For Omoniyi Oluwaferanmi, a resident of Lagos, there was nothing unusual about the advert that appeared on his Facebook feed in March 2025. Like dozens of betting promotions that surface daily on Meta’s platforms, the post by Konfambet promised “Instant Payout” and advertised 4.16 odds on Barcelona, Brighton and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) all winning their…
England defender, John Stones, has agreed a deal to join Inter Milan this summer. Stones, who played at the 2026 World Cup, is a free agent after leaving Manchester City at the end of his contract. The 32-year-old has now signed a deal until 2028 with Inter and will earn around €4m per year. Football…
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Peter Obi has offered an explanation for his movement from one party to another, in his quest to become president of Nigeria. According to him, he had to move because most political parties in the country lack ideological direction coupled with the persistent internal crises that have…
The Supreme Court affirmed the conviction and death sentence of Abu Umar for stabbing a man to death during a fight. In the Certified True Copy of the judgment of the Supreme Court made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja, Justice Jummai-Hannatu Sankey held that the appeal filed by Umar lacked merit. The panel…
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 27, 2026/APO Group/ — A new United Nations report says the world has moved past a water crisis into water bankruptcy, and Africa’s utility numbers already show what that looks like. This is the focus of Water Security & Infrastructure Volume 2026 (https://apo-opa.co/3TrgwgU), launched by ESI Africa, part of VUKA…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune dismissed the idea Monday of canceling the chamber’s August recess to pass the Safeguard America Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act. President Donald Trump and a handful of Republican senators called on Thune to cancel the recess to pass the election integrity bill. Thune told the Daily Caller News Foundation and…
