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The Athletics Federation of Nigeria and key stakeholders are advocating for the development of a locally managed athlete database to tackle age falsification in Nigerian athletics, arguing that international platforms alone cannot solve the problem, Sunday PUNCH reports. Following the launch of a partnership with Roster Athletics, designed to streamline athlete registration and competition management, concerns have emerged over the long-term effectiveness of the cloud-based platform in addressing age cheating. Roster Athletics, which is used by federations in England, Australia and Denmark, was introduced to enhance data integrity across all AFN championships and affiliated competitions nationwide. AFN President Tonobok Okowa,…

Step Finance, a decentralized finance portfolio tracker on Solana, has disclosed a security breach that led to the compromise of several treasury wallets, triggering a sharp sell-off in its native token.“Earlier today several of our treasury wallets were compromised by a sophisticated actor during APAC hours. This was an attack facilitated through a well known attack vector,” the platform wrote in a post on X, adding that they have taken “remediation” steps. Onchain data reviewed by blockchain security firm CertiK shows that roughly 261,854 Solana (SOL) (worth around $27.2 million) was unstaked and transferred from Step Finance-controlled wallets. Step Finance…

If you’re on the hunt for better-quality sleep, a perfume that will make your first impressions this winter even more memorable, or a tasty bubbly beverage to take your mocktail game during happy hour up a notch, our latest Hot Stuff roundup has you covered. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. Last year, discovering sleep solutions was a major wellness trend. This year is no different, hence why the Spatial Sleep Headband from SoundHealth — which is FSA/HSA-eligible, BTW — landed on our list. We’re always on the hunt for new beauty finds, too, and fragrance fanatics will be overjoyed…

The National President of Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Musedeeq Adeniji-Kazeem, has urged citizens to always strive to make the society better by building lasting legacies. Mr Adeniji-Kazeem, a former Lagos State attorney-general, said this in Lagos, at a programme to award an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Science (Business Administration) to Lateefat Gbajabiamila, mother of Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, by Summit University, Offa, Kwara State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the honouree also launched a N2.5 billion development fund for the university’s College of Nursing at the event. Mr Adeniji-Kazeem, the Visitor to the…

The Adamawa State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has appointed 20 judges to serve in the High Courts, Sharia Court of Appeal and Customary Court of Appeal in the state. A breakdown of the appointments shows that 14 judges were named for the High Courts. They include Aliyu Bakari, Ibrahim Ulenda Musa, Daniel John, Aminu Sa’adu, Christie Ngbale Tarfa, Abdulrazak Adamu Abdullahi and Mohammed Buba. Others are Mohammed Hammajoda, Sadiq Giwa, Musa Mijinyawa Bala, Shehu Uthman Mustapha, Umar Isa, Yakubu Ahmadu and Japhet Ibrahim. Two judges were appointed to the Sharia Court of Appeal. They are Ishaq Abdullahi Jada and Abubakar…

The immediate past sole administrator of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Yusuf Bindin, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Bindin was received into the APC by the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, during a meeting held in Abuja. Confirming the development in a statement issued on Sunday in Gusau, the Zamfara State APC Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris, said the former local government administrator joined the ruling party alongside his supporters. According to Idris, Bindin served as sole administrator of Maru Local Government Area for one year under the…

A three-year-old boy who went missing in Wangara Village, Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State, has been found dead inside a well, the Kano state Fire Service has confirmed. The statement was signed by Saminu Yusif Abdullahi, the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service on Saturday night. The incident was reported on Friday morning after the Kano Fire Service received a distress call around 7:50 a.m. from a resident, Dan Asabe Rabiu, alerting authorities to the disappearance of the child. According to the Fire Service, the boy, identified as Abdura’uf Badamasi, had been missing since Thursday…

Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand has said the club’s midfielder, Manuel Ugarte has disappointed him since he joined the club. Ferdinand believes that the main task for the club interim boss, Michael Carrick is to help Ugarte perform at his best. He mentioned that Ugarte has not performed well since joining the club and requires a confidence boost. On his YouTube channel, Ferdinand said he heard really good things about Ugarte before the midfielder joined Manchester United. “He hasn’t seen even a hint of the player that was told about him, saying that the key traits of tackling and being aggressive…

Iran has declared European countries’ armies “terrorist groups”, its parliament speaker said Sunday, following the EU’s decision to apply the same designation to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Lawmakers wore the green uniform of the Guards in a display of solidarity at the legislative session, where they chanted “Death to America”, “Death to Israel,” and “Shame on you, Europe”, state television footage showed. Slamming the bloc’s “irresponsible action”, speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that under “Article 7 of the Law on Countermeasures Against the Declaration of the IRGC as a Terrorist Organisation, the armies of European countries are considered terrorist…

Wolverhampton Wanderers have rejected a €15m offer from Besiktas for Super Eagles striker Tolu Arokodare, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Turkish club turned to the Nigerian forward after Tammy Abraham cut his loan spell short to join Aston Villa, leaving Besiktas short in attack. According to Turkish publication Fanatik, the 11-time Turkish champions are in talks with Wolverhampton Wanderers over a deal for Arokodare, offering €15m. However, Wolves have declined the offer, seeking at least double the amount submitted by the Turkish side. The Premier League club splashed €26m to secure Arokodare’s services from KRC Genk last summer and are…