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The National Sports Commission has confirmed Nigerian athletes will attend a four-week residential training camp in Scotland ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games. NSC Director-General, Bukola Olopade, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday by Dr Kehinde Ajayi, NSC Director of Information. Olopade said a training base in Aberdeen would enhance coordination and reduce travel-related challenges for Team Nigeria. “Locating the camp in the host country reflects lessons from past competitions,” Olopade explained, noting early arrival helps athletes acclimatise and train under similar conditions. Team Nigeria will arrive in Aberdeen four weeks before the opening ceremony for acclimatisation, technical preparation,…

Nollywood actor Gideon Okeke has criticised the Nigerian entertainment space for what he described as the neglect of the film industry, while Afrobeat stars continue to receive overwhelming praise and global recognition. In a video shared on his Instagram page on Sunday, Okeke questioned why Nigerian musicians are celebrated while actors, actresses and filmmakers are rarely acknowledged in the same way. “You know how we carry our Afrobeat music on our head. Big three, big five, big this. We idolise and worship ourselves,” he said. He named top Nigerian music stars such as Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido, Rema and others,…

Anthropic’s Claude got a bit livelier today thanks to a new extension to MCP, the open-source protocol that allows AI agents to easily access tools and data across the internet. Users will now be able to interact with apps directly inside the Claude chatbot, letting you draft and format Slack messages to colleagues and create presentations for clients in Canva without having to switch tabs.As of today, Anthropic said tools like Asana, Figma, Slack, and Canva will “open as interactive apps right inside of chat.” While users could previously connect tools like Slack and Asana to the AI assistant, doing…

The market for tokenized gold is expanding in step with rising demand for physical bullion, highlighting a broader shift toward traditional safe-haven assets as geopolitical tensions and trade uncertainty push investors away from the US dollar.On Monday, Tether said its Tether Gold (XAUt) now represents more than half of the entire gold-backed stablecoin market, with a total value exceeding $2.2 billion.Tether disclosed that 520,089 XAUt tokens were in circulation at the end of the fourth quarter, with each token backed one-for-one by physical gold held in reserve. Tether Gold (XAUt) market capitalization. Source: CoinMarketCapCEO Paolo Ardoino said the company’s Tether…

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The Traditional Ruler of Azumini Ndoki Ancient Kingdom in Ukwa East Local Government Area of Abia State, HRM Eze Edward Eule (Onyenweali X), has said he did not abandon his subjects or throne as speculated. This followed his temporary absence from the community and the arrest of six suspects in connection with the theft of the community’s electricity transformer, which plunged the area into darkness. The monarch, a Professor of Sociology who retired from Norfolk State University, Virginia, USA, where he lectured for over 30 years before ascending the throne in 2015, said he has neither abdicated nor neglected his…

Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, has assured Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, of his re-election in 2027. Ganduje gave the assurance on Monday in Kano while welcoming Governor Yusuf back to the APC. He described the governor’s return to the ruling party as historic and beneficial to both the APC and Kano State. “You will win your second term in 2027. We have spoken to all aspirants, and they have agreed to support you,” Ganduje said. Ganduje recalled that Governor Yusuf was part of the APC when the party was formed in 2014. “When…

Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed in a fire that ravaged three residential buildings and a furniture workshop in Oyo town. The first residential building is located at the Elegbo area of Sabo in Oyo. The incident occurred on Sunday. It was learnt that one of the rooms in the building was affected. Properties worth millions of naira were destroyed, while no life was lost in the incident. The second and third residential buildings are located at the Oke-Olola area of Oyo. It was learnt that the fire incident, which affected the two buildings, also razed a furniture…

Chelsea, on Monday, announced the signing of Yisa Alao from Sheffield Wednesday. The Blues disclosed this in a post on their website ahead of their UEFA Champions League clash with Napoli on Wednesday. Alao, who plays as a left-back, agreed a contract with Chelsea until 2028. The 17-year-old came through Sheffield Wednesday’s academy and made his senior debut for the Owls last August. Alao has since played four more games, starting Wednesday’s recent FA Cup fixture against Brentford and Championship tie against Portsmouth. “Welcome to Chelsea, Yisa,” Chelsea’s statement partly read.

The Federal University of Technology, FUT Minna, Niger State, has secured a N1billion Tetfund Agricultural Farm Grant. The Vice Chancellor, Faruk Kuta, made this known on Monday during a press briefing to announce the institution’s 34th Convocation Ceremonies and the 43rd Founders Day celebrations. Kuta disclosed that the institution also attracted two major global research grants. He also revealed the establishment of the College of Medical Sciences and Health Technology, which he said has been fully approved by the National Universities Commission NUC. “The University secured a N1bn TETFund Agricultural Commercial Farm Grant, positioning us among the 10 beneficiary universities…