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The Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos, has trained its detectives on tackling cryptocurrency-related crimes. The training, held on Friday at the Sunday Adewusi House in Ikoyi, was organised in collaboration with the United States Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation and supported by the United States Consulate in Lagos. Details were contained in a statement issued by the unit’s spokesperson, Ovie Ewhubare, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police in charge of the unit, Eloho Okpoziakpo. Okpoziakpo said the initiative was aimed at strengthening the unit’s capacity to address emerging financial crimes. He noted that the programme aligns with the…

Players of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) are buzzing after word got out that head coach Eric Chelle will include some in the next couple of Super Eagles engagements. Nigeria will face two of Zimbabwe, India and Jamaica at the Unity Cup in London where the Super Eagles will look to defend the title they won last year. Similar to the 2025 edition, Chelle has decided against inviting Super Eagles regulars for the invitational tournament. The Malian tactician plans to deploy NPFL players and fringe Super Eagles stars for the games. While there may be more openings for NPFL…

The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria has sealed 598 pharmaceutical premises across Kaduna State over regulatory violations. The council also arrested two vendors during the four-day enforcement exercise. The Head of Enforcement, Suleiman Chiroma, disclosed this while addressing journalists at the council’s zonal office in Kaduna on Friday. He said a total of 828 premises were inspected, comprising 123 pharmacies, 631 patent medicine stores and 74 unlicensed outlets across 10 local government areas. According to him, those sealed included 68 pharmacies, 456 patent medicine stores and 74 unlicensed facilities. Chiroma said the violations ranged from illegal operations to improper handling and…

The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Women’s Health, Dr Adanna Steinacker, on Wednesday, inaugurated the ‘RenewHER Save Our Mothers’ campaign in Abuja. The initiative aims to strengthen maternal health advocacy and outcomes across the country. Steinacker also inaugurated state ambassadors for the initiative to drive advocacy across the 36 states and the FCT. She said Nigeria was not lacking in maternal health programmes but faced gaps in last-mile awareness, trust, and utilisation of available services. “Maternal deaths often occur at the point where services exist, but women are unable to access or use them. That is where…

Super Eagles and Coventry City midfielder Frank Onyeka is set for a Premier League return just five months after joining the Sky Blue Stars from Brentford, Soccernet.ng reports. Nicknamed ‘Frank the Tank’, Onyeka has featured in 11 league games for Frank Lampard’s side, and eight of those have ended in victories, prompting praise from his teammate and English midfielder Jack Rudoni. Coventry City are currently ten points clear at the top of the EFL Championship, with four league games left to play, and a victory against Blackburn Rovers will send them to the Premier League. Frank Onyeka battles for possession…

The Premier League continues to shape world football not only through its current stars, but also through the number of top players who go on to excel after leaving England. Several former Premier League players are currently making a strong impact across Europe, with several featuring in an “elite XI” of stars performing at the highest level for clubs outside England. At the heart of the team is Thibaut Courtois, who has remained one of the world’s top goalkeepers since leaving Chelsea FC for Real Madrid in 2018. The Belgian has been a key figure in Madrid’s domestic and European…

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has confirmed that Iran will participate in the 2026 World Cup, effectively silencing doubts regarding their involvement and dashing Nigeria’s hopes of sneaking in, Soccernet.ng reports. ​Over the past few weeks, uncertainty had mounted over Team Melli’s participation in the tournament, which is set to be hosted across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. These doubts stemmed from the escalating conflict involving the US, Israel, and Iran. ​The ongoing war has resulted in significant loss of life and has begun to destabilize the global economy. The US President Donald Trump has further complicated the situation, as…

The Proprietor of Iseyin College of Science and Health Technology in Oyo State, Sunday Owoseni, on Thursday, alleged that some disgruntled elements working with illegal private colleges of health and nursing in the state are inciting students against the management over the approval of the institution. Owoseni made this allegation in a statement released in Ibadan, the state capital,. He described the listing of the college and the state College of Science Health and Technology, Eleyele, Ibadan as the only two institutions approved by the National Board for Technical Education as a threat to those without the approval in the…

By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole The humanitarian medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières in collaboration with the Borno State Ministry of Health, has completed a large-scale vaccination campaign against diphtheria targeting children under 14 years in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, as Nigeria battles one of its worst outbreaks of the disease in recent history. In a statement issued on Thursday, the MSF noted that the vaccination campaign reached hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children in the state capital, a major epicentre of the outbreak. According to the organisation, the first round of the campaign, held from February 9 to 15, exceeded expectations by vaccinating…

Super Eagles defender Ryan Alebiosu has suffered an injury and is at risk of missing Blackburn Rovers’ Championship fixture against Coventry on Friday, Soccernet.ng reports. ​Alebiosu has been a standout performer for Rovers since his transfer from Belgian club Kortrijk last summer. He has featured in 36 games this season, contributing one goal and four assists. ​The 24-year-old right-back has built a reputation for his fearless style of play, his hunger to support the attack, and his overall pace. Blackburn Rovers defender Ryan Alebiosu Copyright: ImagoxCraigxGallowayx ​Unfortunately, his individual performances have not been enough to pull his team out of…