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Ryan Alebiosu is not thinking about leaving Sky Bet Championship club, Blackburn Rovers this month, DAILY POST reports. Alebiosu has been linked with Premier League outfit, Everton and Serie A side, Genoa. The Nigeria international only joined Blackburn Rovers from Belgian club Kortrijk last summer. The 24-year-old has established himself as a regular at the Ewood Park. Alebiosu has also earned recognition at the international level, earning a spot in Nigeria’s squad to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. Injury, however, limited him to just one appearance for the Super Eagles at the competition. Addressing his future, Alebiosu said he…

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has advised corps members to respect local customs, stay committed, be resourceful, and be punctual at primary assignments and urging them to contribute to Nigeria’s socio-economic development. According to a post on the NYSC National Directorate Headquarters (NDHQ) X handle on Saturday, Nafiu gave the advice while addressing the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream One corps members at the orientation camps in Ogun and Oyo states. He lauded the corps members for responding to the call to serve the nation and urged them to manage their finances wisely, noting…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Friday dismissed the appeals of five men convicted over the 2018 Offa bank robbery, upholding their death sentences. PUNCH Online reports that the appellate court, in a unanimous verdict delivered by Justices Ridwan Maiwada Abdullahi, Gabriel Kolawole, and Abdul Dogo, affirmed the judgement of the Kwara State High Court, which sentenced the convicts to death by hanging. The five men — Niyi Ogundiran, Salawu Azeez, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Ayoade Akinnibosun, and Adeola Abraham — were found guilty of armed robbery, culpable homicide, and illegal possession of firearms in connection with coordinated…

The President of the Confederation of African Football, Dr Patrice Motsepe, has reaffirmed CAF’s commitment to protecting the integrity, reputation and global competitiveness of African football. This is as he announces that a review of CAF regulations following incidents at the finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025. Scuffle among the Senegalese and Moroccan players during the AFCON final (AFP) He disclosed this in a speech published on the CAF website on Friday. “I am absolutely determined and the CAF Executive Committee (“EXCO”), as well as the CAF Member Association Presidents, who represent 54 African Countries;…

Content creator, Iyo Prosper, has said that a recent harrowing encounter with some people who identified themselves as policemen has left him traumatised and contemplating a permanent relocation from Nigeria. The incident, which he described as harassment and kidnapping, occurred on January 28, 2026, while he was returning from the gym, an ordeal he first shared on Instagram. In an interview with Saturday Beats, Iyo explained, “This experience has deeply traumatised me. I’m scared of stepping out of my house, and I don’t know how I’d react if I see a man in uniform. I just want to leave Nigeria…

FujiFilm’s Instax Mini Link 3 printer is a much-loved $100 accessory in my travel journal kit. I often tape a printed image next to my handwritten thoughts to preserve a moment in time. The prints produced by the instant film can, however, be soft and muddy — something the new $169.95 Instax Mini Link+ promises to improve.The big upgrade is a new Design Print mode. It’s supposed to make text and intricate illustrations crisp and legible, but I didn’t see much of an improvement, despite that being a big selling point. I did, however, find that the improved processing inside…

What is proof-of-reserves? At its core, proof-of-reserves is a public demonstration that a custodian holds the assets it claims to hold on behalf of users, typically using cryptographic methods and onchain transparency.If every crypto exchange can publish a proof-of-reserves (PoR) report, why can withdrawals still be delayed or halted during a crisis?The truth is that proof-of-reserves is not a trust guarantee. It shows whether verifiable assets exist on a platform at a single point in time, but it does not confirm that the platform is solvent, liquid or governed by controls that prevent hidden risk.But even when executed properly, PoR…

After finally getting Reba McEntire and Rex Linn‘s characters together on Happy’s Place, the show broke the characters up over his secret about sister Isabella. During the Friday, January 30, episode of the hit NBC sitcom, Bobbie (McEntire) was getting ready to tell Emmett (Linn) she loved him — a relationship milestone — when Isabella (Belissa Escobedo) found out that Emmett knew about her existence and didn’t say anything for years. “I don’t know if Isabella necessarily wanted them to split. I think that’s something Bobbie came to on her own,” Escobedo, 27, exclusively told Us Weekly about Bobbie’s decision…

Nigeria’s leading football exports will be centre stage across Europe after the UEFA Champions League and Europa League knockout draws were conducted on Friday, setting up a series of high-stakes encounters involving Super Eagles stars. From Istanbul to Bergamo, Brugge to Piraeus, Nigerian internationals who helped their clubs navigate the league phase now know the obstacles standing between them and continental progress as Europe’s elite competitions enter their most decisive phase. Osimhen faces Juventus as Galatasaray eye statement win In the UEFA Champions League, Victor Osimhen’s Galatasaray have been handed one of the toughest possible draws, squaring up against Italian…

Okomu Oil Palm Company recorded a 63.6 per cent improvement in net profit last year, compared to 2024, helped by a surge in domestic sales, according to its latest unaudited earnings report issued on Friday. Revenue for the agro-processing company, whose activities encompass oil palm plantation development, palm oil milling, palm kernel processing and rubber plantation development, climbed more than half up to N198.2 billion, with exports contributing 12.9 per cent. Price surges in the global crude palm oil market during 2025, aided by growing demand, had brightened the prospects of earnings boost for Nigerian oil palm companies, with Cardinalstone…