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Werder Bremen have confirmed that striker Victor Boniface will travel to Austria for an examination by a knee specialist, with a potential operation on the horizon, effectively ending his playing season for the club. The 25-year-old, who is on loan from Bayer Leverkusen, was absent from Friday’s first-team training session, with the club announcing the reason an hour before the squad arrived. The German club stated that Boniface is “suffering from a knee injury that prevents him from participating in team training.” According to DeichStube, Werder Bremen’s Head of Professional Football, Peter Niemeyer, stated that Boniface is scheduled to visit…

The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Nigeria has, this year, trained 130 students across four universities in a move to strengthen youth participation in governance and national development. The initiative, called the “Include Naija” project, seeks to promote fundamental human rights among young Nigerians and equip them for active engagement in democratic processes. The project, running from 2025 to 2027, is being implemented at the University of Abuja (Political Science Department), the Centre for Peace and Development at Veritas University, Bwari, the Centre for Gender Studies at Nasarawa State University, Keffi, and the Centre for Gender Studies at Bayero University, Kano. A…

Govee is known for putting lights in every corner of your room: in your bulb sockets, in the corner for a little multicolored bias lighting, and even behind the TV with its scene-matching LED strips. And it has some curious announcements at CES 2026 that tackle a new part of the room: the ceiling. Govee has announced the Sky Ceiling Light and the Ceiling Light Ultra.The Sky Ceiling Light, shown above, is designed to mimic daylight, so as to present the illusion that you have a view to the great outdoors. Govee envisions this being a worthwhile addition for windowless…

Crypto billionaires are threatening to leave the state of California after a prominent trade union proposed a 5% assets tax on residents worth more than $1 billion.The Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West proposed the new tax back in November 2025. The trade union suggested that the new tax would bring in up to $100 billion from 200 state residents, more than making up for federal funding cuts to California’s state healthcare program. The measure will require 850,000 signatures before it can be put on the ballot for a popular vote in the 2026 elections in November.Prominent investors and…

Alix Earle is still riding high off of ringing in the New Year with NFL great Tom Brady. After the two were filmed dancing together and getting cozy on New Year’s Eve in St. Barts, the Dancing With the Stars alum, 25, seemingly referenced chatter about her love life via an Instagram recap of her getaway. “Rumor has it we’re still dancing 🕺🕺 new friends, new memories, and new beginnings to start off the new year 🙂 words can’t describe how amazing this trip was,” Earle teased. The former “Hot Mess with Alix Earle” host thanked her friends Brad Garlinghouse,…

One person has been killed and another injured after suspected terrorists attacked Idofin in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State on Saturday evening. SaharaReporters said the attack occurred between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. on 3 January. The online newspaper reported that “the deceased was identified as a Tiv man, while another indigene of the community sustained serious injuries during the assault.” According to the report, the injured person was later evacuated by soldiers and taken to an undisclosed hospital for treatment. At the time of filing this report, neither the Kogi State Government nor the police had…

The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) said it has fully restored electricity supply to all parts of the country and the system stability has normalised. NISO disclosed this in a statement signed by its management on Monday night. The Independent System Operator said the national grid experienced a system disturbance at 2:01 p.m. on Monday, leading to a partial collapse. On Monday, electricity distribution companies (DisCos) announced a power outage affecting their franchise areas. The DisCos said the outage was due to a loss of supply from the national grid, which occurred on Monday afternoon. According to NISO, the disturbance…

What do Igbos really want from Nigeria, and what conversations should we be having among ourselves? I was initially asked to speak on the topic of ‘what the Igbos want from Nigeria’. The topic was later modified to ‘Igbo Charter of Demands from Nigeria’, which I believe, was meant to be a set of demands to be tabled as bargaining chips with presidential candidates in the 2027 election. I have taken the liberty to slightly modify the title to, “What do Igbos really want from Nigeria, and what conversations should we be having among ourselves?” The modified title enables me…

Last month, President Bola Tinubu submitted the budget proposal for 2026 to the National Assembly. Out of a total budgetary proposal of N58.47 trillion, the president allocated N2.48 trillion to the health sector, about 4.2 per cent. This relatively low allocation to health continues a trend. Despite increases in health allocations under President Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s health sector remains persistently underfunded, receiving only a fraction of the resources agreed under the Abuja Declaration, a long-standing continental commitment to prioritise public health financing. An analysis of federal budgets since 2023 shows that while health spending has increased in nominal naira terms,…

The founder of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministry in Lagos, Chris Okafor, has publicly praised his wife, Pearl, amid the ongoing controversy involving his ex-wife, Bessem, and actress Doris Ogala. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the cleric had been in the news following allegations made by Ms Ogala, which included claims of unfulfilled promise of marriage, emotional distress and other accusations. The controversy took a new twist on Sunday after Mr Okafor issued an apology to Ms Ogala and other women he said he had offended, while also accusing his ex-wife of adultery. Amid the controversies swirling around him,…