CAF has overturned the result of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) which was initially won by Senegal 1-0. On Tuesday, the CAF Appeal Board ruled that Morocco won the match 3-0 and announced the Atlas Lions as champions. The Moroccan FA had appealed the earlier ruling of CAF’s disciplinary board against its complaints…
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has accused the President, Muhammadu Buhari of working for the Fulani ethnic group to take over Nigeria. The governor spoke on Tuesday while condemning the killing in parts of Benue state allegedly by herdsmen. According to Ortom, no fewer than 70 people have been killed in the last two weeks…
Kidnappers on Thursday night, stormed the Nigerian Army Post Housing Scheme in the Kurudu area of Abuja, abducting two residents. According to The Punch newspapers, the abductees include the wife and one of the in-laws of a lawyer, Cyril Adikwu. The incident, according to a neighbour of the victims, occurred around 10:00 pm in the…
The Peoples Democratic Party, on Monday, received a former governor of Kano State, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, back to its fold. Shekarau dumped the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), three months after joining the party, citing “betrayal of trust”. He had earlier partted ways in May 2022, with the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje of the…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has expressed concern over the growth in foreign currency exposures of banks through their Net Open Position (NOP). The apex bank disclosed this in a circular published on Wednesday on its website. The circular was signed by its Director, Trade and Exchange, Dr. Hassan Mahmud and the Director, Banking…
Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called on Nigerians to vote for him to save the country from collapse. Speaking at a rally on Monday at the Ranchers Bees Stadium, Kaduna, Atiku said Nigerians cannot afford to vote for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023 again because…
