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Ogbu Confident Super Eagles Will Retain Unity Cup Title

Super Eagles defender Igoh Ogbu has expressed confidence that Nigeria will successfully defend their Unity Cup title after the team booked a place in the final with a convincing 2-0 win over Zimbabwe at The Valley in London on Tuesday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Ogbu, who produced a commanding display at the heart of Nigeria’s defence on a night when Chelle handed eight players their international debuts, acknowledged the game was harder than the result implied. “It was a very tough game, especially in the second half, but we thank God for the victory. It was not easy at all,”…

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This sound card could give gamers a competitive edge

Fosi Audio announced a new sound card today with a unique feature designed to give FPS players an advantage. The C3 Gaming Sound Card, which sits outside your PC or laptop and connects with a USB-C cable, includes the company’s StepSense “audio enhancement technology” powered by a model that was “trained on extensive FPS audio data.” With StepSense turned on, sounds that offer positional cues for opponents, such as footsteps or vaulting noises, are boosted so they’re not drowned out by the game’s overall audio mix.For competitive players looking for any advantage they can get, that feature alone could justify…

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Argentina Bill Targets Crypto Payments for Online Betting

Argentina’s government is moving to restrict banks, payment firms and crypto providers from serving unauthorized online gambling platforms as part of a broader crackdown on digital betting.The government presented a Bill for the Prevention of Gambling and Regulation of Online Gambling to Congress, according to an official notice from the Ministry of Health published on Tuesday.The bill seeks to address gambling addiction by tightening rules on payments, advertising and access to betting platforms.The legislation directly ties gambling regulation to financial infrastructure, including payment systems and crypto rails, potentially reshaping how unauthorized betting platforms access payment and crypto rails in Argentina.Crypto…

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Kyle Richards Compared These  Amazon Sandals to Designer Pairs

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Between shopping in Los Angeles, vacationing in Aspen and starring on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Kyle Richards is always serving looks. So when she shares her approved fashion essentials, it’s wise to pay attention. Richards recently gave Us the rundown on her warm-weather favorites, which include “really cute, really comfortable” slip-on sandals that she says look designer. We couldn’t agree more! The reality TV star did everyone a favor when she hopped on an Amazon Live stream to chat…

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NDC adjusts timetable for 2027 primaries, gives condition for aspirants to buy forms

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has slightly adjusted its nationwide primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections. The NDC had initially announced that its 2027 primaries for various elective positions would be held on 27 May and 28 May. But in a statement on Wednesday night which was jointly signed by its National Chairman, Moses Cleopas and National Secretary, Ikenna Enekweizu, NDC said the exercise would now take place on 29 May. The party suggested that slight adjustment followed the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations and the resulting public holidays which caused major transportation and logistical challenges, including the non-availability of flights. “Many…

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A country that pays to survive, By Lanre Ogundipe

Some families are selling their ancestral farmland to pay million of naira ransoms. (Photo illustration: Ogalah Dunamis/Premium Times) Who profits from prolonged instability?Who benefits from endless emergency procurements? Who feeds the protection economy? Who launders the proceeds? Who keeps supplying operational intelligence to criminal groups?.. These questions are uncomfortable. But nations that refuse to interrogate uncomfortable realities eventually become captive to them… Perhaps the gravest danger is not merely that Nigerians are paying ransom. It is that the country may gradually be normalising ransom as part of the everyday economic life. For decades, governments taxed citizens to provide security. Today…

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Heineken set for grand Champions League final experience in Lagos

Heineken will conclude its nationwide UEFA Champions League campaign with a major final viewing event at Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, where football fans are expected to gather to watch Arsenal face Paris Saint-Germain in the final on 30 May. The Lagos event marks the climax of Heineken’s global “Fans Have More Friends” campaign, which has hosted Champions League viewing experiences across several Nigerian cities during the knockout stages of the competition. The campaign moved through Port Harcourt, Aba, Owerri, Abuja and Benin City, attracting large crowds of football supporters who participated in live screenings, music performances, interactive…

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Civil society coalition calls for community-led agriculture, warns against factory farming

A coalition of civil society organisations has urged the African Development Bank Group to invest in agroecological and climate resilient farming approaches rather than financing industrial livestock models that drive land conversion and degrades the ecosystem They called for the prioritization of support for small holder farmers, pastoralists, women producers and indigenous and local communities. The call comes as leaders gather in the Republic of Congo for the 2026 African Development Bank Annual Meetings. The organisations under the Stop Financing Factory Farming Coalition, in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday, harped on the need for greater transparency and accountability…

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2027: NDC moves to take advantage of APC’s post-primary crisis

The National Democratic Congress, NDC, is positioned to take political advantage of the crisis trailing the primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC, especially in Bayelsa State, home of its national leader, Senator Seriake Dickson. This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday by National Coordinator of the Sagbama/Ekeremor Grassroots Agenda, Comrade Felix Osuobene.  Osuobene revealed that Dickson was spotted celebrating the fallout of the Bayelsa APC primaries in Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency where Bernard Kenibai emerged as the party’s candidate. The statement noted that crisis trailing the APC primaries across the country, involving disputes over the screening exercise, disqualification of aspirants and…

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Two children, three others killed in Ogun auto crash

No fewer than five persons have been confirmed dead and 10 others severely injured in a fatal road accident that occurred on Thursday at Iyana Egbado along the Abeokuta–Lagos Expressway. The lone crash involving a white Mazda E2000 bus with registration number KRD809XC, carrying a total of 20 passengers, happened at about 11:12 a.m. According to the spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun State Sector Command, Odunsi Afolabi, the passengers comprised of six adult males, eleven adult females, one male child, and two female children. Afolabi stated that two children, one man and two women were killed in the…

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