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Nigeria striker Kelechi Iheanacho is set to hold talks over a potential contract extension with Celtic after their Scottish Cup final on Saturday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Iheanacho’s one-year deal with the club will expire after this season, but his performances during their league title run and cup campaign appear to have put him in a strong position to negotiate an extension. The 29-year-old moved to Scotland after terminating his contract with Sevilla and enjoyed a bright start to life at Celtic. Injuries later curtailed his impact before he rediscovered form, playing a key role off the bench as Celtic…
Key takeaways:$2 billion in spot Bitcoin ETF outflows spark downside fears, but this metric is typically backward-looking.A sustained discount on stablecoins in China signals broad capital flight from cryptocurrency markets.Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed $77,000 on Wednesday as broader risk markets saw modest relief after Brent crude prices retreated below $108. However, large outflows from spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have forced traders to reassess the odds of further downside risk, especially amid lingering fears of a global economic downturn.Russell 2000 Index futures (left) vs Bitcoin/USD (right). Source: TradingViewBitcoin’s price action closely tracked the US small-cap stock index, hinting that macroeconomic factors…
After years — if not decades — of rumors and conjecture, there is increased speculation that Taylor Swift could finally play the Super Bowl Halftime Show thanks to some major news announced by the NFL. The league announced on Tuesday, May 19, that Super Bowl 64, set for 2030, will be held in Nashville’s new Nissan Stadium, which is scheduled for completion in February 2027. Swift, 36, is a Pennsylvania native, but her career got started in Nashville as a teenager and aspiring country music singer. In a town dubbed “Music City,” which champions its myriad of artists that have…
At least three labourers were hurt on Wednesday after a section of the second-floor decking near the Zaria Central Mosque’s southern minaret gave way during concrete casting. The mosque is currently undergoing reconstruction. Witnesses told NAN that the victims were rushed to a hospital in the city. No deaths were recorded. The collapsed area has been cordoned off as workers cleared debris from the site. Attempts to reach the site engineer were unsuccessful. Sources at the scene said he had accompanied the injured workers to the hospital. Abdullahi Kwarbai, spokesperson for the Zazzau Emirate Council, confirmed the incident but declined…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has signed Executive Order No. 1 of 2026 aimed at regulating associations, groups and organisations offering security and allied services within the state. The development was disclosed in a statement posted on the official page of Seyi Makinde. According to the statement, the executive order was introduced to ensure that groups involved in security-related activities operate under clear rules approved by the state government. Makinde stated that the move is aimed at promoting peace, public order and compliance with the rule of law across Oyo State. The governor also addressed the recent kidnapping incident in…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Warri South-West Constituency on Wednesday gave the incumbent Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Dennis Guwor, an affirmation as he was the only aspirant for the seat. APC delegates across the 10 wards voted in their localities to affirm Guwor as the party’s candidate for the 2027 general election for the State Assembly. The exercise was supervised by the Returning Officer for the primary in the local government area, Mr. Ejiro Jamani, alongside party officials at the ward level. Guwor, who voted in Gbaramatu Ward 4, later converged at the collation centre in Ogbe-Ijoh…
A 75-year-old man in Saki in Oyo State has been rescued from a well. DAILY POST reports that the man whose name has not been revealed was rescued by men of the Oyo State Fire Service on Monday evening. He has been handed over to men of Nigeria Police Force, Saki Divisional Headquarters. Chairman of Oyo State Fire Service, Hon Maroof Akinwande confirmed the incident. Akinwande in a statement made available to DAILY POST Tuesday evening said, “Upon arrival, it was a man of about 75 years trapped in a well when he wanted to recover a fetcher from the water well. “The victim…
The Warriors of Zimbabwe have replaced three players in their squad for the Unity Cup, DAILY POST reports. The trio of Tinotenda Kadewere, Divine Lunga, and Bill Antonio pulled out from the squad due to different reasons. Kadewere is nursing an injury, while Lunga’s club, Mamelodi Sundowns will face Morocco’s AS FAR in the second leg of the CAF Champions League final this weekend. Antonio asked to be excused from the squad due to personal commitments. They have been replaced by Washington Navaya, Prosper Padera, and Isheanesu Mauchi. Zimbabwe will face the Super Eagles in the semi-final of the Unity Cup…
Primaries of the All Progressives Congress held across several states on Wednesday produced a mix of returning and new candidates through consensus and direct primary elections, amid protests and allegations of irregularities in some areas. In Kaduna State, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Dahiru Liman; Deputy Speaker, Magaji Danjuma; and Majority Leader, Munira Tanimu, secured APC tickets for the 2027 state assembly elections through consensus affirmation exercises held across the state. The lawmakers emerged unopposed during separate primary exercises conducted in their constituencies. Liman was unanimously affirmed as the APC candidate for Makera State Constituency during the…
No fewer than 20 workers narrowly escaped death after a two-storey building under construction collapsed in Umuoji, Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State. The incident caused panic among residents and passers-by. It was gathered that the workers at the site narrowly escaped death on Monday evening when the structure began caving in after loud cracking sounds were heard from the walls. When our correspondent visited the scene on Wednesday, it was observed that the building, reportedly intended to serve as a hotel, had tilted dangerously to different sides after partially collapsing. A resident living near the building, who identified…
