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By Peter Omopo  Maryland, July 6, 2025 — Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of Anambra State has commenced a strategic engagement with the Anambra Diaspora community in the United States and North America, focusing on accountability, inclusive governance, and a transparent review of his administration’s performance. The meeting, scheduled to hold Sunday in Maryland, is part of a broader initiative by the Soludo administration to keep global Anambra citizens informed and involved in the state’s developmental trajectory, according to a statement issued by the governor’s Press Secretary, Christian Aburime. Aburime described the engagement as a continuation of the governor’s tradition of…

By Peter Omopo  July 6, 2025 The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed former President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, as Special Adviser to its President, Patrice Motsepe. The announcement was made on Saturday during a live-streamed press conference hosted by Motsepe on YouTube, marking Pinnick’s return to the upper echelons of African football administration. “I did not know Amaju is so loved in CAF,” Motsepe remarked while unveiling Pinnick’s new role. With this appointment, Pinnick will now attend all CAF Executive Committee meetings in an advisory capacity, providing strategic counsel to the CAF leadership. The…

By Peter Omopo  Abakaliki, July 6, 2025 — Youths in Ebonyi State have thrown their weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid ahead of the 2027 general elections, citing his administration’s efforts in national development and commitment to the South-East region. The declaration was made on Saturday during the inauguration of the Ebonyi State chapter of the South-East Renewed Hope Agenda (SERHA), a pro-Tinubu socio-political support group. Speaking at the event, National Coordinator of SERHA, Belusochukwu Enwere, commended the youths for their overwhelming support and urged greater mobilisation across the region in favour of President Tinubu. He described SERHA as…

By Peter Omopo  Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 2025 — President Bola Tinubu has pledged to eliminate bureaucratic and structural obstacles stalling growth in Nigeria’s agricultural sector, with the goal of achieving food sovereignty and expanding agricultural exports. Tinubu gave the assurance during a bilateral meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the Copacabana Forte in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, ahead of the 2025 BRICS Summit. The meeting was attended by senior officials from both countries. According to a statement released by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu said his administration…

By Peter Omopo  Kaduna, July 6, 2025 — A support group loyal to President Bola Tinubu has dismissed the emerging alliance of opposition political figures ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing it as a “waste of time” and “a gathering doomed to fail.” Operating under the banner Shehi and Matawalle Project for Tinubu 2027 Mandate, the group made its position known during the inauguration of its North-West zonal and state executives held in Kaduna on Saturday. Reacting to recent reports of a coalition involving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, and former Kaduna State…

By Peter Omopo  Umuahia, July 6, 2025 — Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, on Saturday received three Nigerians who regained their freedom after spending 26 years on death row at the Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison in Lagos. The released inmates include Mr. Ogbonnaya Igbojionu, an indigene of Ibere in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State; Mr. Olawale Adediji from the South West; and a third unnamed individual who was unable to travel for the meeting at Government House, Umuahia. Their release was facilitated by Mr. Simon Oshi, a legal advocate from Enugu State, who took interest in their…

By Peter Omopo  Lagos | July 6, 2025 — Nigerian highlife icon Bright Chimezie has secured a new global distribution and digital partnership deal with music powerhouse ONErpm, just weeks after finalizing a publishing agreement with Sony Music Publishing. The fresh collaboration with ONErpm — a leading global music distribution and artist services platform — aims to reintroduce Chimezie’s extensive catalog of Zigima music to international audiences. It will also support the digital release of upcoming projects, leveraging ONErpm’s global infrastructure to expand the reach of his culturally rich sound. “My music has always been about the people, our culture,…

By Sola Ojewusi Gondomar, Portugal — Under grey, weeping skies, Portugal stood still today as the nation laid to rest two of its beloved sons, Diogo Jota, the celebrated footballer, and his younger brother, André Silva. The funeral, marked by overwhelming grief and moments of solemn grace, drew together family, friends, teammates, dignitaries, and heartbroken fans who came to say goodbye to the brothers, whose lives were tragically cut short in a car accident earlier this week. The funeral mass was held at the historic Igreja Matriz de Gondomar, where hundreds of mourners packed into the church’s ancient nave, while…

By Peter Omopo  Rio de Janeiro | July 5, 2025 — Leaders of the BRICS nations are poised to issue a collective rebuke of U.S. trade policies under President Donald Trump as they convene in Rio de Janeiro for the 2025 summit of the emerging economies bloc, beginning Sunday. Diplomatic sources close to the summit negotiations say representatives from the 11-member group — led by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — are drafting a declaration that will criticize what they describe as Washington’s “unfair and destabilizing” tariffs, which have sent ripples through global markets. Although the final communiqué…

By Peter Omopo  Lagos | July 5, 2025 — Former Minister of Interior and Interim National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rauf Aregbesola, has advised members of the opposition party to remain civil and focus on facts rather than confrontations as they prepare to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. Aregbesola gave the advice on Friday upon his return to Lagos from Abuja, where the ADC was formally unveiled as a coalition platform for major opposition figures. He was welcomed at the airport by a crowd of enthusiastic supporters. In a statement…