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A gospel musician, Matthew Ogundele, alongside three members of his crew, has been found dead inside a music studio in the Abraham Adesanya area of Ajah, Lagos State. The other victims were identified as Itunu Ogundele, Joseph Sanya, and a blogger, Matthew Awosanya, popularly known as JoesTv. Findings indicate that the deceased were invited to minister on Tuesday, the second day of a three-day birthday praise programme organised by fellow gospel artiste, Olanireti Akinbola. A police source disclosed on Saturday that the artistes arrived for the programme in the evening and performed late into the night. Owing to the late…

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has insisted that his team’s nine-point lead at the top of the Premier League table means “nothing”. The Gunners thrashed Sunderland 3-0 on Saturday, to pile on pressure Manchester City. Viktor Gyokeres came off the bench to grab a brace, after Martin Zubimendi had opened the scoring in the first half. But ahead of City’s trip to Liverpool on Sunday, Arteta has said he is not impressed with Arsenal’s biggest lead since the 2003/2004 title-winning campaign. When asked what such a huge advantage meant at this stage of the campaign, Arteta replied: “Nothing. “We still have…

FIFA will distribute 100,000 soccer balls to 500 cities across the United States as part of efforts to build excitement ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026, FIFA President Gianni Infantino has announced. Infantino made the announcement while addressing delegates at the United States Conference of Mayors’ (USCM) Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C. Each of the 500 member cities represented at the meeting will receive 200 soccer balls in the build-up to the tournament, which the United States will co-host with Canada and Mexico. According to a post obtained from FIFA’s website on Sunday, the balls can then be used…

Preparations for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games have entered full delivery phase, with venue works and operational readiness advancing as the Games year begins. The update was presented to the 145th International Olympic Committee Session by Dakar 2026 Organising Committee President Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye and General Coordinator Ibrahima Wade. Coordination Commission Chair Humphrey Kayange highlighted the great progress and tangible momentum towards the Games while noting that priorities would be monitored and systematically addressed. Venue renovations are designed to support long-term access for young athletes, while the Youth Olympic Village will subsequently be turned into student accommodation. “We are…

The crypto industry is likely to see more projects snapped up by larger companies, which may lead to a much less fragmented sector in the months ahead, says Bullish CEO Tom Farley.“I was in the exchange sector during continual massive consolidation…the same thing is going to happen starting right now in crypto,” Farley said during an interview on CNBC on Friday.Farley, who served as president of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) until 2018, said the recent drop in the crypto market will be a key catalyst, with Bitcoin (BTC) down nearly 45% from its October all-time high of $126,100…

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Many Nigerians have shared their thoughts on the incessant foreign trips by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. DAILY POST reports that the President has spent 23 days on foreign trips just in January 2026 after leaving Nigeria on December 28, 2025 for Europe. The President spent nine days in France for End-of-year break and holiday. He proceeded to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, UAE, where he spent seven days for the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Week 2026. He then jetted to Turkey on a state visit where he spent another six days before returning to Nigeria. Former Labour Party presidential candidate,…

At least two people have lost their lives in a renewed attack on Akpete community in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State after an attack by suspected armed herdsmen. The attack, which occurred on Friday evening, also left several residents injured, while others were reported missing as fear and confusion gripped the area. A resident of Akpete said the assailants first entered the community around midday but were confronted by local youths, forcing them to withdraw temporarily. “They came around 12 noon but our youths stood up to them. Unfortunately, they returned around 6pm in much larger numbers and…

Chelsea legend, John Terry has slammed Arsenal for ‘celebrating far too much’ following their recent Carabao Cup semi-final victory over the Blues. Terry believes Arsenal’s reaction reveals the mounting pressure on Mikel Arteta’s squad. After a narrow 1-0 win in the second leg, Arsenal advanced with a 4-2 aggregate score, but Terry insists Chelsea outplayed the Gunners in their two meetings this season. In a TikTok video, he stated, “In both games this year, we’ve outplayed Arsenal. We’ve won the Carabao Cup many times, so we had nothing to fear. “The pressure was on Arsenal. They celebrated far too much…

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command is set to deploy personnel to prevent a possible clash between rival factions of the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of Monday’s planned reopening of the party’s national secretariat by the caretaker committee backed by the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike. Senior police officers at the command told Sunday PUNCH that, though the command had not been officially briefed about the reopening plan, it would deploy men to forestall any breakdown of law and order. Tension has been building within the party following moves by the Abdulrahman Mohammed-led caretaker committee to reopen the sealed…