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The former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Nkanu Nnamdi, son of renowned Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie and her husband, Dr Ivara Esege. Obi conveyed his condolences in a statement shared via his X account on Thursday, where he said he had closely followed the child’s illness and shared in the family’s hope for recovery. “I have been following Nkanu’s illness since my beloved sister, Chimamanda, first informed me on January 2nd. During this difficult time, I felt a deep sense of empathy for her and her family,” Obi said. He added,…

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory says it has impounded 21 motorcycles for violating an existing order restricting motorcycles from plying major roads and highways in Abuja. The command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. She said the motorcycles were impounded by operatives of the command, in collaboration with other security agencies, during an enforcement operation in the FCT. Adeh said the operation was a continuation of the command’s efforts to combat crime in the territory. “The operation led to the impounding of 21 commercial motorcycles found violating the existing restriction…

The Confederation of African Football has appointed Somali referee Omar Artan to take charge of Saturday’s Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final clash between Nigeria and Algeria at the Stade de Marrakech, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Artan is widely regarded as one of the most respected referees on the continent and is among the African referees selected for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The experienced official previously officiated the Algeria versus Mauritania group clash at the 2023 AFCON. The Super Eagles booked their place in the last eight with an emphatic 4-0 victory over Mozambique on Monday, with Victor Osimhen scoring…

CES is always jam-packed with new laptop announcements, acting as a barometer for the year’s upcoming releases. The proofs of concept at the show display what could potentially come further in the future. 2026 will soon bring us new chip options from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm. While I’m excited to see how the latest horse race shakes out, some of the new designs and form factors displayed at the show are easily more compelling.There was a myriad of new models shown from Asus, Lenovo, Dell, MSI, Acer, and HP. Here’s my shortlist of all the ones I’m most looking forward…

The TRU price fell to $0.0000000029 from $0.16 after the protocol reported a security incident and crypto sleuths tracked stolen Ether.The Truebit protocol reported a security incident “involving one or more malicious actors” with a smart-contract address suggesting the loss of $26 million worth of Ether.In a Thursday X post, Truebit said it was in contact with law enforcement and “taking all available measures” following the security incident. Crypto sleuths monitoring the protocol reported that the exploit had resulted in the removal of 8,535 Ether (ETH), worth about $26.6 million at the time of publication. Source: TruebitThe affected smart contract…

After nearly five decades in show business, Tony Danza is still finding ways to surprise himself. His latest comedy, Re-Election, casts the legendary actor as Stan, the father of the emotionally stunted middle-ager Jimmy (played by the film’s writer and director, Adam Saunders), who re-enrolls in high school to try to win a long-lost race for class president. An outlandish premise? Maybe, but at the heart of the film lies something universally relatable: the ache of unfinished business. “There’s an old saying that if you’re at war with the past, you have no future. It’s absolutely true, but it’s very…

The Rivers House of Assembly has served an impeachment notice on Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Ngọzi Odu. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the assembly, on Thursday, began impeachment proceeding against Governor Fubara and his Deputy, Mrs Odu, a professor over alleged gross misconduct. Serving of the notices The assembly, in a post on its official Facebook page on Thursday night, announced that it had served the deputy governor Mrs Odu, with the notice of her impeachment. “The impeachment notice has been successfully served on the Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Her Excellency Prof Ngozi Nma Odu,” the assembly…

Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to enlarge by 4.3 per cent in 2026, backed by expanding services, a steady improvement in oil and non-oil exports as well as increased macro stability and investor confidence, according to a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The professional services firm is taking a more optimistic view of Nigeria’s economic performance this year, compared to 2025, for which it projected a 3.3 per cent growth, as it anticipates gradual easing of monetary policy rate to strengthen Nigeria’s refinancing conditions. Africa’s biggest oil producer cut is reference interest rate by 50 basis points to…

Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi has offered to personally pay players’ match bonuses if the authorities fail to fulfil their promise before Nigeria’s quarter-final clash against Algeria at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The development was disclosed by BBC Sport Africa journalist Oluwashina Okeleji in a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), as concerns over unpaid bonuses threatened to disrupt Nigeria’s preparations in Marrakesh. Providing an update on the situation, Mr Okeleji quoted Ndidi as saying: “I’ve been pushing the team to train and play the game vs Algeria. I’ve been doing this since the second game.…

Lagos State House of Assembly has approved ₦4,444,509,776,438 (Four Trillion, Four hundred and Forty Four Billion, Five Hundred and Nine Million, Seven Hundred and Seventy-Six Thousand, Four Hundred and Thirty Eight naira) as the total budget for the state in the year 2026. The assembly made this decision during its plenary held on Thursday. The plenary was presided by its Speaker, Hon Mudashiru Obasa. A statement made available to DAILY POST Thursday evening indicated that the approval followed the presentation of a comprehensive report by the Chairman of the House Committee on Economic Planning and Budget, Hon. Sa’ad Olumoh. Obasa…