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UEFA Appoints Somali Referee, Omar Artan To Officiate 2026 Super Cup After U.S. World Cup Ban

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  Somali referee, Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who was recently denied entry into the United States for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, has been appointed to officiate the UEFA Super Cup between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Aston Villa, UEFA announced on Thursday. The decision comes just days after Artan was barred from entering the U.S. upon arrival at Miami International Airport, preventing him from taking up his World Cup duties. Despite the controversy, European football’s governing body moved swiftly to recognize the Somali official’s credentials, naming him referee for the prestigious Super Cup clash scheduled for 12 August in Salzburg, Austria. The annual curtain-raiser will pit UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain against UEFA Europa League champions Aston Villa. It was gathered that the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) President, Aleksander Ceferin hailed Artan as one of Africa’s finest referees, describing the appointment as a reflection of his outstanding ...
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VeryDarkMan Leads ‘Tinubu Must Go’ Protest In Abuja After Arrival From China

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Social m edia influencer and activist, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM) on Wednesday night led a mass protest in Abuja over the deteriorating security crisis across the country. VeryDarkMan,  who arrived in Nigeria from China at about 4 PM on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, led the Ratel Movement to the Nigerian Air Force Base in Abuja, where they protested against the worsening security situation in Nigeria. In a video clip going viral on social media, the protesters could be heard chanting “Tinubu must go, APC must go, bandits must go, terrorists must go” while heading to the Air Force Base. VeryDarkMan, a  staunch critic of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration has been vocal on the recent surge in kidnapping and killing by the bloodthirsty assailants in many parts of the country. While in China, VeryDarkMan declared the Tinubu government incompetent, urging Nigerians to sack the president and the All Progressives Congress (APC) via the 2027 pre...
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South African Government Slams 5-Year Travel Ban On 268 Nigerian Returnees Over Illegal Stay

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  The South African Government has slammed a five-year travel ban on the 268 Nigerians cleared for repatriation after declaring them illegal residents. The Department of Home Affairs said shortly before their departure from OR Tambo International Airport on Wednesday that all 268 would be declared “undesirable” and barred from re-entering the country for five years under the Immigration Act. Head of Immigration Enforcement, Stephen van Neel, confirmed the development as buses conveyed the group to the airport for a chartered flight scheduled to depart after midnight. Speaking to a local channel -Newzroom Afrika – at the airport, he said that another batch of cleared evacuees would leave the country on Monday, June 15. According to Van Neel, about 1,000 Nigerians registered for repatriation, and 500 had been cleared. The 268 departing first were all undocumented. “None of the 268 Nigerian nationals who arrived at OR Tambo International Airport for repatriation on Wednesday...
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XENOPHOBIA: First Batch Of 268 Nigerians Arrive From South Africa Today

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  The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, will this morning receive 268 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa, following recent xenophobic attacks in the country. In a statement signed by spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, yesterday, the minister will represent the federal government in receiving the returnees at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The statement said the Acting High Commissioner of Nigeria in Pretoria, Ambassador Alexander Ajayi, will escort the first batch of 268 passengers to Nigeria and formally hand them over to the minister. According to the ministry, the Air Peace evacuation flight is expected to arrive in Lagos at about 5:00 AM today. The ministry also disclosed that the ongoing screening for Nigerians willing to voluntarily return home due to the xenophobic attacks had been extended to Sunday, June 14, 2026, to accommodate more affected persons. It stated...
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“I Pleaded Not Guilty To All Of The Charges After Spending 26 Days In EFCC Custody” – Blessing CEO Reacts After Court Remands Her In Kirikiri Prison

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C ontroversial Nigerian social media influencer and self-acclaimed relationship therapist, Blessing Nkiruka Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO has reacted after she was remanded in Kirikiri prison. It was gathered that Blessing CEO was  re-arraigned on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, for defrauding the public to the tune of ₦13 million a few hours after being granted ₦10 million bail over tenancy fraud of ₦69.1 million on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Blessing CEO, in a trending post on Instagram on Wednesday afternoon, revealed that she has now been remanded in Kirikiri prison despite spending 26 days in Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), custody. Blessing CEO, who stated that she pleaded not guilty to all the charges filed against her by the EFCC, noted that the development made it her second time in the prison. “I’m in high spirit. Cancer drama, 13 million donated and the girl wey say I doctored her result. Pleaded not guilty to all of the charges after spending 26 days in ...
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Again, EFCC Arraign Blessing CEO Over ₦13 Million Cancer Fraud

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  The  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has again arraigned the controversial Nigerian social media influencer and self-acclaimed relationship therapist, Blessing Nkiruka Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO. Blessing CEO was arraigned before the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, over a ₦13 million cancer fraud and falsification of cancer result. The arraignment followed several petitions from individuals and groups, including the Nigeria Cancer Society (NCS). The  EFCC in a statement shared on Instagram said it filed “a fresh six count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and retaining the proceeds.” “The petitioners allegedly made donations to the defendant after her posts claiming that she was battling Stage 4 breast cancer. “She  was, however, later discovered to have allegedly falsified the document she presented to members of the public,” the commission added. The development came le...
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“Peter Obi Never Told Me To Pay ₦10 Million” – Obunike Ohaegbu Dismisses Kenneth Okonkwo’s Allegations

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The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), House of Representatives aspirant for Nnewi North, Nnewi South and Ekwusigo Federal Constituency, Obunike Ohaegbu, also known as Nwa Miss, has denied claims that connect him to assertions regarding Peter Obi defrauding aspirants during the party’s primary elections. Nollywood actor-turned-politician and lawyer,  Kenneth Okonkwo, had during an interview on Channels Television accused the presidential candidate of the NDC and other party leaders in the South-East of having accepted bribes during the recent primary elections. Okonkwo, who is a prominent member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), asserted that Ohaegbu sent him an “SOS message” revealing the purported fraud that surrounded the primaries’ results. Okonkwo stated that anyone voting for Peter Obi and the NDC in 2027 is “voting for criminality”, saying, “Ohaegbu sent an SOS to me and said that Peter Obi is now the head of the criminality. That they were scammed in NDC.” Reacting ...
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