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Sporting Lagos head coach Jeffery Buter believes his side have shown they are ready to compete in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) after securing the ValueJet Pre-Season title in Ikenne. The Lagos-based club defeated reigning champions Remo Stars 2-1 in the final, with second-half goals from Aliyu Baba and Sodiq Ayoade completing a memorable campaign. Taiwo Oyetunde scored Remo Stars’ only goal. Sporting Lagos went through the tournament unbeaten, recording victories over Abia Warriors, Shooting Stars and Remo Stars, while playing out a goalless draw against Rivers United. The impressive run provided Buter with the kind of competitive test…
A doctor, Olusina Ajidahun, has spoken on claims by the daughters of veteran Yoruba actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, that hospitals have refused to continue treating their father, who is battling stage-four cancer. The doctor, identified on X as The Bearded Dr Sina, said the daughters’ description of their father’s treatment could be misunderstood, particularly their claim that hospitals had refused to treat him. Reacting to the development on Monday, he explained that patients with stage-four cancer may be moved to palliative care after chemotherapy and other available therapies have been explored. He wrote, “They don’t want to…
Hardware wallet maker BitBox has released a firmware update that fixes two vulnerabilities it described as “severe” that could have enabled the installation of malicious firmware or put user funds at risk. In a security disclosure on Monday, BitBox said one involved memory corruption affecting Multi editions of BitBox02 and BitBox02 Nova that had not been configured with a wallet. A malicious host could exploit it to execute arbitrary code and potentially install malicious firmware, which could lead to lost funds. The second affected BitBox’s Silent Payments implementation and could have allowed a malicious host to lock Bitcoin to an unintended address.…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Victoria Beckham has mastered the art of understated fashion, and her vacation dress style is proof that the simplest outfits can also be some of the most flattering. With a sleek silhouette, rich neutral color and easy fit, it’s the kind of comfy maxi dress women over 50 reach for again and again. Beckham was spotted in Saint-Tropez wearing a chocolate brown spaghetti-strap maxi dress that skimmed her figure in all the right places. She styled it with a woven bucket…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate fell to 15.43 per cent in July, extending the recent moderation in overall price pressures, even as food inflation accelerated during the month. The headline rate, measured on a year-on-year basis, declined from 15.91 per cent recorded in June and was significantly lower than the 24.94 per cent recorded in July 2025. The statistics agency disclosed the figures in its latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released on Monday. On a month-on-month basis, headline inflation also moderated to 1.57 per cent in July from 1.66 per cent in June,…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of a “one-chance” robbery syndicate operating in the Abeokuta metropolis. The suspects, identified as Bidemi Tijani, 29, and Olajide Rasaq, 42, were arrested on August 15 following an intelligence-led operation by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit. The command said in a statement issued on Tuesday by its Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, that the suspects were arrested after operatives received intelligence that members of the syndicate, who disguised as commercial taxi operators, were sighted in a taxi heading towards Ita-Oshin, Abeokuta. “Acting promptly on the tip-off,…
Charles Esten is breaking his silence after his former Nashville costar Hayden Panettiere died at the age of 36 just days after she reportedly attended one of his shows. “Patty [Hanson, his wife] and I are stunned and saddened at the loss of our dear and beautiful friend Hayden,” Esten, 60, wrote via Instagram on Monday, August 17. Esten starred alongside Panettiere in the hit ABC series, which aired from 2012 until 2016 and concluded with its final two seasons on CMT from 2016 until 2018. Panettiere starred as rising country music star Juliette Barnes, while Esten portrayed songwriter Deacon…
No fewer than 31 state governments spent an estimated N252.26bn fighting criminality and insecurity in the first six months of 2026, with Kogi, Plateau and Bauchi accounting for the largest shares. Daughters of veteran Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, cried out for help as hospitals refusef to continue treating their father who is battling stage-four cancer. The West African Examinations Council comes under growing fire over alleged grading anomalies and technical issues linked to the expanded computer-based testing in the newly released 2026 WASSCE results. Terrorists killed at least 28 people, including the chief imam of a…
Viewers just received an update on Landman as season 3 continues to go through major filming delays. Paramount+’s head of originals, Jane Wiseman, spoke with Deadline on Monday, August 17, about the future of the show, saying, “Between Tulsa King and Landman, which Yana Grebenyuk Taylor [Sheridan] is writing right now, Frisco King, Dutton Ranch, The Madison, we have a lot of business, and we’re going to be in business for time to come.” Wiseman credited Sheridan’s vast TV empire for bringing in more audience members. “We are definitely developing a lot; we’ve announced seven scripted drama greenlights in the…
Abia State Government defends its tax administration reforms, stating automation aims for transparency and accountability, not a tax hike for residents. Read More: https://punchng.com/automation-is-not-tax-hike-abia-govt-defends-reforms/ Read the full article here
