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President Bola Tinubu has announced that Nigeria has secured more than 449,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser inputs—equivalent to about nine million bags—to support agricultural production and strengthen food security across the country. The president disclosed this in a statement posted on his official X account on Thursday, describing the development as part of broader measures by his administration to fulfil its commitment to making Nigeria food-secure. “As of May 2026, more than 449,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser inputs, equivalent to about nine million bags, had been secured, with 10 vessels discharged or in transit,” Mr Tinubu said. He recalled that…

A French appeals court on Friday confirmed that Moroccan football star Achraf Hakimi will face trial for the alleged rape of a woman in 2023, which the Paris Saint-Germain defender denies. In February 2023, a woman then aged 24 told police in the Val-de-Marne region southeast of Paris that Hakimi had raped her. The PSG right-back and captain of the Moroccan national team, whose second match of the 2026 World Cup kicks off on Friday against Scotland, has consistently denied any wrongdoing. Shortly after the Versailles Court of Appeal delivered its ruling, Hakimi wrote on X that he had been…

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a suspected member of a robbery gang based in Lagos while carrying out a robbery attack in the Ibafo area of the state. The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in an exclusive conversation with PUNCH Metro on Thursday. Babaseyi said the suspect was arrested following a swift response by the Divisional Police Officer of Ibafo Division after a distress call over an armed robbery attack in the Maba/Asese area via Ibafo. According to Babaseyi, the DPO received a distress call at about 1:25 a.m. on May…

Ahead the Saturday bye-election in Ondo South Senatorial District of Ondo State, the state governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa has called on the residents of the district to cast their votes for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Dayo Faduyile. The Independent National Electoral Commission is conducting the bye-election to fill the vacancy created by the appointment of former senator, Jimoh Ibrahim, as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Aiyedatiwac, who spoke at the APC final campaign rally in Okitipupa on Thursday, appealed to residents to conduct themselves peacefully during the election and ensure their votes count. Represented by…

Friday 21 August 2026 20:00 Arsenal v Coventry City (Sky Sports) Saturday 22 August12:30 Hull City v Manchester United (TNT Sports)Everton v Crystal PalaceIpswich Town v SunderlandNottingham Forest v Leeds United17:30 Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur (Sky Sports) Sunday 23 August14:00 Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa (Sky Sports)14:00 Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth (Sky Sports)16:30 Newcastle United v Liverpool (Sky Sports) Monday 24 August20:00 Fulham v Chelsea (Sky Sports) Saturday 29 August AFC Bournemouth v EvertonAston Villa v ArsenalChelsea v Brighton & Hove AlbionCoventry City v Hull CityCrystal Palace v Manchester CityLeeds United v BrentfordLiverpool v Nottingham ForestManchester United…

Microtransactions below 0.01 Bitcoin (BTC) now account for roughly 80% of all daily transactions on the network, pushing transaction activity close to record highs despite weak price performance.The surge has pushed CryptoQuant’s Bitcoin “Network Activity Index” into positive territory for the first time since 2024, according to a Thursday report by the blockchain data company.Transactions below 0.01 BTC represented about 44% of all daily Bitcoin transactions in 2023, but their share has nearly doubled since then, fueled largely by Ordinals, Runes and other data-inscription protocols.The report, authored by CryptoQuant head of research Julio Moreno, said sustained growth in non-financial activity…

Bunnie Xo is setting the record straight after rumors spread like wildfire that she had started dating Chad Kroeger. Speaking on the Thursday, June 18, episode of her “Dumb Blonde” podcast,  Bunnie, 46, shot down the romance speculation that emerged after news broke that she and Jelly Roll, 41, had split. Bunnie explained that she had not been posting new content on her social media for a period of time while she was in her healing era but had shared a throwback clip that featured the Nickelback singer. “The news drops, I have f**king Nickelback on my page,” Bunnie said.…

The police are investigating the death of Maimuna Salisu, a 13-year-old junior secondary school boarding student of St. Louis Secondary School, Kano. This followed a petition from the family, dated 17 June, submitted to the police by Nakudu Law Partners, solicitors to the deceased’s mother, Nusaiba Dan-Sheriff. The family is alleging foul play and pointing to conflicting narratives regarding how the teenager died. According to the petition, school authorities contacted Maimuna’s parents on 13 June, at approximately 7:20 p.m., claiming she had fallen ill and was taken to the International Clinic in Kano. The deceased’s elder sister arrived at the…

It is profoundly sad and frightening that bandit/terrorists are winning the war against the Nigerian State and people while our leaders and security personnel watch helplessly. Clearly, there is no Sheriff in town. At the level of symbols, particular notice should be taken of the armed attack and killing of security personnel at the top elite institution for the training of the cream of the security and state governing cadres of Nigeria, the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru (NIPSS). On Monday night, there was a gun battle between the bandit/terrorists and security personnel stationed at the institute.…

Ivory Coast striker Elye Wahi, who is under investigation over alleged betting-related offences, has been granted permission to travel to Canada for his country’s World Cup fixture against the German national football team, the Ivorian football federation said. According to ESPN on Friday, the federation had earlier indicated that the 23-year-old would be unable to travel. Still, it later confirmed in a revised statement that the required authorisations had now been secured. PUNCH Online quoted Athletic on Thursday as saying that French police arrested Wahi in May as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged spot-fixing activities. Wahi started in…