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Nigeria will continue their push for a fourth Africa Cup of Nations title when they face Mozambique on Monday night in the Round of 16 of the 2025 tournament in Morocco. The match billed for the Stade de Fès will kick-off by 8 p.m. local time. While this is a familiar territory for the Super Eagles having made it this far more than a dozen times, for Mozambique, it is new ground. The Mambas are only making it to this phase for the first time in their history, after failing to progress beyond the group stage in their previous five…
Renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has denied a viral report claiming that he said the United States targeted him in an attack on Nigerian soil. In a post on his verified Facebook page, Gumi described the report as completely false, stating that he never made such a claim and never believed it was possible. He explained that the confusion likely arose from a lecture he delivered at a mosque, during which he spoke about a past security threat linked to Boko Haram. According to Gumi, he only recounted how, in August 2012, he was informed that Boko Haram planned…
Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Professor Ngozi Nma Odu, has officially joined the All Progressives Congress, APC, completing her party registration in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA) of the state. Odu completed her APC registration at Ward 8, Unit 11 in Akabuka town. Her move to register with the APC comes shortly after Governor Siminalayi Fubara also joined the ruling party. During a tour of ONELGA’s six zones, which was organized to enlighten residents and party members about the ongoing APC electronic registration drive, Odu urged citizens to register in large numbers. She appealed to supporters to back both President Tinubu and…
Suspected bandits invaded Ehwakya in Ugom community, Maro Ward, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing one person and abducting many others. According to the chairman of Ugom community, Ishaya Onnusim, “At the time of releasing this statement, one youth, Saminu Linus Emmanuel, has been confirmed dead by gunshot. Our people were kidnapped in sizable numbers yet to be fully identified; victims include the young, the elderly, and mostly our vulnerable women, who are now in the custody of the attackers.” He explained that before leaving the community, the bandits also ensured that all available valuable items were looted.…
Chelsea captain, Reece James, has claimed they don’t have an idea what the club is doing to replace Enzo Maresca. The Blues are expected to appoint a replacement for Maresca before their midweek Premier League clash with Fulham. Strasbourg’s Liam Rosenior has reportedly arrived in the UK to finalize an agreement with the Stamford Bridge club. Chelsea’s U-21 coach, Calum MacFarlane, took charge of the dramatic 1-1 draw with Manchester City on Sunday. Speaking after the game, James said: “We know nothing at the moment. This whole week was about this game. “What happens behind the scenes is not down…
The Presidency has debunked reports claiming that a photograph of President Bola Tinubu and Rwandan President Paul Kagame taken in Paris, France, was generated using artificial intelligence. In a statement issued on Monday, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, described the reports and subsequent social media commentary as a “misrepresentation of facts.” Ajayi insisted that the photograph was genuine, explaining that both leaders met and shared meals on Sunday during their engagements in Paris. He said, “The narrative that the picture of Presidents Bola Tinubu and Paul Kagame taken in Paris yesterday was…
A Nigerian woman, Damilola Balogun, who gave birth about five months ago, has been confirmed dead at a hospital in the United Kingdom shortly after undergoing surgery. A member of the Nigerian community in the UK, identified as @Dhkrullah, announced her death in a post shared on X on Sunday. PUNCH Metro gathered that a GoFundMe account set up on Saturday by Omowumi Adetifa to support the bereaved family had raised £3,506 out of a £5,500 target from 245 donations as of the time of filing this report. The fundraising appeal read in part: “It is with heavy hearts that…
Dear compatriots, We have come to the end of 2025, a truly defining year marked with far-reaching reforms that crisscrossed nearly all strategic sectors of our economy. The Senate, indeed, the National Assembly, has collaborated with other arms of government to effect the reforms without any prejudice to our constitutionally guaranteed independence. In the 2025 financial year, we have achieved quite a lot in enacting a new tax regime, ending the culture of multiple budgets, working with key stakeholders to review the 1999 Constitution and recalibrating our electoral regime to be more credible and transparent. The enactment of the 2025…
Novak Djokovic has announced that he has stepped away completely from the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA), the breakaway union he co-founded, citing concerns over transparency, governance and representation. According to BBC Sport on Monday, the 24-time Grand Slam champion announced in a post on X, bringing an end to his formal association with the organisation he launched in 2021 alongside Canadian player Vasek Pospisil. “After careful consideration, I have decided to step away completely from the Professional Tennis Players Association,” Djokovic wrote. “This decision comes after ongoing concerns regarding transparency, governance, and the way my voice and image have…
New OLED gaming monitors from top companies coming out this year should look clearer and crisper. LG Display and Samsung Display, which typically provide the actual panels used in gaming monitors, are finally lining up the colors of their subpixels in vertical RGB stripes — remember when we used to worry about Pentile OLED displays? — which means, among other improvements, the panels should have easier-to-read text.You can see for yourself how Asus and MSI are touting changes to their upcoming monitors with Stripe RGB technology — for Asus, with the ROG Swift OLED PG27UCWM, ROG Swift OLED PG34WCDN, and…
