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Nigeria’s Super Eagles are facing fresh uncertainty at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after players and members of the coaching crew raised concerns over unpaid allowances and bonuses, threatening to boycott training and travel plans ahead of their quarter-final clash. According to respected BBC journalist Oluwashina Okeleji, players and officials are still waiting for promised payments despite Nigeria’s strong run at the tournament. “Players and coaching staff of #Nigeria are waiting on #AFCON2025 bonus payments. “Win bonuses from four matches – vs Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda & Mozambique – have yet to be received,” Mr Okeleji wrote on his X…

The Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, has urged newly deployed Assistant Superintendents of Police, ASPs, posted to the state to uphold discipline and professionalism in the discharge of their duties. CP Gotan also charged them to conduct themselves in line with the core values of the Nigeria Police Force. The Osun Police boss gave the charge while receiving newly passed-out Cadet Assistant Superintendents of Police deployed to the state at the command headquarters in Osogbo on Tuesday. Their deployment, according to a statement issued by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, followed their graduation from…

The Chairman of the South-South Development Commission, Chibudom Nwuche, has advised those claiming to support President Bola Tinubu to deliver him a second term in their respective states in 2027. Nwuche gave the advice on Wednesday during a “thank you” visit by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State. Noting that “politics is local,” the former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives also advised politicians from other states to steer clear of Rivers politics, stressing that the state has its own peculiar political dynamics. “Go back to your…

The Lagos State Police Command says the Senior Pastor of Mountain of Liberation and Miracles Ministries, Chris Okafor, has surrendered himself following allegations of multiple rape and other offences. The case has reportedly been handed over to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2, Sylvester Alabi. His surrender comes after he failed to honour a police invitation on Monday, despite being invited on Sunday by the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, over the allegations. Speaking during an interview on TVC on Wednesday, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, said: “When he was invited,…

The Confederation of African, CAF, has appointed Somali referee Omar Artan for the quarter-final fixture between the Super Eagles and Algeria. Artan is one of the referees selected for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He is widely regarded as one of the most respected referees in Africa. The Super Eagles and Algeria will clash at the Stade de Marrakech on Saturday. It will be a repeat of the AFCON 2019 semi-final between both teams which Algeria won 2-1. The game will kick-off at 5pm Nigerian time.

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, the commercial banking subsidiary of First HoldCo Plc, says it has met the Central Bank of Nigeria’s N500bn minimum capital requirement ahead of the regulatory deadline. The Acting Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications of FirstBank, Olayinka Ijabiyi, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. He said the bank achieved the capital threshold through a combination of a rights issue, private placement and proceeds from the divestment of its merchant banking subsidiary. According to him, the development reflects investor confidence in the group’s business model and growth outlook. “With a fortified capital base, FirstBank is…

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command says it has launched an investigation into the death of a woman whose body was discovered in the Kubwa area of Abuja. The deceased was found on the Kubwa expressway on Tuesday, with her bag, which contained her identity card and other personal belongings, recovered a few metres from the body. Documents recovered from the deceased suggested she may have been a staff member of the FCT High Court. In a brief statement on Wednesday, the FCT Police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, confirmed that detectives had commenced work on the case. She said, “The FCT…

United Bank for Africa has successfully closed its rights issue, raising N157.84bn after the exercise was fully subscribed, the bank announced on Wednesday. The rights issue offered 3,156,869,665 ordinary shares at N50 per share, on the basis of one new share for every thirteen existing shares held by shareholders on the register as of 16 July 2025. At the close of the acceptance list on 19 September 2025, UBA initially received 6,404 applications for 4.13bn shares valued at N206.74bn. Following scaling adjustments by shareholders, the final allotment amounted to 3.16bn shares worth N157.84bn, representing 100 per cent subscription of the…

I hate when friends and family ask me which LED face mask to buy.That’s because LED face masks are another prime example of the wild wellness west. There’s compelling science behind using red and infrared light therapy to address skin concerns, particularly wrinkles. However, wellness influencers have taken that concept and absolutely ran away with it.While it’s a legitimate treatment you can get from a dermatologist, you’ll also see at-home masks touted on TikTok, in wellness spas, and even gyms as a cure-all for this and that ailment. Every year at CES, I see plenty of companies jumping in on…

Stablecoin company Tether and video platform Rumble released a non-custodial crypto wallet on Wednesday, allowing users to tip Rumble content creators in digital currencies.The wallet will initially support Tether’s dollar-pegged stablecoin, USDt (USDT), Tether Gold (XAUt), a tokenized commodity product, and Bitcoin (BTC), according to an announcement from Rumble. MoonPay will provide fiat currency on- and off-ramps for Rumble Wallet users, enabling them to cash out crypto into local currencies. Tether and Rumble initially slated the wallet rollout for December, once code and user experience bugs were hammered out.Cointelegraph reached out to Rumble and Tether but had not received a response at…