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Former Super Eagles and West Bromwich Albion striker Brown Ideye has advised Nigeria to play with more urgency in their knockout games against Mozambique, warning they have no chance to rewrite any mistakes. The 37-year-old, who played all six games for Nigeria at the AFCON 2013 tournament under the late Stephen Keshi, was impressed with the flawless record Eric Chelle’s men maintained throughout the group stage games in Morocco. “The knockout phase is different from the group stage,” the former Enyimba International forward said on the Home Turf Podcast with Bet9ja. “Get it running from the first minute, and the…

United Kingdom-based Nigerian recording artist, audio engineer and songwriter, Olumide D’Goke, aka Lumiegee, is celebrating a decade in the music industry, marking 10 years of steady growth, experimentation, and artistic evolution. The milestone, spanning 2015 to 2025, reflects Lumiegee’s journey from a budding artiste to an emerging force carving a niche in contemporary African music. He burst onto the scene in 2015 with his debut single, ‘Love Miami’, a vibrant track that introduced his energetic sound and creative vision. The same year, he followed up with ‘Whynogplay’, which later received a music video directed by Lexten, expanding its reach. Lumiegee…

Vice President Kashim Shettima has said that investing in education is never a gamble, describing it as a deliberate commitment to securing Nigeria’s future, as Kashim Ibrahim University, Maiduguri, graduated 2,294 students and installed the Ooni of Ife as its Chancellor. Shettima spoke on Saturday at the combined convocation ceremonies of the university, covering the 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 academic sessions, according to a statement by his media aide, Stanley Nkwocha. Addressing the graduands, the Vice President said education remained the most powerful tool for development, economic empowerment and societal liberation. “No investment in education is ever a gamble. It…

Facebook owner Meta has agreed to acquire Manus, an artificial intelligence agent created by a company founded in China but now based in Singapore, the two firms said. However, analysts warned the deal could fall foul of regulators at a time of fierce technological rivalry between Washington and Beijing. Exceeding the capabilities of AI chatbots like ChatGPT, AI agents can autonomously perform complex tasks for users and are seen as having huge potential. Manus, created by startup Butterfly Effect, can, for example, sift through and summarise resumes or create a stock analysis website, according to its website. Meta said Monday…

Prince Adebayo Adewole was the Social Democratic Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election. In this interview with PETER DADA, he speaks about the state of the nation, politics and economy, among others What is your assessment of Nigeria in 2025? For the Nigerian people it’s a wasted year. For the people in government it’s a year of loot. They can plan to loot you more next year. For the political class it’s a year of removing credibility from politics. Also for the political class it’s a year of denouncing yourself. It’s just two silly things. Fighting, no serious subject…

One of the fun parts of being a tech journalist for over a decade is that occasionally you get to watch a truly unique gadget go from concept to reality — and, eventually, into your living room. That’s the case with the Mui Board, a smart home controller built into a piece of wood.The Mui was first demoed at CES in 2019, and I’ve seen it at several shows over the years, in various iterations, always with the promise that it would ship soon. Well, this year it did (in limited quantities!), and I finally got to try one out…

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) remained firm at about $90,000, despite geopolitical tensions between the United States and Venezuela reaching a boiling point in the early hours of Saturday morning.Bitcoin briefly fell below $90,000 on Saturday before climbing back up above the $90,000 level, where it is trading at the time of this writing. “The US bombed a country and captured its leader, on a weekend no less, and yet Bitcoin has barely moved,” Nic Puckrin, market analyst and founder of the crypto media company Coin Bureau, said in an X post.  The price of Bitcoin barely moved, despite the…

Kylie Jenner is jumpstarting 2026 with a new slate of sizzling bikini moments. “Summa forever,” Jenner, 28, wrote via her Instagram Stories on Friday, January 2, setting her post to Addison Rae’s song “Summer Forever.” Jenner laid out by a pool, dressed in a gold bikini with her jet-black tresses in loose, face-framing waves. For glam, the Kardashians star wore a full beat, including rosy pink lipstick. Related: These Kardashian-Jenner Family Members Have Discussed Their Plastic Surgery A few Kardashian-Jenner family members have spoken candidly about their plastic surgery procedures, offering in-depth explanations about going under the knife. Kylie Jenner,…

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that his country will run Venezuela until a “safe transition,” following the kidnap of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by American forces. PREMIUM TIMES reports that US forces stormed various parts of Venezuela on Saturday in a shocking attack that has been condemned by many countries, including Cuba, Colombia and China. Mr Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were abducted during the attacks. Speaking in an interview with journalists hours after the attack, Mr Trump also said the US will be “very strongly involved” in Venezuela’s oil industry. Venezuela has the world’s largest oil…

Fidelity Bank Plc has appointed Amaka Onwughalu as its new board chairperson following the completion of the tenure of its former chairperson, Mustafa Chike-Obi. In a Friday disclosure to the NGX, signed by the company secretary, Ezinwa Unuigboje, the bank said Mr Chike-Obi, a non-executive director and chair of the board, stepped down from the board on 31 December 2025 after completing his tenure, in line with the bank’s policy. The bank said that under Mr Chike-Obi’s leadership, Fidelity Bank recorded significant growth across key financial indices, with the board successfully executing the bank’s strategy and achieving major milestones aligned…