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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has reassured Nigerians that all Nestlé infant formula products approved for sale in the country are safe, following a voluntary recall announced by Nestlé UK involving specific batches of SMA Infant Formula and Follow-On Formula in over 50 countries. In a statement issued on Monday, the NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, clarified that the recalled products were UK batches withdrawn as a precaution due to the potential presence of cereulide, a heat-resistant toxin produced by certain strains of Bacillus cereus, which may cause nausea and vomiting. The agency emphasised that…

Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Task Force have arrested seven suspected robbers allegedly operating on top of the Bolade Bridge in Oshodi, following actionable intelligence and sustained surveillance. The arrest was disclosed on Monday in a post on X by the Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab. Those arrested were identified as 19-year-old Samuel Olumide, 21-year-old Quadri Oladipupo, 23-year-old Ojo Ifabomi, 24-year-old Tunde Balogun, 21-year-old Dayo Badmus, 20-year-old Adegunlola Tayo, and 21-year-old Simon Michael. Commenting on the operation, Wahab said, “Earlier today, operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Task Force apprehended seven suspected robbers operating…

Two members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have urged their colleagues to suspend the ongoing impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and seek an alternative resolution to the political crisis. The lawmakers made the appeal on Monday during a press conference in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The Minority Leader of the House and representative of Omuma State Constituency, Sylvanus Nwankwo, called on the assembly to exercise restraint and explore options outside the impeachment process. “We have called this press conference to appeal to our colleagues to temper justice with mercy and to…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have arrived in Rabat ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations semi-final clash scheduled for Wednesday. In a video shared on X on Monday by popular Nigerian sports photographer Sulaimon Adebayo, popularly known as Pooja, the team was seen arriving in Rabat by road from Fez. “Super Eagles arrive Rabat by road from Fez ahead of their clash with Morocco on Wednesday,” Pooja wrote. The footage showed the team inside an AFCON bus as it made its way through the Moroccan city. PUNCH Online reports that Nigeria will face host nation Morocco in the semi-final of the…

Nollywood actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele has taken to social media to celebrate her new milestone of grossing over two billion naira at the box office, and as Africa’s highest-grossing filmmaker of all time. PUNCH Online reports that the filmmaker’s movie ‘Behind The Scenes’ grossed over two billion naira on Monday, as announced by the film’s distributor, FilmOne Entertainment. The movie was reported as the first in West Africa to cross over two billion naira at the box office, the Nollywood title of all time in Africa, in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and the first filmmaker to rank number…

Homeowners in search of grid independence have another option today with the launch of Anker’s Solix E10 big-ass battery system. It joins companies like Tesla and EcoFlow in offering whole-home backup solutions in the US market meant to counter blackouts and reduce monthly energy bills, or even eliminate them completely.The base $4,299 E10 system starts with one Power Module and one battery that can keep a few individual appliances running, and scale up to power an entire home. The 110.2-pound inverter is good for a steady 7.68kW output (or 10kW for 90 minutes). It can produce up to 28.8kW (120…

ETH price could rally 95% versus Bitcoin if a decisive breakout above the key 0.042 BTC neckline confirms a bullish reversal.Key takeaways:Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), could rally by over 95% versus Bitcoin (BTC), according to a textbook bullish reversal pattern forming on the ETH/BTC chart.Ether mirroring bullish setup from 2021As of Monday, Ether appeared to be carving out the right shoulder of a developing inverse head-and-shoulders (IH&S) pattern on the ETH/BTC chart. ETH/BTC weekly chart. Source: TradingViewThis stage typically marks the penultimate phase of a bullish reversal, with confirmation arriving once the price breaks decisively above the neckline resistance.…

Stranger Things cocreator Ross Duffer navigated a split from wife Leigh Janiak while in production on season 5 of the hit Netflix series. Duffer and Janiak met in 2006 when they worked as an intern and producer’s assistant, respectively, at a Los Angeles production company. The pair tied the knot nearly a decade later and found individual success as screenwriters. Ross and his brother, Matt Duffer, became household names as cocreators, showrunners, executive producers and directors for Stranger Things. Janiak, meanwhile, was the creative force behind 2014’s Honeymoon and Netflix’s Fear Street Trilogy. As production on season 5 kicked off…

Algeria have formally petitioned the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and world football governing body FIFA following their elimination from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) by Nigeria, citing dissatisfaction with refereeing decisions during Saturday’s quarter-final encounter in Marrakech. The Algerian Football Federation (FAF) confirmed the move in an official statement released on Monday via their official X Page. #بيانعلى إثر إقصاء المنتخب الوطني في الدور ربع النهائي من بطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا 2025، يودّ الاتحاد الجزائري لكرة القدم توجيه هذه الرسالة إلى أنصار المنتخب الوطني:” مع الإقرار بنتيجة المباراة، يدعو الاتحاد الجزائري لكرة القدم كافة المناصرين الجزائريين إلى…

Nigeria are no longer just winning at AFCON 2025, they are scoring their way into history. With two matches left in Morocco, the Super Eagles stand on the brink of setting a new Africa Cup of Nations goal-scoring benchmark, powered by an attack that has combined volume, variety, and venom. Saturday’s authoritative 2–0 quarterfinal victory over Algeria in Marrakech pushed Nigeria’s tournament tally to 14 goals, leaving them just two short of the all-time AFCON record set by the Ivory Coast national football team in 2008. A run built on relentless firepower Nigeria’s path to 14 goals has been as…