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Cristiano Ronaldo is planning to go on strike and won’t play for Al-Nassr in their upcoming match against Al Riyadh. According to A Bola, the 40-year-old is upset with the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, PIF, because they haven’t signed enough new players. Since joining the Saudi Pro League in December 2022, Ronaldo has become a big name and a symbol of the league. However, he’s currently not happy with the lack of player transfers happening at the club. Ronaldo is also annoyed with PIF, as he believes they are showing favoritism towards their competitors. It’s also reported that another…

The Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, Lagos State branch, Dr Babajide Saheed, has called for a major shift in health funding priorities, saying primary healthcare should receive between 60 and 70 per cent of budgetary allocations across all tiers of government. Speaking on Channels Television’s Morning Brief programme on Monday, Dr Saheed emphasised that primary healthcare remains the most critical component for accessible, preventive, and community-based medical services. He argued that without strong investment at this level, efforts to improve overall health outcomes would continue to falter. “I always said, I will continue to say it, you look at…

The Lagos State Government has warned content creators, influencers and digital media producers that the use of children in online content that violates child protection laws could attract criminal sanctions. The warning was issued on Monday in a joint statement signed by the state Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mobolaji Ogunlende, and the Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, amid rising concerns over the portrayal of minors in harmful or exploitative digital content. The state government stressed that children are a legally protected class under Nigerian law and must not be exposed…

A former governorship candidate of the Action Alliance in Imo State, Uche Nwosu, has dismissed social media rumours of his alleged defection to the African Democratic Congress, reaffirming his loyalty to the All Progressives Congress. Nwosu officially revalidated his APC membership on Sunday during the party’s ongoing e-registration exercise in his ward, Eziama Obaire, Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo State. Addressing party faithful and community members at the event, Nwosu dispelled speculation that he was planning to defect to the ADC. Describing himself as a founding member of the APC, Nwosu said he had no intention of leaving a…

South Africa’s Minister of Sport, Gayton McKenzie, has dismissed reports suggesting that the country has been confirmed as the new host of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. According to a statement issued on Monday, the minister stated that “no formal decision” has been taken to replace Morocco. McKenzie reaffirmed that Morocco remains the official host of the tournament, which is scheduled to kick off on March 17. The minister was responding to comments credited to the Deputy Minister of Sport, Peace Mabel, who had claimed that South Africa had taken over hosting rights after Morocco allegedly withdrew from…

Donald Trump threatened legal action on Monday against the host of the 68th Grammy Awards over the comedian’s comment on the US president and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. After congratulating Billie Eilish for winning the Grammy for Song of the Year for her track “Wildflower,” host, Trevor Noah, brought up Trump and Epstein. “Wow. That’s a Grammy that every artist wants—almost as much as Trump wants Greenland,” he quipped, referring to the president’s threats to seize the autonomous Arctic territory. Noah then added, “Which makes sense because, since Epstein’s gone, he needs a new island to hang out with…

Prediction markets have turned more bearish on Bitcoin, after a weekend sell-off briefly pushed prices below $75,000 on Monday.On Polymarket, the odds of Bitcoin (BTC) falling below $65,000 in 2026 climbed to 72% on Monday, with almost $1 million in volume.Other large wagers included bets on BTC dropping below $55,000 and reclaiming $100,000 by year-end, with implied probabilities of 61% and 54%, respectively.The surge in downside bets signals a sentiment reversal. The market has erased gains made during President Donald Trump’s November 2024 election win.The decline also marked a notable moment for Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest publicly listed…

Songwriters of the year’s biggest hits were recognized in the Song of the Year category at the 2026 Grammy Awards. “Wildflower” by Billie Eilish received the accolade during the Sunday, February 1, awards show at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Joined on stage by her brother and collaborator Finneas O’Connell, who cowrote “Wildflower,” Eilish, 24, used her speech to voice her support for those protesting ICE’s actions across the country. “I honestly don’t feel like I need to say anything, but no one is illegal on stolen land,” she said. “It’s just really hard to know what to say and…

A comment by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, has drawn attention online after he suggested extreme measures against vandals allegedly targeting the Ibadan–Ilesa/Ife federal highway. Mr Onanuga was reacting to a social media post by an X user, @salawueedris1 who accused vandals of cutting and removing starter bars and shoulder rods from the ongoing road project. The Ibadan–Ilesa/Ife highway, linking Oyo and Osun states, is a key federal route currently under reconstruction as part of broader national road rehabilitation efforts. A video accompanying the post shows workers at the site pointing to sections…

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has called on the Nigerian government to urgently adopt what it described as a “rules-based Farm Price Stabilisation and Farmer Income Protection Framework” to safeguard food security, rural livelihoods and long-term agricultural investment. The call was made in a policy brief released on Sunday and signed by CPPE’s Chief Executive Officer, Muda Yusuf, against the backdrop of a sharp decline in the prices of major staple food commodities across the country. According to the brief, CPPE acknowledged that the federal government’s recent food security measures have delivered short-term relief to consumers…