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Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen has apologized to Nigerians over the team’s failure to get a 2026 FIFA World Cup ticket. Osimhen said the Super Eagles were sorry for not qualifying for the world’s biggest tournament. The Galatasaray star spoke ahead of Nigeria’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, clash against Tanzania in Fès on Tuesday. “The expectations are very high. This AFCON is an opportunity for us to try and write out wrongs,” Osimhen told Pooja Media. “Make the Super Eagles fans all over the world believe that there is so much more we can give. We are so…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday apologised to the country’s Jewish community following a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, killing 15 people. “As Prime Minister, I feel the weight of responsibility for an atrocity that happened while I’m Prime Minister, and I’m sorry for what the Jewish community and our nation as a whole have experienced,” Albanese said. He pledged that the government would work daily to protect Jewish Australians and uphold their fundamental rights “to be proud of who they are, to practise their faith, to educate their children and to engage…

The Federal Road Safety Corps has deployed additional officers and tow trucks along the Abuja–Lokoja Road to tackle persistent traffic congestion on the corridor. PUNCH Metro learnt on Sunday from a statement issued by the FRSC spokesperson, Olusegun Ogungbemide. According to the statement, the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, ordered the deployment to ease the gridlock and ensure the swift removal of obstructions along the highway. “The FRSC Corps Marshal has ordered the deployment of additional officers and tow trucks along the Abuja–Lokoja Road to ease the ongoing traffic gridlock and ensure the swift removal of obstructions,” Ogungbemide said. The FRSC…

A former Man United striker, Wayne Rooney has hailed Declan Rice as a future England captain after watching the Arsenal midfielder deliver a commanding display in the Premier League win at Everton. The former England striker was in attendance as Mikel Arteta’s side edged to a scrappy 1-0 victory on Saturday evening, a result that lifted Arsenal back to the top of the table. Rice, 26, was central to the performance, dictating play in midfield and showing the leadership qualities that Rooney believes make him the ideal long-term successor to Harry Kane As reported by BBC Sports on Monday, Rooney…

As the year 2025 comes to a close, there’s one actor whose work left Us absolutely obsessed. It felt like we couldn’t scroll through our Instagram feeds or turn on our TVs without seeing a glimpse of 6-foot-6 Australian actor Jacob Elordi promoting his latest project or collaboration. Elordi deserves his flowers for his captivating role of The Creature in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, presenting an equally heartbreaking and terrifying performance. And on the subject of heartbreak, Elordi experienced a series of his own in real life when he split from Olivia Jade Giannulli … again. The two dated on…

The three consecutive gains so far recorded this month have further placed Nigerian stocks on a sound footing to deliver a more remarkable yield this time around, compared to last year. Equities appreciated by 1.8 per cent last week, thanks to increased demand for consumer goods shares, which have earned the biggest returns this year among all the sectors tracked by the Nigerian Exchange. With the year ending in just few days, last-minute strategic positioning among institutional investors will possibly shape sentiments in the market this week. “In our view, investors are likely to rotate into fundamentally sound stocks ahead…

The Association of Corporate Communication and Marketing Professionals in Banks (ACAMB) has assured that Nigerian banks are safe and healthy with none shutting down because of recapitalisation as being speculated on social media. The association gave the assurance on Sunday in a joint statement by its President, Rasheed Bolarinwa, and the General Secretary, ‘Jide Sipe. The statement referred to an Instagram video claiming that 12 banks would be shut down by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by March 2026. The association said the video intended to mislead the public, stoke unnecessary panic and exploit alarmist misinformation for personal gain…

National President of the Berom Youth Moulders Association, BYM, Barr. Solomon Dalyop Mwantiri has charged youths in crisis-prone communities, especially in the Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau State, to rise up and defend their people by all means whenever Fulani bandits and terrorists launch attacks on them. Mwantiri, who gave the charge in a fiery speech during the mass burial of the 12 miners who were gruesomely murdered by gunmen at a mining site at Ratoso community in Fann District of the council on Friday, said since the federal and state governments as well as security agencies have…

No fewer than hundred thousand supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lega Local Government Area of Kebbi State have dumped the party. The APC supporters joined the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in a mega defection rally held at the weekend. According to ADC mobilization X handle, the defectors were over 120,000. DAILY POST reports that the embattled for Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, who is from Kebbi State, has been wooing politicians into the opposition party. The former Minister, who is currently being detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, was…

American rapper, Nicki Minaj has explained why she decided to publicly address the situation of Christians in Nigeria, citing personal ties to the country and troubling reports of violence against worshippers. Minaj spoke on the issue during a surprise appearance at AmericaFest, where she responded to questions from the audience. While answering a question about Nigeria, she said the country holds deep personal significance for her and that reports of attacks on Christians have been deeply distressing. She revealed that her pastor is a Nigerian and that she has a strong fan base in the country, popularly known as “Nigerian…