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Super Eagles head coach, Éric Chelle, has said his team will fight hard to secure third position at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, DAILY POST reports. The three-time champions will face the Pharaohs of Egypt in the third-place match at the Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca on Saturday. Nigeria finished second second at the previous edition of the AFCON hosted by Cote d’Ivoire. Chelle said his team can’t afford to go back home empty handed this time around. “We have to go back to Nigeria with the third place,” Chelle said during his interaction with the media on Friday. The…

The Lagos State Government has confirmed the collapse of a bungalow classroom block at Odokekere High School in Ikorodu, describing the incident as “sad news” in a Friday statement from the Special Committee on Rehabilitation of Public Schools (SCRPS).” The government reassured the public that “no casualty was recorded at the building collapse. “All of our students are in perfect condition.” According to SCRPS, the affected classroom block had already been slated for demolition to make way for a larger facility to accommodate the school’s growing student population. The statement said the demolition was planned to construct “a befitting classroom…

The Executive Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, on Thursday, ordered the demolition of a notorious structure popularly known as Sambel Joint in Idoji, Okene Local Government Area, following credible intelligence reports linking the facility to criminal activities. The demolition came hours after the state government issued a press statement on Thursday morning invalidating all fraudulently and illegally acquired properties across the state, declaring them null, void, and of no legal effect. The statement warned that any property found to have been illegally acquired or used for criminal purposes would be reclaimed by the government, while those involved would be…

The Confederation of African Football has unveiled eAFCON, a digital version of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations. According to CAF, the development marks a key step in the organisation’s commercial strategy and expansion into the eSports sector. CAF said in a statement on Friday, “A key new pillar of CAF’s commercial strategy has been the introduction of eAFCON. For the first time in CAF history, the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations has entered the eGaming space through a partnership with Konami, through its game eFootball.” The continental body explained that eAFCON is currently being developed as part of…

• We request RTX 5070 Ti samples from Asus (and other partners)• An Asus PR rep looks into it, comes back and says they cannot provide 5070 Tis due to supply constraints, saying their models are “end of life.”• We ask Asus to clarify whether the RTX 5070 Ti is end of life. They confirm it’s end of life.• We reach out to retailers to see whether they can purchase RTX 5070 Ti stock for their stores, to fact check Asus’ claims. They say there is no supply.• Given we have received an on the record statement from Asus and…

Belarus has introduced a legal framework for so-called “cryptobanks,” formally integrating digital asset activity into the country’s regulated banking system under direct state oversight.On Friday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed Decree No. 19, defining how crypto banks may operate and what conditions they must meet to enter the market. The decree positions cryptobanks as joint-stock companies authorized to combine token-based operations with traditional banking, payments and related financial services. Rather than creating a parallel sector for crypto, the framework ties digital asset activity to existing financial oversight mechanisms and infrastructure. Under the rules, cryptobanks must obtain resident status in the country’s Hi-Tech…

Sharon Stone is clapping back after fellow attendees rudely accused her of stealing a seat at their table after they failed to recognize the A-list actress. The Casino star, 67, won a Timeless Award  at the Astras Awards and used her acceptance speech to call out the “kids” involved in the awkward encounter. While the ceremony took place on January 9, a clip of the fiery speech picked up steam after the event, eventually going viral this week. “And to the kids at my table who wondered, ‘Who the f**k took that chair?’ Now you know,” Stone said while accepting…

The Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation (DPPF), Rotimi Oyedepo, has pledged to pursue justice relentlessly for members of Nigeria’s Armed Forces killed in the line of duty, describing their deaths as a supreme sacrifice for the nation. In a statement commemorating the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day on Thursday, Mr Oyedepo paid tributes to the fallen soldiers, noting that their sacrifice ensured the safety of Nigerians and the continuity of the country. “The deceased were not just soldiers; they were fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, husbands, and wives who chose duty over personal safety and service over self-interest,” Mr…

Yesterday was Armed Forces Remembrance Day signalling the emergence of the military sixty years ago. On the 15th of January 1966 to be precise, a certain Major Chukwuma Nzeogwu addressed Nigerians through Radio Kaduna announcing martial law and the takeover of power by the Supreme Council of the Revolution. The aim of their action, he said, was to “establish a strong, united and prosperous nation free of corruption and internal strife. Our method of achieving this is purely military”, he arrogantly said. By the end of the day, a significant part of the political class in the North and the…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has praised the Bola Tinubu administration for what it described as a more disciplined and less theatrical approach to the renegotiation of the ASUU–Federal Government agreement. This is even as ASUU indirectly mocked former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige. In a post on its official Facebook page on Friday, ASUU said the renegotiation process, which began in October 2024 under Tinubu, marked a sharp contrast with past engagements between the union and government officials. The union noted that, unlike previous negotiations, the current process proceeded without what it described as excessive…