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The Champions of the 2026/2027 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) will receive a minimum prize money of N1 billion, the highest financial reward in Nigerian domestic football. The Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko, stated this while addressing newsmen after a high-level strategic meeting of the commission and the Nigeria Football Federation on Tuesday at the National Sports Commission Headquarters in Abuja Dikko, who also disclosed a series of landmark decisions aimed at strengthening Nigerian football, said the leadership of the NSC and NFF have reaffirmed their commitments to the development of Nigerian football. He said that these decisions are…
The base model Quest blends a bit of the higher-end Quest 3 and older Quest 2 for a Goldilocks-style compromise. Like other Quests, it’s a standalone unit that operates wirelessly — until it’s time to charge it, of course. It plays a wide selection of games from the Quest store, like Batman: Arkham Shadow and Supernatural (once it relaunches), and if you don’t mind some added latency, you can wirelessly stream Steam games from your PC.While the much pricier Quest 3 uses lighter, flatter pancake lenses for its optics, the 3S uses fresnel lenses just like the Quest 2 generation.…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly directed his staff to create a prediction markets mobile app called “Arena” in what could become a challenge to platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket.According to a Tuesday New York Times report citing two employees with knowledge of the matter, Zuckerberg ordered the development of the prediction markets app that would allow users to place wagers using a points system rather than money. The app will reportedly function independently of Meta’s existing platforms, including Facebook and Instagram.The news outlet said insiders described the effort as experimental but a top priority for the company. If launched,…
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Garcelle Beauvais is paying tribute to her sister after her death. “My beautiful sister Carole I will miss you so much!” Garcelle, 59, wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, June 23. “I will always remember times where we would laugh so hard it hurts! Whenever I said I love you you would reply I love you more! I wish we had more time!!” She continued, “I’ll never forget how you showed up when I had the twins and you would sleep in the nursery just so you could help And how much you loved…
The order of detention of activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, at the Kuje Correctional Centre has drawn fresh criticism from civil society groups and political figures, who say the case reflects a troubling pattern in the treatment of dissenting voices in Nigeria. The criticism followed a Federal High Court ruling in Abuja on Monday ordering Mr Sowore’s remand pending the determination of an application challenging the revocation of his bail. The court also dismissed an application seeking the trial judge’s recusal over allegations of bias. In a statement on Tuesday, the #EndBadGovernance movement stated that the revocation…
A football coach identified simply as Gaso has been rescued by the police after members of a local vigilante group, OSPAC, allegedly assaulted and paraded him over claims that he magically stole another man’s manhood in Igwuruta, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. A viral video seen by PUNCH Online showed the coach, dressed in blue jeans and a black T-shirt, with his hands tied in front of him, while members of the vigilante group interrogated and assaulted him. In the video, a man dressed in a blue caftan alleged that Gaso, who hails from Okrika, approached him to…
The Lagos State Government has arraigned and secured the conviction of thirteen individuals before a Magistrate Court sitting in Bolade, Oshodi, for offences relating to the indiscriminate dumping of refuse in violation of environmental sanitation laws. The development was disclosed in a post shared on the official X handle of the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on Tuesday. According to the post, the defendants pleaded guilty to the charges brought against them. Following their guilty pleas, the court convicted and sentenced each of them to three months’ imprisonment. The statement said, “Thirteen individuals were arraigned before the…
The Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party on Tuesday welcomed the decision of the Court of Appeal to suspend the execution of a Federal High Court judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission to deregister five political parties, describing the appellate court’s intervention as a victory for democracy and the rule of law. The appellate court had halted the implementation of a controversial judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which ordered the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress, Action Peoples Party, Action Alliance, Accord Party and Zenith Labour Party. Addressing journalists in Abuja,…
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission and the Federal Ministry of Defence have agreed to strengthen collaboration on the protection of Nigeria’s oil and gas infrastructure through a combination of security measures, community engagement and non-kinetic interventions aimed at sustaining crude oil production growth. The commitment was made during a courtesy visit by a delegation from the Ministry of Defence to the headquarters of the NUPRC in Abuja, as the Federal Government intensifies efforts to tackle crude oil theft, pipeline vandalism and other threats to the country’s petroleum assets. The development comes amid renewed optimism in Nigeria’s upstream petroleum sector…
US President Donald Trump will attend the World Cup final in New Jersey on July 19 and present the trophy to the winners, FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced on Tuesday. “We will be together with the president enjoying the final and handing the trophy to the winner, of course, together,” Infantino told Fox and Friends. Infantino has cultivated a close relationship with Trump, awarding him with a newly created FIFA peace prize at the World Cup draw in Washington last year. The decision to present the trophy jointly follows the controversy surrounding the presentation of the Club World Cup to English…
