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Fenerbahçe are intensifying efforts to sign Fulham defender Calvin Bassey, DAILY POST reports. The Turkish Super Lig giants have identified the Nigeria international has a target ahead of the summer transfer window. Fenerbahçe presidential candidate Aziz Yıldırım will travel to England for talks with Fulham officials, according to reports. Yıldırım will also meet with Bassey’s while in London. The centre-back joined Fulham from Ajax Amsterdam in 2023 for a fee of €22.5 million. The 26-year-old has one-year remaining on his contract.

Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo and the 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, have described the annual  Eid-al-Adha celebration as a sacred season of faith, sacrifice, obedience and compassion. They urged Muslims and all Nigerians to continue to pray for peace, unity and progress in the country. Okpebholo, represented by his deputy, Dennis Idahosa, stated this during the annual Eid-al-Adha celebration with Muslim faithful held at Government House in Benin City. He reiterated his administration’s commitment to fairness, inclusivity and equal opportunities for all citizens irrespective of religion and tribe. According to him, the present administration remains…

The leadership of the National Democratic Congress on Wednesday adopted the report of its screening committee and approved direct primaries for State Assembly positions ahead of its forthcoming party primaries. The decision was reached after what the party described as “extensive deliberations” involving the National Working Committee, the Selection Committee, and other critical stakeholders. A statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, said the meeting was attended by the party’s National Chairman, Moses Cleopas; NDC presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, and other senior officials. The director added that the screening committee, chaired by former Ebonyi State Governor, Sam…

Motorola says that recently discovered behavior, which saw some of its phones sending users to an affiliate tracking website before opening the Amazon app, was “unintended” and has been “promptly corrected.” The company didn’t explain how the error was introduced in the first place.“Recently, Motorola acted quickly to resolve an issue that was identified, which caused some users in the US launching the Amazon Shopping app to be routed through a web tracking link before opening the app. This behavior was unintended and resulted in an inconsistent user experience,” Allison Yi, Motorola’s executive director of product management, told The Verge in a…

An attacker minted more than 5.4 trillion vsdCRV on Arbitrum after a suspected compromise of a StakeDAO-linked deployer key, though thin liquidity limited the realized proceeds to about $91,000.Blockchain security firm PeckShield said Wednesday the attacker swapped part of the minted vsdCRV for 43.7 Ether (ETH), worth about $91,000, and bridged the funds to Ethereum. Onchain analyst EmberCN said the attacker swapped about 16.83 million vsdCRV, while the remaining tokens had little meaningful liquidity to exit.EmberCN estimated the 5.4 trillion vsdCRV at about $763 billion on paper, though the figure does not represent the attacker’s realized profit or the protocol’s…

Season 3 of Euphoria is coming to an end — but is the show returning for more episodes? The hit HBO series, which premiered in 2019, originally followed troubled high school student Rue (Zendaya) as she struggled to remain sober after rehab. Euphoria was quickly renewed for a second season after its premiere, but it took nearly three years for the episodes to air. Season 3 was originally set to air on HBO in 2025 before facing several obstacles, including creator Sam Levinson’s commitment to his short-lived series The Idol. The dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, which took place in…

The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, has said the Akwa Ibom State Government plans to train a total of 31,000 youths annually through Arise Youth Skill Centres proposed across the state’s 31 local government areas. Mr Eno stated this on Tuesday during the commissioning of the Arise Youth Skill Centre in Oron Local Government Area, describing the initiative as part of efforts to decentralise youth empowerment and bring skills acquisition programmes closer to people at the grassroots. This initiative follows the training of 3,000 Akwa Ibom youths in 2021 under the “Ibom 3000 projects” by the previous administration…

The African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) on Wednesday welcomed the Republic of Congo as its 45th member. The development followed the signing of the instrument of accession by Ludovic Itoua, Directeur Général des Impôts et des Domaines, and its receipt by the ATAF Executive Secretary, Mary Baine, at a ceremony held in Brazzaville. ATAF said the Republic of Congo’s accession marks a significant milestone in ATAF’s mission to strengthen tax cooperation and domestic resource mobilisation across the African continent. Welcoming the Republic of Congo, Ms Baine remarked: “ATAF is honoured to welcome the Republic of Congo as our 45th member.…

Nigerian entrepreneur and socialite, Pascal Chibuike Okechukwu, also known as Cubana Chief Priest, has opened up on his fallout with singer Burna Boy, alleging that the music star publicly attacked him because of his close relationship with Davido. Speaking during an interview on The Beat 99.9 FM on Wednesday, Cubana Chief Priest said his journey to success began from apprenticeship and years of hard work, adding that fame and financial growth often attract envy and criticism. “Success comes with a lot of hate. I started my journey from apprenticeship and service and I learnt so much about growth and perseverance. When…

The opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged Nigerians not to give up hope despite worsening economic hardship and insecurity across the country as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Kabir. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said the Sallah season comes at a particularly difficult time for many citizens struggling with rising food prices, unemployment and uncertainty about the future. The party, however, said Nigerians must continue to believe in the possibility of a better country. “We believe deeply that beyond the hardship and frustration of this moment lies the possibility of…