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The Adamawa State Commissioner for Works and Energy Development, Mohammed Suleiman, has dismissed allegations that the state government awards contracts at inflated costs, insisting that similar projects are executed in other states at significantly higher prices. Speaking exclusively with Arewa PUNCH in Yola on Friday, Suleiman said the administration of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri had maintained transparency in contract awards and project execution. According to him, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has access to the financial details of all projects executed by the administration. “Whenever the EFCC requests our contract documents, we provide them with all the necessary details for…

Tottenham Hotspur have received fresh encouragement in their pursuit of Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen after the Nigerian reportedly turned down Galatasaray’s offer to become the club’s permanent captain, Soccernet.ng reports. The North London side recently made an opening move to sign the 27-year-old, with reports from CaughtOffside and Turkish transfer expert Ekrem Konur claiming Tottenham submitted a verbal offer worth between £50 million and £55 million.Galatasaray are unwilling to sell at that price and are believed to be demanding a fee closer to £65 million after completing Osimhen’s permanent transfer from Napoli earlier this year.Despite the gap in valuation,…

Margex has just rolled out a $2.7 million Bitcoin airdrop campaign. The promotion, which runs from July 27 through August 25, 2026, is built around a simple premise: put Bitcoin to work through active trading and don’t let it sit around or sell it off.The campaign leans into the “never sell” messaging that was popular in crypto circles, though Margex is not affiliated with any political figures or events. The platform’s goal is pretty simple;reward traders who generate meaningful trading volume during the four-week window.Tiered Rewards Based on Trading VolumeThe airdrop distributes BTC rewards across nine tiers, with higher cumulative…

By Umar Sani Health experts have warned women against denying their babies breast milk because of the misconception that breastfeeding causes breasts to sag, stressing that breast sagging occurs naturally with age. The warning was given on Monday during the flag-off of the 2026 World Breastfeeding Week in Bauchi. Speaking at a press briefing, the Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Board, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, expressed concern that some mothers deliberately deny their children breast milk because they believe breastfeeding makes them look older by causing their breasts to sag. He warned that denying children breast…

August 3, 2026 10:42 pm Adetutu Sobowale Adetutu has three years experience in publishing stories on gender, health, education, metro and fact-checking. All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH. Contact: [email protected]

Portuguese giants Benfica have confirmed the signing of Nigerian attacker Flourish Sabastine on a free transfer, Soccernet.ng reports. The Aba-born winger joined Fenerbahce last year, and she won the women’s Super Lig with the club last season. She was a key player, as she contributed 12 goals in 25 games across all competitions. However, her contract at the club expired at the end of the campaign. Recall that she even started playing in Turkey two years ago with Galatasaray before switching to their rivals. Flourish Chioma Sabastine of Fenerbahce. Copyright: ImagoxYagizxGurtugx But she has called time on her stay in…

August 3, 2026 9:07 pm FIFA: FIFA president Gianni Infantino Adetutu Sobowale Adetutu has three years experience in publishing stories on gender, health, education, metro and fact-checking. All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH. Contact: [email protected]

Galatasaray have made a final decision on the future of Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen amid growing interest from several top European clubs this summer, Soccernet.ng reports. Osimhen has been strongly linked with a move away from the Turkish champions throughout the summer after enjoying another outstanding campaign. The 27-year-old scored 22 goals across all competitions and played a leading role as Galatasaray won a fourth consecutive Turkish Super Lig title, while they also got to the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League. Although the Nigerian forward has already attracted interest from some of Europe’s biggest clubs, speculation over his future has intensified in recent days following strong interest from the Premier League.…

In XRP news today, the XRP Ledger released xrpld 3.2.1 on July 31 after a validator manifest flood was detected hitting nodes that same day, with Ripple Director of Engineering Vijay Khanna issuing an urgent call on August 1–2 for all node operators to upgrade immediately. The ledger continued closing normally throughout the incident, with no confirmed fund losses and no consensus failure, but unpatched nodes remain exposed to resource-exhaustion risk until operators complete the two-step upgrade process.This news dropped as XRP USD fell 1.5% from $1.10 to $1.06 over the past 24 hours, with daily trading volume of $791M.…

Abiodun Adewale The Rotary Club of Lekki Golden on Saturday organised a maternal and child health outreach at the Obalende Primary Health Centre, near Dodan Barracks, Lagos, providing free healthcare services and essential support to mothers and children. The humanitarian initiative, implemented in partnership with Spectre NG Healthcare, HACEY and the C4HER Initiative, was designed to improve access to quality maternal and child healthcare services for vulnerable families within the community. Speaking during the outreach, President of the Rotary Club of Lekki Golden, Rotarian Abiodun Olawale-Cole, said the project reflected the club’s commitment to improving maternal and child health through…