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Nigeria’s national record holder in the women’s high jump, Temitope Adeshina, has been named the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week following her first victory of the new season at the Corky Classic last weekend, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Big 12 is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States, consisting of 16 full-member universities—three private and 13 public—across the states of Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and West Virginia. Adeshina received the honour alongside her Texas Tech teammate Jonathan Seremes and Baylor’s Tiriah Kelley on Wednesday. The high jumper enjoyed…

American online streamer Darren Jason Watkins Jr., popularly known as iShowSpeed, has clarified criticisms that he was disrespectful to Nigerian content creators during his ongoing Africa tour, saying the trip is not designed around influencer collaborations but to promote African culture and everyday people. The clarification followed reactions that trailed the Wednesday livestream of his first full day in Lagos, Nigeria, which drew massive crowds, raw street encounters and several viral moments that quickly dominated online conversations across Africa and beyond. The backlash began after some Nigerian content creators accused the streamer of ignoring requests for collaboration during his visit…

Substack announced Thursday it’s launching Apple TV and Google TV apps that audiences can use for videos and livestreams — and early reactions suggest not all users are thrilled.Subscribers can watch videos and livestreams from creators they follow, but the app will also have a recommendations-based “For You” feed that mixes in other creators’ content. The TV app is available to both free and paid subscribers, and Substack says it will eventually add audio content and more discovery features.For many, it appears this was not welcome news. In the short time since the blog post went live, it’s been flooded…

The Justice Department will drop its case against Nathaniel Chastain, a former OpenSea manager who successfully appealed a wire fraud and money laundering conviction.US prosecutors will not retry their insider trading case against a former manager at nonfungible token platform OpenSea after a federal appeals court overturned the convictions in July.On Wednesday, prosecutors told a Manhattan federal court that they entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with Nathaniel Chastain and will dismiss their case after the agreement ends in a month.In a letter, Manhattan US Attorney Jay Clayton said the decision was made based on Chastain already serving parts of…

Firerose has shared a recording that allegedly captures a disturbing moment with ex-husband Billy Ray Cyrus. Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, January 20, Firerose, real name Johanna Rose Hodges, posted audio over two visual clips of the former couple. Captioned, “Behind closed doors,” the audio contained an exchange between a man and a woman. “F*** you. You f***ing will not listen. You will not listen,” the man begins. “If you want to salvage anything about us, please sit on this couch. What the f*** are you going to do? What are you going to f***ing do?” The woman, who is…

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja, charged the newly sworn-in chairman and commissioners of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) to uphold the peace and stability of the nation by being fair and just in their service. The president, who swore in the Chairman, Hulayat Omidiran, and the commissioners, admonished them to seek ways of contributing to the growth and advancement of the country. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu congratulates the new Chairperson of the Federal Character Commission, Hulayat Ayo Omidiran, at the State House, Abuja. Thursday, January 22, 2026 He said the commission is the nation’s conscience. The president said…

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Nentawe Yilwatda, on Thursday hosted football legend, Nwankwo Kanu in Abuja. Yilwatda welcomed the Kanu in a meeting that bridged the worlds of politics, sports, and business. The visit featured engaging discussions on how to harmonize and enhance the interplay between these three key facets of society politics, sports, and business for greater national benefit. Yilwatda stressed the value of understanding the domains deeply, noting that politics, sports, and business can be very interesting if understood. They discussed ways to achieve better balance and synergy among them, drawing on Kanu’s extensive…

A 17-year-old girl, Iwasen Terhemba, has allegedly sustained serious facial injuries after being attacked with a razor blade in Donga local government council of Taraba State. The teenager, who resides with her guardian, Jemila Savalla Wanga, was reportedly being persistently approached by a married man identified as Mr. Abbas. According to sources, the girl repeatedly rejected his advances, stating that she was underage and that he was married. Reports indicate that the situation escalated after Mr. Abbas’ wife, Ramatu Abbas, was informed that her husband was allegedly involved with the minor. She reportedly responded by insulting and threatening the teenager.…

Hollywood has officially announced the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards, celebrating the most acclaimed films and performances of the past year, with one title rewriting the record books. Leading the pack is Sinners, which earned a record-breaking 16 nominations, surpassing the long-standing benchmark jointly held by All About Eve (1950), Titanic (1997), and La La Land (2016). The achievement firmly positions Sinners as the dominant force of this awards’ season. Close behind is One Battle After Another with 13 nominations, while Marty Supreme, Frankenstein, and Sentimental Value each secured nine nods. Hamnet also made a strong showing with eight…

The Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara State has slammed Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq over the closure of the Kwara State College of Education, Oro, describing the decision as an admission of failure in the handling of insecurity in the state. The criticism followed a directive by the Kwara State Government ordering the immediate shutdown of the institution due to what it described as worsening security threats in the area. The directive was conveyed in an internal memo dated January 20, 2026, with reference number MOTE/CE/VOL.II/227, issued by the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science and Technology and sighted by The PUNCH on…