Nigeria's Super Falcons on Saturday night, July 26, at the Rabat Olympic Stadium rallied from behind to beat hosts Morocco 3-2 to clinch a record-extending 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title. … Details shortly.
INTIMATE AFFAIRS with FUNKE EGBEMODE For a woman, sex is not just physical. It is much deeper. Her orgasm is not just about reaching the peak of pleasure. It is about peaking happily and happily peaking. And for her to be roused and aroused, the arouser must be more than physically fit. He must be to her more than a warm and solid body. It is good for a man to be loaded downstairs but it is even better and more effective for him to be the man in whom she is truly pleased. That is why each time I…
By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure has entered a new phase of leadership with the official handover from outgoing Commissioner, Engr. Gerald Otiji, to the new one, Engr. Ben Osy Okoh. In his address, Engr. Okoh paid glowing tribute to his predecessor, describing Engr. Otiji as both a brother and a friend. He credited more than 80% of the developmental strides recorded by the administration of Governor Peter Mbah to the Ministry under Otiji’s leadership. “Engr. Gerald Otiji’s leadership has laid a solid foundation. If Nigerians regard Dr. Peter Ndubisi Mbah as the best governor…
After bowing out as Chairman of Dangote Sugar, Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, has retired as Chairman of Dangote Cement. He is the founder and majority shareholder of the conglomerate. The Board of Dangote Cement quickly appointed Emmanuel Ikazoboh, an independent non-executive director, as new Chairman. The company’s Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, confirmed news of the retirement in a statement issued on Friday, July 25. Chiejina said Dangote quit the position to devote more attention to Dangote Petroleum Refinery. His tenure transformed Dangote Cement into Africa’s largest cement producer and a leading exporter in Sub-Saharan Africa,…
By Sarah Johnson Every Monday and Tuesday morning, Bosede Oluwaokere, 48, wakes up at home in Ilorin city in west Nigeria, gets dressed and walks to a nearby stream. She sits beneath a tree and pulls her skirt up around her thighs. For the next six hours she stays in the same spot waiting for a specific type of fly to land on her, so she can catch it using a small plastic tube. Oluwaokere is a human flycatcher – or human landing catch, as the World Health Organization (WHO) terms it – which is considered the “gold standard” for…
As substantive National Chairman of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, assumed office today, his immediate predecessor, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, has thumbed up the appointment. According to Ganduje, Yilwatda will perform well,though he is taking office at a critical time, describing his accession to the position, however, as strategic. In a statement he personally signed, which contained these, Ganduje added that he has confidence in Yilwatda’s ability to lead APC forward. The new Chairman became the party's top official during APC's National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja, the country's capital, on Thursday, July 24. Ganduje, a former…
*Some Were Trafficked, Then Forced Into Crime Fifty persons identified as Nigerians and a landlord have been arrested by Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) during a dawn operation at McCarthy Hills in the Ga South Municipality of Accra over alleged involvement in cybercrime and human trafficking. In Nigeria, cyber crime is known in the streets as yahoo yahoo. A report in Ghana Graphic Online said the operation took place on Thursday, July 24, 2025, following intelligence reports that some foreign nationals were unlawfully residing in the area and may have been trafficked into the country and forced into online fraud. “This…
EFCC Also Commences Investigation of parcel containing 101 Trillion Z Dollars Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos have commenced investigation of one Phil-Olumba Ifunaya Sheila arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, for allegedly failing to declare the sums of $14,567 ( Fourteen Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-seven United States Dollars), £1030 ( One Thousand and Thirty British Pounds Sterling) and CA$40 ( Forty Canadian Dollars). Sheila was intercepted by operatives of the NCS during a routine check on Tuesday , July 22, 2025 at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. Upon arrest,…
Singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, is now the best-selling female African artiste. Tems, who launched her music career in 2018, has now surpassed industry veterans like Angelique Kidjo, Tiwa Savage, and Yemi Alade to become the most commercially successful African female artist, going by charts’ data, according to a report in today's edition of Ghana Graphic Online. From available data, the Grammy-winning singer has sold over 25 million units worldwide. Some of her certifications include ‘Essence’ 5x Platinum in USA (5 million units), ‘Wait For U’ 3x Platinum in USA (3 million units), ‘Free Mind’ 2x Platinum in…
BY ABRAHAM OGBODO It is like no lesson was learnt. I had expected that after the demise of former President Muhammadu Buhari and the reviews that followed, chronicling the hollowness of a life without impact, and how his departure would not leave behind sweet memories, subsisting political actors would be wise. This is not the case. In Psychology, there is something called Constitutional Theory of Personality, or simply, Constitutional Psychology. It seeks to project the personality from the physique. It says, in characterisation and social ranking, there is a correlation between what is seen and what is hidden. Almost like…
