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Fresh reports linking unrest to Super Eagles of Nigeria camp after the AFCON clash against Mozambique have been played down, Soccernet.ng reports.  New details clarify both the Victor Osimhen–Ademola Lookman exchange and Akor Adams’ brief absence from the team hotel. Contrary to widespread speculation, Super Eagles media officer Promise Efoghe insists the situation inside camp remains calm and fully under control. Akor Adams never left camp permanently Speculation surrounding Akor Adams’ “exit” from camp has been firmly dismissed. The Sevilla forward did not leave the Super Eagles camp on a long-term basis. Per Efoghe, Adams briefly stepped out of the…

The family of twins abducted after their father was killed by suspected kidnappers has challenged claims by the Edo State Police Command that the victims were rescued unharmed. The deceased brother, Okhale Ilabeshi, disclosed this during an interview with PUNCH Metro on Tuesday. Recall that gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, killed Andrew Ilabeshi and abducted his two children. The incident occurred on December 11 at Kalabar Quarters, Afokpella, in the Etsako East Local Government Area, when the assailants forcibly broke into his residence, inflicted machete wounds on the deceased, and abducted his children. A resident said the gunmen, after gaining…

Ademola Lookman has made a fresh public move to defuse the growing tension with Victor Osimhen after their on-field confrontation threatened to overshadow Nigeria’s emphatic 4-0 victory over Mozambique and cast an unexpected cloud over the Super Eagles’ Africa Cup of Nations campaign, Soccernet.ng reports. Nigeria’s place in the quarter-finals of AFCON 2025 was secured in style on Monday night in Fès, with Osimhen scoring twice and Lookman producing a man-of-the-match display that included a goal and two assists. Yet within hours, the story of Nigeria’s dominance had been replaced by images, arguments and reports of a dressing-room rupture involving…

Christabel Ndoeche The Federal Capital Territory Administration has rescued several children from an orphanage in Kagini, Bwari Area Council, after concerns about their welfare and adoption practices. In a statement on Tuesday, the National Television Authority reported that the operation involved the FCT Department of Child Development, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, and other security and social welfare agencies. “The Federal Capital Territory Administration, through the Department of Child Development under the Women Affairs Secretariat, has intensified efforts to protect vulnerable children with the commencement of a rescue and monitoring operation involving adopted children within…

Nigerian Police Force (NPF) Armed bandits have kidnapped a veteran photojournalist, Malam Umar Usman Iyale, and several other residents in Danhonu II community, Millennium City, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, triggering renewed fear among residents. Malam Umar, a retired staff member of Africa Independent Television (AIT), Kaduna Station, and formerly of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Kaduna, was abducted from his residence at about 9:00 p.m. on Monday, according to community sources. Residents said the gunmen carried out the operation quietly but in a coordinated manner, gaining access to the compound at a time when some members of…

Kian Smith FZE is set to list and trade over N21bn worth of 1kg London Bullion Market Association-certified gold bars on the floor of the Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Kian Smith, Nere Emiko, in a statement on Tuesday, said the gold bars had been certified by the LBMA for listing and trading on the LCFE. Emiko said the initial offer to be listed would be 100kg of gold bars, valued at about N21bn. She explained that the initial listing was designed to test the responsiveness of the Nigerian capital market to structured gold…

The former Arsenal attacker has been one of Nigeria’s outstanding stars at the 2025 AFCON, where the Super Eagles is targeting a fourth continental title Super Eagles head coach Éric Chelle has hailed Alex Iwobi as the tactical heartbeat of Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign after the Fulham midfielder delivered another masterclass in the 4–0 demolition of Mozambique that sealed the team’s place in the quarter-finals, Soccernet.ng reports. While Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen have dominated headlines with goals, assists and individual awards, Chelle has made it clear that Nigeria’s tournament momentum is being driven by a less glamorous,…

Benue State governor Hyacinth Alia Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gboko Local Government Area, Terfa Iorgilim, has thrown his weight behind the re-election bid of Governor Hyacinth Alia. The party chieftain, who hosted the Mbavarakaa people of Mbatiav, maternal kinsmen of Governor Alia, to a New Year get-together, said that the re-election bid of the governor is a “Mbaavarakaa project”. Iorgilim, who made donations of assorted items to the community, said that the gesture was made possible through the goodwill of Governor Alia, whom he described as a proud son of Mbaavarakaa through his mother’s side. According to…

Morgan Gibbs-White’s late penalty fired Nottingham Forest to a crucial 2-1 win over West Ham that left their relegation rivals in deep trouble on Tuesday. Sean Dyche’s side fell behind to Murillo’s early own goal at the London Stadium. But West Ham had a second goal from Crysencio Summerville controversially ruled out by VAR for the tightest of offside decisions. Forest rubbed salt into West Ham’s wounds with a stirring fightback as Nicolas Dominguez equalised before Gibbs-White netted from the spot after another VAR call went the visitors’ way. Fourth-bottom Forest are now seven points clear of third-bottom West Ham…

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation, has cautioned African Democratic Congress (ADC) to avoid repeating internal conflicts similar to those experienced in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a post on X opn Tuesday, Momodu reflected on his attendance at a 2025 gathering in Abuja, where opposition parties coalesced around ADC to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). “I was most elated hearing these beautiful words,” Momodu wrote. “I was happy to see an Army veteran and General David Mark as Chairman, knowing he would brook no nonsense. But in recent time, some groups…