After a bad first half display in which Super Falcon gave away passes to the Moroccan strikers at will and conceded two soft goals in the process, they came back from behind to claim a superlative victory and won the Women's African Cup of Nations for the record 10th time. Congratulations to the Super Falcons!

For three consecutive seasons Arsenal were runners-up in the race for the Premier League title.  When Man.

City were champions and when Liverpool were champions.

Having been so close to being champions many believe it's just a question of time before they win the league title again.

Have kept nearly all their players and have signed a lot more. Zubimendi was signed from sociedad and Norgaard from Brighton Madueke from Chelsea and Viktor Gyokeres is expected to be unveiled very soon.

Will theses end for the title by Arsenal.

They have been accused of not having a proper central forward hence they only be runners-up but are expected to be able to go one better this season. 

You have to be a con-man to successfully play politics in Kano.

And one of those who have been very successful in Kano politics is Rabiu Kwankwazo, former governor of Kano state. Also former defense minister and former senator. You can not be that successful in Kano when you don't know your onions. 

And he is the latest bride being sought by the President of Nigeria Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the later's bid for second term come 2027 elections.

Just like a Lagos boy, it's Kwankwazo's idea that a Kano boy can be packaged for the Asorock job. As part of his con series he presented himself as a presidential candidate in the last elections.

Of course his educational qualifications are not the requisite for elective positions in Kano state where we have had a stark illiterate become governor.

By being savy he has stayed practically at the top of Kano state politics, Kano state, which is one of the most populated metropolitan areas in Nigeria.

Since the new democratic dispensation four people have been governors of in Kano state and Kwankwazo is the leader of two of them. Only former APC chairman Alh. Abdullahi Ganduje is not with him.

Though in the highly volatile political waters of Kano state nothing is permanent even for a short while, the front that best suit the political scavengers of Kano state is still Kwankwazo.

Ganduje appears a little bit too greedy and Shikarawu does not have the savvy to rival him unless he falls into unresolvable disputes, which are common in Kano, with  the political actors on the streets.

Though the governor of the state is his man, Kwankwazo knows that in the eyes of the street guys who are the real operators of Kano political set up the President will always be the highest bidder though could be very unpredictable.

Tinubu knows that if he can win Kano why should he leave the city to his opponents.

His search for a more convincing election results in 2027 makes Kwankwazo Tinubu's most soughted after bride.

There's a great deal of negotiation going on. Kwankwazo wants to be Tinubu's vice president in 2027 but the president is not convinced that is not too much for him.

The combination of former governors Shekarau, Kwankwazo, and incumbent governor with Tinubu's man Ganduje would have been the ace the president so much desires. But Kwankwazo's price is just a little bit too high.

For Tinubu, post 2027 is better left in the hands of present vice president Shettima who may proof the likely and worthier successor,and Tinubu knows when he sees one, than Kwankwazo whose loyalty can never be relied upon.

And there's always the gamble that Shekarau who had never been stable in his alignments, may not buy into the arrangement

But then Kwankwazo is surely biting the bait.

The news of Malcolm-Jamal Warner is a shock for all his fans all around the world and for the members of his family.

It is no longer news that he drowned off the beach in Limon, Costa Rica, on Monday, while on vacation with his wife and daughter.

Malcolm- Jamal's acting career started way back as a child actor on the Colby show 

Many people are standing next to the solution of the problem of their lives but they don't know it.

So they leave what they should have done and begin to fight over that which is not theirs.

When Lazarus died the family cried and sorrow particularly when they expected Jesus but He didn't come immediately.

So they lost hope and when they finally saw Jesus and He was asking one of the sisters can Lazarus live again?

The sister replied only on the resurrection day. But Jesus said I'm the resurrection. I am the resurrection means I do not just have the solution I'm the solution. 

Of course Martha was surprised Had it not been Jesus she would've said the person is probably out of his mind, because resurrection was a day not a person.

But she wisely kept quiet. And she witnessed one of the greatest miracles of all times.

To many people Jesus is different kind of things but to some people He doesn't just have the solution to all problems but he is the solution.

The Lord of some servants called three of them and gave them talents.

To the first he gave three talents and to the second he gave two talents but to the third he gave one and asked them to do business while he's away on a journey, 

The Bible records that the first two did good business with their talents and made a hundred per cent gain.

But the third buried his talents and when their lord returned and the others gave positive reports he began to abuse his master.

Are you like that. Always right in your own eyes. They made you vice President you said you are like a spare tyre.

Tell me are there just two people in that country? Or are  you better than the others who remain just citizens of the country?

God singled you out to be number two what about those who are in the prisons at that time.

Same as Kane. God corrected him, Instead, he should repent when he was rebuked for bringing unbecoming sacrifice to God. He rose up against his brother and killed him.

How is that a solution to the challenge God gave him. How's burying one's talent the solution to his complaints against God.

Listen to what Jesus said to his disciples on the way to Jerusalem when they asked him when is he going to restore back the rulership of the nation to the Jews.

Jesus replied that, that one is non of their concern. God has placed issues according to his plans and purposes 

Jesus will not discuss his business with you because you can't help him.
He's the helper.

If anyone is going to help the other then it is going to be the other way round.

He is help impersonified. Instead of them asking Him concerning the need of the Jews and that of themselves.

If power is restored to the Jews will any of them be made the Emperor?

Let us get it right always by directing Jesus to our problems and not preoccupy our minds with unprofitable issues.

Let our focus be on the issue that has been assigned to us.

The ungrateful servant focused his energy on the conduct of his lord which he obviously does not understand. What can he do about the conduct of his lord. What he had power to do he left undone.

You make futile complaints about the leadership of the country or of your community or of your church or even of your family. Instead of being diligent in what has been committed to you .

In the end you will be more guilty than the person you are complaining about.

If someone is making a mistake. You do that which is right to do. So he can correct himself by your own actions instead of making the situation worse.

Some complain about the lifestyles of pastors but do not believe in God. Because if you believe in God you will report pastors to God if you feel Pastors are not doing what is right.

Some complain about tithes instead of praying to God to be blessed to have enough to pay.

We should not be an ungrateful servant who waste opportunities to get the best from God but concentrate on that which is none of their own business. Being ungrateful is not part of our business. 

Many people are standing next to the solution of the problem of their lives but they don't know it. 

So they leave what they should have done and begin to fight over that which is not theirs.

When Lazarus died the family cried and sorrow particularly when they expected Jesus but He didn't come immediately.

So they lost hope and when they finally saw Jesus and He was asking one of the sisters can Lazarus live again?

The sister replied only on the resurrection day. But Jesus said I'm the resurrection. I am the resurrection means I do not just have the solution I'm the solution. 

Of course Martha was surprised Had it not been Jesus she would've said the person is probably out of his mind, because resurrection was a day not a person.

But she wisely kept quiet. And she witnessed one of the greatest miracles of all times.

To many people Jesus is different kind of things but to some people He doesn't just have the solution to all problems but he is the solution.

The Lord of some servants called three of them and gave them talents.

To the first he gave three talents and to the second he gave two talents but to the third he gave one and asked them to do business while he's away on a journey, 

The Bible records that the first two did good business with their talents and made a hundred per cent gain.

But the third buried his talents and when their lord returned and the others gave positive reports he began to abuse his master.

Are you like that. Always right in your own eyes. They made you vice President you said you are like a spare tyre.

Tell me are there just two people in that country? Or are  you better than the others who remain just citizens of the country?

God singled you out to be number two what about those who are in the prisons at that time. 

Same as Kane. God corrected him, Instead, he should repent when he was rebuked for bringing unbecoming sacrifice to God. He rose up against his brother and killed him.

How is that a solution to the challenge God gave him. How's burying one's talent the solution to his complaints against God.

Listen to what Jesus said to his disciples on the way to Jerusalem when they asked him when is he going to restore back the rulership of the nation to the Jews.

Jesus replied that, that one is non of their concern. God has placed issues according to his plans and purposes 

Jesus will not discuss his business with you because you can't help him. 
He's the helper.

If anyone is going to help the other then it is going to be the other way round.

He is help impersonified. Instead of them asking Him concerning the need of the Jews and that of themselves.

If power is restored to the Jews will any of them be made the Emperor?

Let us get it right always by directing Jesus to our problems and not preoccupy our minds with unprofitable issues.

Let our focus be on the issue that has been assigned to us.

The ungrateful servant focused his energy on the conduct of his lord which he obviously does not understand. What can he do about the conduct of his lord. What he had power to do he left undone.

You make futile complaints about the leadership of the country or of your community or of your church or even of your family. Instead of being diligent in what has been committed to you .

In the end you will be more guilty than the person you are complaining about.

If someone is making a mistake. You do that which is right to do. So he can correct himself by your own actions instead of making the situation worse.

Some complain about the lifestyles of pastors but do not believe in God. Because if you believe in God you will report pastors to God if you feel Pastors are not doing what is right.

Some complain about tithes instead of praying to God to be blessed to have enough to pay.

We should not be an ungrateful servant who waste opportunities to get the best from God but concentrate on that which is none of their own business. Being ungrateful is not part of our business. 

Late football icon Diego Armando Maradona was in Russia to watch the last group match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria against Argentina in the 2018 World Cup after his ban from the previous World Cup. The match ended 2-1 without

The goat Lionel Messi is scoring. Argentina had opened scoring through no other but Lionel Messi, whom Maradona watched, but Chelsea's Victor Moses equalized for the Super Eagles via penalty, only for Rojo to score late in the 86th minute to seal a round of sixteen appearance for the South Americans.

It was the same score line four years before between the two countries in the USA, with Maradona playing and bagging two assists. 

Recently, Aliyu Audu, a former senior special assistant to the President on public affairs, granted an interview after he resigned his appointment. The card-carrying member of the APC claimed he resigned with the intention to campaign against the president and make sure President Tinubu is not returned to the position of the president in 2027.

The President's offense is that the President is not promoting his opponents, the PDP. He sees this as not being democratic and a plan to turn Nigeria into a one-party country.

And does he have anyone in mind he wants to support for 2027? Not yet.  He has a platform, and it is called the APC Rebirth Group. Now this whole idea is odd.

Here's someone who has a position in the presidency where he can contribute his quota to the development of the nation, but he feels it is not proper because he would be supporting a dictator. You can not help but feel there's more than meets the eye in this matter.

In another part of the interview, he had with Seun on Arise TV, he reminisced about how some of his friends had to sell their houses, their cars, and their properties and move abroad only to go there to do menial jobs for a living.

But the question here is what wisdom is in that. You have a job, properties, but you sold all and went abroad to settle for an undignified life overseas.

Yes, the young people of Nigeria want a better life and a better Nigeria, but they seem to be losing it by the decisions they manage to make.  Why should a member of the APC be fighting the President, who is from his party, because the president is a friend of someone 'destabilizing' the opposition party?

When you respect the opposition party, but the opposition party does not respect itself, what can you do?

The opposition behaves like a football team desiring to play the ball into their net, and the President is guilty of not helping the opposition to defend their party.

When everyone can see that all the PDP needs is for Atiku to step down from his ambition to contest for president, but Aliyu seems to believe it should be the other way round. Tinubu should step down for the PDP crisis to be over.

And does he see this strategy as an own goal? And that own goals can only count for the opponent.

So the opposition party's destabilization is an own goal for the APC.

Why does Aliyu want Tinubu to collect a red card for his opponent's own goal?  Or is Aliyu a chameleon within APC ranks and is working from within for the opposition? Surely the dice aren't rolling in Aliyu's favour. And that's the reason for his decision. If you desire to correct what is wrong, certainly it isn't by bringing the roof down.

The colonial masters left Nigeria in the hands of one of the two major power blocs in Nigeria which is the northern Fulani caucus and their allies. And today, their political platform is the PDP.

Power seems to have shifted to the Southern Yoruba power bloc and its allies, who are the historical opponents of the Northern Fulani power bloc in Nigeria. So there is a need for the Northern elements to gather together to wrestle back power from the Southern Yoruba bloc.

Not many people will believe this theory of traditional power blocs, but nothing can be closer to the truth.

Why is it that Atiku cannot but contest in the 2027 elections? And why is it difficult for El Rufai to support Peter Obi? Heirs hardly give up the throne for others.

Tinubu is at risk of losing the support of certain northern elements in 2027 because he's not pursuing the Northern Fulani agenda like Obasanjo and Jonathan did. But he is seen as pursuing the southern political agenda of the south-west.   It is on this basis that Akiti Audu is fighting him. Of course, like a chameleon, he's wearing a different but unconvincing garb; still, his identity must be discerned.

Nigeria as a nation has been running away from the existence of the old power blocs for a long while, and we were pretending that the old power blocs exist only during the early postcolonial period. But what we have today is clear evidence of this fact.

Truly we're injecting different ideas into our different political attitudes to win more support, but the basic operating principles of the two blocs are very apparent in their operations.  Acceptance of new ideas may eventually make the two blocs meet in principles and ideals in the future, but for now and because they have always existed as opposing forces. People will have to take their stand.

If anyone claims he has another agenda for Nigeria outside of his two, he needs to articulate it, and if, for now, he doesn't want to align with any of the two power blocs, he may be playing the spoiler.

The Northern Fulani coalition promotes personality above structural development and symbolises the conservative spirit.  On the other hand, the Southern Yoruba alliance promotes structural development and so can be seen as the progressives, and their major platform is the APC 

 Buhari was President from 2015 to 2023, before President Tinubu succeeded him. His tenure endured the obnoxious petroleum subsidies and the chaos of End SARS when many young people, it was believed, lost their lives over peaceful protests that turned violent. 

The late President was buried in his hometown of Daura, where many dignitaries were present to pay their last respects, among them the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and many others. 

Buhari's Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, was also present at the burial. President Tinubu has named the University of Maiduguri after the former military head of state.

The Borno State Federal University will now be known as Muhammadu Buhari University, Maiduguri.