Author: Akintayo Adams

According to a CAF official who spoke to AFP on Tuesday, the Confederation of African Football has decided in principle that Morocco will host the 2025 Cup of Nations in July and August of that year. The next Africa Cup of Nations is scheduled to take place in January and February, but organizers are running out of time to hold a qualifying competition since CAF president Patrice Motsepe declined to confirm the dates earlier this month. But scheduling it for June and July of the following year would conflict with FIFA’s expanded Club World Cup, which is scheduled to be…

The Africa Cup of Nations preliminary draw for 2025 will take place today in Cairo, Egypt, at the headquarters of the Confederations of African Football. This was announced by CAF on Monday through a statement posted on its official website by its communication department. The draw for the Morocco 2025 preliminary round of the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON is scheduled on Tuesday, the governing body announced after the 34th edition of the competition concluded. It said that at 14:00 local time (12:00 GMT), the draw would take place. The statement read, “The preliminary round will include the eight lowest-ranked teams according…

The government of Guinea has been officially dissolved by the military junta that seized control in a coup in September 2021. This announcement was made by a presidential order that was read aloud on national television by Brig Gen Amara Camara, the secretary general of the presidency. The statement was not accompanied by information about the timing of the formation of a new government or the reasoning behind the dissolution. Ministers in the now-dissolved government have received orders to freeze their bank accounts, forfeit their passports, and give over their official vehicles as part of the dissolution process. In addition,…

John Cheeks, a resident of Washington, DC, has sued Powerball and the DC Lottery. Cheeks had previously believed he had won a $340 million (£270 million) jackpot, but Powerball and the DC Lottery claimed to have posted Cheeks’ numbers in error. Forty-five states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands all offer Powerball, an American lottery game. Cheeks discovered in January 2023 that his ticket and the Powerball winning numbers matched. Cheeks, however, revealed his ticket to the Office of Lottery and Gaming and revealed that his claim was turned down. As a result, he is…

The lack of Nigerian referees at the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast has drawn the attention of the Nigerian football community and generated a lot of discussion. This break brings an astonishing drought to an end: since 2006, no Nigerian referee has held the main position at the AFCON—a span of eighteen years that parallels the country’s absence from officiating at international competitions. During a training session in Abidjan, Desire Noumandiez Doue, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Head of Refereeing, clarified the rationale for this choice. Doue highlighted the need for Nigerian referees to step…

The leader of the Awaiting the Second Coming of Christ Ministry, Pastor Adewale Giwa, has urged all religious leaders in Nigeria to develop the practice of giving a sizable amount of tithes and church earnings to the underprivileged in light of the country’s economic hardships. The cleric made this claim on Monday while appearing on the radio show “Agbami Oselu,” which was broadcast on Fresh 102.9FM in Akure, Ondo State. Giwa, who asked worshippers to pay their tithes with diligence, acknowledged that it is impossible to overstate the significance of providing for the hungry and destitute during difficult times. “We…

The five biggest publicly traded oil firms globally have amassed earnings exceeding a quarter of a quadrillion dollars subsequent to Russia’s incursion into Ukraine, which precipitated sharp rises in energy costs and household expenses. According to Global Witness, the “super-majors”—BP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies—have profited $281 billion, or £223 billion, since the conflict started in February 2022. Since the conflict started, the UK-based companies BP and Shell have reportedly made a combined $94.2 billion, or £75 billion, in profits. According to Global Witness, this would be sufficient to pay for all of Britain’s household electricity costs for a period…

The Bureau de Change operators in the Wuse Zone 4 region of Abuja were raided by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday. It was reported that they had taken in roughly fifty illegal operators. The EFCC established a Special Task Force across all of its commands in response to the declining value of the naira in order to crack down on those who are devaluing the currency and driving the Nigerian economy toward the dollar. On Wednesday, February 7, 2024, EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale made a statement that included this information. Dayyabu Mistila, a Bureau de…

The Nigeria Immigration Service will have biometric clearance gates installed at the nation’s international airports, according to proposals finalized by the Federal Government. By March 2024, the gates at these airports should be operational. The Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, the Port Harcourt International Airport, and the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu are the Nigerian international airports where the facilities will be installed. When in operation, the gates would offer smooth clearance services to travelers arriving in the nation via any of the foreign airports.…

With effect from February 19, Migerian Breweries Plc recently announced an increase in the price of its Stock-Keeping Units (STUs). Lekan Awosanya, the Zonal Business Manager (West), sent a letter headed “Price review notification” on February 12. It states, in part: “This is to inform you that we are constrained to review the prices of some of our SKUs effective from Monday, February 19, 2024.” The necessity to lessen the impact and the ongoing rise in input costs have made this evaluation essential. “In appreciation of our great partnership and your commitment, we will deliver at the current prices all…