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Manchester City forward Erling Haaland has praised Fulham defender Calvin Bassey’s physical strength, describing him as one of the players who make the English Premier League tough to play in, and the Norwegian enjoys the contest. The Norwegian striker made the comments while speaking on the Rest is Football podcast with Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer. Haaland, who became the quickest player to score 100 goals in the Premier League after… Read the full article here

Memecoins are not dead because the market is down and the narrative has faded, according to president of payment infrastructure company MoonPay, Keith A. Grossman, who said that memecoins will be back but in a different form.The real innovation of memecoins is that attention can be tokenized easily and at low costs through blockchain technology, democratizing access to the attention economy, Grossman said. He continued:“Before crypto, attention could only be monetized by platforms, brands… Read the full article here

The Hallmark Channel is far and away the best place to find the corniest, cheesiest holiday movies. And during the Christmas season, that’s just what many people are looking for. They want to light a Yankee candle, brew some peppermint tea and sink into a world where beautiful people get just what they want for Christmas. Watch With Us loves a good Hallmark Christmas movie, so we decided to do a civil service and rank the very best ones you can watch… Read the full article here

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Sunday called for transparency in the Nigeria-France digital tax agreement. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, in a statement issued in Abuja, expressed concern over the agreement. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) had recently signed a landmark cooperation pact with France. The agreement, FIRS said, was aimed at modernising Nigeria’s tax administration… Read the full article here

A coalition of prominent opposition leaders has alleged that the Federal Government is using anti-corruption agencies to intimidate and persecute opposition figures, warning that such actions could undermine multi-party democracy in the country. In a joint statement on Sunday, the coalition accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of weaponising state institutions—particularly the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Nigeria Police, and the Independent… Read the full article here

Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State on Sunday received his All Progressives Congress, APC, membership card, marking his official registration with the party. The membership card was presented to the governor by the Chairman of the APC Hospital Ward in Wukari Local Government Area, Umaru Tanko, during a brief ceremony at the TY Danjuma House in Jalingo. Speaking after receiving the card, Kefas said his registration in the APC had officially validated his status as a member… Read the full article here

Kwara United technical adviser Suleiman Ashifat has attributed his team’s defeat to injuries. The Harmony Boys suffered a 3-1 loss against the People’s Elephant at the Enyimba International Stadium, Aba, on Sunday. Kwara United were struck by injuries to two key players during the warm-up for the game, forcing a tactical adjustment by the technical team. Suleiman promised that the team would regroup and make amends for the defeat in forthcoming matches. “We had to… Read the full article here

World leaders voiced horror and revulsion at Sunday’s mass shooting in which 11 people were killed at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the “shocking and distressing” attack, which Australian police are calling a “terrorist” incident, was “beyond comprehension”, after assailants fired on a gathering celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. – Israel – President Isaac Herzog condemned… Read the full article here

Firefighters from the Kwara State Fire Service on Sunday responded to a gas explosion that gutted a residential building in Temidere community, Reke, Asa Local Government Area of the state. A statement by the Head Media and Publicity, Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, said the incident occurred at about 4:27 pm and involved a building made up of three-bedroom flats, all of which were affected by the fire following a sudden gas explosion. According to the statement, ” On Sunday,… Read the full article here

A coalition of prominent opposition leaders has accused the Federal Government of using anti-corruption agencies to intimidate and persecute opposition figures, warning that the trend poses a grave threat to Nigeria’s multiparty democracy. In a joint statement on Sunday, the leaders accused President Bola Tinubu’s government of weaponising state institutions, particularly the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Nigeria Police and… Read the full article here