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Plateau United has announced that their Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Matchday 38 fixture against Kano Pillars will be played behind closed doors. The Peace Boys made the announcement in a statement on Friday. Plateau United stated that the decision was reached due to security reasons. Gbenga Ogunbote’s side will lock horns with Kano Pillars at the New Jos Stadium on Sunday. Plateau United need a win in the game to secure their top-flight status, while Kano Pillars must avoid defeat to escape relegation. Kano Pillars sit in 10th position on the NPFL table with 48 points, while Plateau United are 12th…

Leader of the United Nigerian Americans Council in Maryland, Dr Chris Ademiluyi, has said the organisation focuses on motivating and empowering members to become active participants in the democratic process. Ademiluyi said the community was created in 2019 to encourage more members of the community to register and vote, and to run for political offices in the United States. She made this known in a statement made available to Diaspora Tales on Friday while defending Nigerians contesting in political offices. “Our vision and dedication continue to guide the organisation’s efforts in advocating greater political participation and representation in Maryland. “UNAC-MD…

Osun State High Court, sitting in Ile-Ife, has sentenced a 30-year-old man, Taiwo Agboola, to death for killing a 62-year-old, Mrs Jadesola Olubayo. Agboola was said to have killed the deceased on October 11, 2023, at a palm oil processing site located at Amula River in Olokemeji Village, Ifetedo, Ife South Local Government Area of the state. The defendant was arraigned on three-count charges of attempted rape, indecent assault on a female, and murder contrary to Sections 359, 360, and 319(1) of the Criminal Code Cap. 34 Laws of Osun State, 2002. Agboola was first arraigned on November 7, 2024,…

Interfaith relationships are an increasingly common choice in Gen Z romances, especially in culturally diverse cities where different beliefs and traditions blend openly. Many young adults have grown up alongside friends of various faiths, making it feel natural to fall for someone outside their own religion. However, when discussions move from dating to marriage, the dynamics often shift. In families where religion is a vital part of identity, selecting a partner often involves considerations that extend beyond the individual, including longstanding traditions, community ties, and family expectations. Relationships that cross faith lines Many Nigerian Gen Zs in the diaspora are…

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress in Agege and Orile-Agege area of Lagos State has reaffirmed that High Chief Ganiyu Egunjobi and Barrister Azeez Ninalowo won the party’s primaries for Agege Constituency 01 and Agege Constituency 02, respectively. Egunjobi is the immediate past Chairman of Agege Local Government, and on Wednesday was declared the winner of the APC primary for Agege constituency 01 in the poll held on Wednesday, and monitored by the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC. Held across the five wards in the constituency, the ex-council boss scored 9,132 votes, while his former deputy, the recent past Vice-Chairman…

A total of 39,039 licences, certificates, permits, and other document applications have been submitted through the National Single Window portal within the last eight weeks, Saturday PUNCH reports. The Director of the NSW Secretariat, Tola Fakolade, disclosed this in Lagos on Friday while addressing journalists on the achievements of the platform since the deployment of its phase one in March. He stressed that the feat indicates the growing reliance on the NSW for the submission and processing of trade-related licences, permits, certificates, and other documents. “Over the last eight weeks since go-live, approximately 39,039 LPCO applications have been submitted through…

Promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed that boxing has become Anthony Joshua’s refuge as the heavyweight continues to grieve the deaths of two close friends killed in a car crash in Nigeria in December, Saturday PUNCH reports. Joshua was visiting Nigeria, where his parents were born, when he was involved in the accident. He survived with injuries, but childhood friend Latif Ayodele and recovery therapist Sina Ghami lost their lives. The tragedy cast serious doubt over Joshua’s boxing future and understandably kept him away from training for a period. He has since returned to camp, and Hearn told SunSport in Egypt…

Premium tequila brand, Don Julio, took centre stage at the 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards as the headline sponsor, using the platform to celebrate excellence, creativity and craftsmanship in African film and television. Held in Lagos, the AMVCA brought together some of the continent’s biggest stars, filmmakers and entertainment personalities, with Don Julio introducing “The Don’s Table,” a symbolic experience designed to honour individuals whose dedication and years of commitment have shaped their careers. A statement shared with Saturday Beats noted that the initiative, which was inspired by the legacy of Don Julio González, celebrated professionals…

The Bitcoin community celebrated the 16th anniversary of “Pizza Day” on Friday, marking the first recorded commercial Bitcoin transaction, in which real-world goods were purchased with Bitcoin.In May 2010, software developer Laszlo Hanyecz published an online post offering 10,000 BTC, which was valued at about $41 at the time, in exchange for two Papa John’s pizzas.At current market prices, the BTC is worth more than $767 million, and at the all-time high of about $126,000 reached in October 2025, the 10,000 BTC was valued at more than $1.2 billion. Nischal Shetty, the founder of crypto exchange WazirX, said: “Bitcoin Pizza Day…

While Memorial Day weekend is an opportunity for many to travel and enjoy the outdoors, I use the extra time I have to watch some new great shows. Can you blame me? Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu and more streamers keep dropping some seriously entertaining new series to watch. There are only so many hours in the day, though, which is why Watch With Us put together this list of some of the best new shows to stream this long weekend. If you miss Stranger Things when it was actually good, you’ll like Netflix’s The Boroughs, another sci-fi mystery show that…