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Former Super Eagles captain Sunday Oliseh believes Nigeria have laid a strong foundation for a deep run at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after opening their campaign with a vital victory in Fez, insisting the manner of the win reflects the team’s potential in Morocco, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Nigeria began their group campaign with a 2–1 win over Tanzania, with goals from Semi Ajayi and Ademola Lookman securing three points and easing early pressure. Speaking in an interview with Isemuan Iyomon in Fez, Oliseh stressed the importance of making a winning start at the tournament. “It was very…

Kelly Clarkson delivered a festive start to NFL Christmas Gameday on Netflix. The singer, 43, performed her classic Christmas song “Underneath the Tree” to kick off the broadcast on Thursday, December 25, dressed in a beaded silver gown in a prerecorded segment before the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders game, backed up by the Cowboys Cheerleaders. Clarkson stood atop an illustrated Christmas tree that had been superimposed onto the NFL field. NFL Christmas Gameday featured two NFC division rivalries streaming globally on Netflix. The Dallas Cowboys — of whom Clarkson is a lifelong fan — and the Washington Commanders faced…

The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora has confirmed that all pupils and staff abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, have been rescued and reunited with their families, bringing formal closure to the 21 November school attack that shocked the country. In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by the Bishop of Kontagora, Bulus Yohanna, the diocese said a comprehensive reconciliation and verification exercise established that 230 persons were actually abducted during the raid and that all have now regained their freedom. “The final reconciliation confirms that 230 pupils…

Former governor of Taraba State, Rev. Jolly Nyame, has praised the incumbent governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, for continuing and renovating projects initiated during his administration, describing the act as uncommon and commendable. Nyame said unlike some past administrations that abandoned inherited projects to embark on new ones, Governor Kefas chose to complete, renovate and upgrade existing projects, a decision he said demonstrated responsible leadership. Nyame who gave the commendation on Thursday in Jalingo during a chat with journalists on the occasion of his 70th birthday, specifically lauded the renovation and upgrading of the Taraba State airport, major markets, and government…

Some suspected armed robbers in the early hours of Christmas Eve broke into the Tabernacle Ministry International Church, located at Tomato, GRA, Gboko, and made away with church items worth millions of naira. A member of the church, who simply identified himself as Jack, told our correspondent on Thursday that the suspected robbers gained entry into the church in the early hours of Wednesday. When contacted, the General Overseer of the Ministry, Pastor Gloria Mwuese Akade, told our correspondent on Thursday via telephone that the incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday. Pastor Akade said, “We had a carol…

The Kano State Police Command has arrested five suspected kidnappers and cattle rustlers during intelligence-led operations in the Kiru and Tsanyawa Local Government Areas of the state. The arrests were carried out on December 14, 2025, by operatives of the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad and other tactical units, following credible intelligence reports. According to a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, on Thursday, four suspects were arrested at Rahma Round in Kiru LGA after police operatives cordoned off the area. “One of the suspects, Shafiu Ibrahim, 25, of Auchanawa Village in the Ikara Local Government Area…

The new Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa, left the swearing-in ceremony at the State House and immediately told reporters that “Nigerians should sleep with their eyes closed” regarding insecurity. Although he said this was a reference to what the President had earlier said, Musa might well have enthusiastically promised what I think the system cannot deliver at this time. One, there’s not enough in the current security architecture, as well as the security ecosystem, that I can place this kind of confidence on, not until needed changes are effected. Or, does Musa believe there’s a magic wand that one…

Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao proposed additional security measures to “eradicate” address poisoning, including wallet warnings and blacklists of suspicious accounts.”All wallets should simply check if a receiving address is a ‘poison address,’ and block the user. This is a blockchain query,” Zhao wrote in a Wednesday blog post.Address poisoning is a form of phishing in which scammers trick victims into sending crypto to illicit wallets by first sending them small transactions. Unsuspecting users often copy and paste the attacker’s address from their wallet history.Phishing scams cost 6,344 victims over $7.7 million in November, according to Scam Sniffer data. That number…

Netflix is ringing out 2025 the only way it knows how — by streaming more great movies than you have time to watch. It’s a good problem to have. Fortunately, Watch With Us has compiled a list of the best Netflix movies to watch this December. Noteworthy additions this month include Rian Johnson’s entertaining Knives Out mystery Wake Up Dead Man, starring Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor and Glenn Close, the whistleblower thriller Relay with Riz Ahmed and the intriguing documentary Breakdown: 1975. Need more recommendations? Then check out the Must-Watch New Movies on Netflix, HBO and Max, Hulu, Amazon Prime,…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has described as barbaric the Christmas Eve mosque attack in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The incident which happened during prayers, left several worshippers dead and others injured. The Speaker, in a statement on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi, stated that the attack represents the height of wickedness and a direct assault on the soul of the nation. The lawmaker hailed security agencies for their sacrifices in protecting lives and property, expressing confidence that the security situation would continue to improve with the Federal Government’s…