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Tributes have continued to come in from across the football community following the death of Macclesfield FC forward Ethan McLeod, with the club confirming that the 21-year-old died in a road accident while returning from an away fixture. In a statement released on Wednesday, Macclesfield FC announced that McLeod was involved in a car accident on the M1 on Tuesday night while travelling back from Bedford Town. “With the heaviest of hearts and an overwhelming sense of surrealism that Macclesfield FC can confirm the passing of 21-year-old forward Ethan McLeod. “Travelling back from Bedford Town last night, Ethan was involved…

A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) an order to detain a merchant vessel, its captain, and 20 crew members following the seizure of 25.5 kilograms of cocaine at Apapa Seaport. According to a statement by NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi on Wednesday, operatives discovered the cocaine concealed in the hatch of the commodity vessel, MV San Antonio, which arrived from Brazil on December 6, 2025. After the vessel’s cargo was fully discharged, 21 crew members of various nationalities were taken into custody along with the seized drugs. Those detained include the vessel’s…

It is a cheap challenge I don’t expect you to fail. The simple fact? An article is missing in the clause. This is the indefinite article ‘a’, which should come before ‘meeting’ as indicated below.  We have meeting now. (Wrong)  We have a meeting now. (Correct) As simple as the grammatical principle is supposed to be, it is often violated in practice, especially when people are speaking. So, it is not uncommon to hear: Give me pencil. Dare went to buy fridge. She wants bag and belt. In the three statements, articles have been wrongly left out. Whether in speech…

The Chairman of the Labour Party in Nasarawa State, Alexander Ombugu, has dismissed rumours alleging the existence of an interim management committee for the party at the national and state levels. Ombugu described the claims as false, misleading and alien to the Labour Party’s constitution, stressing that the party does not recognise any structure known as an “interim management”. He made the clarification on Tuesday during a press conference in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, while addressing journalists on recent developments within the party. According to him, individuals promoting the narrative neither belong to the Labour Party nor are they…

The Compliance Institute, Nigeria, has inducted 1,247 compliance professionals at its ninth Induction and Investiture Ceremony, as regulators and industry leaders charged practitioners to drive ethical leadership, innovation, and institutional integrity across Nigeria’s public and private sectors. The ceremony, themed “Shaping the Future of Compliance: Innovation and Ethical Leadership”, attracted stakeholders from regulatory agencies, financial institutions, academia, and the corporate sector. In his opening address, the President and Chairman of the Executive Council of CIN, Mr Pattison Boleigha, described the event as a celebration of excellence and a critical step in deepening the culture of compliance. “Today’s event marks yet…

Former Arsenal and France striker, Thierry Henry, will receive the Lifetime Achievement award at the 2025 BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony. As reported by BBC Sport on Wednesday, the 48-year-old, who retired from professional football in 2014, will be presented with the honour during Thursday’s show, which will be broadcast live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 19:00 GMT. Henry is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in Premier League history and is considered one of Arsenal’s all-time legends. Across two spells with the north London club, he scored 228 goals in 377 appearances, becoming…

Some people rarely lose things. Wallets are always exactly where they’re supposed to be, keys never go missing, and remotes never slip between the couch cushions. And then there’s the rest of us — the folks who can’t ever seem to find the thing that was right there a few seconds ago. For us, there are Bluetooth trackers.Bluetooth trackers have been around for a long time, and they all generally work the same way. You stick the tracker onto an object, pair it with your phone, and then, when you lose said object, you can go into an app and…

The Ethereum blockchain needs to better explain its features to users in order to achieve true trustlessness, a challenge common across blockchain protocols, says its co-founder Vitalik Buterin.Trustlessness would see a protocol work without the oversight of developers, as it enforces rules automatically with code. However, if a protocol is so complex that only a small group can work on it, then in practice, others still have to trust that group. Ethereum is already trustless as transactions and smart contracts are enforced by open-source code and a decentralized network of validators, but Buterin said in a X post on Wednesday that…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! The weather may be frightful, but this plaid mini skirt trend will make you want to show a little leg this winter. Our inspiration? Taylor Swift, who lives for an itty bitty mini skirt. Earlier in the fall, the Grammy winner was spotted in plaid mini skirts on back-to-back occasions, and she’s keeping up with that same energy for winter. On December 10, Swift was on the move in New York City in a cozy-chic ensemble that included a Miu…

Nigeria has ordered mineral processing companies to cease operations within residential and restricted areas. The government also mandated plastic manufacturers and bottling companies to take responsibility for the plastic waste generated from their products nationwide. The directives form part of resolutions adopted at the 18th meeting of the National Council on Environment (NCE), Nigeria’s highest advisory body on environmental matters, which was held in Katsina State from 15 to 17 December. The council, chaired by the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, approved the measures after reviewing environmental risks associated with mining activities, plastic pollution and public health hazards across the…