From Harry Awurumibe, Live in Morocco As the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco enters the business end on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 as two of the four African countries that qualified for the Round of 16 will be on parade with Ghana battling for the quarter-finals ticket with Argentina in the early showdown at Pitch 2 of Mohammed VI Football Complex in Rabat by 3pm Morocco time. Already the world football governing body FIFA has appointed Emanuela Rusta as the centre referee with Ivona PEJIC as Assistant Referee 1; Catalina NAN, Assistant Referee 2 and Natalie Simon…
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…Presents 30 vehicles for mobilisation Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election, saying the President means well for Nigeria and deserves another four years to consolidate his administration’s reforms. Tompolo spoke on Tuesday at the inauguration of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement in Imo State, where he donated 30 vehicles to support grassroots mobilisation for Tinubu’s re-election. Represented by the Managing Director of Tantita Security Services Limited, Chief Kestin Pondi, Tompolo said the vehicles and other resources were provided to support Governor Hope Uzodimma and the…
… as WEMPCO Utilizes Thugs to Evict Court Receiver From Ogun Steel Plant United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has asked a Lagos court to send nine people linked to Western Metal Products Co. (WEMPCO) to prison. The bank alleges that they forced a court-appointed receiver out of the steel group’s Ogun State factory and the application is the latest step in UBA’s effort to recover N61.45 billion it says the industrial conglomerate owes. The committal notice was filed at the Federal High Court and published in The Nation on Tuesday (Oct. 27) under an order allowing service by newspaper.…
From Harry Awurumibe, Live in Morocco The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the match schedule of its flagship club competition the CAF Women’s Champions League (CAFWCL), Egypt 2026, kicking off on Sunday, November 1, 2026 in Ismaila just as the final will be played on November 15, 2026. The tournament will feature eight clubs drawn from every CAF Zone including West African Football Union (WAFU)-B Zone which is yet to conclude its Zonal Play-off between Nigeria’s Edo Queens women’s football club and Ghana’s Ampem Darkoa Ladies F.C,and will be divided into two groups of four. Already, CAF has…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja Vice-President Kashim Shettima has criticised the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, saying he has nothing to offer Nigerians beyond what he described as questionable statistics and his opposition to restoring petrol subsidy.Shettima made the remarks at the 32nd Nigerian Economic Summit, where he acknowledged Obi’s position on subsidy removal but questioned the substance of his economic proposals. Kashim Shettima accused Peter Obi of relying on “bogus” or “dubious” statistics and incoherent economic prescriptions rather than practical solutions suited for Nigeria’s unique demographic and economic realities.“I respect Peter Obi for having the…
By Uche Joe Uwaleke The Nigeria Capital Market Master Plan 2.0 (NCMMP 2.0), covering 2026-2036, is a commendable and ambitious undertaking that deserves recognition. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the sponsors, FSD Africa and the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), and the consortium of consultants led by Genesis Analytics and Bourse Consult deserve commendation for investing the expertise, resources and collaborative effort required to articulate a strategic vision for Nigeria’s capital market over the next decade. The aspiration to build a diverse, efficient, transparent and innovative capital market that positions Nigeria as a regional financial hub and mobilizes…
There is a difference between defending a government and showing that the government has done what it claims. There is also a difference between holding a public official accountable and hating him. Suleman Abubakar’s response to my commentaries on the perennial flooding of Benin City blurs those distinctions, turning a legitimate public-interest debate into a contest of personalities. For the record, the issues are simple: Why does Benin City still flood so devastatingly? What happened to the original Benin Stormwater Project? What has the present administration done about it, and what remains to be done? These are what matter to…
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has mocked the National Working Committee of the African Democratic Congress, led by Senator David Mark as Chairman and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as Secretary, over refusal to pay party staff for over a year. APC Campaign Council spokesperson, Dr. Dele Alake, in a statement says: “We find it unconscionable that a political party that has made many grandiose promises to hoodwink Nigerians owes its workers for more than 12 months. Owing staff who come to work every day and who rely on the salaries for their daily sustenance is wicked and reprehensible. With…
7 DAYS TO AACT 2026: ULOMA MBUKO OGBUOKIRI CHAMPIONS GIRLS IN GOLF LEGACY ABUJA, Nigeria – With seven days to the 2026 All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT), Coordinator of Girls in Golf, Uloma Mbuko Ogbuokiri, is highlighting the importance of creating opportunities for young girls to discover, learn and excel in the sport as Nigeria prepares to host the continental women’s golf championship. Through the Girls in Golf Legacy Project, AACT 2026 is seeking to extend the impact of the championship beyond the competition course by encouraging greater participation among young girls and helping to nurture the next generation of…
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu of presiding over a grotesque spectacle of executive excess: the reported distribution of 2026 model luxury SUVs, each worth more than ₦150 million, to APC youth leaders while millions of Nigerians are crushed by hunger and soaring costs. Atiku said it was a brazen insult to ask Nigerians to endure hardship while party loyalists receive vehicles worth a fortune. He demanded an immediate public explanation from President Tinubu and the Presidency: who is paying for these SUVs, and why is such lavish political spending…