Author: Press Room

With expectations building around a potential 2026 crypto bull market, especially if U.S. regulators finally deliver clear digital asset legislation, the weeks leading into Christmas present a strategic buying window for investors.Bitcoin has remained under the $90,000 mark since Sunday. Over the last 24 hours, BTC has held its price around $87,000.One notable development is Bitcoin’s gradual loss of market dominance since summer. Historically, this pattern often precedes periods where capital rotates into alternative cryptocurrencies. Against this backdrop, assets like Shiba Inu, XRP and Cardano stand out as some of the most interesting crypto projects to monitor right now.Shiba Inu…

Photo Credit: Davido/Instagram Africa is ready to party before the first whistle of AFCON 2025, and who better to lead the festivities than Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Davido? The singer has been confirmed as one of the headline acts for the official kick-off concert on Saturday, 20 December, at the OLM Souissi Fan Zone in Rabat, Morocco. Joining him are global and African stars, including French Montana, Morocco’s own Douaa Lahyaoui, rising talent Says’z, and Franco-Moroccan sensation Lartiste. The concert promises to turn the build-up to the continent’s biggest football tournament into a celebration of music, culture, and football. CAF, TotalEnergies,…

A senior officer of the Ghana Police Service has said that denying one’s spouse sexual relations could amount to emotional abuse and attract a jail term under the country’s domestic violence laws. The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Dennis Fiakpui, disclosed this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency on Thursday. Fiakpui, who is the Oti Regional Deputy Police Commander, said Ghana’s Domestic Violence Act 732 of 2007 recognises certain conduct within marriage and intimate relationships as emotional abuse. According to him, a spouse who deliberately withholds sex in a manner that causes emotional distress to their partner could face…

President Bola Tinubu is hosting a meeting of the National Caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, as the ruling party intensifies internal consultations ahead of key political timelines. The caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings were originally slated for December 15-16, 2025, but were rescheduled to Thursday and Friday, December 18-19, to accommodate wider participation and review emerging party priorities. The National Caucus is composed of high-profile party figures, including the President and Vice President of Nigeria; former APC-affiliated presidents and vice presidents; sitting and former governors; National Assembly leaders; and zonal representatives.…

South Africa‘s head coach, Hugo Broos, has warned the Super Eagles of Nigeria and other African teams ahead of the AFCON 2025 tournament, Soccernet.ng reports. Bafana Bafana were knocked out at the semi-final stage by Nigeria after a penalty shoot-out in the previous AFCON tournament. The two teams went head-to-head in the same World Cup qualifiers group, but it was Bafana Bafana who qualified directly for the 2026 Mundial, as Nigeria’s spirited fightback only saw them secure a play-offs spot. Tau Percy during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier match between Nigeria and South Africa at Goodswill Akpabio International Stadium…

Six former governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) are among the attendees at the ruling party’s National Caucus meeting on Thursday night at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. The defecting governors, Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, Peter Mbah of Enugu State, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, Pastor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, and Agbu Kefas of Taraba State, are participating in their first high-level caucus session since crossing over to the APC. Also attending the meeting are former Delta…

The House of Representatives on Thursday approved stiffer penalties for electoral offences, including a 10-year jail term or a fine of N75m for anyone found guilty of forging nomination papers or destroying election result sheets. The decision was taken during plenary while considering amendments to the Electoral Act, 2022. Under the amended provisions, lawmakers increased the fine for electoral forgery from N50m, as contained in the Principal Act, to N75m. The House also approved a N5m fine for the improper use of a voter’s card. However, the House rejected a proposal seeking to impose a two-year jail term on persons…

The National Working Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dissolved the party’s state executive committees in Lagos, Delta, Kano, and 11 other states, declaring that the party remains “strong, united and indivisible” under a single, legitimate leadership. Rising from its meeting held on Wednesday, December 18, 2025, the committee issued a communiqué in Abuja, insisting that there is only one recognised PDP leadership under the chairmanship of Abdulrahman Mohammed. The committee dismissed claims in some quarters that parallel party executives had been recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), warning individuals and groups “bent on bringing…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria players and coaching staff have departed Egypt for Morrocco, ahead of the start of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, Soccernet.ng reports. Recall that Nigeria had to camp in Cairo due to their AFCON preparatory game against Egypt on Tuesday. However, they have now departed for Egypt. As usual with teams participating at the AFCON or even the World Cup, teams enter the host countries wearing their native attires. As of Wednesday, countries like Comoros, Mali, and Zimbabwe landed in Morocco. Benin and Senegal also followed suit. pic.twitter.com/jUsNvU4rcV — TotalEnergies AFCON 2025 (@CAF_Online) December 18,…

President Bola Tinubu will be hosting a national caucus meeting of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Presidential Villa today, bringing together Vice President Kassim Shettima, former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, state governors, serving and former top functionaries of the National Assembly, former governors, and members of the National Working Committee of the party. The National Caucus of the party normally holds ahead of the National Executive Council meeting. Today’s meeting is described by party insiders as strategic and consultative, called to strengthen party cohesion and chart key directions for upcoming political engagements. Participants are expected to deliberate…