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A Tennessee federal judge has temporarily stopped state regulators from taking action against the prediction markets platform Kalshi, which had sued the state after being ordered to cease offering sports event contracts.In an order on Monday, Judge Aleta Trauger supported Kalshi’s earlier motion for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order against the Tennessee Sports Wagering Council and the state’s attorney general while the court case moves ahead.The judge said Kalshi “will suffer irreparable injury and loss” by the regulator’s actions, and the company “is likely to succeed on the merits of its claims and its rights will likely be…
Matt Damon has been married to his wife, Luciana Barroso, for more than 20 years — but turns out her eyes were initially drawn to his best friend Ben Affleck. “This is f****ing completely true,” Damon, 55, began during the Monday, January 12, episode of The Howard Stern Show after being asked if Affleck, 53, was around the night he met his wife. “After we’d been together for a little while, probably a few months, she admitted that — I think I met her best friend from high school and it came out that the two of them went and…
Nigeria’s war on terror continues to be framed through the lenses of firepower, troop strength and defence budgets. Far less attention is paid to a quieter but consequential failure of information pathways that repeatedly fail to convert early warning signs into timely response, often resulting in mass tragedies. Across the country’s terrorised zones, communities often see danger coming. What they lack are safe, trusted and reliable channels to transmit the information to those who can act on it. Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) offers a way to rethink this gap. DPI refers to open, interoperable and publicly governed digital systems designed…
A former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai (rtd), has called for an expanded and well-equipped Nigeria Police Force that will take full responsibility of internal security, and reducing the country’s reliance on the military for routine policing duties. Buratai made the observation at the National Symposium/Lecture Series held in commemoration of the 2026 Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day (AFCRD) in Abuja, where he delivered a lecture titled ‘Securing Nigeria’s Future: The Armed Forces and National Development.’ According to him, the police should be professionalised under a funded, multi-year plan to achieve a strength of around…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has rejected claims by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and a coalition of civil society organisations that its chairmen are illegally occupying local government council secretariats across the state. The dispute followed a call by the Network of Civil Society Groups, which alleged that the tenure of the APC council chairmen expired on October 26, 2025, and demanded their immediate exit from all local government offices. Speaking through its convener, Stephen Olanrewaju, while addressing journalists on Monday in Osogbo, the network accused the Osun State Command of the Nigeria Police Force of…
Ten (10) suspects involved in series of operations in armed robbery, drug trafficking, and other crimes across the state have been apprehended by the Jigawa State Police Command. A statement issued by spokesperson for the command, Shi’isu Adam, explained that the operation was carried out at the same time across the state. He said it resulted in the arrest of one wanted armed robbery suspect and nine other suspects, while 7,028 illicit drugs, including rubber solution, “suck and die,” and dry leaves suspected to be Indian hemp were seized from them. Seven suspected drug dealers and consumers, according to Adam…
Celebrity Nigerian influencer, Tunde Ednut, has claimed that Regina Daniels’ public appearance with alleged new boyfriend abroad triggered her estranged husband, Senator Ned Nwoko to arrest her best friend. Tunde made this claim in an Instagram post on Monday evening while addressing Ned Nwoko over the arrest of actress Regina Daniels’ best friend, Ann. DAILY POST reports that Ann was arrested on Monday by Lagos State police over theft and other allegations made against her by the senator. The development came some days after the senator’s estranged wife was seen with a new man in a club. However, reacting to…
Former Super Eagles captain, Sunday Oliseh has insisted that Nigeria is not striker, Victor Osimhen. Oliseh spoke ahead of Nigeria’s AFCON semi-final tie with Morocco on Wednesday. According to him, the Nigerian team is made up of a solid eleven players, not Osimhen alone. “Nigeria is not Osimhen,” Oliseh said on the Global Football Insights podcast. “Nigeria is these eleven solid players. For the past 20 years, I have never seen a Nigerian Super Eagles team play the way this team has played against Uganda, Mozambique and Algeria.” This is coming less than a few days after Osimhen’s recent on-field…
MultiChoice Nigeria has announced the appointment of Kemi Omotosho as its new Chief Executive Officer following the retirement of John Ugbe. The company, in a statement on Monday, said Omotosho’s appointment will take effect from January 2026. Ugbe is stepping down after nearly 15 years in charge of the pay-TV company, during which he led the business through major industry and market changes. Omotosho has over two decades of experience across media, telecommunications, and digital services in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa. She has previously held senior positions within the MultiChoice Group, including Executive Head of Customer Value Management in Nigeria…
The Jigawa State Government has warned principals of boarding schools across the state against sabotaging the students’ feeding programme. PUNCH Online recalls that on January 7, the state government dismissed and suspended several school feeding contractors over alleged fraud, supply of substandard food items and inflation of student figures in some boarding schools. The action followed complaints from parents and members of the public, as well as unannounced inspections carried out by officials of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Special Duties in schools across the state. The latest warning came after a follow-up inspection at the Girls Model Boarding…
