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Nigeria U-17 assistant coach, Olumide Ajibola, says he will extend the player development approach he used at Nigeria National League, NNL, side Beyond Limits to the national team. Ajibola was recently appointed to work alongside the newly appointed Nigeria U-17 coach, Eboboritse Uwejamomere. They will prepare the team for the WAFU B U17 Boys Championship in September, which will serve as a qualifier for the 2027 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations. Ajibola said his new role with the national team comes with great responsibility and demand. “Serving with the U17 national team is a responsibility I do not take lightly,”…
The mayor of eThekwini, Cyril Xaba, on Thursday, ordered the transfer of Nigerians and other African nationals in Durban, South Africa, to a screening centre for legal status. Xaba organised buses to convey foreign nationals from Diakonia Centre in the Durban CBD to a designated refugee reception centre for formal processing of their documents. In a viral video, the African foreigners were marched into buses by South African law enforcement, sparking reactions online. The incident was part of the anti-foreigner campaigns, which began early this year as South Africans vehemently resisted the stay of African foreigners in their country. Confirming…
The Delta State Police Command says its operatives have arrested a commercial motorcyclist suspected of abducting a three-year-old girl in the Ughelli area of the state, among other operational successes. The command’s public relations officer, Bright Edafe, disclosed in a statement on Thursday. According to Edafe, the suspect, identified as Kelvin Ogaga, allegedly abducted the child after being entrusted with her daily school runs before demanding a ransom of N500,000 from the family. He stated, “The arrest followed a complaint received on May 18, 2026, from the father of the victim, who reported that the suspect had abducted his three-year-old…
A young friend said something that I considered an eye-opener! What led to the interaction was a blog link she sent to me, in which a popular influencer’s husband was being called out on social media by young girls, who claimed that he was fond of asking them to bring along their friends for a threesome sexual experience with him. And he ends up not paying them for their “services”. A picture of his sleeping self after the act was attached to the story, as well as a threat to his biological ‘’instrument’’. Can some men ever stop embarrassing their…
A member of the Kano State House of Assembly representing Gwale Constituency, Abdulmajid Mai Rigar Fata, has defected from the All Progressives Congress to the Nigeria Democratic Congress. The lawmaker, who represents Gwale Local Government Area, home to Governor Abba Yusuf, was formally received on Thursday by former Kano State governor and NDC leader, Rabiu Kwankwaso, at his Maitama residence in Abuja. The development was disclosed by Kwankwaso’s media aide, Saifullahi Hassan, in a Facebook post on Thursday. Hassan wrote, “Today, (Thursday, 21st May 2026), His Excellency, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, welcomed Hon. Abdulmajid Isa Umar Mai Rigar Fata, member…
The United States has directed Nigerians and other foreign nationals seeking green cards to return to their home countries to complete the application process, except in extraordinary circumstances. The directive, issued on Friday, was announced by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services as part of a broader immigration policy shift under President Donald Trump. According to the agency, the new rule is aimed at restoring what it described as the “original intent” of US immigration law. USCIS said applicants seeking adjustment of status must now process their residency applications through US consular offices abroad under the supervision of the…
Two-time Super Bowl champion and Head of NFL Africa, Osi Umenyiora, talks about the NFL’s International Player Pathway Programme, discovering Nigerian prospect Uar Bernard, the growing influence of African athletes in American football, and more in this interview with PETER AKINBO How significant is this moment for you personally and for NFL Africa, with Uar Bernard from Nigeria and Joshua Weru from Kenya securing opportunities with the Philadelphia Eagles? It’s a very, very big moment. When you look at a guy like Uar Bernard getting drafted, for the Philadelphia Eagles to take a chance on a guy with massive talent…
Veteran filmmaker, Tunde Kelani, has advised young creatives to remain rooted in their cultural identity while embracing modern technology, warning that excessive dependence on digital tools could dilute originality in storytelling. Speaking in an interview with Saturday Beats, Kelani emphasised the importance of African storytelling and the need for filmmakers to continually draw from indigenous heritage. He noted that Africa’s cultural diversity remains one of its strongest creative assets. “When you mention Africa, we are talking about 50 countries, over 2,000 languages and cultures. That is our strength. We must go back and unearth our intangible heritage,” he said. Kelani…
THORChain said a malicious node operator exploited a vulnerability in its GG20 threshold signature system to drain about $10.7 million from one of the protocol’s vaults.The GG20 threshold signature scheme is used to secure THORChain vaults by splitting key control across multiple node operators, meaning no single node normally holds the full private key.The vulnerability allowed the malicious node operator to reconstruct a full private key for one vault, through “progressive key material leakage,” the protocol said in a post-mortem report released on Wednesday.THORChain said its automatic solvency checks triggered within minutes and halted signing and trading across multiple chains…
Prince William shed a little light on Prince George’s future at boarding school during a sweet radio shout-out to his children. During the Friday, May 22, episode of Heart Breakfast, William, 43, revealed that George, 12, is preparing for boarding school, after noting that he wouldn’t be home to hear his radio broadcast, which was taped in the Isles of Scilly. “Oh, Charlotte and Louis, because George is boarding last night, so Charlotte, Louis, if you’re listening, make sure you’re on time, please,” the Prince of Wales said. “Make sure you’re not fighting over who’s listening to what this morning.”…
