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Former Super Eagles midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has thrown his weight behind CitySports Foundation’s ambitious ‘1,000 Boots Project’, which distributed free football boots to 1,000 underserved children at the National Stadium, Surulere, on Tuesday. The youth-empowerment initiative saw children aged 8–18 receive boots across different sizes, with Adidas donating 100 boots to complete the project. Onazi praised the determination shown by the young football hopefuls who turned up early to benefit from the programme. Onazi said, “The passion these kids showed by coming out so early in the morning tells you everything about their hunger to succeed,” the former Lazio star…

Africa Hyperscalers will convene a high-level strategy workshop in Lagos on 11 December to accelerate coordinated network buildout and shared infrastructure models aimed at improving broadband affordability across Nigeria. The closed-door session follows discussions at the group’s annual Hyperscalers Convergence Africa 2025 conference and is expected to bring together the country’s major operators, regulators and digital infrastructure firms to shape a unified blueprint for expanding connectivity. Nigeria’s fixed broadband penetration remains below six per cent despite heavy investment in subsea cables, backbone fibre, and metro networks. Organisers said in a statement on Sunday that the workshop will focus on how…

In order to comply with regulatory demands from CADE, Apple is making changes that will impact iOS apps in Brazil. While these changes will open new privacy and security risks to users, we have worked to maintain protections against some threats, including keeping in place important safeguards for younger users. These safeguards will not eliminate every risk, but they will help ensure that iOS remains the best, most secure mobile platform available in Brazil and we will continue to advocate on behalf of users and developers.

The cryptocurrency market witnessed pockets of outperformance from select altcoins in 2025, but a broad-based altcoin rally failed to materialize. According to CoinMarketCap data, Bitcoin (BTC) did not breach its yearly low dominance of 55.5% hit on Jan. 5, signaling that traders did not abandon BTC and rush into altcoins.Glassnode said in a recent post on X that nearly all crypto sectors had underperformed BTC over the past three months, signaling “a market environment where capital concentration favors BTC.”Could the major altcoins make a comeback in 2026? Let’s analyze the charts of the top five major altcoins to find out.Ether…

The Sound of Music became one of the world’s most enduring and beloved movie musicals following its release in March 1965. Legendary director Robert Wise’s adaptation of a hit 1959 stage musical — which itself was based on the lives of the real von Trapp Family singers — cemented Julie Andrews as an international superstar and shined light on a moment of hope during a dark period in history. Set in the run-up to World War II, The Sound of Music follows the talented von Trapp family as they flee the Nazi war machine encroaching into their native Austria. The…

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of attempting to weaken the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in support of President Bola Tinubu’s second term ambition. Mr Makinde made the remarks while recounting discussions he said he had with President Tinubu and Mr Wike, arguing that such political manoeuvres threaten Nigeria’s multiparty democracy. Speaking during a media briefing at the Government House in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, the governor disclosed that President Tinubu had once asked him to assist in organising the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, a request…

Nigeria recorded 26,866 suspected measles cases and 153 deaths between January and November 2025, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The figures, contained in the NCDC’s Measles Situation Report for November 2025, show that while no death was recorded in November, measles outbreaks persisted in several parts of the country, largely affecting unvaccinated children. The NCDC reported 71 suspected measles cases in November across 20 states and 47 local government areas (LGAs).Of the suspected cases, only one (1.41%) was laboratory-confirmed during the month, while 63 cases (88.7%) remained pending classification. Seven cases were discarded. The…

The 2026 Appropriation Bill of N58.47 trillion has scaled second reading in the Senate.This followed the presentation of the lead debate on the general principles of the bill by the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, during Tuesday’s plenary. President Bola Tinubu had, on December 19, presented the budget estimate to a joint session of the National Assembly. Leading the debate, Bamidele said, “I rise to lead the debate on a Bill for an Act to Authorise the Issue from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation the total sum of N58,472,628,944,759. “This is for the services of the Federation for the…

Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Nyesom Wike has revealed why the Oyo State Governor fell out with President Bola Tinubu. DAILY POST reports that Makinde, at a media chat with selected journalists in Ibadan on Tuesday said he would not be supporting Tinubu’s re-election bid. Makinde, who accused Wike of plotting to destabilize the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for Tinubu’s re-election, said he may also be on the ballot against the president. Reacting, Lere in a Facebook post, alleged that the governor fell out with the president because his ministerial nominee was…

Semi Ajayi was named Man of the Match following Nigeria’s victory over the Taifa Stars of Tanzania on Tuesday night. The Super Eagles began their campaign at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with a 2–1 win over the East Africans. Ajayi opened the scoring for Eric Chelle’s side with a superb header from Alex Iwobi’s cross in the 36th minute. It was Ajayi’s second international goal for Nigeria. Aside from his goal, the West Bromwich Albion star also delivered a resolute display at the back. The 31-year-old played for the entire duration of the game.