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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…

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Riley Leonard had a special moment with his family after throwing his first career touchdown pass on Sunday, January 4. Early in the first quarter of the Colts’ game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium in Houston, Leonard found wide receiver Alec Pierce for a 66-yard touchdown — an electric moment for Leonard and the Colts. After the celebrations wrapped up, Leonard received the game ball and spotted his dad in the crowd behind the bench, and tossed the ball to his father. His dad then took it back to his seat, where Leonard’s mom was…

The Nigeria Police Force has summoned another divisional police officer (DPO) and an investigating police officer (IPO) serving in Imo State for questioning over an alleged demand of N100,000 bribe from a 15-year-old rape victim. How it happened A woman, in a video clip uploaded on X on Saturday, said her sister, the victim, informed her via a phone call that an unidentified man invaded their family house and raped her while their siblings were attending a masquerade ceremony in an unnamed community in Imo State. The man, she said, was armed with a knife which he used to force…

The Kano People’s Rights Alliance, KPRA, on Saturday issued a strong warning over what it described as growing authoritarian tendencies in Kano State. Kwankwaso had earlier on Saturday, while reacting to reports that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf is on the verge of dumping the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), said such a move would amount to a betrayal after the struggle to reclaim Kano from the party. According to reports, Governor Yusuf’s defection to the national ruling party may be imminent, a development that could see Kwankwaso and the NNPP lose the only…

Mozambique captain Elias Domingues Pelembe says the team is not intimidated by Nigeria’s pedigree, DAILY POST reports. The Mambas head into Monday’s Round of 16 encounter against the Super Eagles as underdogs. The Southern Africans also have a poor record against the Super Eagles. Chiquinho Conde’s side have drawn one and lost four of their five previous meetings with Nigeria. Mozambique recorded their first-ever AFCON win against the Panthers of Gabon in the group stage. Domingues reckoned that the Super Eagles are superior to the Mambas, but he believes they can shock their illustrious opponents. “The Nigerian team is very…

The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Dr Yunusa Tanko, has ruled out any possibility of former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi accepting a vice-presidential slot ahead of the 2027 general election. Tanko, an ally of Obi, made the clarification in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH, responding to speculation that the former Labour Party presidential candidate might consider becoming the running mate of ex–Vice President Atiku Abubakar. “We have never put that on the table. Obi is running for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. No more, no less. There is no discussion…

A road accident in Langtang North Local Government Area of Plateau State has claimed the lives of five persons, while 13 others sustained injuries. This occurred less than six days after a multiple-vehicle crash involving a fuel-laden tanker and five other vehicles near St. Louis College, close to the Polo Field Club roundabout in Jos, which claimed two lives. PUNCH Metro learnt that the latest crash, which occurred at Zangzat Roundabout, Langtang, at about 3 am on Sunday, involved a trailer conveying marketers from Shendam to Jos, the state capital. The Chairman of Langtang North Local Government Area, Pirfa Jingfa…