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Arsenal legend, Nwankwo Kanu has urged the Super Eagles of Nigeria to beat Morocco no matter what the Atlas Lions throw at them in tonight’s AFCON tie. Nigeria will face the 2025 AFCON host Morocco in the last-4 tie at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium. Both teams won their last AFCON fixtures against Algeria and Cameroon in the quarter-final stage. However, in a video post via his X account before the match, Kanu also urged Nigerians to come out en masse and support Eric Chelle’s side to victory. “It’s all about the Super Eagles now, let’s all come out to…

Edo State Governor Senator Monday Okpebholo has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to environmental protection, public health and responsible governance as he Inaugurates Edo State Environmental Compliance Corps. Inaugurating the Corps, which is made up of 100 personnel on Wednesday, Okpebholo charged them to serve with courage, integrity and a deep sense of purpose. In a statement by his CPS, Patrick Ebojele, the governor urged the corps to ensure their actions inspire compliance, and conduct to earn respect and commitment to strengthen public trust. The governor, who was represented by his Finance Commissioner, Emmanuel Okoebor, called on the corps members to…

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a masquerade alleged to have carried out unprovoked violent attacks on residents, leading to a breach of public peace in Awgbu, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state. In a viral video circulating online, the masquerade was seen chasing and attacking passers-by, disrupting a public function and causing tension in the community. The incident reportedly occurred over the weekend during the last Ofala Festival of the late traditional ruler of Awgbu community, Igwe M. C. Okechukwu (Ezedioramma II, Ezekanunu III). The video clips showed the masquerade going on the rampage, forcefully pushing…

The Osun State Government has warned that attempts to punish residents by withholding or obstructing Local Government funds amount to an attack on the people, not the state. In a statement on Wednesday signed by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Alimi, the government described recent actions by political actors as “openly hostile to the welfare of Osun people at the grassroots.” The statement comes amid escalating tensions over the control of local government councils in the state. “No Court ordered the reinstatement of APC’s illegal Local Government council administrators,” the statement said. “Contrary to APC propaganda, no…

The Federal Government has expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of construction work on the Lokoja–Abuja highway, warning contractors handling sections of the critical corridor to urgently improve performance or risk sanctions. The Presidency’s Senior Special Assistant on Community Engagement, North Central, Abiodun Essiet, gave the warning during an inspection tour of ongoing federal road projects in Kogi State, where she described progress on key sections of the highway as far below expectations. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Works on Tuesday, Essiet said she was disappointed by the level of work done months after contractors were directed to…

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said on Wednesday Xabi Alonso has a great future in football despite Real Madrid replacing him at the helm this week. Flick’s Barca beat Alonso’s Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday and a day later Los Blancos agreed a deal with the Basque coach to depart and appointed Alvaro Arbeloa. “We have to continue, we have to think about what we can do better, but he’s a fantastic coach and also has a great future,” Flick told a news conference ahead of Barca’s Copa del Rey last 16 clash at Racing Santander on…

Lawsuits seeking damages from Google’s illegal ad tech monopoly are piling up following the Justice Department’s successful antitrust case. Vox Media, The Verge’s parent company, is the latest in a wave of media companies that have filed suit against Google, seeking to be reimbursed for the monopoly profits the tech company allegedly made at publishers’ expense.“Absent Google’s conduct, Vox Media would be able to make available even more, higher quality impressions for purchase on Vox Media’s webpages and create more high-quality, premium journalism,” Vox Media alleges in its lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the Southern District of New York. The Atlantic,…

Etherealize CEO Vivek Raman argues that ETH’s lagging price masks strengthening fundamentals that could reshape how the token is valued in 2026.Ether’s price performance left many investors frustrated last cycle. While other assets captured attention with faster rallies, ETH has struggled to keep pace, raising questions about whether Ether is losing relevance or simply being misunderstood.In a recent interview with Cointelegraph, Vivek Raman, CEO of Etherealize, offered a very different perspective. Rather than focusing on short-term price action, Raman pointed to a growing gap between market sentiment and Ether’s (ETH) underlying fundamentals, which he says may define the opportunity in…

A new year means new sports documentaries on Netflix. They just happened to have been officially released in 2025. In January, Netflix revisits an NFL icon’s career in Elway, while snowboarder Scotty James gets a documentary of his own with Pipe Dream. You can find both of those films among the Watch With Us team’s updated choices for the must-watch Netflix sports documentaries. A large number of Netflix’s sports docs tend to focus on football or basketball, but there are a few other options as well. Related: 9 Must-Watch Prime Video Sports Documentaries on Right Now (December 2025) When it…

President Bola Tinubu has extended condolences to the family of Yakubu Mohammed, a veteran journalist and co-founder of Newswatch Magazine, who died on Monday night. Mr Mohammed, alongside late Dele Giwa, Dan Agbese, and Ray Ekpu, founded Newswatch Magazine in 1984, inspiring the era of fearless investigative journalism in Nigeria during the military era. President Tinubu commiserated with the government and people of Kogi State, as well as the Nigerian Union of Journalists, the Nigerian Guild of Editors, the Commonwealth Journalists’ Association, and other media institutions, both public and private, where the late Mohammed had provided leadership. The president affirmed…