Obafemi Fawibe

Ghana Celebrates Historic World Cup England Draw

Ghana Celebrates Historic World Cup England Draw

Ghanaians took to the streets in celebration after the Black Stars held England to a scoreless draw at the World Cup. The disciplined defensive display unfolded on Tuesday evening before sixty-four thousand spectators at the Gillette Stadium near Boston. Thomas Tuchel’s side dominated large phases of the Group L encounter but failed to convert their…

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Tracking Bilateral Trade Flows: How to Screen UN Comtrade Data for Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

Tracking Bilateral Trade Flows: How to Screen UN Comtrade Data for Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

A single trade bottleneck can stall global production networks instantly. Modern supply chains do not operate in a vacuum. They rely on intricate, interdependent bilateral trade flows that cross multiple borders before a final product reaches its destination. For supply chain strategists, commodity traders, and Chief Risk Officers, tracking these flows is no longer an…

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Troops Foil Terrorists’ Kidnap Bid in Sokoto Operations

Troops Free Four Hostages in Katsina Forest Raid

The Nigerian military has secured the release of four abducted citizens during a deliberate raid on a terrorist enclave in Katsina State. Combat teams overran a major woodland camp on Tuesday during an aggressive ground push. The targeted offensive forced the criminal syndicate to abandon their captives and flee deeper into the bush. This successful…

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UEFA Appoints US-Barred Somali Referee to Super Cup

UEFA Appoints Somali Referee Omar Artan to Officiate Super Cup

European football’s governing body, UEFA, has appointed Somali referee Omar Artan to officiate the upcoming 2026 UEFA Super Cup in a major show of institutional solidarity. The high-profile assignment comes directly after United States immigration authorities controversially denied Artan entry into the country, shattering his dream of officiating at the FIFA World Cup. UEFA President…

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Xenophobia: Nigeria Threatens Sanctions Against South Africa

Xenophobia: Nigeria Threatens Sanctions Against South Africa

The Federal Government has warned it may impose economic sanctions on South Africa if the host country fails to protect Nigerian citizens from escalating xenophobic attacks. Foreign Affairs Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu stated on Monday that the administration is ready to retaliate unless Pretoria acts firmly against local anti-immigrant mobs. The minister confirmed that while any…

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Gunmen Attack NIPSS Kuru, Kill Three

Gunmen Attack Immigration Office in Ogbomoso

Armed hoodlums have attacked the Nigeria Immigration Service passport front office in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, escaping with an operational rifle and personal valuables. The assailants breached the facility at approximately 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday night during a period of low administrative activity. The gunmen overpowered the personnel deployed to secure the facility before ransacking the…

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Foreign Investment in Manufacturing Crashes by 50% - NBS

NBS Reports 3.89 Per Cent Q1 Growth

Nigeria’s economy sustained its slow climb out of stagnation during the first quarter of the year. Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed real gross domestic product expanded by 3.89 per cent year-on-year. This performance marks an improvement on the 3.13 per cent growth recorded during the same period last year. However, the…

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Cooking Gas Prices Could Drop Before Next Year - NALPGAM

Cooking Gas Prices Hit N1,500 Per Kilogramme

The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers raised the alarm on Monday over a severe supply squeeze that pushed retail cooking gas prices above N1,500 per kilogramme. The commodity recently traded under N1,000 before worsening depot bottlenecks disrupted the domestic supply chain. Depot operators have hiked bulk pricing to between N25.2 million and N26.2…

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