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Egypt has become the fifth country to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. The Pharoahs needed extra time to beat Benin Republic on Monday night. After a goalless first half, they took the lead through Marwan Attia in the second half. Attia’s super effort was cancelled out by Jodel Dossou’s equalizer late in the match. In extra time, Egypt scored twice through Yasser Ibrahim and Mohamed Salah, to seal their spot in the final eight for the 21st time in history. They will play either Ivory Coast or Burkina Faso. The other teams in the quarter-finals are…
The Federal Ministry of Education has announced plans to introduce a unique Examination Learners’ Identity Number for candidates writing Senior School Certificate Examinations this year. The move, according to a statement issued on Monday by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the ministry, Folasade Boriowo, is aimed at strengthening candidate monitoring and tackling examination malpractice. The statement held that the move was in line with the ministry’s determination to address long-standing challenges associated with cheating and irregularities in public examinations. “This identifier will enable effective tracking of learners throughout the examination process, strengthen monitoring and accountability, and support…
The Senior Pastor of Mountain of Liberation and Miracles Ministries, Chris Okafor, has failed to honour an invitation extended to him by the police over allegations of multiple rape and other offences capable of causing a breach of public peace, PUNCH Metro has learnt. The cleric was invited to report to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, to appear before the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the SCID by 10:00 a.m. on Monday. In a statement on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Adebisi, said the Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, had ordered a…
As AI dominates today’s communication, avoiding clichés is only half of the work for those who want to sound original. The harder and more useful task is knowing what to replace the cliches with. Many professionals delete overused phrases and then struggle to find the right words. Clichés are appealing because they solve a problem for us by making us sound deep, even when the thinking isn’t fully worked out. The solution is not to memorise a new set of fashionable lines but to change “how” you frame your ideas. When the thinking is clear, the language usually follows. Most…
The Abia State Governor Alex Otti, has asked the senator representing the Abia North Senatorial District Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, to prepare for crushing defeat ahead of 2027 general election. Otti spoke through a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Mr Ferdinand Ekeoma, on Monday while reacting to a credited to Kalu who claimed that the All Progressive Congress will take over Abia State in 2027, adding that he will work for candidates of APC. The statement stated that Otti has never gone to Kalu to appeal to him to support his re-election bid, nor has he…
Victor Osimhen is open to a potential move to Bayern Munich, with reports indicating that the Nigerian forward is keen on joining the German champions should the opportunity arise, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. According to BILD, Osimhen is receptive to the idea of playing for Bayern and holds the club in high regard. His personal ties to Germany are also believed to be a contributing factor, as he is currently in a relationship with a German national, which is understood to have strengthened his interest in a move to the Bundesliga. “Osimhen is keen on joining Bayern. He is not…
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof Wahab Egbewole (SAN), has unveiled five Compressed Natural Gas buses and 20 electric tricycles as part of measures to address persistent transportation challenges on the campus. Egbewole said the initiative was aimed at restoring efficiency, ensuring orderliness and placing the university’s transport system under full institutional control. According to the weekly university bulletin on Monday, signed by the Director of Corporate Services, Mr Kunle Akogun, the unveiling ceremony was held on Friday at the New Motor Park on the school campus. The VC was quoted as stating that the transport difficulties experienced in the…
The World Bank has identified four critical areas of investment that developing nations must prioritise to harness the potential of artificial intelligence and strengthen their positions in the global digital economy, according to its Digital Progress and Trends Report 2025: Strengthening AI Foundations. The report highlights that while AI adoption is gaining momentum in middle-income countries driven by rising usage of generative AI (GenAI) tools, progress remains uneven. High-income countries continue to dominate AI innovation, hosting 87 per cent of notable AI models, 86 per cent of AI startups, and securing 91 per cent of global AI venture capital, despite…
Asus is announcing three new OLED gaming monitors at CES with “RGB stripe” technology that the company says will bring improvements to “texture clarity and color rendering consistency.”With RGB stripes, which Samsung Display and LG Display (the two companies that usually provide the panels for gaming monitors) are also making a big deal about at CES this year, the colors of subpixels are lined up in vertical RGB stripes. The resulting clarity and color improvements “enhance your viewing experience no matter what you’re doing, making these monitors perfect picks for your multi-purpose setup,” Asus says. “Whether you want the most…
Parcl and Polymarket have partnered to launch real estate prediction markets that will settle against Parcl’s daily housing price indexes, bringing housing price data into prediction markets for the first time.Under the partnership announced Monday, Polymarket will list and operate markets tied to movements in housing price indices, while Parcl will supply the index data used to determine market outcomes and settlement values.Each market will link to a Parcl resolution page showing the final settlement value, historical index data and the methodology used to calculate the index, providing a standardized reference for verifying outcomes once markets close.The initial rollout will…
