Author: Amina Mohammed

Arsenal have signed goalkeeper David Raya from Brentford on a permanent basis in a deal worth approximately £27 million. Raya, who excelled during his loan spell at Arsenal last season, has now formally joined the Gunners, fulfilling an agreement made with Brentford last year. David Raya’s initial move to north London in August was structured as a loan deal, costing Arsenal £3 million, with the expectation that it would transition into a permanent transfer worth £27 million. This payment structure was designed for financial reasons, rather than any uncertainty on Arsenal’s part. At the start of a new financial cycle,…

Inter Milan will begin the defence of their Serie A title at Genoa while ambitious Como take on Juventus in their first top flight fixture in over two decades, after the 2024/25 season fixture list was announced on Thursday. Simone Inzaghi’s Inter strolled to last season’s Scudetto and will try to retain their crown under new ownership after US investment fund Oaktree acquired the club in May. Oaktree assumed ownership of Inter days after they were officially crowned Italian champions, as previous owners Suning missed a deadline to repay a three-year loan which matured at 395 million euros ($428 million).…

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano and presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda has given 48 hours deadline to two Kano Judges, Justice Farouk Lawan Adamu and Justice Zuwaira Yusuf appointed by Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf to serve as Chairman of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry for the Recovery of Misappropriated Public Properties and Assets, and Chairman of Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate Political Violence and Missing Persons respectively, to resign their appointments. Justice Simon Amobeda gave the order while delivering his judgment in a case instituted by former governor, Abdullahi Ganduje seeking the court to stop…

Polling stations across the United Kingdom are opened on Thursday morning, with opinion polls suggesting the centre-left Labour party is on course to secure a big majority. Labour is expected to secure majority in the House of Commons and form a new government, after 14 years in opposition. Millions of people will cast their vote between 7a.m. (0600 GMT) and 10pm. An exit poll, published shortly after 10p.m., would provide the first indication of how the election has gone on a national level. The first of the 650 seats are likely to declare their results from 11.30p.m. Party leaders have…

US officials on Wednesday reported the country’s fourth human case of bird flu linked to the current outbreak of the virus in dairy cattle. As with previous cases, the person worked on a farm and was exposed to infected cows, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a statement, adding that the risk to the general population remained “low.” The infection occurred in Colorado and the affected person only had eye symptoms, was given antiviral medication, and has since recovered, it said. A first US infection in the southern state of Texas was announced on April…

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has voted in the ongoing general election in the United Kingdom. Sunak voted early Thursday morning in North Yorkshire, BBC reports. The Prime Minister and his wife Akshata Murty popped over to their polling station in a village hall in Northallerton, about half an hour after the polls opened. Polls are now open in the UK general election as voters cast their ballots to elect local MPs and decide the country’s next government. Voters need a valid photo ID to vote – passports and driving licences are among the accepted forms of ID. Polling stations close…

Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria says the Labour Party has become a rudderless entity available to be used by politicians who lost out in the bigger political parties. The human rights activists stated this in an opinion article titled ‘Of PDP, LP And The Fading Opposition’ made available to TheScrutinyNG. He wrote “On its own part, the Labour Party (LP) was conceived and birthed by the labour unions initially, but it got swallowed by political moneybags and then became a rudderless entity, available to be used by portfolio politicians who lost out in the game of power in…

US President Joe Biden worked to calm senior Democrats and staff on his campaign on Wednesday, as reports suggested he was weighing his future after his disastrous debate with Donald Trump last week. Mr Biden held a closed-door lunch with Vice-President Kamala Harris at the White House as speculation mounted over whether she would replace him as the party’s candidate in November’s election. The pair then joined a call with the broader Democratic campaign where Mr Biden made clear he would remain in the race and Ms Harris reiterated her support. “I’m the nominee of the Democratic Party. No one’s…

Angry youths protesting the upsurge of bandits attacks in Benue State have burnt down the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) office in Sankara, headquarters of Ukum Local Government Area, Benue State. Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. According to the statement, “the incident occurred at 2pm today, Wednesday 3rd July 2024, when the youths in the area said to be protesting against the activities of bandits attacked facilities of government agencies, including INEC.” Olumekun allayed fears over casualty as he revealed that no life was lost. He said…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, wishes to alert the general public on the plan by a shadowy group to instigate a “protest” against the Commission. In the last couple of days, the group has been actively campaigning in the social media, recruiting impressionable young Nigerians, including students to take up “arms” against the EFCC. This insidious campaign is being promoted as resistance to the operational activities of the Commission especially in respect of the enforcement of the laws dealing with cybercrimes. The Commission, while not averse to protests by citizens, is alarmed by  emerging evidence that  suggest a…