1,2,3,4,5 – 0: How Super Falcons Thrashed Zambia To Reach WAFCON Semi-Finals

Ganiyu Amodu

The Super Falcons of Nigeria stormed into the semi-finals of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations with a comprehensive 5–0 victory over the Copper Queens of Zambia. Nigeria made a perfect start to the game, with centre-back Osinachi Ohale heading home Esther Okoronkwo’s cross in the second minute. Both teams then battled for control of the match, with Zambia captain Barbara Banda giving the Super Falcons’ defence a stern test. Okoronkwo doubled Nigeria’s lead three minutes past the half-hour mark. The AFC Toronto striker expertly controlled Rasheedat Ajibade’s superb…

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RCCG Pastor Absconds With $8,000 Church Money, Abandons Wife For New Spouse

Ganiyu Amodu

A pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has absconded with $8,000 belonging to the church. The RCCG pastor also abandoned his wife in South Africa to marry another woman in the United States. The wife of the RCCG General Overseer, Pastor Folu Adeboye, disclosed this when she ministered at a programme organised for men in the church. A video of the event showed Adeboye saying that the money was given to the unnamed pastor for missions in South Africa. Adeboye said the pastor absconded with the money…

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Tinubu Appoints Babangida’s Son Chairman Bank of Agric

Abibat Babalola

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, the son of former military President, Ibrahim Babangida as chairman of the Bank of Agriculture. President Tinubu approved the appointment on Friday, alongside seven others. Acccording to a statement by the president’s media aide, Bayo Onanuga, some appointees will serve as chairmen or directors-general of Federal agencies. READ ALSO: UNIMED Registrar Assassinated In Ondo, Police Launch Probe Trump Diagnosed With Vein Issue After Leg Swelling, Hand Bruising ‘In Just 10 Days,’ SunTrust Bank MD Swapped $12m For Achimugu – Witness Pastor Demands…

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How UNIMED Registrar Was Assassinated, Police Release Preliminary Report

Abibat Babalola

‘Two men emerged from a nearby bush and …” details given by Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Olayinka Ayanlade   Registrar of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo State, Mr. Ezekiel Imole Adeniran, has been assassinated by unknown assailants. Police in Ondo have confirmed that the registrar was murdered. State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Olayinka Ayanlade told newsmen that the case was reported at the Fanibi Division and investigations are ongoing. The PPRO said, “From initial findings, two men reportedly emerged from a nearby bush and…

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Trump Diagnosed With Vein Issue After Leg Swelling, Hand Bruising

Abibat Babalola

US President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a long-term but benign vein condition, the White House said Thursday, following speculation about his heavily bruised hand and swollen legs. The 79-year-old was found to have “chronic venous insufficiency” after he “noted mild swelling in his lower legs” in recent weeks, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. Leavitt said the widely noted discoloration on Trump’s right hand resulted from “frequent handshaking” and the use of aspirin in a “standard cardiovascular prevention regimen.” Trump became the oldest person in US…

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‘In Just 10 Days,’ SunTrust Bank MD Swapped $12m For Achimugu – Witness

Abibat Babalola

The trial of Halima Buba, managing director of SunTrust Bank, and the bank’s executive director, Innocent Mbagwu, accused of $12 million money laundering, commenced on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s witness during the proceeding narrated how Buba and Mbagwu facilitated a $12 million swap in 10 days for businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu, without routing the funds through a financial institution. The EFCC had, on June 13, 2025, arraigned Halima Buba and Innocent Mbagwu before Justice Emeka Nwite on a…

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Outrage As Israel Strikes Only Catholic Church In Gaza, Kills Three Worshipers

Ganiyu Amodu

An Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church killed two people on Thursday, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said, as Israel said it “never targets” religious sites and regretted any harm to civilians. Pope Leo XIV said he was “deeply saddened” by the attack, which came as Gaza’s civil defence agency reported that Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory killed at least 20 people. “With deep sorrow the Latin Patriarchate can now confirm that two persons were killed as a result of an apparent strike by the Israeli army that…

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Fake Admission Racket Rocks Nigeria Police Academy, LAUTECH, 18 Others

Ganiyu Amodu

. ‘9,469 students involved,’ Names of institutions and numbers of illegal admissions uncovered by JAMB   No fewer than 9,469 admissions across 20 tertiary institutions nationwide have been flagged as fake by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board for the 2024 academic session. According to the board, the admissions were conducted outside the popular Central Admission Processing System, popularly known as CAPS. According to the list obtained from JAMB, Kano State University of Science and Technology led the pack with 2,215 fake admissions, with Ladoke Akintola University of Technology following…

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Oh My Good God!

Ganiyu Amodu

By Ibikunle Amosun   “Oga, I’m sorry. That’s how God wants it. He is dead.” That was the shattering message I received at about 4 p.m on Sunday 13 July, 2025 breaking the sad news of the passage of former President Muhammadu Buhari. It was most unexpected. I had been on the trail of those at the bedside of the former President for days, as we compared notes on the day I was to visit him in London. Each time, they advised that I tarry a while for an auspicious…

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Alima Atta Foundation Deepens CSR Investment, Donates 20 Computers, Others To LASU

Ganiyu Amodu

. VC speaks on gesture, commends Foundation   The Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University, Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, has commended The Alima Atta Foundation for its support to the institution over the years. The Foundation recently donated 20 new desktop computers to the Department of Public Relations and Advertising’s creative and production studio in the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies of the institution. Professor Olatunji-Bello stated that the generous donation of state-of-the-art equipment will enhance the teaching and learning environment and will energize the department to better expose and prepare…

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