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Akor Adams has returned to Super Eagles camp after he was granted permission to visit his  mother in hospital. Akor’s mother was hospitalised on the eve of Nigeria’s Round of 16 encounter against the Mambas of Mozambique. The forward’s parents are in Fès to offer him support during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. The 25-year-old revealed after the game with the  Mambas that his mother couldn’t come to stadium because of her illness. Team administrator, Dayo Enebi Achor stated that Akor is back with his teammates in camp. “He took permission to go and see his mother who was…

The equities market closed on a positive note on Tuesday, delivering a N469 billion gain to investors amid sustained buying interest across key stocks. The gain was driven by continued investor interest in stocks such as Meyer, Jaiz Bank, ABC Transport, Austinlaz, Multiverse Mining and 60 other advancing equities. Specifically, market capitalisation, which opened at N101.806 trillion, added N469 billion, or 0.46 per cent, to close at N102.275 trillion. The All-Share Index also gained 0.46 per cent, or 732.86 points, to settle at 159,951.08, from 159,218.22 recorded on Monday. This positive performance led to an improvement in the year-to-date return.…

A correspondent of The PUNCH Newspaper in Delta State, Matthew Ochei, has died. Ochei died at the age of 43. He passed away in the early hours of Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at about 2 a.m., according to his wife, Uche, who confirmed the development to journalists. She disclosed that his remains have been deposited at a morgue in Ukwunzu, his hometown in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State. Until his death, Ochei was the Vice Chairman of the Asaba Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists. The news of his passing sent shock waves across the…

Some opposition parties in Ekiti State, under the auspices of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee, on Tuesday threatened to boycott the June 20 governorship election over the exclusion of Peoples Democratic Party governorship flagbearer, Dr Wole Oluyede, from the official candidates’ list. IPAC State Chairman Owoola Daramola, who joined PDP supporters at a peaceful protest and meeting at the Independent National Electoral Commission state headquarters in Ado Ekiti, said opposition parties would not participate in the election with any party or candidate excluded. The protesters, carrying placards, chanted solidarity songs in front of the INEC office, even as INEC officials held…

A top official of the Nigerian Football Federation has dismissed the rumour making the rounds that Super Eagles forward and Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen, is leaving the 2025 African Cup of Nations camp in Morocco. This was disclosed by a FIFA and CAF-accredited journalist, Adepoju Samuel, who spoke with the official about the outburst between Osimhen and Ademola Lookman during the round of 16 game against Mozambique, which ended 4-0 in favour of the Super Eagles. Samuel wrote on his X handle on Tuesday, “A top team official just confirmed the latest situation over yesterday’s incident. “The official said everything…

Asus is announcing a new ProArt PX13 convertible laptop and ProArt PZ14 detachable tablet for CES 2026. The PX13 comes in two versions: a standard model and a GoPro Edition. Both feature a stylus-compatible 13.3-inch 2880 x 1800 OLED display, dial pad control built into the trackpad, and AMD’s “Strix Halo” Ryzen AI Max APU options.But what’s special about the GoPro Edition is the inspiration it takes from the popular action cameras: It has vertical lines on its lid, blue color accents, and a hard-shell laptop sleeve you can strap gear to, and the included packaging features pluck-and-pull foam for…

MarketVector Indexes has launched two new benchmarks focused on stablecoin and real-world asset tokenization (RWA) infrastructure, alongside the debut of two exchange-traded funds from US issuer Amplify ETFs designed to track the indexes.According to Tuesday’s announcement, the MarketVector Stablecoin Technology Index and the MarketVector Tokenization Technology Index are designed to give investors regulated exposure to companies and digital asset products involved in stablecoin issuance, payments and settlement, as well as platforms supporting tokenized RWAs.The company also announced the launch of two funds from Amplify ETFs tied to the new benchmarks. The Amplify Tokenization Technology ETF (TKNQ) tracks the tokenization-focused index,…

Below Deck Mediterranean‘s Joe Bradley is no stranger to love triangles — but when he kissed Kizzi Kitchener while dating Victoria SanJuan he reached a whole new level of complicated. Joe and Victoria originally formed a connection when he joined halfway through season 10 and as she was still mourning the death of her ex-boyfriend Bon. As the pair continued to grow closer on screen, Joe confirmed to Us Weekly that he was single since filming the hit Bravo show. When Victoria left for one charter on the anniversary of her ex’s death, Joe secretly kissed Kizzi. They kept it…

The camp of Nigeria’s Super Eagles has shot down insinuations and dark innuendoes of a rumpus in the team following Monday night’s 4-0 thrashing of Mozambique’s Mambas, which progressed the three-time champions to the last-8 of the ongoing 35th Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco. Striker Victor Osimhen was seen making gestures to fellow forward Ademola Lookman just before a corner kick, and conjectures of various complexions have followed in the legacy and digital media. “There is no problem whatsoever in our camp. Whatever people saw as a crisis between two brothers was easily resolved a couple of hours…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has rescued several children from an orphanage in Kagini, Bwari Area Council, following concerns over their welfare and alleged irregularities in the adoption process. According to a statement issued on Tuesday and reported by the National Television Authority (NTA), the rescue operation was carried out by the FCT Department of Child Development in collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), alongside other security and social welfare agencies. The statement said the operation marked the beginning of an intensified rescue and monitoring exercise targeting adopted children within the FCT,…