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With only a few days left before the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations kick off, the Super Eagles are yet to officially name their new captain. This follows the retirements of both William Troost-Ekong and Ahmed Musa ahead of the tournament. Troost-Ekong was the first to make his announcement, even before the 54-man provisional list was trimmed down to 28. The Al-Kholood defender decided to bow out with the ovation loudest. On Wednesday, Musa also quelled rumours he could play for Nigeria, by confirming his own retirement. Musa remains the highest-capped Nigerian footballer with 111 appearances, and is the only…

The European Union and Nigeria are taking steps to further cement their existing relations through enhanced defence engagement, as part of broader efforts to address Nigeria’s evolving security challenges. This was disclosed on Wednesday, when the EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr Gautier Mignot, paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja. While congratulating Oluyede on his recent appointment, Ambassador Mignot reaffirmed the EU’s commitment to supporting Nigeria in overcoming its security challenges. He stressed, “Nigeria’s strategic importance to the European Union, 19 out of the EU’s 27…

A fire incident that occurred at about 2 a.m. on Wednesday left no fewer than five vehicles razed along the Epe–Ijebu-Ode Expressway in the Eredo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State.  PUNCH Metro learnt on Wednesday that the fire began when a 45,000-litre tanker conveying diesel lost control and fell on its side.  The fall reportedly caused the tanker to spill its contents on the road before it was engulfed in flames.  The impact of the blaze was said to have destroyed four other vehicles that were parked along the road.  A Facebook user, Epe Lawa, who shared scenes…

Several media channels (News Central TV, Daily Trust, Rapid 96.5 FM, Umuahia and Metro 97.7 FM, Lagos) have interviewed me on today’s protest against insecurity organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress. They all wanted to know if the Comrade Joe Ajaero led labour union was right to organise the protest. Of course, I responded without equivocation that the exercise had my full support and was even long overdue. Recall that the media had widely publicised last Sunday that NLC had said its planned nationwide protest on December 17 aimed to draw attention to Nigeria’s worsening insecurity and compel urgent action…

The Accord Party has presented its Certificate of Return to its candidate for the June 2026 Ekiti State governorship election, Opeyemi Falegan. The party’s National Chairman, Maxwell Mgbudem, made the presentation on Tuesday at the Accord Party headquarters in Abuja. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission fixed party primaries in Ekiti State between October 20 and November 10, 2025, with the final list of candidates scheduled to be published on January 19, 2026. Falegan emerged as the party’s flagbearer following the conduct of its governorship primary on November 8, 2025. Speaking during the presentation, Mgbudem congratulated Falegan on his…

Premier Paints Plc has disclosed that its majority shareholders, Clover Global Resources Limited with 39.02 per cent and TGHL Capital Limited with 15.20 per cent, are in discussions with Xenergi Limited to acquire their combined stakes in the company. If concluded, the transaction would give Xenergi control of 51 per cent of Premier Paints, equivalent to 63 million shares. The disclosure was made on the Nigerian Exchange recently in a notice signed by the Company Secretary, AMN Practice, Alozie Nwokoro. “Premier Paints Plc (“The Company”) is pleased to notify its esteemed shareholders, stakeholders, Nigerian Exchange Limited and the general public…

The English Football League has released the draw for the Carabao Cup semi-finals, confirming Manchester City will face holders Newcastle United. At the same time, Chelsea will await the outcome of the Arsenal-Crystal Palace quarter-final. The draw, announced late Wednesday night on the EFL website, followed Manchester City’s 2–0 victory over Brentford and Newcastle’s stoppage-time win over Fulham, which sealed their places in the last four of the competition. Chelsea earlier on Tuesday faced club legend, Frank Lampard’s side Cardiff City winning it late 3-1 away from home with a brace from Garnacho and Neto. A late Wednesday night release…

On Wednesday evening, OpenAI launched an App Directory to browse all the tools currently available and opened its SDK for developers to build new interactive experiences that operate within the bot’s UI. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said last month that “We are planning to build the obvious features that you would expect for a robust platform over time,” and opening an app store is certainly a huge step in that direction.Another change is that OpenAI has renamed the “connectors” that helped users pull data from other services (like Google Drive or Dropbox) into ChatGPT, and is now calling those apps…

Bitcoin’s volatility appears to be diminishing, with its movements in 2025 more subdued than those of Nvidia (NVDA), which Bitwise says indicates its investor base is diversifying.Bitwise said on Wednesday that Bitcoin (BTC) will continue to be less volatile than Nvidia in 2026 as “Bitcoin’s volatility has steadily declined over the past ten years.”It added that the shift signals a “derisking” of the asset as its investor base has diversified due to the emergence of institutional investment products. “This shift reflects the fundamental derisking of Bitcoin as an investment and the diversification of its investor base thanks to traditional investment vehicles…

Surely every NFL player has questioned the ability or integrity of the league’s referees at some point — usually in private, as they blow off steam after a tough loss. Puka Nacua just happened to do it on a Twitch stream for a channel with 7 million subscribers. The Los Angeles Rams wide receiver was live with streamers Adin Ross and N3on on Tuesday, December 16, when he weighed in on the state of officiating in the NFL. “The refs are the worst. These guys are lawyers, they wanna be on TV too bro,” Nacua, 24, said. “You don’t think…