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Nancy and Jonathan had an emotionally-charged moment — with a proposal — in the second part of Stranger Things season 5 but was the scene actually a breakup? During the second installment of the final season, which aired on Thursday, December 25, Nancy (Natalia Dyer) and Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) found themselves in a near-death situation. This led to a heart-to-heart where they reassessed their relationship — and admitted to holding things back from each other. Nancy and Jonathan acknowledged that their shared trauma kept them together. “It made me feel safe. But also,” Jonathan said before Nancy added, “It can…

Several countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey, have rejected Israel’s decision to recognise Somaliland as an independent country, warning that the move violates international law and undermines Somalia’s sovereignty. The sharp rebuke came a day after Israel became the first nation in the world to formally recognise Somaliland, triggering swift condemnation across African and Arab nations, and raising concerns about whether the move was part of an alleged Israeli plan to forcibly displace Palestinians. PREMIUM TIMES reports that Israel on Friday became the first country to formally recognise Somaliland, a self-declared republic that broke away from Somalia in 1991…

As a troubled Nigeria moves into 2026, several factors suggest it will be a year marked by a tug-of-war between reforms and vulnerabilities. Amid these uncertainties in the coming year, critical questions loom: Will the United States’ “powerful strikes against the Islamic state in Nigeria” lead to enhanced security for Nigeria or foreign domination? Will the Tinubu government be open about its relationship with France? Is the country witnessing a democratic recession or state decline? In the outgoing year, Nigeria experienced profound political, economic, social, and structural changes. Issues ranging from political governance reforms and institutional adjustment programmes to economic…

Nigerian pastor Jerry Eze has joined a rare global league after his online prayer platform, New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations (NSPPD), was ranked the third most-watched YouTube channel worldwide in 2025. The ranking, published by Stream Charts, an international platform that collects data from the most popular broadcasting platforms to provide detailed and relevant streaming analytics, shows that the channel has amassed over 102 million watch hours, outperforming all non-gaming creators on the platform this year.  The ranking places Mr Eze behind Brazilian singer Frei Gilson, who recorded 154 million watch hours, and Dominican content creator Luinny Corporan, who…

The Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ayede, Oyo State, Taofeek Abdul-Hameed, has attributed Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, corruption and moral decline to a failure of collective responsibility by citizens and leaders at all levels of society. Abdul-Hameed made the assertion while delivering a keynote lecture themed “We Are All Responsible” at the 115th Zonal Islamic Vacation Course, IVC, of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, MSSN, B Zone, held at the proposed permanent site of Al-Ummah University along the Ibadan–Lagos Expressway, Onigari area of Ogun State. The rector, who is also the Imam of the Muslim Community at the Federal Polytechnic,…

The political landscape in Rivers State is shaping up to be an intriguing one in the coming year. This follows indications that the lingering political crisis and the much-talked-about peace deal between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, and the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, may not be completely resolved and could take a new turn. On Saturday, the FCT minister announced during a briefing with stakeholders from Ahoada East and Ahoada West LGAs that political activities would resume from January 2026. Wike made the declaration shortly after the annual thanksgiving ceremony of the Chairman…

The Joint Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai, OPHK, has, in seven months of operations, killed 438 Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists. The Theatre Commander, OPHK, North-east Sector 1, Maj.-Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, who made this known on Saturday at the Christmas Luncheon in Maiduguri, said the operations were conducted between May and December. Abubakar said the operatives had also recovered 254 assorted weapons, 300 units of Starlink communication devices and rescued 366 civilians from various terrorist enclaves. “The surrender of 881 JAS/ISWAP fighters and their families, among other accomplishments, further underscores the progress made,” he said. The army general…

Nigeria’s second game at the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will see them take on Tunisia on Saturday night. The Super Eagles began their campaign with a 2–1 victory over Tanzania, thanks to goals from Semi Ajayi and Ademola Lookman. Eric Chelle’s men will now be eyeing early qualification for the Round of 16 with another win over the Carthage Eagles. The North Africans themselves thrashed Uganda 3–0 in their opening fixture and will be keen to take control of Group C. Kick-off is at 9 pm WAT at the Fez Stadium in Fes, Morocco. DAILY POST will bring…

Sadio Mane scored a second-half equaliser as Senegal came from behind to draw 1-1 with DR Congo in their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group D match in Tangier on Friday. Cedric Bakambu put DR Congo ahead in the 60th minute, finishing after Edouard Mendy had initially saved Theo Bongonda’s shot. Senegal responded eight minutes later when Mane converted a rebound from a parried effort by substitute Ibrahim Mbaye. Senegal had dominated the first half but missed several chances. Nicolas Jackson and Ismaila Sarr both went close, while Mane’s free-kick narrowly missed. Pape Gueye also forced a save from the…

Yohan Roche’s first-half goal gave Benin a 1-0 win over Botswana in their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Round of 16 qualification match in Rabat on Friday. The victory marked Benin’s first ever AFCON win and boosted their chances of reaching the knockout stage after losing their opening match to DR Congo. Botswana, meanwhile, saw their hopes of progressing for the first time suffer a major setback with a second straight defeat. Benin started strongly and thought they had an early lead when Aiyegun Tosin scored inside 15 minutes, but it was ruled out for offside. Roche finally broke the…