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Former Manchester United defender, Gary Neville, has said that he was really frustrated with Pedro Neto during Chelsea’s 1-1 draw against Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday. He said the Portuguese forward should stop dreaming to be like Chelsea legend, Eden Hazard, as he lacks the capability to reach that height. Argentine midfielder, Enzo Fernandez equalised for Chelsea in the last moments of the game to help the Blues who played without a manager get a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium. Tijjani Reijnders had put the home side in front in the first half and it appeared…

A financial scandal has rocked CIG Motors Co. Ltd following the termination of the appointment of its Executive Director, Jubril Arogundade, over allegations of financial misappropriation and abuse of authority. The company confirmed that the matter has been formally referred to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for further investigation. In a statement made available to The PUNCH on Sunday, CIG Motors announced the immediate termination of Arogundade’s appointment, citing the outcome of an internal investigation. The company said the decision followed a period of suspension and a “comprehensive internal review” into his conduct while in office. The automobile company…

A Lagos-based plumber, Nifemi Oyerinde, has accused some police officers of extorting N70,000 from him at gunpoint during a stop-and-search operation near the Otedola Bridge area of Lagos State. Oyerinde, who narrated his ordeal to PUNCH Metro on Sunday, said the incident occurred on Saturday while he was turning towards CMD Road from the Otedola Bridge axis. According to him, the armed officers flagged him down and ordered him to bring his bag, which they placed on their vehicle and searched thoroughly. He said, “I was on an Uber ride when they stopped the vehicle while the driver was turning…

Quite early in life, I picked up the intellectual habit of probing the intellects of great thinkers, and there are a whole tribe of them that I came into contact with right from my secondary to undergraduate and postgraduate days: Socrates, Gandhi, Plato, Einstein, Martin Luther King, Jr., Archimedes, Newton, Thomas More, Ali Mazrui, Copernicus, Leonardo da Vinci, Obafemi Awolowo, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Ahmadu Bello, Simeon Adebo, Ayodele Awojobi, Pius Okigbo, Ojetunji Aboyade, Akin Mabogunje, Stephen Hawkings, Kwame Nkrumah, Martin Luther, Billy Dudley, Nelson Mandela, Claude Ake, and so on. The list is unbelievably long. And there is only one reason…

A faction of the Labour Party loyal to Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has welcomed the defection of the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the African Democratic Congress, describing the development as consistent with the party’s earlier position on his participation in the opposition coalition. The position was contained in a New Year message issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the Interim National Chairman of the party, Senator Nenadi Usman, and made available to journalists by her media office. The statement titled “Labour Party Welcomes Peter Obi’s Defection to the ADC” and signed by her Senior Special Adviser…

Sovereign Trust Insurance has named Dr Lucas Durojaiye as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Mr. Olaotan Soyinka, who retired from the position in December 2025. This was disclosed in a corporate filing on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, signed by the Deputy General Manager, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations, Segun Bankole. The PUNCH reports that before his retirement, Soyinka served in the organisation for 27 years, including his last 10 years as MD/CEO. STI told investors that the appointment of Durojaiye has received the approval of the Board of Directors and the regulatory body, the National Insurance…

Samuel Chukwueze has urged Nigeria to maintain the standards set during the group stage as the Super Eagles prepare to face Mozambique in the round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Speaking on Sunday during Nigeria’s final training session ahead of the knockout encounter, the winger stressed the importance of focus and respect for the opposition, while insisting that the Super Eagles must approach the game with maximum commitment. “We have to give Mozambique the respect they deserve and focus on our own game. We have already set the standard from the…

Birdbuddy is introducing two new smart bird feeders: the flagship Birdbuddy 2 and the more compact, cheaper Birdbuddy 2 Mini aimed at first-time users and smaller outdoor spaces. Both models are designed to be faster and easier to use than previous generations, with upgraded cameras that can shoot in portrait or landscape and wake instantly when a bird lands so you’re less likely to miss the good stuff.The Birdbuddy 2 costs $199 and features a redesigned circular camera housing that delivers 2K HDR video, slow-motion recording, and a wider 135-degree field of view. The upgraded built-in mic should also better…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin claims Ethereum has “solved” one of the biggest challenges in crypto: the blockchain trilemma.In a X post on Saturday, Buterin emphasized the potential of peer data availability sampling (PeerDAS) and Zero-Knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machines (ZK-EVMs), noting that these two upgrades are making Ethereum “a fundamentally new and more powerful kind of decentralized network.”“Now, Ethereum with PeerDAS (2025) and ZK-EVMs (expect small portions of the network using it in 2026), we get: decentralized, consensus and high bandwidth,” he said, adding: “The trilemma has been solved — not on paper, but with live running code, of which one half…

Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Myles Garrett took some time to celebrate with his family after breaking the single-season NFL sack record. Garrett recorded his 23rd sack of the season in the fourth quarter of the Browns’ 20-18 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, January 4, passing the mark of 22.5 sacks previously set by Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan in 2001 and matched by Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt in 2021. After the game, Garrett, 30, ran over to his friends and family in the crowd, giving out hugs and kisses to celebrate the historic moment.…