Since the night Arsenal became EPL champions, I have never been angry. I wake up smiling always with immense joy in my heart.
Thank you Mikel Arteta for changing my life.
“They are not asking for sharia law or money; they are only asking for the release of some of their men. Government should stop playing politics with our lives" — Abducted vice-principal of Oyo State school, Mrs Alamu Folawe, speaks in new video.
“I want to appreciate Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for inviting us. It takes a lot of selflessness to invite other states to take advantage of a platform to market themselves, and I assure you I will not demarket you as I market myself. Lagos is a mega city. If you ask me, I would say it is overpopulated, and that is why it is good for other states to begin to grow. We cannot all be mega cities like Lagos, but there are things we can take from Lagos.”
— Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, speaking today at Invest Lagos 3.0
I hope someday in future Burna, Wizkid, Davido put their differences aside and tour with each other. Would be so earth-shattering and probably become the biggest tour in human history
Omar Artan of #Somalia, the best referee in #Africa, is not at the @FIFAWorldCup. Is this not a big slap to the continent, @CAF_Online? Are you not going to issue a strong statement backing this son of the continent, who was unfairly stopped from doing his job?
Russia 2018 gave fans a FAN ID that allowed visa-free entry. Qatar 2022 used Hayya as an entry permit. China, where I live, constantly framed as “closed”, now gives visa-free access to dozens of countries and even lets Americans transit for 10 days visa-free.
But the US? It still sells the world’s game, creates a “FIFA PASS” that only speeds up visa interviews but won’t let the BEST African referee (voted last year by FIFA) into the country. Even still says a valid visa does not guarantee entry.
Omar Artan would have been the first Somali official at a men’s World Cup..years of merit were erased by one opaque “vetting concern” at a Miami airport with no explanation at all.
How come it is cheaper to catch fish in China, freeze it in China, transport it frozen down to Lagos, Nigeria, clear it frozen, truck it frozen to Onitsha, truck it frozen to Ikot Ekpene ---
than to catch it it Oron and sell it in Ikot Ekpene?