Author: Vincent Osuwo

Mali, with ten players, benefited from some fortunate moments to overcome Tunisia 3-2 in penalties, advancing to the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). El Bilal Toure converted the crucial penalty after Ali Abdi shot over the bar, while Eagles keeper Djigui Diarra stopped Tunisia’s fourth and fifth attempts from Elias Achouri and Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane. Following a match with minimal action until the end, the penalty shootout was dramatic as Mali’s captain Yves Bissouma shot over, while his teammate Nene Dorgeles struck the post with his attempt. The West Africans played with one fewer player…

Declan Rice netted two goals as Premier League frontrunners Arsenal rallied to defeat Bournemouth. Gunners defender Gabriel made an errant pass across his area, allowing Evanilson to score the first goal for the Cherries. However, Rice compensated for it by scoring the equalizer as he struck a rebound after Gabriel Martinelli’s attempt was deflected. Bournemouth created opportunities to take the lead, but Rice’s effort from the border of the area, following Martin Odegaard’s pass, put Arsenal in front. The England midfielder, returning from a knee injury, scored once more after a pass back from substitute Bukayo Saka. Teenager Eli Junior…

US President Donald Trump has issued a threat to Colombian President Gustavo Petro, warning him to “watch his ass” or face military invasion, just hours after American forces stormed Venezuela and abducted President Nicolás Maduro in a brazen early morning raid. In a video posted by BRICS News via X.com on Saturday, Trump did not mince words when challenged about his previous threat to the Colombian leader. “Well, he has cocaine mills; he has factories where he makes cocaine, and yeah, I think I stick by my first statement. He’s making cocaine, and they’re sending it into the United States,…

Wolves finally achieved their first Premier League victory of the season on the 20th try, easily overcoming fellow strugglers West Ham at Molineux. Rob Edwards secured his initial win as Wolves head coach, marking the team’s first league triumph since defeating Leicester City on April 26, 2025. In one go, the league’s last-place team increased their season points to six, owing to first-half strikes from Jhon Arias, Hwang Hee-chan, and Mateus Mane. A disappointing West Ham team could not produce a reaction after halftime and stayed in 18th place with 14 points—four behind Nottingham Forest above them. Given that two…

Ollie Watkins maintained his form as Aston Villa rebounded from a loss to capitalize on negligent Nottingham Forest. The England forward’s fourth goal in three matches contributed to Villa’s 11th consecutive home victory—their finest streak in 36 years—serving as an ideal reaction to the defeat at Arsenal four days prior. John McGinn’s brace propelled Villa to second in the Premier League, 12 points ahead of fifth-placed Chelsea, despite Morgan Gibbs-White scoring a goal. The hosts compounded Forest’s troubles by inflicting a fourth consecutive league loss for the first time in over two years, a stretch that led to Steve Cooper’s…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has picked an all-Cameroonian match officials squad for Nigeria’s AFCON 2025 Round of 16 match versus Mozambique. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Super Eagles and Mambas will face off in the knockout round on Monday at Morocco’s Complexe Sportif de Fès. The match will be officiated by center referee Abdou Abdel Mefire, 29, who is the tournament’s youngest official. Despite his age, Mefire has demonstrated maturity and poise on the European scene. He recently officiated the intense group-stage match between hosts Morocco and Mali. His handling of crucial occurrences in…

Troops from Joint Task Force North East’s ‘Operation HADIN KAI’ (OPHK) have made a breakthrough in their counter-terrorism operations by identifying Shariff Umar as the primary coordinator of suicide bomber actions responsible for recent strikes in the region. On Friday, the same forces discovered a substantial stockpile of high-caliber munitions in Maiduguri’s Bulumkutu Railway general area, demonstrating the effectiveness of ongoing intelligence-driven security operations across the battlefield. Lt. Col. Sani Uba, Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force North East ‘Operation HADIN KAI,’ announced this in a statement issued on Saturday in Maiduguri. Speaking on the identification of Umar as the…

President Donald Trump revealed Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a “large-scale strike” on the South American country. “The United States of America has successfully carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the country,” Trump said on Truth Social, around two hours after explosions rocked Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. There was no confirmation from Venezuela’s administration about the fate of Marxist President Nicolas Maduro, who has held power since 2013. His government accused the United States of…

British-Nigerian heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua narrowly escaped death in a Monday car crash after he swapped from the front to the back seat of a Lexus SUV, a revelation made Friday by his driver’s lawyer. The tragedy, which happened on a busy Lagos-Ibadan expressway, killed two of Joshua’s companions, Ayodele Kelvin Olu (36), a Nigerian-British citizen, and Gami Sina (36), a British citizen, and injured others, including the boxing champion. Kayode Adeniyi (46), Joshua’s driver, has been remanded in detention on four charges, including dangerous and irresponsible driving and driving without a valid license. The driver’s lawyer, Olalekan Abiodun, told…

The Nigeria Police Force has called upon the Divisional Police Officer of the GRA Police Station in Asaba, Delta State, due to claims of extortion and intimidation related to a Nigerian man who tried to help a dying individual. The action came after a public complaint from Tomi Akporoghene Wojuola, who shared his experience in a Facebook post on Wednesday, which has since stirred significant anger online. Wojuola stated that the event took place earlier this year when he paused to help a young man who had fallen on the street in Asaba. Following the guidance of a physician he…