Obafemi Fawibe

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 Immigration Office in Ogbomoso

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 Hit N1,500 Per Kilogramme

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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