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A 16-team grassroots football competition organised by Nigerian travel brand The9jaboy is set to begin on Wednesday (today) in Lagos as part of efforts to discover young talents and promote youth development. The tournament, scheduled to hold between Wednesday, May 13 and Sunday, May 17, 2026, is an initiative of popular travel creator and media personality McDolly Ogundana, widely known as The9jaboy. According to a statement released by the organisers in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday, “The competition is designed to provide opportunities for young footballers to showcase their talents while encouraging discipline, community engagement and positive youth…
The ongoing war in Iran and the race to dominate the AI sector will result in money printing that could benefit the crypto ecosystem and push Bitcoin back to its all-time high this year, according to Arthur Hayes, the chief investment officer of crypto investment fund Maelstrom.In a Substack post on Tuesday, Hayes said the competition between US and China to win the arms race has led both to pursue looser financial conditions and more fiat printing as the technology “directly relates to national security.”“The combination of the political will to win the AI race and the financial will to…
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The police in Anambra State say they have begun an investigation into the death of the 80-year-old man, Paul Onwualu, in the state. The police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, said in a statement on Tuesday that the operatives involved in the arrest of the victim have been identified. “Preliminary information available to the Command reveals that the officers allegedly involved in the arrest before the sudden complication of the deceased’s health, which later led to his death, have been identified, but are not operatives attached to the Anambra State Police Command,” said Mr Ikenga, a superintendent of police.…
The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, has charged President Bola Tinubu to replace the National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, if he lacks confidence in his ability to tackle security issues in Nigeria. Abdullahi was reacting to Tinubu’s appointment of Major General Adeyinka Fadewa (Rtd.) as Special Adviser on Homeland Security. Tinubu had made the appointment to recognize Fadewa’s exceptional record of service, strategic expertise and outstanding contributions to Nigeria’s national security architecture. Reacting, Abdullahi said the use of “Homeland” better suits countries like the United States, US, Germany, Israel or Palestine. Posting on…
Indications have emerged that key stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Oyo State have backed Dr. Debo Akande for the party’s governorship ticket in the 2027 general elections. There were earlier reports that two other governorship aspirants, Bimbo Adekanmbi and Shared Akinade Fijabi, got the backing of party leaders and other stakeholders during a high-level consultative meeting in Ibadan. However, sources familiar with the closed-door meeting dismissed reports that Adekanmbi and Fijabi were the two aspirants considered during the deliberations, describing such narratives as misleading and inconsistent with what transpired at the parley. “The story that Fijabi and…
A devastating fire outbreak on Tuesday gutted parts of a popular market in Kwara State, destroying shops and goods worth millions of naira. The incident, which occurred in Ilorin, threw traders into panic as the fire reportedly spread rapidly before emergency responders could contain it. Eyewitnesses said the fire started from one of the locked shops before escalating to adjoining stalls, consuming fabrics, food items and other merchandise. “We just started hearing people shouting ‘fire, fire!’ before everything went out of control. People were running helplessly,” an eyewitness said. The cause of the fire had not been officially confirmed, though traders suspect…
Former Chelsea player Joe Cole has recommended that the Blues acquire three new players, all over the age of 30, to support their young squad in the upcoming season. Under BlueCo’s ownership, Chelsea has implemented a strategy focused on signing young players with potential on long-term contracts. Nevertheless, the absence of experience within the team has undoubtedly impacted the Premier League giants negatively. Currently, they sit ninth in the standings and face a risk of not qualifying for European football next season. Cole asserts that Chelsea requires seasoned players to step in and assist them next season. He mentioned John…
He was barely old enough to speak in full sentences. Just over two years old, still figuring out the world, still learning words, when Aramide Makinde saw something at the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos, that would change the course of his young life forever. It was a group of children in crisp white uniforms, moving with purpose and precision through the stances and strikes of karate. Makinde, out that day with his parents simply to enjoy the open air and fresh breeze, froze. He stuttered — the way two-year-olds do when they want something so badly the words won’t…
A British-Nigerian man, Ifedayo Adeyeye, who was serving a jail term in the United Kingdom for abducting his son, has fled the country after being mistakenly released from prison. At the resumption of hearing on Monday, the court was told that HMP Pentonville failed to notify police of the accidental release, giving Adeyeye a three-day head start before a manhunt was announced by Scotland Yard. According to The Telegraph UK on Tuesday, a judge had earlier ruled in June that Adeyeye had abducted his son from his mother, Claire N’Djosse, in France and taken him to Nigeria via the UK.…
