikTok video that described him as a “coconut.” Napoli’s rebuttal comes on the heels of accusations that the club mocked the striker as a result of his penalty miss in the Naples-based club match against Bologna. An action that reportedly made Osimhen delete all pictures of him in a…

The Plateau State Police Command confirmed the assassination of a commercial driver in Jos by hoodlums on Thursday. It was discovered that the commercial driver, Fwinbe Thomas, had grazed a motorcycle rider with his car while travelling home after work. However, some hoodlums who were enraged by the occurrence claimed to have chased the driver down Tudun Wada Ring Road in Jos on their motorcycles and killed him. In a statement issued on Thursday, the spokesman for the Plateau State Police Command, Alabo Alfred, denounced the hoodlums’ actions while also confirming the driver’s death. The statement read in part, “The…