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New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye’s wife, Ann Michael Maye, is clearly living up to her “Queen of the North” nickname. “Happy playoffs game two! I’m so excited [and] here is the outfit,” Ann Michael, 22, said in a Sunday, January 18, TikTok video, revealing her festive ensemble for the occasion. “I’m wearing my ‘I Heart Drake Maye’ sweatshirt, because, obviously.” In addition to her black hoodie, Ann Michael sported a pair of coordinating Booty by Brabants leggings and knee-high Abercrombie heeled boots. She completed her ‘fit with a faux fur, camel-colored coat. “My coat is from Abercrombie,” Ann Michael…

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has called on all Igbo people at home and abroad particularly Abians to stop what it called “Senator Orji Uzor Kanu and Benjamin Kalu’s political alliance” if they want continued peace and prosperity of Eastern Nigeria and Abia State in particular. In a statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, the pro-Biafra group said Ndigbo must halt Orji Uzor Kalu and Benjamin Kalu and their political alliance, for the peace and prosperity of Eastern Nigeria and Abia State. The group cautioned Abians, in particular, to beware of manipulative politicians from the state, allegedly led by…

Cristiano Ronaldo shared a message with his fans after he played in Al Nassr team’s tough 3-2 victory against Al-Shabab. The Knights of Najd ended their three-game losing streak by winning narrowly in front of their fans in Riyadh on Saturday. Cristiano Ronaldo played the entire 90 minutes for his team, unlike the previous game where he was substituted during the loss to Al-Hilal. He was happy with how the match turned out and shared a message on his social media saying he was proud of his team’s play and thanked the fans for their support. “Proud of this team.…

Rand Merchant Bank has announced that it acted as the Exclusive Financial Adviser to Helios Investment Partners on the completed sale of its 75 per cent equity interest in Axxela Limited to BlueCore Gas InfraCo Limited. In a statement on Sunday, RMB, which is a division of FirstRand Bank Limited, also indicated that as part of the transaction, Sojitz Corporation exercised its tag-along rights to sell its 25 per cent stake, resulting in a full transfer of ownership to BlueCore. The PUNCH reports that in early January, Helios Investment Partners announced that the stake held through Glover Gas & Power…

A Thailand-based Nigerian, Ukoma Jefta Nuzbech, has been arrested after allegedly fleeing an ongoing trial over his involvement in a drug-peddling case in the Koh Pha Ngan area of the country. PUNCH Metro learnt from a report obtained from the Thailand News website on Sunday that Nuzbech was re-arrested on January 14 following a tip-off regarding his whereabouts. According to the report, the suspect was first arrested in March 2025 after he allegedly sold 25.71 grams of cocaine to an undercover police officer. He was, however, released on bail pending his appearance in court, but instead of honouring the court…

Every business ecosystem has its myths. In Silicon Valley, it is the lone founder rewriting markets from a garage. In Nigeria, the narrative often centres on the “solo hustler”, the charismatic founder battling against all odds. But this story pattern may be more limiting than empowering. Harvard Business Review has repeatedly shown that founder-centric companies struggle most during leadership transitions and governance scaling, with many losing momentum once the founder exits or consolidates too much control. Against that backdrop, a recent three-part documentary on Oando presents a counter-narrative that feels unusually Nigerian and quietly disruptive. The documentary does not centre…

The Federal Government plans to spend about N206.50bn on poverty alleviation-related projects in the 2026 budget, an amount that represents far below one per cent of the total N58.47tn spending proposal submitted to the National Assembly. A review of project-level data from the 2026 Appropriation Bill shows that all items directly tagged to poverty alleviation across ministries, departments, and agencies, as well as the Service Wide Vote, add up to N206.5bn. When measured against the proposed total budget of N58.47tn, this translates to about 0.35 per cent of overall federal spending for the year. When compared with the capital budget…

Trove Markets, which is building a decentralized perpetual exchange for collectibles, is under fire for pivoting to Solana after raising over $11.5 million tied to a token sale for an integration on Hyperliquid, prompting some backers to seek refunds.Trove first announced the surprise move to Solana in a post to X on Friday, with one of Trove’s builders, “Unwise,” later blaming the pivot on a liquidity partner withdrawing 500,000 Hyperliquid (HYPE) tokens needed for the Hyperliquid integration.“This changes our constraints: we’re no longer building on Hyperliquid rails, so we’re rebuilding the perp DEX on Solana from the ground up.”The TROVE…

The season 2 finale of Taylor Sheridan‘s Landman finally revealed if Sam Elliott‘s character slept with Francesca Xuereb‘s Cheyenne, who is the show’s stripper turned physical therapist. During the Sunday, January 18, episode of the hit Paramount+ series, Cheyenne (Xuereb) made an appearance at breakfast in the Norris household. Her state of undress made Tommy (Billy Bob Thornton) think Cheyenne hooked up with his dad, T.L (Elliott), to which she replied, “You are the one who said handjob.” Tommy cornered T.L. to tell him what happened the night before. “She spent the night. The battery died in her camera,” T.L.…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed criminal charges against a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ozekhome, at the Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations of receiving property through corrupt means and using forged documents. The charges, filed on 16 January by Ngozi Onwuka of the ICPC’s High Profile Prosecution Department, follow a damning September 2025 judgment by a London property tribunal that linked the 68-year-old lawyer to “fraud and forged” documents in a dispute over a North London house. Three-Count Charge Court documents seen by PREMIUM TIMES show that Mr Ozekhome faces…