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Ruth Usoro claimed silver in the women’s long jump at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on Saturday, producing a season’s best of 6.87m (+2.7) on her very first attempt to secure the podium finish, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Usoro led for much of the competition after her opening leap, before fouling on her next two attempts, but the effort proved enough to hold second place. Only England’s Jazmin Sawyers jumped further, clearing 6.93m to successfully defend her Commonwealth title, while Australia’s Brooke Buschkuehl took bronze with 6.80m. The result marks a significant improvement for Usoro, who finished sixth at the…

Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt have completed the signing of Super Eagles midfielder Raphael Onyedika from Belgian champions Club Brugge, Soccernet.ng reports. The move brings an end to months of speculation over the Nigerian midfielder’s future after he entered the final year of his contract at Club Brugge and showed little interest in signing an extension. Onyedika had been linked with a move away from the Belgian club since the winter transfer window, but no deal materialized at the time. With his contract winding down, an exit this summer became increasingly likely. The 25-year-old leaves Club Brugge after a successful three-year spell, having made 183…

Crypto investors were fleeced of almost a billion dollars in the first half of 2026, and the industry’s favorite comfort blanket did little to stop it.Security research house ack3 has verified 135 exploits between January and June, with $939.86m in attributed losses, averaging $6.96m each time the alarm sounded. The firm has published its full incident dataset openly, so every number can be checked line by line.Here’s the stat that should chill every retail holder: of the money stolen from audited projects, 94.4% walked out through code or infrastructure the auditors never examined. The green tick covered the front door.…

By Taiwo Bankole The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria has sealed 383 pharmaceutical premises across Ogun State for operating in violation of regulatory standards, warning that the activities of illegal drug outlets pose serious risks to public health and national security. The Head of the Council’s Enforcement Department, Suleiman Chiroma, disclosed this on Friday during a press conference in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, while presenting the outcome of a four-day enforcement exercise conducted across the state. Chiroma said the operation, carried out on the directive of the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Council, Ibrahim Ahmed, covered 11 local…

Samuel Ogazi has set his sights on becoming the greatest athlete of all time after storming to a historic first senior gold medal in the men’s 400m at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on Saturday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 20-year-old lived up to his status as world number one, powering home in 44.25 seconds at Scotstoun Stadium to give Nigeria its first-ever gold in the event and surpass the bronze won by Sunday Bada at the 1994 Games. He finished 0.57 seconds clear of defending champion Jereem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago, who took silver in 44.82 seconds, while…

Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali marked his return to Chippa United with a commanding performance as the Chilli Boys opened their 2026/27 PSL campaign with a goalless draw against Lamontville Golden Arrows this evening, Soccernet.ng reports. The 30-year-old departed the Chilli Boys after the AFCON 2025 outing with Nigeria in Morocco, with both agreeing to mutually terminate his contract. However, he was re-signed last month, with his internal mental battles becoming public following the death of his parents. The Nigerian shot-stopper was the standout performer at the King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium, earning a remarkable 9.1 player rating per Fotmob, after…

Popular TikTok creators— Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, and Elizabeth Amadou, aka Jarvis— on Saturday held their much-anticipated wedding ceremony in Lagos, attracting celebrities, social media influencers and thousands of online viewers. The event, tagged #JP2026, was the centre of a wave of generosity that turned their union into one of the most talked-about celebrations of the year. The gift-giving began well before the couple exchanged vows in Lagos when businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, better known as Cubana Chief Priest, pledged N10 million toward the wedding. Closer to the ceremony, American entrepreneur and longtime TikTok mega-gifter, Gregory Pizarro…

Asisat Oshoala’s 8th-minute strike against Zambia made all the difference at Stade El-Barid in Morocco as the Super Falcons kept their hopes of reaching the WAFCON 2026 knockout round alive, Soccernet.ng reports. Nigeria 1-0 Zambia: Oshoala comes up trumps The Green and Whites headed into today’s clash on the back of a shocking loss to Malawi in the Group C opener, while Zambia cruised to a 6-0 win over Egypt. Justine Madugu made four changes to the side that started against Malawi, bringing in Uchenna Kanu, Asisat Oshoala, Deborah Abiodun and Christy Ucheibe. That decision paid off just minutes into…

In the latest Bitcoin news, Gelephu Mindfulness City, Bhutan’s southern special administrative region, has named Toronto-based 3iQ Corp. as the first institutional manager for a portion of its Bitcoin treasury, formalizing what had been a state-level BTC accumulation strategy into an active, named-mandate arrangement.The announcement, dated July 30, 2026, marks the first concrete step toward deployment since Bhutan announced in December 2025 that up to 10,000 Bitcoin from its national holdings would be allocated to support GMC’s long-term development. We're proud to announce that we have been awarded a mandate to manage  a dedicated portion of Gelephu Mindfulness City’s (@gmcbhutancrypto)…

Public health fears are mounting across Lagos as operational challenges at the Olusosun dumpsite leave heaps of refuse uncollected across communities, raising fears of a possible epidemic. CHIJIOKE IREMEKA writes that with the country still battling Lassa fever, the growing mountains of waste have become breeding grounds for rats, flies, mosquitoes and other disease-carrying vectors, heightening the risk of disease outbreaks For 41-year-old nurse, Ify Chidiebere, the towering heaps of uncollected refuse littering Adelaja Close in Mafoluku, Oshodi, Lagos, are more than an unpleasant sight. To her, they are a ticking public health time bomb. Each day, she walks past…