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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…

Nigerian singer Ayra Starr announces her upcoming third studio album Starr Girl, scheduled for release on 14 August 2026. Photo Credit: Ayra Starr/Instagram We dare you to go mark your calendars for 14 August 2026, because Ayra Starr has officially kicked off the countdown for her upcoming third studio album, Starr Girl! Taking to social media with a sleek video teaser, the singer confirmed that her new project is just around the corner, writing in her caption: “starrgirl is comingggg. 11 days! are you ready?” The announcement comes right as the Mavin Records and Republic Records star continues her recovery…

The Secretary of the Oloolu compound in Ibadan, Oyo State, Oluwo Ishola Akeem, has explained the circumstances that led to the spiritual cleansing of TikToker Wasilat Olalere after she recorded activities during the annual Oloolu masquerade festival. Akeem spoke in Yoruba during an interview conducted by an African culture platform, Surprise Entertainment, at the Oloolu family compound on Monday. His explanation comes days after Olalere underwent traditional cleansing rites at the Oloolu family compound following the controversy that trailed a TikTok video she posted during this year’s Oloolu festival. The video, which showed the masquerade’s followers and entourage, sparked reactions after…

Spanish champions Barcelona have reached a final decision on whether to pursue a move for Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen this summer, Soccernet.ng reports. Osimhen’s future has been one of the biggest talking points of the transfer window, with uncertainty surrounding his long-term stay at Galatasaray after another outstanding campaign. The 27-year-old has been linked with several of Europe’s biggest clubs, including Barcelona, as speculation over a possible transfer continues to gather pace. Since joining the Turkish champions on an initial loan deal in 2024, Osimhen has established himself as one of Europe’s most prolific strikers and has scored 59 goals in 74 appearances across all competitions. Victor…

Artificial intelligence is transforming cybercrime across Africa, enabling fraudsters to launch faster, more sophisticated and harder-to-detect attacks, according to the International Criminal Police Organisation. INTERPOL disclosed this in its African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026, released on Monday, revealing that 55 per cent of reported cybercrimes across Africa are now AI-enabled. The report, based on survey responses from 36 African member countries, said cybercrime had evolved from isolated criminal acts into an industrialised, borderless ecosystem powered by artificial intelligence. “Cyber-criminality has evolved from isolated incidents into an industrialized, borderless ecosystem,” the report stated. It added that AI has become a major…

Four NPFL clubs will receive a significant financial boost ahead of the 2026/27 season after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) introduced a new solidarity payment for teams participating in its inter-club competitions, Soccernet.ng reports. CAF confirmed yesterday that every club eliminated in the preliminary rounds of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup will receive $100,000 as solidarity funding. At the current exchange rate, that amounts to roughly ₦136 million per club. The new initiative means Nigeria’s four representatives: Enugu Rangers, Rivers United, Shooting Stars (3SC), and El-Kanemi Warriors, are guaranteed a financial cushion even before…

The Layer-2 scaling landscape continues to attract significant capital despite broader market headwinds. Bitcoin Hyper (HYPER) is currently less than $7,000 away from securing its $33 million presale milestone, signaling sustained investor interest in scaling solutions that combine high throughput with Bitcoin’s foundational security.Macro Outlook and the Coldcard Security BreachOn Monday, August 3, 2026, the broader cryptocurrency market experienced a 1.1% decline, bringing the total capitalization to $2.15 trillion. Bitcoin (BTC) slipped 1.7%, trading near $62,300. This downward pressure coincided with reports of an $89 million exploit targeting Coldcard hardware wallets. A firmware vulnerability allowed attackers to reconstruct security phrases…

The outgoing Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, Edo State chapter, Dr. Eustace Oseghale, has said stronger collaboration between the public and private sectors would help hospitals overcome longstanding challenges and improve access to quality healthcare for Nigerians. According to him, stronger public-private partnerships are needed to address manpower shortages, inadequate infrastructure, financing gaps, and other challenges limiting quality healthcare delivery in Nigerian hospitals. Oseghale made the call during the 2026 Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Edo NMA, held under the theme, “Safeguarding Standards, Advancing Clinical Practice: The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in our Hospitals.” The conference…