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Ayomitunde Adeyemi

Infantino Faces EU Probe Over Balogun Red Card Reversal

FIFA president Gianni Infantino is under fresh political pressure after 72 members of the European Parliament demanded a formal investigation into his handling of...

FIFA’s Balogun Red Card Reversal Fuels Global Football Controversy

FIFA has plunged itself into controversy after suspending a red-card ban for USA striker Folarin Balogun following a phone call from President Donald Trump...

France Cruise Into World Cup Semi-Finals Despite Mbappé Penalty Miss

Kylian Mbappe overcame a missed penalty to inspire France to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Morocco in Boston, sending Didier Deschamps' side into the...

Russia Strengthens Sahel Defence Ties Amid Rising Jihadist Threat

Russia and the three West African nations of the Alliance of Sahel States, Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have agreed to strengthen military ties...

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CBN Holds Interest Rate At 26.5% As MPC Cites Global Risks And Inflation Concerns

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained the country’s benchmark interest rate, the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), at 26.5 per cent, following the conclusion of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja. CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso, who announced the committee’s decision on Tuesday, said the move reflected the...

144 Migrants Dead Or Missing Off Mauritania’s Coast, UN Says

The UN refugee agency reported on Tuesday that 144 migrants are dead or missing after attempting to reach Europe via the waters off Mauritania, following three separate rescue operations carried out between July 14 and 18. The heaviest toll came from a single boat that departed Bufaloto, Gambia,...

ECOWAS Demands Release Of Detained Opposition Leader In Guinea-Bissau

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called on Guinea-Bissau's military-led government to unconditionally free all detained political figures, including opposition leader Domingos Simoes Pereira, according to a statement issued after a summit of regional heads of state in Sierra Leone. Freeing the political prisoners would...