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Two yet-to-be-identified persons have been confirmed dead, while three others sustained injuries following a multiple-vehicle collision at Iyana Meiran in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. The accident, which occurred on Meiran Road near the Primary Health Centre, involved a silo mixer truck, a commercial minibus and four tricycles. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Taofiq Adebayo, stated that preliminary findings indicated that the silo mixer truck, allegedly driven at high speed, suffered brake failure, lost control and rammed into the vehicles. The impact, according to the agency, led to severe…

In recent years, Nigerians have become used to a familiar scene. A political leader stops by the roadside or walks to the stage during an event. A man with a disability is called forward. A woman selling items on the street, despite her education, is singled out. A skilled graduate struggling to survive is presented to the public. Money is handed over. Sometimes a job or a house is promised, or a scholarship or business support is announced. Cameras record everything. The video and pictures are circulated widely. Headlines emerge, and social media reacts positively. The story is packaged as…

The All Progressives Congress has emerged winner of the chairmanship and councillorship elections in all 27 local government areas in the December 13 council elections in Borno State. The list of chairmen-elect, earlier declared winners by returning officers, was officially announced by the Chairman of the Borno State Independent Electoral Commission (BOSIEC), Alhaji Tahiru Shettima, at a news conference on Monday in Maiduguri. Shettima said BOSIEC did not create any “roadblock” for political parties interested in contesting the elections. He said that despite holding several meetings with stakeholders, only six political parties participated in the elections. “I think the commission…

FrieslandCampina WAMCO has appointed former Guinness Nigeria Commercial Director, Olusanya Adesanya, as its new Group Director of Sales, marking a significant talent shift in Nigeria’s fast-moving consumer goods sector. Adesanya announced the move on his LinkedIn page, stating, “I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Director of Group Sales at FrieslandCampina.” His transition, widely picked up by the media, comes as FrieslandCampina intensifies efforts to consolidate its position as Nigeria’s leading dairy brand. Reflecting on the country’s evolving business environment, Adesanya wrote on social media that Nigeria’s complex and fragmented landscape requires leaders “to adapt, focus…

Nigeria defender Chidozie Awaziem described Tuesday’s 2–1 defeat to Egypt in Cairo as a valuable test ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Speaking to NFF TV after the friendly, Awaziem said the game offered an opportunity to evaluate new players, trial tactics and assess the team’s readiness for the tournament. “I think it was a good test for us. Egypt is not an easy team to play against, and they have a number of quality players. The purpose of the game was to test our ability for AFCON and for the coach to try…

Kuxiu is back with a new S3 portable battery that addresses most of the issues I had during my review of the S2, aka the “world’s first” semi-solid state power bank. It also introduces a few new ones, while adding useful features like a kickstand and integrated USB-C cable.As a reminder, these are not true “solid state power banks” despite the marketing hype. The 10,000mAh Kuxiu S3 uses the same solid-liquid mixed electrolyte found in the S2, making it less prone to thermal runaway than the all-liquid Lithium-ion batteries found in most power banks. Kuxiu says its unique semi-solid state…

Coinbase’s year-end “System Update” conference on Wednesday saw the company announce a slew of new offerings as it branches out from its crypto exchange roots.In addition to introducing stock trading and prediction markets to its platform, Coinbase announced plans to expand into custom stablecoins, tokenization, and AI-powered investment advisers.  Here’s the top eight things you may have missed from Coinbase’s conference.Stock trading on CoinbaseThe headline feature, and the first thing Coinbase announced, was that it’s adding stock trading to its platform.Coinbase head of consumer and business products, Max Branzburg, said the product was “a major milestone in our plan to enable…

Jennifer Lawrence has never pretended to be perfect, but her latest confession about accidentally taking Ambien on the Hunger Games set reminds Us just how real she is. “I also once took an Ambien in the morning, thinking it was something else,” Lawrence, 35, told Leonardo DiCaprio during the Wednesday, December 17, episode of Variety and CNN’s Actors on Actors. She recalled, “It was a dance scene with [the late] Philip Seymour Hoffman on the second Hunger Games movie. I was hallucinating.” (Lawrence first played Katniss Everdeen in 2012’s Hunger Games, based on the Suzanne Collins novel of the same…

Former Super Eagles forward Daniel Amokachi has urged key figures in Nigerian football to prioritise the upgrade of infrastructure, particularly playing pitches, across the country’s leagues. Amokachi made the call in Abuja on Tuesday after the Nigeria National League (NNL)/Prostar/Sportslight Hub Awards for November. The awards were organised to recognise outstanding performances by players, coaches and other participants in the NNL. He said many of the pitches approved for league matches required urgent upgrades to meet acceptable standards. “Although the league continues to make progress, the condition of pitches remains a major challenge. “There is still a lot to be…

Farouk Ahmed, the chief executive officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), said a statement circulating in his name, responding to recent allegations by Aliko Dangote, president and chief executive of Dangote Industries Limited, did not emanate from him. Mr Ahmed, in a disclaimer sent to PREMIUM TIMES early on Wednesday, explained that while he is aware of the “wild and spurious allegations” made against him and his family and the frenzy it has generated, he has chosen not to engage in public brickbat. He said he is thankful that the person behind the allegations has…