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Fulham defender Calvin Bassey teamed up with the Super Eagles in Warsaw on Tuesday, taking the number of players in camp ahead of Wednesday’s international friendly to 20, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Bassey’s arrival also gives coach Eric Chelle more options in defence as he welcomed the energetic defender into camp. Germany-based Philip Otele, who shone at the Unity Cup in London, was expected to arrive in camp on Tuesday night. Chelle can now pick and choose his rearguard, with the Fulham defender able to partner the motivated Semi Ajayi in central defence, while Igoh Ogbu and Emmanuel Fernandez are…

The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Colleges of Education, Angela Ajala, has cautioned that continued neglect of teacher education could have far-reaching consequences for national development. Ajala made the remarks in Abuja during a courtesy visit by the Education Correspondents Association of Nigeria on Tuesday, according to a statement signed by ECAN Secretary, Clement Idoko, on Wednesday. She stressed that the quality of teachers ultimately determines the strength of every other profession in the country. “If we get it wrong with a teacher, just know that Nigeria is finished. Every engineer, doctor, scientist, entrepreneur, politician and leader passes…

Smart lighting company Nanoleaf has been acquired by OneRobotics, the parent company of SwitchBot. In an exclusive interview with The Verge, Nanoleaf CEO Gimmy Chu says the company will remain independent and that he and his cofounder and COO, Christian Yan, will continue to run it. “Nothing is changing operationally,” says Chu, adding that there are plans for product integrations between the two smart home companies.The sale, which Chu characterized as “more of a merger,” will provide Nanoleaf with significant resources, including a cash infusion that will, among other things, help the company grow its team at its Toronto headquarters.…

Mastercard announced its plans to expand its settlement capabilities to let issuers and acquirers settle some card transactions using regulated stablecoins. On Wednesday, Mastercard said the new capabilities will include intraday, weekend and holiday card settlement, supporting both fiat currencies and onchain settlement through regulated stablecoins. The company said the new options are designed to give its partners more flexibility in managing settlement liquidity and timing. The expansion shows stablecoins moving deeper into mainstream financial infrastructure as major payments networks test tokenized dollars for settlement. It follows Mastercard securing a New York BitLicense in May, allowing its US transaction services unit to…

Queer Eye’s Karamo Brown has opened up about a botched plastic surgery experience that left him in chronic pain. Brown, 45, told People in an article published on Tuesday, June 2, that a 2021 buccal fat removal procedure caused scar tissue to block saliva in his cheeks from draining. “For years, people have been, like, ‘Karamo’s had plastic surgery. He has so much filler in his face,’” the reality TV star told the outlet. “I was like, ‘You know what? I can’t say anything because you can’t get into fights with the trolls.’ But I was suffering for years in…

Veteran broadcaster Eugenia Abu has offered career advice to aspiring female journalists interested in following her path. Ms Abu was a guest speaker at the David and Goliath Conference held at the Holy Trinity Event Centre, Maitama, Abuja, on 26 May. The mother of six revealed that the biggest career risk she took was getting married and having kids as a broadcaster with the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA. She married her husband, Thomas Abu, in 1983, and they have six children. Of the six children, a set of twins, Oiza and Meyi, became internet sensations for their singing, guitar playing,…

The Lagos State High Court has ordered a temporary suspension of proceedings in the coroner’s inquest into the death of Nkanu Adichie-Esege, son of author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Ivara Esege. Justice A. O. Opesanwo granted the order on Monday following an ex parte application filed by Eurapharma Care Services Nigeria Limited, operators of Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital in Victoria Island, where the child reportedly died on 7 January. The application was argued before the court by a legal team led by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Professor Taiwo Osipitan. Application for Judicial review The applicant sought leave of the court to…

African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to immediately rescue victims of the Oyo abduction or admit failure. In a statement by his spokesman, Phrank Shaibu, the former Vice President demanded that Tinubu immediately mobilise all security and intelligence agencies to secure the unconditional release of the victims. He also described the reported dispatch of government officials bearing bags of rice and other palliatives to the families of victims as cruel, morally bankrupt, and an open confession of failure. “You either secure their release or admit your failure as a leader. The cruelty of…

Ex-Labour Party vice presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has slammed the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, for announcing the 2023 election result at 4am. Speaking in an interview with Symfoni, Baba-Ahmed stated that an electoral umpire that announces results at 4am is a criminal. Baba-Ahmed also lambasted President Bola Tinubu for leading a government that was a product of that ‘criminal’ act. “I keep saying, and I sometimes I wonder, we Nigerians, why do we just take everything to pass? How can an INEC chairman promise African leaders, including Nelson Mandela’s younger brother,Thabo Mbeki, that he would announce election result by…

A 15-year-old boy, Ahmed Sulaiman, has died following a violent altercation among teenagers over food in Gwangwan Village, Rogo Local Government Area of Kano State.The incident was contained in a post shared on X by security analyst, Zagazola Makama on Wednesday. According to the report, the incident happened on June 1 at about 9:00 p.m. after a disagreement broke out among a group of teenagers in the community. Police sources said the argument involved Ahmed Sulaiman, 15, and three other teenagers identified as Abdulaziz Garzali, 13, Amiru Sani, 15, and Habu Mani, 14. The disagreement reportedly started over food before…