South African club Orlando Pirates have announced the departure of their centre-back Olisah Ndah, DAILY POST reports. Ndah leaves as a free agent after agreeing to the termination of his contract at the club. The defender has struggled for regular playing time at Pirates this season. The 28-year-old requested an early release from his contract. Ndah joined the Buccaneers in 2021 from Nigerian club, Akwa United. He made 81 appearances for Pirates, scoring once.
Former Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has denied reports claiming that he held a closed-door meeting with former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, at his Abuja residence. Fayemi, immediate past Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, dismissed the report in a statement issued by the Head of his Media Office, Ahmad Sajoh, on Thursday, describing the claim as false and urging the public to disregard it. The report, which circulated on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, was shared by several social media handles alongside an old video clip showing Fayemi greeting Kwankwaso at his residence. According to the…
The Senate witnessed another defection on Thursday as Senator Pam Dachungyang, representing Plateau State, formally abandoned the Action Democratic Party to join the ruling All Progressives Congress. Dachungyang’s defection letter was read on the floor of the Senate during plenary by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, bringing an end to weeks of speculation over his political future. In the letter titled “Notice of Defection from the Action Democratic Party,” the lawmaker attributed his decision to irreconcilable differences and prolonged internal crises within the ADP, which he said had made it increasingly difficult for him to function effectively…
The National Pension Commission has approved an upward review of pensions for 2,116 retirees under the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, increasing their total monthly pension payments from N12.56m to N159.95m. In a statement on Wednesday, PenCom said that the upward review translated to an unprecedented 1,173 per cent enhancement in the total monthly payout to the retirees under the fund. The PUNCH reports that the payments were recently approved by the Director-General of PenCom, Ms Omolola Oloworaran, who continues to champion landmark reforms that have transformed the landscape of the Contributory Pension Scheme. This marks the first pension increase…
Super Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze has lost his mother, Mrs Sarah Chukwueze. Although Samuel himself did not initially confirm the development, his brother, David Chukwueze, shared the news in a series of emotional posts on Instagram, paying tribute to their late mother. According to the posts, the family is struggling to come to terms with the loss. In one post, David wrote, “Can’t even post your picture to say RIP mum.” In another, he said, “My forever love just left me without saying goodbye.” He also noted, “You didn’t even carry your grandchild.” The National Sports Commission later confirmed the…
PopSockets has announced a new version of the Kick-Out Grip it launched last May with some added functionality. The Kick-Out PopWallet carries forward the same design as the original with a hinged pop-up grip that can be folded out to function as a stand for propping up a phone vertically or horizontally. The new version now features an integrated wallet with enough capacity for three credit cards or IDs.The PopSockets Kick-Out PopWallet is available now in several different colors and patterns through the company’s online store and Best Buy for $49.99, which is $10 more expensive than the original Kick-Out…
Founders Fund and Galaxy Ventures-backed Bitcoin zero-knowledge rollup (ZK-rollup) Citrea launched its mainnet on Tuesday with BTC collateral lending, BTC-structured products and a new US dollar stablecoin, ctUSD. The launch is aimed at turning what Citrea calls “economically idle” Bitcoin (BTC) into base collateral for decentralized finance (DeFi) and payments, while anchoring more of that activity to Bitcoin’s base layer.The team expects active DeFi liquidity to reach $50 million in the first few weeks, with BTC lending, BTC-structured products, and decentralized trading already live from day one.The mainnet debut immediately dropped Citrea into a familiar Bitcoin argument: What should scarce BTC…
Nicola Peltz Beckham praised her dynamics with her in-laws less than two years before their relationship seemingly fractured. “I come from a big family that we are all so close, and now [I have] an even bigger family,” Nicola, 31, said on the Today show in resurfaced footage originally broadcast in February 2024. “Brooklyn [Beckham] grew up so close with his family, so now for us to all be able to spend so much time together, I feel so lucky.” Nicola’s husband, 26-year-old Brooklyn, is the eldest son of David and Victoria Beckham. (David, 50, and Victoria, 51, are also…
Jomiloju, the first daughter of the late gospel singer Bunmi Akinnaanu, famed for her hit song “Omije Ojumi”, delivered a moving tribute to her mother on Wednesday. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the Lagos State University (LASU) graduate in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management died at the age of 46. Speaking at the service of songs held in her mother’s honour in Akowonjo, Egbeda, Lagos, Jomiloju revealed that her mother had raised her and her brother single-handedly. In a viral video obtained by this newspaper on Thursday, she described her mother as “the best mother in the world” and the only…
Anambra State Government has commenced revocation of ownership of undeveloped landed properties in some parts of the state. The Managing Director of Awka Capital Territory Development Authority, ACTDA, Dr Ossy Onuko disclosed this to journalists in an interview on Thursday, during an enforcement exercise. He said the enforcement started with Awka Millennium City Estate, Agu-Awka, Anambra State, a modern estate which the state governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo had prided as the new Awka city, with aims to achieve his dream of making Anambra a ‘green and liveable homeland’. Onuko said the enforcement is to hasten property owners to construct on…
