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The Confederation of African Football Disciplinary Board has imposed a series of sanctions on the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football, the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football, as well as several players and officials, following incidents during the 2025 African Cup of Nations final. In a statement posted on its website on Wednesday night, CAF said the sanctions were handed down for violations of the CAF Disciplinary Code, including breaches of the principles of fair play, loyalty and integrity, during and after the final match. As part of the decisions against Senegal, CAF suspended the head coach of the Senegalese national team,…

Human rights groups, activists and social media users have condemned the Lagos State Police Command and the Lagos State Government over the arrest and the use of force on residents who protested the demolition of their homes across parts of the state on Wednesday. The condemnation followed the police’s deployment of tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who converged in Ikeja to protest what they described as their displacement without adequate compensation or relocation. The protesters, drawn from Makoko, Oworonshoki, Owode-Onirin, Oko Baba and other communities, carried placards bearing inscriptions such as: “A megacity cannot be built on the…

Nearly every country in Africa has a law prohibiting violence against women and girls. Feminist movements have driven this incredible achievement, using their voices to spur governments to action and accountability. In West Africa, for example, advocates have worked tirelessly for an end to violence, insisting that rape is a national emergency and pioneering new approaches to keep women and girls safe online. Yet one in three women and girls continues to experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, with a woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by an intimate partner or close relative. A shockingly low level…

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has opened 50 oil and gas blocks across five sedimentary basins for bidding and exploration in the 2025 licensing round, warning that only technically competent and financially strong firms will be allowed to scale through the process. The commission said the exercise is designed to eliminate speculative participation and reposition Nigeria’s upstream sector as a transparent, rules-based destination for long-term investment. The Chief Executive of the NUPRC, Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, made this known on Wednesday during the 2025 licensing round pre-bid webinar, where the regulator outlined the framework, evaluation criteria, and commercial terms guiding the…

Atlético Madrid are considering a €35m move for Nigeria winger Ademola Lookman as the Super Eagles star prepares for a possible departure from Atalanta at the end of the season, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Spanish side have emerged as one of the clubs maintaining a close watch on his situation, identifying him as a potential addition to bolster their attacking options, according to Marca. The development comes as Turkish giants Fenerbahce prepare to send top officials to Italy to finalise a transfer for the 28-year-old, who reportedly told Atalanta upon his return from the Africa Cup of Nations in…

Microsoft just posted the second quarter of its 2026 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $81.3 billion in revenue and a net income of $30.9 billion during Q3. Revenue is up 17 percent, and net income has increased by 23 percent.The holiday quarter saw PC shipments grow unexpectedly amid an ongoing RAM shortage. Microsoft’s end of Windows 10 support helped push PC shipments up, but IDC revealed earlier this month that PC makers have also been aggressively pulling forward inventory to combat potential tariffs and ongoing global memory shortage.Microsoft’s Surface Pro 12 device. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales /…

Bitcoin price breakouts fail to hold due to insufficient bid-side liquidity. Glassnode analysis identifies the key metrics that are likely to mark the next phase of BTC price expansion.Bitcoin (BTC) bulls managed to prevent a price drop into the $80,700 to $83,400 support zone, and futures market data points to a potential short-term liquidity grab near $93,500. Despite the short-term bullish bias, Glassnode analysts believe a more robust recovery cannot take place until a key market liquidity metric reaches a certain threshold.Key takeaways:Over 22% of the Bitcoin supply is currently held at a loss, increasing sensitivity to support breaks.BTC inflows…

As he kicked off his return to the PGA Tour, golfer Brooks Koepka opened up about his family’s recent hardships..“A lot’s gone on over the past five or six months with my family,” Koepka, 35, said in a press conference at Torrey Pines on Wednesday, January 28, seemingly referring to wife Jena Sims’ pregnancy loss, according to Essentially Sports. He added that the events of the past year have “played a big role” in his PGA Tour comeback this week. “I have no regrets,” Koepka, who left LIV Golf with one year left on his contract in late 2025, continued.…

The Lagos State Police Command said it will charge two leaders of a protest on Wednesday, despite the reported largely peaceful conduct of the protest. It was rather the police that, without any provocation from the assembly, attacked protesters and journalists covering the event with gunfire leaving many injured. PREMIUM TIMES reported earlier on Wednesday that members of civil society groups joined residents of Lagos waterfront communities, including Makoko, Owode Onirin and Oworonshoki, to protest ongoing demolition exercises by the state government. In a statement posted on X, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Adebisi, said the…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has imposed heavy sanctions on Senegal and host nation Morocco following the chaotic scenes that overshadowed the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 final in Rabat. In a statement published on Wednesday, 28 January, CAF said its Disciplinary Board sanctioned the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football (FSF), the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF), as well as several players and officials, for breaching provisions of the CAF Disciplinary Code during and after the final. The AFCON showpiece, which Senegal won 1–0 after extra time, was marred by protests, pitch-side confrontations and crowd unrest sparked…