Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will launch a new trophy on Wednesday ahead of this year’s WAFCON tournament, which will be played from July 5 to 26 in Morocco. The football body made the announcement on Sunday, three days before the unveiling. “The new TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Trophy will be launched on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Morocco, the host nation for this year’s event,” CAF said in a statement. “The new trophy is part of CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe’s vision to grow and develop women’s football in Africa. “CAF will launch the trophy on…

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has said it will be a huge relief for members if its 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, joins the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Oginni Olaposi, the NNPP National Secretary, made this declaration on Sunday in Lagos. Olaposi was reacting to the resignation of APC national chairman Abdullahi Ganduje and the suspicion that he left the ruling party over the former Kano state governor’s purported move to join them. Ganduje resigned as chairman of the APC on Friday, citing health difficulties. Olaposi added that, while the resignation is an APC internal matter, the party…

Abakaliki FC officials, runners-up in the 2025 President Federation Cup, were involved in a road accident on Sunday while returning to Ebonyi State from Lagos, where the team played in the cup final. The Abakaliki Football Club verified the event in a statement posted on its official Facebook page. The accident occurred on the Benin-Ore motorway near Ondo when the team’s officials’ bus apparently failed to brake and crashed with a moving truck. The collision occurred less than 24 hours after the club fell 4-3 on penalties to Kwara United at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Onikan, Lagos. In an…

Nollywood actor Fatai Adetayo, also known as Lalude, has accused President Bola Tinubu and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s campaign teams of betrayal and abandonment after participating in the 2023 general elections campaign. In a now viral video interview on YouTube’s Behind the Fame channel, Lalude alleged that he and colleagues who campaigned for the All Progressives Congress leaders for over a month were never compensated as promised. “We spent one month and three weeks to campaign. They were giving us ten thousand daily for feeding. “It was supposed to be more than that for campaign purposes, but they decided it is…

Ibadin Judith-Chukwu, the Anambra State Commander of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, (NAPTIP) has stated that human trafficking in the state is becoming increasingly frightening. Judith-Chukwu also voiced concern about a troubling trend in the state, in which young people are now living together by mutual consent just to create babies for sale. In an interview with journalists in her Awka office on Saturday, she stated that NAPTIP, as the agency in charge, has done a good job of forming state task teams to combat human trafficking in rural areas, where it is most widespread.…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Alhassan Yaryasa, has described the resignation of Abdullahi Ganduje as the party’s National Chairman as a wise and timely decision, saying it helped him avoid disgrace. Speaking in Kano on Sunday, Yaryasa said there were strong indications that Ganduje would have been forced out had he not stepped down voluntarily. He added that there were secret plans to disgrace him out of office if he (Ganduje) refused to agree with what the presidency wanted. “We knew there was a plan to bring Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso into the APC and possibly be…

Iran stated on Sunday that it was not convinced Israel would abide by a ceasefire that ended their 12-day war this week. Israel stated that its goal was to prevent the Islamic Republic from creating a nuclear weapon, which Tehran has continuously rejected, claiming the freedom to produce nuclear power for civilian uses such as energy. The violence halted nuclear discussions between Iran and the United States, a long-time friend of Israel. “We did not start the war, but we have responded to the aggressor with all our power,” Iran’s armed forces chief of staff, Abdolrahim Mousavi, was quoted as saying…

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has applauded President Bola Tinubu for signing four tax reform measures that address critical aspects of Nigeria’s fiscal and revenue framework. Malam Haruna Yahaya, the institute’s 61st president, delivered the recognition during Sani Danbaba’s investiture as the 5th chairman of the Gwagwalada and District Society of ICAN in Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory. The event also marked the inauguration of the district’s executive committee. Yahaya praised the president for a comprehensive review of the country’s tax laws, stating that the new law will benefit low-income earners especially. Matthias Dafur, an ICAN Council member,…

Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers State, has urged his followers to embrace a fresh peace arrangement reached between him and the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike. According to the governor, he is willing to make a significant sacrifice to ensure total peace in the state. He addressed his fans, known as the Simplified Family, in Port Harcourt on Saturday. Fubara said, “We have fought. I think, in my own assessment and in the assessment of anyone here who is genuine in this struggle, you will know that we have done what we need to do. “At this…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on the Federal Government to immortalize the late Alhaji Aminu Dantata by naming a public facility after him. The former vice president stated that this would be in acknowledgement of Dantata’s immense humanitarian and economic contributions. Atiku called the death of Dantata, a Kano State-born millionaire businessman, a devastating loss. Atiku stated that the loss affected not just the people of Kano State but also the Nigerian business community and Africa in general. In a statement released on Saturday in Abuja, Atiku said his death was a significant loss due to his immense…