Author: Vincent Osuwo

When Liverpool kicks off the domestic football season next month against Crystal Palace in the Community Shield, Diogo Jota’s song will likely be heard at Wembley Stadium. Jota and his younger brother Andre Silva died in a fatal car crash on Thursday, a development that has turned the football world into mourning. As the tributes over the last few days have shown, the forward was well-liked by Liverpool fans for his cleverness and goal-scoring ability, and he was rewarded with his own anthem on the terraces. Referenced by Liverpool manager Arne Slot in an emotional tribute, the song – a…

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to attend the 17th Summit of Heads of State and Government for the Global South and Emerging Economic Block. Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are known as the BRICS countries. The President’s flight landed on the Galeao Air Force Base tarmac at 8:45 p.m. local time on Friday, where the Galeao Air Force Base Commander oversaw the Guard of Honour. Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, confirmed this in a statement on Saturday headed ‘President Tinubu Arrives In Rio De Janeiro For BRICS Meeting’. President…

Akwa Ibom state governor Umo Eno has approved an increment in the monthly state allowance for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in the state from N5,000 to N20,000. Eno made the announcement on Friday during the State Delivery Meeting, held at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Uyo. According to the governor, the increment, which will take effect from August 1, was to support the Federal Government’s ₦77,000 monthly allowance towards helping corps members meet their basic needs. “More than 10,000 corps members are posted to Akwa Ibom annually. We must continue to encourage and support them,” Eno…

Fans holding Portugal flags, flowers, and other memorabilia were spotted weeping as they lined up to pay their respects to Diogo Jota. Those in attendance were President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, national team stars João Moutinho, Diogo Dalot, and Ricardo Horta, as well as Jota’s agent Jorge Mendes. Jota spent years as a young lad playing for local team Gondomar SC, which will name its academy after him in 2022. Its sign features a phrase from Jota: “It’s not about where we come from, but where we’re going.” Shirts and scarves were placed out in front…

No fewer than 13 people have died in Kerr County in the US state of Texas, according to authorities, after severe weather and flooding hit parts of the state. More individuals remain missing, including perhaps 20 youngsters from a summer camp, according to Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick. “Within 45 minutes, the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet and it was a destructive flood, taking property and, sadly, lives,” he said during a news conference on Friday. He delivered a statement from the all-girls Camp Mystic, which had approximately 750 students in attendance. He described the flooding as “catastrophic”. Patrick also…

US President Donald Trump has announced that the White House will host a UFC bout next year as part of activities commemorating 250 years of American freedom. On Thursday, Trump assured a crowd in Iowa that the event will be a “championship fight” with an audience of 20,000-25,000. The president, a friend of UFC president Dana White, stated, “We are going to have some incredible events, some professional events, some amateur events.” Trump has been to many UFC events, including UFC 316 in Newark, New Jersey, last month, where he was photographed watching a bout with White. Speaking to the…

No fewer than 45 people have been injured after a huge explosion at a Rome petrol station caused widespread damage. According to reports, emergency personnel were already on the scene in the Prenestino neighbourhood on Friday after a tanker truck collided with a pipe while maneuvering, resulting in a gas leak and a minor initial blast at 08:00 local time (07:00 BST). Shortly after, a second, stronger explosion shook the region when a fire started. Police reported that 45 people, including police officers, were hurt in the event. Footage of the explosion shows a massive fireball and dense black smoke…

The Senate has given conditions for the reinstatement of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan after a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja nullified the six-month suspension handed down on her by the Sen. Godswill Akpabio-led Senate. In her ruling on Friday, Justice Binta Nyako ordered the Senate to reinstate the Kogi Central senator, citing her suspension as disproportionate. Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended for six months by the Red Chamber in March for alleged gross misconduct after a disagreement with Akpabio about the seating arrangement. Tensions rose when Natasha claimed on national television that Akpabio was punishing her for rejecting his alleged sexual advances.…

Juventus Football Club confirmed on Friday the signing of Canadian international Jonathan David from French club Lille. Juventus announced on Friday via its website that David was born in Brooklyn to Haitian parents and raised in Ottawa, Canada. He began his football career with local clubs Ottawa Gloucester and Ottawa Internationals before making the move to Europe at age 17. He joined with Belgian club Gent, where he soon made an impression, scoring on his debut in August 2018. During his two seasons in Belgium, he scored 37 goals and assisted 15 times in 83 games, finishing as the Belgian…

President Bola Tinubu has departed St Lucia for Brazil on the second half of his two-nation tour. Tinubu will attend the 2025 BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, which will take place on July 6-7, 2025. The president left the Caribbean country following a six-day state visit that began on June 28, 2025. Prime Minister Philip Pierre saw Tinubu off at Hewanorra’s Lucian International Airport. During the state visit, the Nigerian leader met separately with Saint Lucian authorities, Governor General Cyril Charles and Prime Minister Pierre. On Monday, he spoke in a special joint session of the Senate and House…