From Harry Awurumibe, Live in Morocco There is no gainsaying African women’s football has reached a significant milestone at the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco, with four of the continent’s five representatives qualifying for the Round of 16 for the first time in the tournament’s history. Nigeria, Ghana, hosts Morocco and Kenya have progressed to the knockout stage, surpassing Africa’s previous best of three teams achieved at the 2025 edition. Zambia, the fifth African representative, bowed out after losing all three group-stage matches. This is 70% success than the three out of five countries that represented Africa…
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BY UMMIE KABIR Every morning, importers in Alaba, Idumota, and Onitsha markets face the same arithmetic. Goods made in Guangzhou or Yiwu must be paid for in dollars, and dollars must be bought at a price that moves with the vagaries of the foreign exchange market. A cost that should be simple becomes a gamble. That daily gamble helps explain why the latest moves by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) with Chinese financial institutions matter far beyond the boardroom. Governor Olayemi Cardoso has said Nigeria will push for stronger cross-border payment arrangements with China on an upcoming visit to Beijing,…
*** Urges Protection of Sensitive InformationThe Association of Corporate Communication and Marketing Professionals in Banks (ACAMB) has urged bank customers to remain vigilant against phishing scams and other forms of cyber fraud, warning that criminals are increasingly using fake bank alerts, cloned websites and impersonation accounts to steal sensitive financial information. The warning follows a fraudulent text message impersonating various banks. FactCheckAfrica debunked the message, finding that the link it contained led to a cloned internet banking website designed to steal customers’ login credentials, BVNs, card details and transaction PINs. The incident highlights the risks associated with digital banking fraud…
By Otunba Wole Badmus The spectacular political spectacle witnessed in Kaduna on Saturday, October 24, 2026, has sent an unmistakable message across Nigeria’s political landscape: the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commenced its 2027 presidential campaign with an impressive demonstration of organisational capacity, political coordination and grassroots mobilisation. The extraordinary turnout at the Kaduna Township Stadium, where thousands of enthusiastic supporters converged for the presidential campaign flag-off, represented more than a ceremonial gathering. It provided a compelling demonstration of the ruling party’s extensive political machinery and its determination to secure another electoral mandate for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and…
Aides to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu seem not to be comfortable with the way and manner the 2027 presidential campaign is heading. Rather than holding big rallies in State capitals, with politicians mobilizing their supporters and rented crowds to the venue – through which the popularity of the candidates are accessed – they are holding town hall meetings, giving press statements, and posting on social media. It doesn’t help that most of their social media propaganda is used to attack their opponents rather than telling voters how they intend to better the lot of Nigerians. Although some of the messages…
Through Kaduna, its old political capital, the North spoke yesterday. And the echo will haunt those who have spent months marketing the lie that the North has abandoned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Kaduna Township Stadium was full beyond capacity, and the mammoth crowd overflowed into the well-adorned streets. It was a confetti of colours, flags raised high and proudly: a sea of red caps, white babban riga, green wrappers, placards of Sai Asiwaju. It was a cacophony of languages — Hausa, Fulfulde, Tiv, Idoma, Gbagyi, Yoruba, Nupe, Kanuri, and English. Entire APC governors from the North, supported by their…
From Harry Awurumibe, Live in Morocco Kenya’s Daniel Kiprono Sang won the 17th Casablanca International Marathon on Sunday, October 25, finishing in 2:06:41 at the foot of the Hassan II Mosque, where the race starts and ends. His compatriot Edwin Kiprop Kiptoo came in 36 seconds behind (2:07:17), Ethiopia’s Mandefro Workineh Tadese completed the podium in 2:08:40, and Morocco’s Said Ibissou took a close fourth place in 2:08:52. In the women’s race, Ethiopia’s Ayalew Bere won in 2:25:21 ahead of Morocco’s Soukaina Atanane (2:26:40) and Kenya’s Gladys Cherop Longari (2:27:21). The official timing classifies seven hundred and fifty-two men and…
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced the constitution of its National Campaign Council (NCC) for the 2027 general elections, Prompt News reports. The Council will provide strategic leadership, coordinate campaign activities across the country, and drive the mobilisation of Nigerians behind the party’s vision of a new, just, and prosperous Nigeria. According to the document made available to the media, the NCC will work under the Chairmanship of His Excellency, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson who is the NDC National Leader while His Excellency, Mr. Peter Obi, the NDC presidential candidate is the Co-Chairman.…
From Harry Awurumibe, Live in Morocco To ensure that participants are saved the burden of taxation,Morocco’s government has proposed a 2027 Finance Bill which includes a series of tax and customs exemptions for FIFA and organizations involved in hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup, which the North African country will co-host with Spain and Portugal. Prompt News reports that the 2027 Finance Bill includes tax and customs exemptions for FIFA, its partners and World Cup organizers, with some benefits extending until the end of 2032. The measures aim to meet Morocco’s financial and legal commitments to FIFA ahead of the…
Our country has just revealed what we doubted would ever return: virulent Ebola outbreak! Recently, on Tuesday, October 21, 2026, the NCDC announced an imported case of Ebola Virus Disease in Abuja — a woman, wife of a Swiss diplomat, who arrived via Addis Ababa on October 5 and tested positive for the deadly Bundibugyo strain, which has no approved vaccine and no specific treatment. As confirmed, 46 or more contacts have now been traced — mostly healthcare workers who attended to her at the private hospital where she first presented with malaria-like symptoms on October 11. Her husband, who…