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Former Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi has revealed why he snubbed Liverpool and Arsenal to join Manchester City in the January transfer window. The England international was close to moving to Liverpool in the summer, but the expected transfer did not materialize before the window closed. The FA Cup winners had to make a tough choice earlier this month when it became clear that the team captain did not want to sign a new contract. His current deal is in its last six months, and Arsenal, who are top of the Premier League, showed interest in signing the former Chelsea…

Paystack, the company solving payments problems for ambitious businesses across Africa, has marked its 10th anniversary with the launch of The Stack Group, a parent holding company that will consolidate its family of tech-focused brands. Founding shareholders of TSG include Stripe, Shola Akinlade, Paystack’s founder and CEO, and existing Paystack employees. The agreements establishing TSG as the parent company were signed in October 2025 and are pending the requisite regulatory approvals. “The launch of TSG signals a larger scope of ambition for us and sets the tone for the next decade of our company,” Akinlade said in an email on…

Seven abducted indigenes of Imoga Community in Akoko Edo Local Government were released by kidnappers on Monday evening after the payment of an undisclosed ransom. The coordinator of the Movement for the Advancement of Akoko Edo People, Bode Ekundayo, who disclosed in a message to PUNCH Metro on Tuesday, said that the victims had been reunited with their families. His message read, “Victims have now been released after the payment of a huge ransom.” However, when probed in a telephone interview on how much was paid for the release of the victims, Ekundayo stated that he was not in a…

President Bola Tinubu recently constituted a reconciliation committee to wade into the internal crisis between Senator George Akume and Governor Hyacinth Alia, in a bid to reposition the party ahead of the 2027 elections. JOHN CHARLES writes on the task ahead of the committee President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently appointed the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, to lead the reconciliation team that would resolve the internal crisis bedeviling the All Progressive Congress in Benue State. Other members of the committee include Yobe State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari; former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; the…

Aba Power, Nigeria’s newest electricity distribution company, provided more smart meters than the other DisCos in 2025, according to an electricity pressure group. In a statement released after its first executive committee meeting of the year in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, the South-East zone of the Electricity Consumers of Nigeria disclosed that all 12 DisCos in Nigeria supplied a total of 175,302 meters under the Meter Asset Provider scheme and 44,104 prepaid meters under the vendor-financed framework as of the third quarter of 2025. The group cited a recent report published by The PUNCH, based on data provided by…

The Nigeria Football Federation has not held any discussions regarding either the extension or termination of Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle’s contract following the team’s third-place finish at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Nigeria finished third at the tournament, going unbeaten in seven matches and losing only the semi-final to hosts Morocco on penalties. The team also scored 14 goals at the AFCON, the highest tally in Nigeria’s history at the competition. Chelle landed the Super Eagles job in January 2025, on a two-year-deal. Owing to the circumstances that forced the NFF to search…

The Federal Trade Commission will appeal its loss in a landmark antitrust case against Meta, the agency announced Tuesday.US District Court Judge James Boasberg ruled in November that the government failed to prove that Meta had an illegal monopoly over a subset of social networking services meant for connecting with friends and family online. Boasberg wrote that the government had an “uphill battle” in how it defined the market Meta allegedly dominated, a challenge exacerbated by the rise of TikTok and changes in the market over the five years between the FTC filing the case and it going to trial.The…

Bitcoin (BTC) has struggled to regain momentum after the price dipped below $90,000 on Tuesday, with multiple analysts pointing to continued selling pressure in the short term. Key takeaways:New BTC whales with a holding period of less than 155 days now control more realized capital than the “OG” long-term holders. Whale-dominated exchange inflows signal elevated sell-side pressure for Bitcoin near $95,000 to $90,000.Market analysts suggest a pullback toward the $85,000 level based on bearish order book data. New Bitcoin whales take the wheel, for nowCryptoQuant analyst MorenoDV said that new whales, i.e., holders of over 1,000 BTC with unspent transaction…

Below Deck Mediterranean‘s Captain Sandy Yawn put an emergency room on blast for allegedly not treating wife Leah Shafer‘s painful health issues. “My wife Leah is in visible, debilitating pain — red, swollen eye, extreme light sensitivity, and sharp shooting pain through her brow — and the ER sent her home with, ‘We don’t know what’s wrong, here’s some pain meds!’ Are you kidding me,” Sandy captioned an Instagram post on Saturday, January 17, about the health scare. Sandy elaborated on Leah’s symptoms alongside photos, adding, “A CT scan confirmed a 3.5 cm mucus retention cyst in her sinus cavity.…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday lifted the ban on public campaigns, following the release of the final list of candidates for the 20 June governorship election in Ekiti State The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the tate, Bunmi Omoseyindemi, disclosed this while addressing leaders of political parties and stakeholders in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. On Monday, PREMIUM TIMES reported that the commission released the final list of the governorship candidates and deputies.However, the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) were missing on the list. Mr Omoseyindemi said public campaigns would commence…