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Madness. This will be a fitting description of 2025 as it casts its last shadows on humanity. My conclusion is not just based on the mindless slaughter in Gaza where even the Devil will willingly take lessons. What can be more evil than luring starving people to supposed food centres and slaughtering 655 of them? Can the Devil plan better than Israel which on June 17, 2025 announced that hungry Gazans should come take food only to blow up 59 of them? Or is it the deliberate targeting of journalists, killing 252 of them; a figure higher than the combined…

The Presidency has disclosed that the United States, US, airstrikes in Sokoto State targeted the ISIS and Lakurawa terrorist groups. One of President Bola Tinubu’s spokesmen, Daniel Bwala, said the Islamic State militants came from the Sahel to work with the Lakurawa group and bandit gangs. Speaking with AFP on Saturday, Bwala said: “ISIS found their way through the Sahel to go and assist the Lakurawa and the bandits with supplies and with training. ISIS, Lakurawa and bandits were targeted.” The US carried out attacks on terrorist enclaves in Sokoto State on Christmas Day. Confirming the attack, the Nigerian government…

Police in Taraba State have arrested an Inspector of Police and his girlfriend after an assault rifle reportedly went missing along the Wukari-Jootar Federal Highway. The development was made public on Saturday by security analyst Zagazola Makama in a post on X. According to Makama, the rifle belongs to Inspector Joshua Charles, who is attached to the Safer Highway Patrol team. He said the officer left his duty post on December 25 and went into Wukari town, while three other policemen remained on duty at the checkpoint. Makama explained that later that day, the inspector’s girlfriend, Ruth Alphancis, returned home…

Nollywood actress and producer Allwell Ademola has reportedly passed away. Ademola is said to have died on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at the age of 43. According to unconfirmed reports circulating in the film industry, she suffered a heart attack at her residence and was rushed to hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. The news has elicited shock and grief from many of her colleagues in Nollywood. Actress Fathia Williams confirmed the development on Instagram, writing, “Haaaa. This hit me so bad. Eniobanke. Allahu Akbar.” Actor Damola Olatunji also mourned her passing, sharing a candlelight photo with the caption,…

Super Eagles head coach Éric Chelle has made two changes to his starting line-up for tonight’s clash with Tunisia.Chelle has altered his formation from 4-4-2 to 4-4-3. As expected, Stanley Nwabali retains his position in goal. Bright Osayi-Samuel, Semi Ajayi and Calvin Bassey all kept their places at the back, with Bruno Onyemaechi replacing Zaidu Sanusi at right-back. Captain Wilfred Ndidi, Frank Onyeka and Alex Iwobi will line up in midfield.Victor Osimhen will be supported upfront by Ademola Lookman and Akor Adams.

Winners in their opening matches, Nigeria and Tunisia will clash in their second Group C fixture at the Complexe Sportif de Fes in Fes on Saturday, with kick-off scheduled for 21:00 local time (20:00 GMT/9pm WAT). Both sides are aiming to secure an early qualification to the knockout stage after convincing victories in their respective openers. The history between the two sides adds an extra layer of intensity to this encounter, as detailed in a preview on the CAF website on Friday. Their first meeting came in 1961 during qualifying for the 1962 AFCON. Nigeria won the home leg 2–1,…

The Gombe State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 19-year-old casual worker in connection with the alleged killing of a fellow staff member within the Gombe Government House premises. The incident occurred on Thursday, December 26, 2025, and involved two casual staff members working at the Government House, the police said in a statement issued on Saturday. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, the command received a distress call at about 3:50 p.m. reporting that a male adult, identified as Mallam Umar, also known as “Baba Usama,” had been found unresponsive. “Upon receipt…

Cristiano Ronaldo continued his remarkable scoring run as he netted twice in the first half to lead Al Nassr to a comfortable 3–0 victory over Al Akhdoud, taking his career goal tally to 956. The Al Nassr captain opened the scoring with a composed finish, before adding his second before the break to put his side firmly in control. The brace underlined Ronaldo’s enduring influence and clinical edge, even at this stage of his illustrious career. Al Nassr dominated the contest throughout, limiting Al Akhdoud’s attacking threat and controlling possession across the pitch. Their superiority was rewarded late in the…

Nollywood actress and producer, Allwell Ademola, has reportedly died, entertainment sources said on Saturday. Ademola, 43, is said to have suffered a heart attack at her residence before she was taken to hospital, according to reports circulating within the film community. Fellow actress, Faithia Williams, took to Instagram to share her reaction to news of Ademola’s passing, writing, “Haaaa. This hit me so bad. Eniobanke. Allahu Akbar..Allwell” Also reacting, popular actress Mide Martins posted a photo of Ademola on Facebook, writing, “BLACK SATURDAY……This is not fair😭 May God forgive your shortcomings Allwell😭😭😭” Another colleague, Damola Olatunji, posted a candlelight image…

The tokenized real-world asset (RWA) market will continue to grow in 2026, fueled by adoption in emerging market economies, according to Jesse Knutson, head of operations at crypto exchange Bitfinex. Emerging market economies experience “friction” in capital formation and attracting foreign investment, Knutson told CointelegraphTokenizing real-world assets, the process of representing physical or traditional assets on blockchain networks, fixes this by enabling onchain capital formation and bypassing traditional financial intermediaries, he said. Kunston added:“Emerging markets also tend to ‘leapfrog’ infrastructure that holds back developed markets, adopting digital rails, including stablecoin settlement, faster than markets with entrenched legacy plumbing.” The total value…