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Sunderland and Nottingham Forest are monitoring Lazio midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru after Turkish Super Lig side Trabzonspor opened exploratory discussions with the Serie A club over a potential move for the Nigeria international, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. According to UK publication, Sunderland Echo, Trabzonspor have made initial contact with Lazio to sound out the conditions of a possible deal for the 24-year-old, who is increasingly being viewed as one of the most sought-after Nigerian players currently operating in Europe. Lazio have placed a valuation of between €15m and €20m (approximately £12.7m to £16.9m), reflecting Dele-Bashiru’s age profile and the fact he…

The Anambra State Government has reaffirmed its partnership with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, pledging continued support for the expansion of Computer-Based Test centres in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, made the pledge on Tuesday in Awka when she received the state Coordinator of JAMB, Dr Diana Obiano, in her office. Chuma-Udeh described JAMB as an integral component of the state’s education system. “Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s administration recognised the role of JAMB in the state, especially in the conduct of qualifying examinations and placement of successful candidates into tertiary institutions. “I commended JAMB for…

It took way too long, but Roland finally caved and gave the people what they want: a proper analog successor to the iconic TR-808 drum machine. The 808’s sound, especially the kick drum, is embedded so deeply in the DNA of modern music that it would be a gross disservice to try and boil its influence down to a single sentence or a list of artists. (Note: Not all of the songs linked necessarily use an actual 808, but they at least feature samples or approximations of its sounds.)But, in typical Roland fashion, the company didn’t just re-create some iconic…

A response posted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force page echoed concerns raised by Ripple that speculation alone should not automatically subject cryptocurrencies to federal securities laws, as lawmakers continue debating the CLARITY Act.The response, written by former SEC attorney Teresa Goody Guillen and published Monday as public input on the SEC’s website, argued that holding a “passive economic interest,” such as buying a token in hopes its price rises, should not, by itself, trigger securities regulation. Guillen wrote that digital assets should instead be assessed using a broader set of factors applied on a sliding…

Below Deck Mediterranean‘s Nathan Gallagher made a surprising revelation about his tumultuous relationship with his father. During the Monday, January 26, episode of the hit Bravo series, Nathan supported Victoria SanJuan, who got emotional about ex Joe Bradley brazenly showing interest in their coworker Kizzi Kitchener. Nathan found Victoria alone on the swim platform and, after seeing how upset she was, offered her a hug. “With friends or family or even my sister, I am super protective of them,” Nathan explained in a confessional. “I kicked my dad out of the house when I was 15 because I had to…

The National Industrial Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) workers to suspend their ongoing strike pending further hearing in a suit brought by the FCT authorities to stop the industrial action. Judge Emmanuel Subilim issued the order in a ruling on an application by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the FCTA. The strike, which has gone on for nearly two weeks, involves workers who are central to running the capital city’s core services. Mr Sublim, granting the request for an interlocutory injunction, ordered the workers to resume work pending the…

The Central Bank of Nigeria has upgraded the licences of selected financial technology companies and microfinance banks with nationwide operations, signalling a regulatory push to bring fast-growing digital lenders into closer alignment with their actual scale. The bank’s director of the CBN’s Other Financial Institutions Supervision Department, Yemi Solaja disclosed the move at the annual conference of the Committee of Heads of Banks’ Operations in Lagos on 23 January. It said several firms were operating far beyond the limits of their original licences. He said there was a growing mismatch between the licences some institutions held and the reality of…

…as the National Assembly convenes today, Tuesday, 27th January, 2026, lawmakers must confront a stark reality: the window for the passage of this bill is thin. If it is to take effect in the 2027 general election cycle, it can no longer be treated as just another item on the legislative agenda. It must be treated with the “fierce urgency of now” that Martin Luther King Jr once spoke of. To delay further is to effectively deny. If HB1349 remains trapped in the purgatory of “pending business”, we are essentially signing a warrant for another four years of legislative invisibility…

Traders in Onitsha Main Market, Anambra State, took to the streets on Tuesday in protest against efforts to enforce Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s directive to close the facility. Videos circulating online show large groups of traders marching through the market area, singing praises of the detained Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Some traders opened their shops in defiance of the governor’s order. DAILY POST reports that Governor Soludo had on Monday criticized the continued adherence to the sit-at-home order, questioning why shops remained closed despite the relative peace and calm in Anambra. He subsequently ordered the shit down…

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Felix Morka, says the party cannot stop politicians from joining it. Speaking in an interview on Arise Television on Tuesday, Morka stated that the recent wave of defections was a reflection of confidence in the administration of President Bola Tinubu. He was responding to concerns over the growing number of governors joining the APC, including the recent defection of the Kano State governor. According to him, governors defecting to the ruling party were aligning themselves with what he described as a ‘resurging Nigeria’ under the Tinubu administration. “What you see…