By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal So here’s the deal. On Wednesday, a split US appeals court gave the Trump administration the thumbs-up to slash billions from foreign aid programs. It wasn’t a clean sweep—2 judges said yes, 1 said no—but it’s a win for Trump’s plan. Remember, a lower court had told Trump to put that…
By: Akinde s. Oluwaseun ‘Losing my son changed everything,’ Davido told ABC News in a recent chat. The Afrobeats star — real name David Adeleke — is still grappling with the pain. His three-year-old son, Ifeanyi, died in 2022 after drowning in a pool at their home in Lagos, Nigeria. Daily Post reported the tragedy…
By: Olalekan Abudu The Federal Government has suddenly changed its tune. Just like that, they’ve withdrawn their criminal complaint against Comfort Emmanson, the passenger who went ballistic on an Ibom Air flight. And, in a surprise move, they’ve also reduced the flying ban slapped on KWAM 1, the Fuji music star. It all happened after…
By: Akinde .S. Oluwaseun It started like a done deal. Ademola Lookman — freshly crowned African Player of the Year — looked set to leave Atalanta. Inter moved. Atalanta slapped a €50m price on him. Inter’s opening, about €45m, didn’t cut it. Gazzetta says that €50m tag is aimed mainly at foreign clubs, so La…
By: Akinde .S. Oluwaseun For a while Onyedika was the talk of the transfer window. The 24‑year‑old Super Eagles midfielder — moved from Midtjylland to Club Brugge three years ago — and he’s become a regular there. Milan even sniffed around last year until they signed Youssouf Fofana. Now Graham Potter wants a tough, defensive…
By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal Abuja. Tuesday. The rain had barely stopped when the city’s conference hall began to fill. Suits, traditional attires, name tags swinging as people moved from one coffee table to another. Conversations—some loud, some in whispers—were all about one thing: climate change. Sen. George Akume, Nigeria’s Secretary to the Government of the…
