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Author Ahmed Barakat Author Ahmed Barakat Part of the Team Since Mar 2024 About Author Ahmed Barakat is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Fact Checked by CryptoNews Editorial Team Author CryptoNews Editorial Team Part of the Team Since Sep 2018 About Author The CryptoNews editorial team is composed of seasoned writers specializing in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Their expertise ensures comprehensive, accurate, and insightful content for… Last updated:  October 22, 2026 U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF attracted more than $1.07 billion in net…

President Bola Tinubu has charged the West African College of Physicians to find solutions to the migration of doctors from Nigeria and other West African countries. The college’s Assistant Secretary-General, Hasibu Galadanci, disclosed this on Saturday at a press conference in Abuja as the institution began its golden jubilee and annual general and scientific meeting. Galadanci said Tinubu raised the issue, popularly known as ‘japa’, during a meeting with the college’s leadership. “In fact, when we saw the President of Nigeria, His Excellency, President Tinubu, that was one of the main things he charged us with, that we should discuss…

Super Falcons midfielder Deborah Abiodun has re-signed with NWSL club Washington Spirit on a two-year deal through 2028, Complete Sports reports, while she recovers from an injury picked up on club duty. The contract carries an option to extend by one more year, according to the report. The 22-year-old defensive midfielder joined the Spirit from the Pittsburgh Panthers in January 2025. She went on loan to USL Super League club Dallas Trinity the following month, and the Spirit recalled her on 26 August 2026. Her record for the club stands at 21 appearances, one goal and one assist under head…

Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, and the Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Abdulaziz Yari, have expressed confidence that northern Nigerians will vote for President Bola Tinubu in the January 16, 2027 presidential election. They said the votes would be in appreciation of his administration’s interventions in infrastructure, security, agriculture and other sectors. Sani spoke on Saturday during the APC’s 2027 presidential campaign flag-off in Kaduna, where he highlighted the Federal Government’s road projects and security interventions in the North, particularly Kaduna State. He cited the ongoing reconstruction of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Expressway, the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Road project…

By Olugbenga Ige The Ugandan Ministry of Health has said that the traveller who tested positive for Bundibugyo virus disease in Nigeria did not exhibit symptoms when she departed the country. The ministry disclosed this in a statement dated October 23, 2026, signed by the Director General, Health Services, Prof. Charles Olaro. The statement said that investigations were ongoing to establish when the woman developed symptoms and the circumstances surrounding her infection. “Available information indicates that the traveller did not exhibit symptoms at the time of departure from Uganda,” the statement said. The ministry said it was working with its…

Nigeria’s Edo Queens will play 30 more minutes of the WAFU B Champions League final against Ghana’s Ampem Darkoa in Cairo on 29 October, after CAF upheld a petition over how the 2-2 final was decided, Complete Sports reported on 22 October. The final ended 2-2 after regulation time, and Edo Queens were first named champions after winning the penalty shootout 4-1. Ampem Darkoa petitioned CAF, arguing that officials went straight to penalties without the 30 minutes of extra time the rules require after a draw. CAF upheld the petition and ordered the outstanding 30 minutes to be played at…

Author Ahmed Barakat Author Ahmed Barakat Part of the Team Since Mar 2024 About Author Ahmed Barakat is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Fact Checked by CryptoNews Editorial Team Author CryptoNews Editorial Team Part of the Team Since Sep 2018 About Author The CryptoNews editorial team is composed of seasoned writers specializing in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Their expertise ensures comprehensive, accurate, and insightful content for… Last updated:  October 22, 2026 Sam Altman’s ChatGPT AI predicts that a potentially transformative catalyst could…

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised 15 terrorists in a precision air strike north-west of Pulka in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The Nigerian Army said the terrorists were neutralised during an operation conducted at about 11:50 pm on October 23, 2026. The Acting Military Information Officer of the Northeast Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, Captain Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Goni said the operation followed credible intelligence and confirmed sightings of terrorist movements in the Pulka area. The statement read, “The Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), has…

Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho has 14 goals and three assists in ten appearances for Bursaspor, a scoring streak that has made Turkish football history and is reported to have earned him a place in Eric Chelle’s squad for the Tanzania qualifiers. The former Manchester City and Leicester City forward, now 29, joined Bursaspor from Celtic earlier this season. According to Pulse Sports Nigeria, which cited Hürriyet’s figures, he has scored in 10 consecutive matches, more than the nine-game runs of Metin Oktay for Galatasaray in 1962-63 and Saffet Sancaklı for Kocaelispor in 1995-96. He had already set a Bursaspor…

The Kaduna State Government has dismissed as fabricated a viral letter alleging that Governor Uba Sani approved and released N2.3 trillion for the APC presidential campaign flag-off. The government described the purported letter as fraudulent and misleading, accusing its authors of attempting to damage the governor’s reputation for fiscal discipline and responsible governance. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Malam Ahmed Maiyaki, stated this in a statement on Saturday in Kaduna. Maiyaki said the letter, dated October 18, 2026, and titled “Notification for Preparations for the Grand Rally Flag Off,” contained inconsistencies that questioned its authenticity. He said the purported…