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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced the release of shortlisted names for the Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) and invited candidates for enlistment interviews in Kaduna. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, said in a statement on Sunday that the list of shortlisted candidates for the DSSC 34 Selection Interview has been uploaded on the NAF Recruitment Portal. According to the statement, the successful candidates are “hereby invited to attend the DSSC 34 Enlistment Interview, scheduled to hold at the Nigerian Air Force Base, Kaduna, from 12 January to 8 February…

Former Leeds United defender, Dylan Kerr, has predicted a ‘tough’ game when Nigeria face Mozambique in the  2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, Round of 16 tie on Monday. Kerr pointed out that while the Super Eagles have a strong history against Mozambique, having won four out of five meetings, he believes the match could still be unpredictable. Historically, Nigeria has dominated their previous encounters, including a commanding 3-0 win in their only AFCON tie back in 2010. However, addressing the current scenario, Kerr told Flashscore, “You never know what can happen. It’ll be a tough game, and can go…

Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party have outlined far-reaching conditions for reconciliation as consultations intensify to resolve the party’s lingering internal crisis, with issues surrounding party structure, the conduct of another convention, public apologies and other fundamental reforms taking centre stage in ongoing deliberations. Members of both the Tanimu Turaki (SAN)– and Abdulrahman Mohammed-led factions of the National Working Committee, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to comment publicly on the issue, confirmed to The PUNCH that discussions to resolve the crisis were still at an early stage. Options being considered, they said, include convening…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said it had detained 22 Indian crew members of the merchant vessel MV Aruna Hulya in connection with 31.5 kilograms of cocaine seized by operatives at the GDNL terminal, Apapa Port, Lagos, on Friday, 2nd January 2026. In a statement on Sunday, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, also disclosed that operatives had uncovered various quantities of ketamine, ecstasy, and tramadol pills concealed in sachets of coffee mix and book parcels destined for Zambia and the United Kingdom. The seizures, according to the statement, were made at a courier company in…

As political conversations gradually shift towards the 2027 governorship election in Oyo State, familiar arguments have once again resurfaced. Chief among such issues of contention is the subtle, but persistent attempt to frame succession through the prism of religion. While such narratives may excite sectional sentiments, they collapse under the weight of history, electoral behaviour, and the enduring political culture of the state. Across Ibadan, Oke-Ogun, Ogbomosho, Oyo, and Ibarapa zones, the evidence remains consistent: political power in Oyo has never been negotiated based on faith or ethnicity alone. Rather, it has been earned through competence, integrity, organisation, structure, and…

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party. In a letter addressed to the PDP Chairman of his Ampang West Ward, Dasjak Sunday Longyol, and dated December 29, 2025, the governor cited the need for an alternative political platform to better serve the state as the reason for quitting the party. The letter, obtained by our correspondent in Jos, the state capital, on Thursday, expressed the governor’s gratitude to the party for providing him a platform to participate in the democratic process. Mutfwang explained that his decision was guided by his commitment to purposeful leadership,…

Swiss Re Institute has said that global insured losses from natural catastrophes hit about $107bn in 2025, mainly on the back of wildfires in Los Angeles and severe convective storms in the US. This was disclosed in a statement, which also indicated that 2025 was the sixth consecutive year in which insured natural catastrophe losses exceeded $100bn. The institute highlighted that the LA wildfires were the costliest ever wildfire event globally, with insured losses of $40 bn, and Hurricane Melissa was the costliest hurricane of 2025, with estimated insured losses of up to $2.5 bn. The PUNCH reports that the…

Mozambique’s defensive midfielder, Ricardo Guimarães, has said the Mambas can inflict a defeat on Nigeria by exploiting the Super Eagles’ weak points when both teams meet in the round of 16 of the 2025 AFCON in Morocco on Monday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. After finishing top of Group C with a perfect run of three wins from three matches, the Super Eagles will remain at the Fez Stadium, where they will face the Mambas, who are appearing in the knockout stage of the AFCON for the first time. Mozambique reached the round of 16 as one of the best third-placed…

The amazingly thin wallpaper design from LG is back. The first Wallpaper TV was released back in 2017, and it’s been six years since we saw the last one. But LG has revived the product line with the LG OLED evo W6, and I’ve seen it here at CES.The TV body is only 9mm thick (which is actually a bit more than the last model), thanks to a completely reengineered internal architecture. A new wall mount also allows the TV to sit completely flush against the wall, and the W6 uses the Zero Connect Box, so no cable is needed…

Crypto traders flooded back to memecoins as the new year turned, driving memecoin market capitalization up by over 23% in the last week after trading at a yearly low in the final days of 2025.The memcoin market cap crossed $47.7 billion on Monday, up from $38 billion on Dec. 29, according to cryptocurrency data platform CoinMarketCap.The top three memecoins by market capitalization, Dogecoin (DOGE), gained over 20% in the last seven days, followed by Shibu Inu (SHIB) with 19.9% and Pepe (PEPE), which has increased over 65%. At the same time, the memcoin transaction volume has spiked in step with…