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Real Madrid manager, Álvaro Arbeloa, has told Trent Alexander-Arnold to leave the LaLiga club, according to El Nacional. The 27-year-old only arrived at the Bernabéu as a free agent from Liverpool last summer. However, Madrid reportedly paid a compensation fee of around €10 million so he could feature at the Club World Cup. Alexander-Arnold has endured a difficult start to life in Spain due to injury setbacks. His unavailability has seen the England defender fail to nail down a place in the starting XI under Xabi Alonso and now Arbeloa. It is now claimed that Arbeloa has held talks with…

The finalists for the football event of the Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry Games 2026 are set to compete in February following a week-long competition among 15 companies in Port Harcourt, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority will battle for the gold medal at the national finals in Abuja next month. NLNG reached the final after defeating Nigerian National Petroleum Company 5-4 on penalties following a goalless draw in the first semi-final at the Renaissance pitch in Port Harcourt. NMDPRA also advanced via penalties, defeating Oando 5-3 after their…

The Gombe State Police Command, on Friday, said it has rescued a kidnapped community leader, Hassan Reuben, and arrested three suspected accomplices in connection with the crime. The abduction, which occurred on 20 January 2026, involved Reuben, a resident of Nahuta Village, Tula, in the Kaltungo Local Government Area of Gombe State. According to the police, information about the kidnapping was received at about 11:00 am on January 21, prompting immediate security action. Disclosing this, State Police Public Relations Officer, Buhari Abdullahi said, “Following swift action and sustained efforts, the victim was successfully rescued unhurt on the same date.” The…

A blog posted the video of a lady (probably in her early 40s) some months back. She was dancing in that video, and it’s said to be the last post she made on social media before she died. She was described as a “celebrity stylist” in Lagos. I went to the comment section, and “my people” (comments) delivered. A few comments said that she had been living with HIV/AIDS for a while, and that she slept and didn’t wake up. I always say that if your story ever makes it to the blogs, some of the anonymous comments will make…

A Special Adviser to Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, Sunusi Kwankwaso, has resigned his appointment following the governor’s resignation from the New Nigeria People’s Party. The development was disclosed in a video released on Friday by Sunusi’s media aide, Saifullahi Alhassan, on his Facebook page. In the video, Sunusi said his decision was informed by reports that Governor Yusuf had exited the NNPP and was expected to defect to the All Progressives Congress , reportedly aligned with the Ganduje faction. He explained that he had earlier submitted a resignation letter, but efforts to have it officially received were unsuccessful.…

Pisa president Giuseppe Corrado has expressed his delight following the return of Super Eagles midfielder Ebenezer Akinsanmiro from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, PUNCH Sports Extra report. Akinsanmiro received his maiden international call-up in December for AFCON 2025 held in Morocco, but did not see a single minute of action throughout the competition despite starting in Nigeria’s pre-tournament friendly against Egypt. The Inter Milan loanee returns with a bronze medal after Nigeria secured third place by beating Egypt, and has rejoined his teammates ahead of Pisa’s Serie A fixture against Inter Milan at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Friday.…

Tbitter online feud between tech entrepreneur, Linus Ifejirika, aka Blord, and social media activist, Martins Otse, widely referred to as VeryDarkMan, has continued to generate ripples across social media. The duo, who has been locked in a long-drawn battle of wits for months, took their rivalry to another level when Blord allegedly moved to legally secure the name “Ratel,” a term long associated with VDM’s loyal supporters. The latest twist emerged on January 19, 2026, when Blord announced via his Instagram story that he had officially trademarked the name “Ratel” as a business brand and had instructed his lawyer to…

Marshall has announced a new music streaming hub called the Heddon that can broadcast to multiple speakers using the Bluetooth Auracast feature that’s finally starting to catch on. Similar to Sennheiser’s BTA1 TV Transmitter announced earlier this week, the Heddon doesn’t require wireless audio devices to go through a pairing process to stream audio, as long as they also support Bluetooth Auracast. But while Sennheiser’s transmitter has an HDMI port for broadcasting audio from movies and TV shows, Marshall focuses on music.The Heddon hub includes Wi-Fi which is used to directly connect to streaming services including Spotify Connect and Tidal.…

The SEC was satisfied with Gemini’s agreement to contribute $40 million toward the full recovery of Gemini Earn investors’ assets lost as a result of the Genesis bankruptcy.The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s civil lawsuit against Gemini Trust Company and Genesis Global Capital in the Earn-related unregistered securities case has been dismissed with prejudice.Court filings show the parties submitted a joint stipulation to dismiss the action on Friday in the US District Court in the Southern District of New York, effectively ending the SEC’s claim over Gemini’s crypto lending program with Genesis.A federal judge still needs to sign off on…

When it comes to the Duggars, the more members, the merrier — which is why some fans have a hard time keeping track of the famous family. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. After tying the knot in July 1984, Jim Bob Duggar and Michelle Duggar (née Ruark) welcomed a total of 19 children, including two sets of twins, and the couple bestowed all of their little ones with J-monikers. Jim Bob and Michelle are now grandparents to more than 35 kids. “I really know that our relationship with God and our close walk with Christ is what holds our…