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Victor Osimhen has received widespread acclaim for gifting N10m to players of Beyond Limits Football Academy, using the occasion to share advice on hard work, humility and faith with Nigeria’s next generation of footballers, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The presentation was organised by social media influencer Abdulsalam Idris, popularly known as Smallie, who documented the academy in a YouTube documentary titled The Side Of Football Nobody Talks About. Smallie personally facilitated a video call between Osimhen and the players, allowing the Nigerian international to speak directly to the young footballers about the challenges of pursuing a professional career. Addressing the…

Digital asset manager CoinShares has brushed aside concerns that quantum computers could soon shake up the Bitcoin market, arguing that only a fraction of coins are held in wallets worth attacking.In a post on Friday, CoinShares Bitcoin research lead Christopher Bendiksen argued that just 10,230 Bitcoin (BTC) of 1.63 million Bitcoin sit in wallet addresses with publicly visible cryptographic keys that are vulnerable to a quantum computing attack. A little over 7,000 Bitcoin are held in wallets with between 100 and 1,000 BTC, while roughly 3,230 Bitcoin are held in wallets with 1,000 to 10,000 BTC, equating to $719.1 million…

Broadcaster Kaylee Hartung is gearing up for her first-ever Super Bowl. It was announced last month that Hartung would be making her sideline reporting debut during the 2026 Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday, February 8, alongside Melissa Stark. The sportscaster is set to commentate on the game as the New England Patriots take on the Seattle Seahawks. 2026 marks the second Super Bowl in which NBC tapped two sideline reporters to assist with game coverage. “It feels like such a cliche statement to say this is a dream come true. But it actually is,”…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has said governors and other politicians who are supporting Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State to “betray” him (Wike) would eventually be “consumed” by the same “betrayal they endorse. Mr Wike spoke on Saturday in Port Harcourt during the commissioning of the Rivers State Renewed Hope Ambassadors Headquarters. The facility houses a radio station, a situation room, office facilities, and the organisation’s vehicles. The group is mobilising support for President Bola Tinubu, who is seeking reelection in the 2027 general election. ‘A message from the gods’ At the event, Mr Wike,…

Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has urged traders to resume trading on Monday, insisting that the sit-at-home order has been totally defeated. The governor encouraged traders across the state, in all markets, including Onitsha Main Market, which was shut two weeks ago and later reopened last week, to ensure they open for business. In a press release signed on his behalf by his Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Aburime, Soludo told traders to open their shops and let their enterprise shine. Aburime said in the release: “Last Monday, we witnessed something historic and phenomenal in Anambra. For the first time…

British broadcaster, Piers Morgan has revealed what Cristiano Ronaldo wants as the Al-Nassr forward went on strike. Ronaldo refused to play in Al-Nassr’s recent two matches against Al-Riyadh and Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League. The Portugal captain is said to be very angry with the PIF because they didn’t back Al-Nassr during the winter transfer window, while other teams like Al-Hilal got support. However, speaking on the development, Morgan insisted that the five-time Ballon d’Or winner wants a level playing field. He said this in a tweet via his X account while responding to an X user, @AAHMED0708, who…

The Federal Ministry of Defence is planning to establish a new Military Industrial Complex, even as the government continues to invest billions of naira in revamping the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria. The establishment of the MIC is proposed in the 2026 Appropriation Bill before the National Assembly. The proposal, listed as “Establishment of a Military Industrial Complex” under the Ministry of Defence, has a budgetary allocation of N21m. No further details were provided in the proposed budget. MIC is designed to produce arms and other military materials. For instance, the United States Military Industrial Complex conducts research, development, production,…

Two people, an adult male and female, have died following a collision between two trucks at the Alamutu section of the Abeokuta–Igboora Expressway in Ogun State. The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency spokesperson, Babatunde Akinbiyi, told PUNCH Metro on Sunday that the accident occurred on Saturday. According to an eyewitness, one of the trucks ran into a pothole, causing it to collide head-on with another oncoming vehicle. The combination of the impact and the speed of the trucks reportedly led to the fatalities. Akinbiyi identified the vehicles involved as a white unregistered Volvo truck and an unregistered Cabstar…

A few days ago, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, said state governments and local councils should be blamed for the 133 million Nigerians classified as multidimensionally poor. “Who should be blamed for the 133 million Nigerians who are multidimensionally poor? The Federal Government? No. The states? Yes. The 774 local councils? Yes,” Onanuga said, while corroborating the position of a former Minister of State for Finance, Mr Clement Agba, in a video he shared. According to Agba, while about 69.9 million Nigerians are financially poor and live below the two-dollar-a-day threshold, 133…

The National Pension Commission has announced the first accredited pension agent for enrolment in the Personal Pension Plan; the body has announced this on its social media handles. The PUNCH reports that the PPP was initially named the Micro Pension Scheme and targeted the informal sector to boost enrolment in the country’s formal pension industry. Announcing the first APA, PenCom said, “Awabah has been licensed by PenCom as the first APA to support marketing and registration of participants into the PPP as part of PenCom’s commitment to expanding pension coverage across the Nigerian workforce.” The regulator added that the “Personal…