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Inter Milan-owned midfielder Ebenezer Akinsanmiro has been named in Nigeria’s final 28-man squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, Pisa SC manager Alberto Gilardino has confirmed, Soccernet.ng reports. It is the 21-year-old’s first senior national team call-up, a remarkable rise for a player who only made his Serie A debut earlier this year. Ebenezer Akinsanmiro’s inclusion follows an eye-catching start to life with newly promoted Pisa, where he has become one of the revelations of the season. Nigeria and Pisa midfielder Ebenezer Akinsanmiro. Photo by IMAGO The Nigerian has made 11 league appearances, delivering one assist and twice earning…

The Headquarters 23 Brigade of the Nigerian Army has denied shooting any civilians during the recent communal clash in the Lamurde Local Government Area of Adamawa State, insisting that the two women found dead were killed as a result of militia members’ mishandling their weapons. The clarification followed reports alleging that soldiers escorting the Brigade Commander of 23 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Yola, shot and killed several women during the clash on Monday. In a statement posted on its X handle on Tuesday, the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Sector 4 Operation Hadin Kai/23 Brigade, Captain Olusegun Abidoye, described the…

Super Eagles striker Akor Adams has reportedly been a victim of cyberbullying from a section of Sevilla fans. ​Adams has had a topsy-turvy stay at Sevilla since joining the club from Montpellier at the start of the year in a deal worth €5.5 million. ​He joined the club midway through last season, but he spent most of the campaign on the sidelines due to multiple injuries. Akor Adams for Sevilla FC (Photo credit: Imago) ​This season, his injuries have reduced significantly. However, he has failed to deliver consistently for Los Nervionenses. ​Adams has managed two goals and two assists in…

Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over Nigeria’s military involvement in the recently halted coup attempt in the Republic of Benin. Speaking yesterday in Lagos at the 20th Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) Awards, Soyinka warned that such actions carry serious implications for regional stability and Nigeria’s own security posture. Delivering a reflective address that touched on governance, human rights, security excesses, and the dangers of misinformation, Soyinka expressed concern over what he described as “another unnecessary military entanglement next door. He said the attempted coup in Benin should be a lesson for…

Liverpool bounced back from a damaging row with Mohamed Salah by beating Inter Milan 1-0 on Tuesday and kicking their Champions League campaign back into life. Dominik Szoboszlai’s late penalty gave the Reds a huge win at the San Siro in the absence of Egypt star Salah, who was left in England after publicly criticising manager Arne Slot at the weekend. Liverpool fans loudly chanted Slot’s name at the end of a largely drab match which was decided by Felix Zwayer’s decision to give the English champions a perfect chance to snatch the points. Inter’s players were enraged at the…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has officially joined the Accord Party, days after leaving the Peoples Democratic Party. The governor made the announcement on Tuesday at the Banquet Hall of the Government House in the presence of national and state leaders of the Accord Party. Adeleke also revealed his intention to seek re-election for a second term on the platform of the “Thumb-Up” party, stating that he joined the party more than a month ago. He said, “I joined the Accord Party more than a month ago, precisely on November 6, as a platform to seek re-election in 2026. This…

The Plateau State Police Command has made a significant breakthrough in its efforts to curb insecurity in the state with the arrest of 15 suspected criminal elements who have been masquerading as commercial motorcyclists in various parts of the state. Acting on credible intelligence about the influx of criminal elements in the state, police operatives raided various locations and arrested suspects, “who match the description of members of a notorious gang of criminals that infiltrated conventional commercial motorcyclists and cover their faces with masks while they operate.” According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the…

Software agents now plan travel, shop online, and negotiate subscriptions; the next step extends that autonomy from clicks to settlement, since a wallet can be created in code and funded without manual steps. That shift recasts payments as an API call, and it places public chains and stablecoins in the centre of a new transaction layer that never sleeps.The idea is not science fiction for distant horizons; it follows directly from how agents already fetch data, route tasks, and make bounded choices, which means a wallet simply gives those choices a way to clear. Once an agent can hold value,…

Lara Adejoro The Federal Government is scaling up coordinated efforts to drastically reduce maternal, newborn, and child mortality. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Muyi Aina, who stated this on Tuesday during a quarterly media briefing in Abuja, noted that the renewed push aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s directive to prioritise investments in maternal and child health. The 2025 Nigeria Health Statistics Report, released by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, revealed that Nigeria recorded an estimated 20,811 maternal, neonatal, and under-five deaths between January and September 2025. Responding to concerns about…

Super Eagles and Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen could make history in his side’s UEFA Champions League clash against AS Monaco tonight, Soccernet.ng reports. The 26-year-old has played three of Galatasaray’s five Champions League games and has scored six goals, the highest in the competition so far this season. His presence has proven decisive as Galatasaray have won all three games he has featured in and lost both matches he missed through injury. UCL match between Ajax and Galatasaray. The picture shows Ugurcan CakÄr, Ismail Jakob, Davinson Sanchez, Roland Sallai, Gabriel Sara, Leroy Sane, Lucas Torreira, Abdulkerim Bardakci, Victor Osimhen, Wilfried…