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Travel disruption delayed the arrival of Super Falcons midfielder Deborah Abiodun and forward Gift Monday at Nigeria’s training camp in Casablanca after their scheduled flight from the United States was cancelled due to technical reasons, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. According to the Nigeria Football Federation, both players arrived at the airport only to learn that their flight had been cancelled, forcing the federation to purchase fresh tickets for the duo to continue their journey to Morocco. Despite the setback, the Super Falcons’ camp swelled to 23 players on Tuesday afternoon following the arrival of forward Folashade Ijamilusi from China. The…

In Solana news today, the network’s total stablecoin market cap crossed $15Bn for the first time, according to Token Terminal data. The question the number forces onto the table is whether this supply base holds structural depth or remains tethered to cyclical retail flows.USDC accounts for a large share of Solana’s stablecoin supply, with DeFiLlama reporting USDC at $7.09Bn and total Solana stablecoins at $15.16Bn. Circle’s $250M USDC minting on Solana has been reported as part of a pattern of supply growth contributing to the $15Bn milestone.This Stablecoin surge across the Solana network comes as SOL USD spiked +3% over…

IShowSpeed performing on stage at the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final closing ceremony in East Rutherford, New Jersey. If you told football fans five years ago that a 21-year-old YouTube streamer would one day take the pitch at the FIFA World Cup Final closing ceremony before 82,000 people, they would not have believed you. But that is exactly what happened on Sunday 19 July at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and IShowSpeed, born Darren Watkins Jr., made every second of it count. Dressed in an all-white suit, Speed was the first performer to take the field at the closing…

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission on Tuesday declared 31 companies as winners of 37 oil and gas blocks under the 2025 Licensing Round, despite what the commission described as sustained threats and pressure mounted against members of its evaluation team before the conclusion of the exercise. The successful conclusion of the commercial bid conference marked the end of an eight-month licensing process, with the winning firms now required to pay their signature bonuses and satisfy other post-award conditions within 90 days or risk forfeiting the assets to reserve bidders. Speaking after the commercial bid conference in Abuja, the Commission…

Adeyinka Adedipe The management of the Edo Specialist Hospital, Benin City, on Monday announced the acquisition of in vitro fertilisation equipment to support couples experiencing infertility. Speaking at a press conference at the hospital, the Chief Medical Director, Dr Anthonia Njoku, commended Governor Monday Okpebholo for approving the purchase of the equipment, describing it as a major boost to healthcare delivery in the state. The briefing was held alongside a media tour organised to mark the hospital’s seventh anniversary. Njoku said the acquisition would expand access to reproductive healthcare and provide renewed hope for couples struggling with infertility. “In reproductive…

Flying Eagles coach Abdu Maikaba has named a 23-man squad for the upcoming Under-20 WAFU B Championship, Soccernet.ng reports. ​The tournament, which kicks off this weekend, serves as the qualifiers for the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations later this year. ​The team has already traveled to the Ivory Coast, arriving on Monday. They are currently camped in the city of Yamoussoukro, intensifying their preparations ahead of the competition’s kickoff. Nigeria during the 2024 WAFU B-U-20 Championship. Photo by: ImagoxDagashotz ​The Flying Eagles are the defending champions, having defeated Ghana 2-1 in the final of the previous edition in Togo two…

A former Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Dr Richard Aisuebeogun, has said that the privatisation and commercialisation of Nigeria’s airports is no longer a matter of choice but an economic necessity. He argued that the country must embrace private sector investment if it hopes to build world-class airport infrastructure and unlock the aviation industry’s enormous revenue potential. He said this at the 2026 Airport Business Summit and Expo held at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. Aisuebeogun said governments around the world are increasingly turning to private investors to modernise airport facilities, improve operational efficiency and ease…

CAF ambassador and former England international Eni Aluko has become the latest person to question the Confederation of African Football’s controversial decision to strip Senegal of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title and award it to Morocco, Soccernet.ng reports. The ruling, announced months after Senegal defeated Morocco 1-0 in Rabat, remains one of the most divisive moments in the history of African football. CAF’s Appeal Board overturned the result after determining that Senegal breached tournament regulations when their players briefly walked off the pitch in protest over a disputed penalty decision in the 95th minute when El Hadji Malick…

The hardware wallet market has seen a quiet revolution over the past few years. Even though traditional USB-style devices like Ledger and Trezor still dominate the conversation, a new category of card-shaped cold wallets has emerged. These devices look like credit cards, fit in your wallet, and use NFC to sign transactions. No cables, no batteries, no Bluetooth pairing. Just tap and go.Two names stand out here; DCENT S and Tangem. Both use EAL6+ certified secure elements, and both promise to make self-custody easier than ever. But they take fundamentally different approaches to one critical area – backup and recovery.…

5 new Nigerian music videos to watch featuring Victony, Fave, Adekunle Gold, Simi, Davido, and BNXN. Sometimes a music video does not just accompany a song, it completely changes how you hear it. You get to see the world the artist built around those lyrics, the visual that makes the feeling land harder, the storytelling that was there all along but needed a screen to make itself known. This week brought five of those, and they are all worth your time. Adekunle Gold ft Simi — Blue Fire Blue Fire is a love song between two people who know each…