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Nigeria’s Super Falcons on Friday began preparations for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations with a 2–1 victory over Senegal. The friendly match, played at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State, saw veteran striker Asisat Oshoala giving Nigeria the lead from the penalty spot in the 32nd minute. The goal marked Oshoala’s return to the national team after her last appearance in the WAFCON 2024 final. The Super Falcons maintained pressure and controlled possession for most of the first half. Toni Payne doubled Nigeria’s advantage in the 43rd minute after finishing a well-worked attacking move. Payne was…
Whether you’re considering starting a Sonos speaker setup, or adding to an existing group, the Sonos Era 100 is worth picking up. The compact, capable smart speaker is currently marked down to $189 ($30 off) at a variety of retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy, and directly from Sonos. If you want an even lower price, Sonos is selling refurbished Era 100 speakers for just $134. They come with fresh accessories and packaging, and sport the same one-year warranty as its new speakers.The wireless speaker has a rich, detailed sound profile, with room-filling audio despite its small size. You might be…
Solana-based memecoin launchpad Pump.fun introduced a new open bounty platform where users have posted crypto rewards for bizarre promotional tasks, such as tattooing the ticker symbols of memecoins, quitting their current job live on camera or skydiving into a World Cup match.Pump.fun introduced the new platform on Thursday, positioning it as an open marketplace to “complete bounties for ANY task and leverage the power of humans & money across the globe.” The submissions are reviewed by Pump.fun while funds are in escrow. If accepted, the bounty is paid out to the submitter. Pump.fun said that bounties that “may be deemed…
Season 3 of Euphoria introduced an intriguing new character in Rue’s friend Daisy — but does that mean breakout star Jessica Treska could lead her own spinoff? “It’s so shocking to me that I’ve made the impact that I have and that people are talking about Daisy as much as they are,” Treska, 23, exclusively told Us Weekly. “We made a comment while we were there filming, ‘Oh, you should make a spinoff of the farm family.’ But never did I imagine even one person to say that after it aired.” Treska was taken aback when Daisy’s scenes ultimately blew…
The Borno State High Court in Maiduguri has ordered the interim forfeiture of a four-bedroom bungalow linked to an alleged investment scam involving N345 million. According to a statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES on Friday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) spokesperson Dele Oyewale, the judge, Babagana Karumi, granted the order following an ex parte application filed by the commission. The property, located at Dikecheri Mashamari Ward in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State, sits on a 50ft by 100ft plot of land and is suspected by investigators to have been acquired with proceeds of crime. According…
The lessons from the party primaries season is that democracy and ethical political behaviour have been deleted from the Nigerian political system. INEC had imposed a narrow timeline insisting all primaries be concluded by 30th May. This was challenged and a court judgement from the Federal High Court of Justice Mohammad G Umar, sitting in Abuja, nullified INEC’s deadline. Given the fear of possible judicial consequences, the major parties felt it was safer to comply with INEC deadline because they appealed and Nigerians know the courts. Following the provisions in the new Electoral Act, primaries were conducted either through consensus…
Former Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, says terrorists are gradually getting closer to Government Houses in Nigeria. Fayemi made this remark on Friday during an interview on State Affairs, a podcast hosted by Edmund Obilo. He was speaking on the current surge in insecurity bedeviling the country. “Terrorists are gradually getting closer to Government Houses. The Jihadists are not far from us. They are already at our borders. “We must be interested in how to salvage that because of our own national interest. The Jihadists are in Benin Republic, Togo and Burkina Faso. “They are not far from us. That’s why we…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has faulted Justice Uche Ogomoh of the Federal High Court in Ibadan for granting reliefs that were not sought by any of the parties in a dispute involving the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In a judgment delivered by Justice Uchechukwu Onyemenam of the Court of Appeal, the appellate court held that the trial judge went beyond the reliefs before her when she recognised a factional caretaker committee in the PDP leadership crisis. The dispute stems from a judgment delivered by Justice Ogomoh on January 30, in which she held that the PDP caretaker committee…
The Osun State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old man, Odetayo Adebayo Samuel of Ila Orangun, for allegedly spreading false security information on social media that caused panic among residents across the state. The command disclosed this in a statement issued by the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan, and signed by the spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, on Friday in Osogbo. According to the statement, “the suspect allegedly published a video on Facebook on June 1, 2026, through an account identified as ‘Odetayo Oluwasegun’, claiming that bandits had invaded Osun State.” The police said the publication generated widespread fear among members of…
Manchester City midfielder Rodri has backed Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal to win the Ballon d’Or in the near future. Rodri and Yamal are both international teammates with the Spain national team. Speaking to DAZN, the 29-year-old described Yamal as an ‘animal’ in the game of football. Rodri, who famously beat Real Madrid’s Vinicius to win the Ballon d’Or in 2024, said of Yamal, “One day he will win a Ballon d’Or because he is an animal. “[He is the] present and future of Spanish football. ”Players of that caliber, who are unique in the world, will always have media repercussions,…
