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Super Eagles head coach Éric Chelle was a guest of Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal on Wednesday, as the governor seeks to use sports as a tool for youth engagement and development in the state, The PUNCH reports. Chelle recently led Nigeria to a third-place finish at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Although the Super Eagles missed out on a fourth AFCON title, the team’s performance drew praise from several quarters. His contract situation, which runs until the end of the year, has also been a subject of discussion. While Chelle has been linked with other African…

The Smiles for the Orphans and Vulnerable Children Initiative donated educational materials to over 100 pupils of public primary and secondary schools in the Oto-Ijanikin area of Lagos State in commemoration of this year’s International Day of Education. The event held at the Prof. A.O.K. Noah Hall, Lagos State University of Education, Oto-Ijanikin, brought together schoolchildren from various public schools in Ijanikin. The founder and team lead of SOVCI, Mr Euriel Momah, said the donation was aimed at supporting children and keeping them in school. He explained that the donation, under the initiative’s Street to School programme, which started in…

Michael Selig, chair of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), announced that the agency would join the efforts of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Project Crypto.In remarks prepared for an SEC-CFTC discussion on harmonizing the agencies’ approach to digital assets, Selig said that the CFTC would partner with the SEC on its Project Crypto, an initiative launched in July to establish clarity on regulations for digital assets. According to the CFTC chair, the joint collaboration aims to “advance a clear crypto asset taxonomy, clarify jurisdictional lines, remove duplicative compliance requirements, and reduce regulatory fragmentation.” “Fragmented oversight imposes real economic costs—raising barriers…

Taylor Sheridan critics may be in for a surprise with his Yellowstone spinoff The Madison already being applauded for its apparent “female-gaze-oriented” vision. Star Kurt Russell, who filmed two seasons of the upcoming Paramount+ series, praised Sheridan’s ideas, telling Entertainment Weekly on Wednesday, January 28, “I really like what The Madison is. It’s a smart show.” Russell, 74, referred to Sheridan, 55, as a “really good writer.” “Taylor’s excellent, and Michelle [Pfeiffer]’s great, and she’s really great in this show. Talking about awards — I think they’re going to be looking Michelle’s way,” he noted. “They’re all really good, but…

‎‎The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has raised fresh concerns over insecurity in the country and particularly in the South-west, calling on governors of the region to do more to stem the tide.‎‎In a communique issued after its meeting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Tuesday, the group noted its earlier calls for urgent attention by the respective governments and agencies to the current situation in the country.‎‎The group led by Reuben Fasoranti noted that the situation of insecurity in the land leaves a lot to be desired.‎‎Afenifere expressed concern that banditry and kidnapping have become so rampant that they…

The Ogun State Government has commenced activities marking the 50th anniversary of the creation of the state with the weekly commissioning of major road projects across different parts of the state. The Golden Jubilee celebration began last week with the commissioning of the Wole Soyinka Train Terminal and the Sagamu–Ayepe Road in Sagamu Local Government Area. This was followed by the commissioning of Afon Palace Road in Imeko/Afon Local Government Area. As part of the ongoing activities, Governor Dapo Abiodun will on Friday, January 30, 2026, commission the Abeokuta–Obalende Road and the Osinubi New Town Road in Ijebu-Ode Local Government…

The Opta SuperComputer has predicted the top five teams that could win the Champions League this season. On Wednesday night, the league phase of the competition came to an end, with all the clubs that qualified for the last 16 and knockout playoffs confirmed. Arsenal finished top of the log after winning eight of their eight fixtures and Opta has given them a 29.8% chance of lifting the trophy for the first time in their history. Bayern Munich, who finished behind the Gunners, have a 14.9% possibility to win the competition. The next three teams are all from the Premier…

A group, the Northern Ethnic Youth Group Assembly, has called for the prosecution of politician and former African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, over the alleged leaking of video footage from an ongoing court proceeding involving the Department of State Services. The group accused Sowore of contempt of court and breaching national security laws by allegedly circulating a video clip showing his lawyer cross-examining a DSS operative in a cyberbullying case instituted against him by the secret police. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Alhaji Ibrahim Dan-Musa, the group described the leaked footage as “contempt of court, a…

The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday arraigned activist Comrade Hassan Taiwo, popularly known as Soweto, alongside Dele Frank before the Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court over their alleged roles in a protest against illegal demolitions, forcible evictions and land grabbing at the Lagos State House of Assembly. The defendants were charged with five counts bordering on conspiracy, conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace, threats, unlawful assembly, obstruction of traffic, and singing abusive songs against the police and the Lagos State Government. Prosecutor Anthony Ihiehie told the court that the defendants conspired on January 28, 2026, at Allen…

When the Yoruba, in their enduring ingenuity, coined the saying that, “Ọmọ ọsan ni ń ko ponpo bà ìyá ẹ,” (It is the orange fruit that invites stones upon the orange tree), they were cautioning us about (mis)conduct, inheritance, envy, and consequence. The proverb teaches us that greatness attracts not only admiration but scrutiny, reverence and conflict. It is difficult to imagine a more fitting lens through which to view the recent controversy involving Seun Kuti and Wizkid, a dispute that has less to do with ego and more to do with how societies mismanage legacy. Seun Kuti is said…