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Ethereum validator exit queue has fallen to zero, marking a sharp reversal from a bearish price prediction less than a year ago. ETH itself trades around the $1,950 level, trying to reclaim the key $2,000 resistance. The staking data tells a story that the price chart has yet to confirm. What happens over the next few sessions could shape the recovery.Validator Queue data shows the exit queue has fully cleared after swelling to roughly 2.6 million ETH last year. At the time, validators faced withdrawal waits of about 45 days. Now, the picture has flipped. More than 2.5 million ETH…

Janet Ogundepo The Founder and Managing Director of Clearview Hospital, Lagos, Dr Kunle Ajayi, has said the hospital has earned an enviable position in delivering innovative and patient-centred healthcare to clients in the nine years of its operations, reaffirming its commitment to expanding access to world-class medical services in Nigeria. Ajayi made these assertions at an event held to celebrate the hospital’s ninth anniversary in Lagos, recalling that the facility had blazed the trail in combining cutting-edge technology, clinical excellence, and affordable care since its founding. He said, “Clearview was never an overnight project. It was born out of a…

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru continued his impressive pre-season form by scoring as Lazio cruised to a 6-0 victory over Flaminia on Sunday, Soccernet.ng reports. The Super Eagles midfielder gave new Lazio manager Gennaro Gattuso another reason to believe he can become an important player this season.The Super Eagles star was named in Gattuso’s starting lineup for the friendly as the Biancocelesti stepped up preparations for the 2026/27 Serie A campaign. It was another opportunity for players to impress the new coach, and Dele-Bashiru made sure he took his chance.Lazio took control early when Matteo Cancellieri opened the scoring with a powerful left-footed…

Team Nigeria’s boxing campaign at the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, suffered a fourth blow on Sunday, as Ajishola Kadijat became the latest Nigerian boxer eliminated from the tournament following a narrow split decision defeat in the women’s 54kg round of 16, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 19-year-old lost 3-2 to Wales’ Helen Jones at the SEC Centre in a closely contested bout that saw both fighters exchange impressive combinations, with the judges narrowly favouring the Welsh boxer, who advances to the quarter-finals. Despite a spirited display, Kadijat could not do enough to keep her Commonwealth Games medal hopes…

Super Eagles defender Semi Ajayi has been singled out for praise by Hull City striker Oli McBurnie after the Nigerian’s crucial contribution to the Tigers’ successful promotion back to the English Premier League, Soccernet.ng reports. The 32-year-old enjoyed an impressive debut campaign at the MKM Stadium following his arrival as a free agent from West Bromwich Albion last summer, quickly establishing himself as one of Hull City’s defensive leaders. Despite his hamstring problems, the experienced centre-back played a key role throughout the Championship season as Hull secured a return to the English top flight, capping the campaign with a narrow…

New manager Xabi Alonso said on Monday that there was “good energy” at Chelsea as he bids to turn around the club’s fortunes, but was reluctant to say what a successful first season would look like. The Spaniard officially began the job on July 1 and will take charge of his first competitive fixture in Sydney on Tuesday when they face Western Sydney Wanderers. He faces a huge task to get Chelsea back in the running for major honours after their disappointing 10th place finish last season and failure to make Europe. They last won the Premier League a decade…

By Arinze Nwafor Nigerian pharmaceutical companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange recorded a 46.5 per cent increase in combined finance costs in the first quarter of 2026, as high interest rates and growing reliance on debt continued to squeeze profitability across the sector. For stock market-listed companies, finance costs (also called finance expenses or borrowing costs) are the expenses a company incurs from financing its operations through debt and certain financial obligations. They are reported in the income statement and are deducted from operating profit to arrive at profit before tax. An analysis of unaudited first-quarter results by Sunday PUNCH…

Nigeria will begin the defence of their WAFU B U-20 Championship title against arch-rivals Ghana in a repeat of the last edition’s final in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, on Monday (today), PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Flying Eagles defeated the Black Satellites 2-1 in the 2024 final at the Stade de Kégué in Lomé, Togo, to successfully retain the title they first won in Niamey in 2022. Isa Ladan Bosso guided Nigeria to the 2022 triumph, while Aliyu Zubairu led the team to a successful title defence two years later. Monday’s encounter will mark the first competitive game in charge for…

The Consulate General of Nigeria in Johannesburg has strongly condemned the killing of a Nigerian national, Ibeh Chika Simon, during a South African Police Service operation in Bellville, Cape Town, describing the circumstances surrounding his death as questionable. The Consulate, in a statement dated July 25 and obtained by The PUNCH on Sunday, expressed concern over the shooting of another Nigerian, Egwabor Patrick Chuks, who is currently receiving treatment for severe injuries sustained during the operation on July 23. Videos obtained by The PUNCH showed the aftermath of the killing of Simon. One of the videos showed a body lying…

For many newborns, the first few seconds after birth, referred to as the ‘golden minute,’ determine whether they will live, suffer lifelong complications, or die. While most babies take their first breath without assistance, thousands struggle to breathe because of birth asphyxia and other complications that deprive them of oxygen at the most critical moment of life. Birth asphyxia, also known as perinatal asphyxia, is defined by the World Health Organisation as the failure to establish breathing at birth. Sunday PUNCH learnt that during those crucial moments, a simple but often overlooked handheld medical device known as the Ambu bag…