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Nigeria National League, NNL, side, Akwa United have been charged to maintain focus and commitment as they intensify efforts to secure a return to the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, next season. The Promise Keepers were relegated to the Nigeria National League, NNL, last season. The Akwa Ibom State commissioner for sports, Elder Paul Bassey gave the charge during a visit to the team’s training in readiness for the second stanza in Uyo on Friday. Bassey urged the players not to be complacent but to approach the second round with renewed determination and professionalism. “The league is played in two…

Here’s a recap of the major stories making headlines this morning. A 19-year-old waste seller has received scholarships and over N8m in donations after his story went viral, while a court in Osun issued arrest warrants against UBA and top officials over alleged illegal local government accounts. In the South-East, IPOB declared a sit-at-home for February 2, faulting Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo over the closure of Onitsha Main Market. 1. 19-year-old waste seller gets scholarship, N8m donation after viral video A 19-year-old waste seller, Samuel Adeniyi, has received education scholarships and over N8m in donations after a video of him…

Nigerian striker Terem Moffi has completed a loan move to Porto from Nice, with the Portuguese club holding an option to buy the forward for €8m, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 26-year-old Super Eagles striker finalised the transfer on Friday after both clubs reached an agreement earlier in the week. Moffi is joining Porto on loan until the end of the season, with the option to make the move permanent set at €8m. The deal brings an end to a difficult spell in France for the former Lorient player, who had been on medical leave since the incidents involving Nice…

The Nigerian film industry was thrown into unexpected controversy during the week after news surfaced that actor, filmmaker and former chairperson of the Enugu state chapter of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Stanley Amandi, had been arrested, alongside a number of serving military officers, over their alleged link to a failed coup plot against President Bola Tinubu’s government. Saturday Beats exclusively gathered that the actor was arrested in Enugu, and his family and friends initially thought he was arrested by the Department of State Services. However, the DSS later “officially wrote” to the family stating that he was in the…

Crypto market sentiment reaching a year-low could be one of the few signs of a potential rebound, according to crypto analytics platform Santiment.“This sentiment data is currently one of the few strong bullish signals available,” Santiment said in a report on Friday. “A silver lining is the extreme negativity on social media. The ratio of bearish to bullish comments is heavily skewed toward fear,” Santiment said.The Crypto Fear & Greed Index, which measures overall crypto market sentiment, posted an “Extreme Fear” score of 20 on Saturday, indicating that investors are cautious about the crypto market. On Friday, the index recorded…

Designer Lisa McKinnon called out FedEx after custom costumes she made for ice dancer Christina Carreira went missing shortly before she was set to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics held in Milan, Italy. “It’s like pulling teeth to get answers from calling FedEx!!!” she vented in her Instagram post on Thursday, January 29, tagging their official page while issuing a public statement in hopes of hearing back from the delivery services company. “We’re heartbroken and so incredibly disappointed with you! We really really need you to come through for us right now!! We have an Olympic costume that has…

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has said that governors in the All Progressives Congress (APC) are not worried about the recent impeachment move against Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. Mr Sule, a member of the APC, and Mr Fubara spoke on Thursday when they appeared as guests on “Politics Today”, a Channels TV programme. Why we’re not worried Mr Sule said on the TV programme that, although governors in the APC are naturally concerned about any political crisis affecting their colleagues, they are not worried about the impeachment move against Mr Fubara. Governor Abdullahi Sule He maintained that Mr Fubara’s impeachment…

Governor Uba Sani has commended President Bola Tinubu for selecting Tudun Biri village as the first beneficiary of the Resettlement Scheme for Persons Impacted by Conflicts. The Governor, who made this known on Friday, noted that the village was selected following the accidental bombing that claimed innocent lives in December 2023. Speaking at the commissioning of houses, 6 kilometre road, Primary Healthcare Centre and Skills Acquisition Centre at Tudun Biri, he said that the president’s directive has resulted into an integrated development model. According to him, the scheme has shown ‘’that peace is sustained not only through security measures, but…

Former Senate President, Adolphus Wabara, says no individual, group or cabal would be allowed to determine the political destiny of Abia State in 2027. Wabara made this declaration on Friday at a grand civic reception by his Ukwa Ngwa kinsmen in honour of Governor Alex Otti at the Enyimba Stadium in Aba, stressing that only Abia voters, through the ballot, would decide who governs the state in 2027. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, while reacting to recent threats by a coalition of former Abia governors to block Otti’s second-term bid and…

The Kano State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged purchase of a luxury vehicle using a fake bank alert. This  followed intelligence-led operations by its Special Intervention Squad (SIS).The suspects, Ibrahim Tijjani, Jamilu Auwal, and Mohammed Nura Dauda, were arrested on January 28, 2026, at Kabuga Quarters in Kano, after a tip-off, police authorities said. According to the police, the suspects allegedly bought a white Mercedes-Benz GLE from Gwarinpa, Abuja, for ₦75 million using a fake transfer alert. The fake alert was reportedly sent by one Ibrahim Yahaya, who is currently at large. The development was…