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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…

Large crypto holders have been moving tokens onto Binance, a pattern analysts associate with potential selling, but buying demand remains muted.So-called crypto whales deposited $2.4 billion near-evenly split between Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) to Binance in the past week, the exchange’s largest net inflow in a month, but the “buying power is missing,” CryptoOnchain said in a note to CryptoQuant on Sunday.“Crucially, this surge in risk-asset deposits was not accompanied by new buying power,” it added, noting that stablecoin net flows were “essentially flat” at an inflow of $42 million for the week, which was mostly tokens moving between…

Ariana Grande’s Wicked bubble surely didn’t burst at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards, even though she did not take home the trophy for Best Supporting Actress. Grande, 32, was honored for her role as Glinda in Wicked: For Good during the Sunday, January 4, awards ceremony held at California’s Barker Hangar. It was Amy Madigan who took home the trophy for Weapons. Grande had been nominated against Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value), Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value), Madigan, Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners) and Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another). Related: Critics Choice Awards 2026 Red Carpet: All the Best Looks Stars’ fashion…

The range of forecasts shows how unpredictable Nigeria’s FX trajectory can be — and how crucial reforms, liquidity, and investor confidence are. The analysts who accurately incorporated these dynamics got it right. Others, whether overly bearish or unrealistically bullish, missed the mark… As Nigeria moves into 2026, the credibility earned in 2025 will be tested. But for one year, the naira — long seen as fragile — delivered a rare and powerful surprise. Global forecasters made bold bets on where the naira would settle in 2025. A few saw it coming. Many missed the mark. For a currency long defined…

The Lagos State Police Command has intervened in the escalating controversy surrounding Chris Okafor, founder of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministry in Lagos, following allegations involving his ex-wife, Bessem, actress Doris Ogala, and other former church members. In 2025, PREMIUM TIMES reported that Ms Ogala accused Mr Okafor of reneging on promises of marriage, causing her emotional distress, alongside other allegations. His ex-wife, Ms Bessem, also accused the cleric of subjecting her to physical abuse, while firmly denying allegations of adultery levelled against her by Mr Okafor. The mounting accusations reportedly led Mr Okafor to step aside from…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has reshuffled his cabinet, relieving the Secretary to the State Government, Prof Olanike Adeyemo, of her appointment with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, on Monday in Ibadan, the state capital. The governor appointed Prof Musibau Babatunde as the new Secretary to the State Government, SSG. Similarly, the governor moved Temilolu Ashamu from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources to the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning. Makinde also announced his Senior Special Assistant on Public Works, Ademola Aderinto, as a commissioner-designate, who…

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike has vowed that nobody will stop him from frustrating Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s re-election bid ahead of 2027. Speaking when he visited the Ahoada West Local Government Area, LGA of Rivers State on Sunday, the Minister said Fubara reneged on agreement twice, insisting that the mistake of 2023 will not be repeated. Wike stressed that during his administration as Rivers State Governor, the state challenged the federal government on some issues and won, stating that the state was in charge during the last administration. He said “I heard people saying that they will…