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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…

Tottenham Hotspur are closing in on the signing of Atletico Madrid midfielder Conor Gallagher after moving ahead of Aston Villa in the race for the England international. As reported by BBC Sport on Tuesday, Spurs expect to complete a £35 million deal for the 25-year-old after indicating they are prepared to meet Atletico’s valuation in full. Villa had been confident of landing Gallagher and were viewed as frontrunners earlier in the window, but their preference for an initial loan deal with an option to buy failed to convince the Spanish club. Atletico have been open to selling Gallagher outright this…

Global investment management firm VanEck is confident that the first three months of the year will be a risk-on environment for investors, citing clarity around fiscal policy, monetary direction, and major investment themes. “As we move into 2026, markets are operating in an environment with something investors have not had in years: visibility,” stated VanEck in a Q1 2026 Outlook on Tuesday. However, regarding Bitcoin (BTC), it stated that the typical four-year cycle “broke in 2025, complicating short-term signals.”“This divergence supports a more cautious near-term outlook over the next 3–6 months,” it stated, noting that this outlook was not unanimous, with some…

Paul Rudd has been in Hollywood for decades, but discussing his penis — and its “huge” size — during an interview threw the veteran actor for a loop. “You have a huge penis,” Rick Glassman told Rudd, 56, during the Thursday, January 8, episode of his “Take Your Shoes Off” podcast. “You do — you have a huge penis.” Rudd just shrugged his shoulders every so slightly at the remark, not confirming or denying the actual size of his manhood. Glassman’s statement came as he and Rudd recalled a skit he did on the show in summer 2025 in which…

The Kogi State Police Command says its operatives have foiled an attempted attack on the Obajana operational base by suspected criminal elements, arresting several suspects during the incident. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, William Aya, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday. He said the attack followed recent security operations across the state. “The Nigeria Police Force has foiled an attempted attack on the Obajana Operational Base by suspected criminal elements and successfully arrested several suspects,” Mr Aya said. According to him, the attempted attack occurred days after a police-led clearance operation carried out on 10…

Former Super Eagles captain Segun Odegbami has expressed strong optimism ahead of Nigeria’s AFCON 2025 semi-final clash against hosts Morocco in Rabat. The Super Eagles face hosts Morocco in a blockbuster AFCON 2025 on Wednesday at the 70,000-capacity Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, from 8 p.m. (Nigerian time). Odegbami, a 1980 AFCON winner, said Nigeria’s commanding 2-0 quarter-final victory over Algeria rekindled memories of the Eagles’ historic dominance four decades ago. “It felt like March 22, 1980, all over again. History was echoing loudly in my head,” Mr Odegbami said. He recalled how Nigeria dismantled Algeria 3-0 in 1980, then regarded…

Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has criticised the Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his claim that President Bola Tinubu has abandoned governance by spending long periods outside the country. Omokri’s reaction followed a post by Obi on his verified X handle on Monday, where he questioned the President’s whereabouts and described his prolonged stay abroad as neglect of governance. Responding in a post on X the same day, Omokri accused Obi of deliberately misleading Nigerians, insisting that President Tinubu’s location and activities had been clearly communicated by the Presidency. “I read your most recent attack on the…

African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Borno State has inaugurated its Transitional Committee and Membership Registration Committee as part of preparations for the 2027 general elections. The inauguration ceremony was held on Monday, January 12, 2026, in Maiduguri and was attended by party leaders and members from across the state. The ADC Deputy National Chairman (North-East), Babagana Buhari, attended the event. The Transitional Committee is chaired by Alhaji Ali Wurge, with Fali Wabulari as secretary. The Membership Registration Committee is headed by Peter Biye, while Kolo Bukar serves as secretary. Other party leaders inaugurated at the event include Kashim Imam Matawalle,…