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Anthony Joshua has cemented his status as one of boxing’s highest earners, with his top five career paydays totalling over $300m. The British-Nigerian heavyweight’s latest bout against Jake Paul earned him a career-best $93m, pushing his total career earnings past the $200m mark and surpassing rival Tyson Fury, PETER AKINBO writes Joshua vs Jake Paul (2025) – $93m Joshua pocketed a career-high $93m after knocking out Jake Paul in the sixth round of their heavyweight exhibition bout in Miami. The two boxers shared a prize pool of $185m, with each receiving approximately $93m. Joshua delivered a brutal right hand that…

TECNO said on Monday that it had launched a festive campaign aimed at combining the excitement of the Africa Cup of Nations with the Christmas season, offering fans the chance to win gadgets, cashback, and exclusive match tickets. The company explained in a statement that the campaign includes two main initiatives designed to engage football-loving consumers and reward their passion. According to TECNO, the AFCON Christmas Promo encourages fans to share their “wow moments” from the tournament using official campaign hashtags, with participants eligible to win cashback rewards, TECNO gift items, and tickets to exclusive parties. TECNO said the campaign…

The Federal Communications Commission has banned new drones made in foreign countries from being imported into the US unless the Department of Defense or the Department of Homeland Security recommends them. Monday’s action added drones to the FCC’s Covered List, qualifying foreign-made drones and drone parts, like those from DJI, as communications equipment representing “unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States and to the safety and security of U.S. persons.”DJI is “disappointed” by today’s action, Adam Welsh, DJI’s head of global policy, says in a statement. “While DJI was not singled out, no information has been released…

Bitcoin’s hashrate fell 4% over the month to Dec. 15, which could be a positive sign for the cryptocurrency’s price in the months ahead as miner capitulation is “historically a bullish contrarian signal,” VanEck analysts say. “When hash rate compression persists over longer periods, positive forward returns tend to occur more often and with greater magnitude,” VanEck crypto research lead Matt Sigel and senior investment analyst Patrick Bush noted in a report on Monday.They noted that since 2014, Bitcoin’s 90-day forward returns have been positive 65% of the time when the network’s hashrate had declined over the prior 30 days, compared…

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Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi has approved the appointment of 27 local government council secretaries across the state. The approval was conveyed in a letter signed by the Commissioner for Local Government, Mallam Ibrahim Garba Hannun-Giwa, and made available to the media. According to the statement, the newly appointed council secretaries are to resume duties with immediate effect in their respective local government areas, as part of efforts to enhance effective administration at the grassroots level. The names of the approved local government council Secretaries are as follows: – Abdulhamid Umar (Auyo)– Murtala Abdullahi Tade (Babura)– Bello Wakili (Biriniwa)– Aliyu…

The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has renewed its call for the impeachment of President Bola Tinubu if he is found guilty of tampering with Nigeria’s tax laws. The party accused the Tinubu administration of serious executive misconduct and disrespect for the constitution, following allegations that tax laws passed by the National Assembly were altered before being gazetted. This comes as the House of Representatives set up a seven-member ad-hoc committee to probe differences between the tax laws approved by lawmakers and the versions officially published. Raising the issue under Order 6, Rule 2 of the House Rules on a Point…

The Kano State Police Command says it has concluded security plans to ensure a safe, peaceful and crime-free Christmas and New Year celebration across the state. In line with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, the Commissioner of Police in Kano, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, met with operational commanders on Sunday, December 22, 2025.  The meeting included heads of departments, area and tactical commanders, as well as divisional police officers. According to the command, in a statement issued by its spokesman, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, the police boss ordered intensified patrols, visibility policing, intelligence-led operations, and…

The Fafunwa Educational Foundation has faulted the Federal Government’s decision to scrap the policy mandating the use of mother tongues as the primary language of instruction in early basic education, describing the move as hasty and unfounded. The foundation’s reaction was contained in a statement by Sheri Fafunwa-Ndibe for the Board of Trustees and Muyiwa Obiyomi, Secretary of the Fafunwa Educational Foundation. The statement read, “The Federal Government has explained that it scrapped the national policy mandating the use of indigenous languages as the medium of instruction in schools due to poor learning outcomes and mass failure rates recorded in…

Hundreds of artisans operating under the Isheri-Idimu Powerline on Monday converged on the Lagos State House of Assembly to protest what they described as attempts to disrupt their means of livelihood. The protesters told PUNCH Metro at the scene that suspected hoodlums, allegedly acting on the directive of the Chairman of the Egbe-Idimu Local Council Development Area, Idris Balogun, were seeking to convert their mechanic village along Oladun Road, Isheri-Idimu, for private use. The artisans, who carried placards bearing inscriptions such as “Save us from land grabbers,” “We need competency, decency, and normalcy at Egbe-Idimu,” and “Powerline belongs to the…