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Head coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, has explained why he made seven changes against Poland during both sides’ international friendly on Wednesday. Chelle watched as Nigeria and Poland played a 2-2 draw at the PGE Narodowy Stadium, Warsaw. Speaking at the post-match press conference, Chelle said he made seven changes in the half-time because several players were struggling physically after already starting their post-season holidays. The seven changes Chelle made include Semi Ajayi, Zaidu Sanusi, Paul Onuachu, Calvin Bassey, Raphael Onyedika, Rafiu Durosinmi and Philip Otele as he withdraw Emmanuel Fernandez, Bruno Onyemaechi, Terem Moffi, Igoh Ogbu, Frank Onyeka,…

The US Senate on Friday approved $70 billion in funding for Donald Trump’s hardline immigration crackdown, but only after a long day of votes on multiple amendments that highlighted Republican infighting over some of the president’s other contentious policy proposals. The bill would fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol through the rest of Trump’s term, handing the Republican leader a major victory on one of his signature issues after months of bitter fighting over the future of immigration enforcement. It now heads to the House of Representatives, where Republican leaders hope to move it early next week to send…

Some bandits invaded the Igbosi area of Idogun in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, destroying two buildings and kidnapping a nine-year-old boy in the early hours of Friday. It was gathered that the bandits entered the community at about 1am, shooting sporadically to scare residents. They reportedly destroyed two houses before picking up the victim and whisking him away to an unknown destination. The boy, identified as Oluwatobi, is said to be the son of a pastor in the community, Isaac Olaosebikan. A source said that, on hearing the sporadic gunshots, residents of the community fled their homes…

Nigeria striker Akor Adams has praised the transformation of the Super Eagles under coach Eric Chelle, saying the team is gradually developing a clear identity built around intensity, aggression and confidence on the ball, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Adams made the remarks while speaking during the Super Eagles’ stay in Poland ahead of their international friendly engagements, as Nigeria continue their rebuild under the Franco-Malian tactician. The Sevilla forward has become one of the key beneficiaries of Chelle’s tenure, having made his senior national team debut under the coach during a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Lesotho last year.…

Strategy’s leveraged Bitcoin model is stressed, which could limit the firm’s ability to keep buying BTC and potentially force further sales, according to Grayscale.“The shift in approach from one of the world’s largest BTC holders has weighed on market sentiment,” said Zach Pandl, Grayscale’s head of research, on Thursday. Michael Saylor’s Strategy sold 32 BTC on Monday, a tiny fraction of its total holdings of 843,706 BTC, but enough to rattle market sentiment as the asset has tanked by 16% since the sale. Strategy also sold $128 million worth of shares, and its stock value has declined by 12.8% since the sale…

Love Island USA‘s newest challenge revealed an interesting fact about how an Islander slept with someone nearly three decades older than him. During the Thursday, June 4, episode of the Peacock show, the Islanders had to read out sex facts and figure out which of them it was about. One of the revelations was that an Islander slept with someone in their 50s. “I was out and I was having a good time with my friends. She started talking to me and she was hot as f*** for her age,” Gabriel, who is 26 years old, said about his encounter…

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has said Nigeria is considering refinancing some of its expensive debt obligations and raising fresh funding to bridge its budget deficit as improving market conditions boost investor confidence in the country. He disclosed this in an interview with Bloomberg TV. Mr Oyedele said the federal government intends to take advantage of favourable market conditions to restructure costly legacy debt and secure additional financing for development projects. “We think that this timing is good for us to be able to maybe even refinance some of our expensive past debts,…

Nigeria has received multiple funding offers from investors and institutional lenders, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has said. Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg TV, Mr Oyedele said the current market environment presents an opportunity for the country to refinance some of its existing debt while mobilising additional resources for development. “We think that the timing is good for us to be able to maybe even refinance some of our expensive past debts, but also to raise more funding for our development at this critical time,” he said. Responding to questions on whether…

Troops of the Joint Task Force South-South, Operation Delta Safe, OPDS, have uncovered an illegal crude oil refining site in the Orashi National Forest in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State. This was disclosed in a post on X on Friday by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in Lake Chad region. According to the report, the discovery was made on June 3 during a coordinated anti-illegal bunkering operation involving troops of the 16 Brigade, Garrison, and 5 Battalion, according to military sources. The troops reportedly found the site deep inside the forest reserve and recovered equipment used for…

A group of All Progressives Congress, APC, members and political support organisations in Eti-Osa Constituency I, Lagos State, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the party’s leadership to intervene in the controversy surrounding the APC ticket for the Lagos State House of Assembly ahead of the 2027 elections. The appeal follows the release of the party’s official list of candidates for the House of Representatives and Lagos State House of Assembly polls, which named Saheed Bankole as the APC candidate for Eti-Osa Constituency I. The development has generated discontent among supporters of the incumbent lawmaker and Majority Leader of…