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The family of an 18-year-old non-verbal teenager, Mayowa Kosoko, has appealed to the public for help following his disappearance in Lagos. PUNCH Metro learnt that Mayowa went missing on December 7, 2025, after going out with his brother in the Ayobo area of the state. The teenager was described as tall, dark-skinned, and skinny. His mother, Adefunke Ogunneyi, who spoke to our correspondent on Monday, said Mayowa was last seen when he followed his brother out that day and was later asked to return home alone but never made it back. She said the family initially thought he might have…

A Gombe-based cardiologist, Dr Abubakar Sani, says excessive consumption of sugary drinks increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases in children. He said excessive consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages might predispose children to the risk of heart disease, hypertension and Type 2 diabetes. Sani, a consultant cardiologist, Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday. He cautioned against excessive consumption of sugary drinks in view of the prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases linked to consuming such drinks. According to Sani, more attention needs to be drawn toward the health impact of such drinks on…

Video Assistant Referee errors have increased in the first half of the Premier League season, according to data from the Premier League’s independent Key Match Incidents Panel, analysed by BBC Sport on Tuesday. The panel recorded 13 VAR errors across the opening half of the campaign, a 30% increase from the 10 errors logged at the same stage last season. Despite the rise, the figure still represents a significant improvement over previous years, with 20 errors recorded at this point in the 2023–24 season and 23 in the 2022–23 season. Of the 13 errors this season, 11 were missed interventions,…

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…