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Nigeria’s Flying Eagles are entering one of the most important youth competitions on the African football calendar, with qualification for the 2027 CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) now their biggest target, Soccernet.ng reports. Head coach Abdu Maikaba has made it clear that his team has two major objectives when the 2026 WAFU B U-20 Championship begins in Côte d’Ivoire later this month. The first and most important goal is to secure one of the qualification places for the 2027 U-20 AFCON in Ghana by reaching at least the semi-finals of the regional tournament. Only after achieving that target…

The 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-finals will feature 10 players who have won the Ballon d’Or or one of the awards presented at the annual Ballon d’Or ceremony. The quartet of semi-finalists, France, Spain, Argentina and England, boast winners of the Ballon d’Or, Yashin Trophy, Kopa Trophy and Gerd Müller Trophy. Spain will face France in the first semi-final on Tuesday, while Argentina take on England on Wednesday for a place in the final. Three former Ballon d’Or winners remain in contention for the World Cup title. They are Argentina captain Lionel Messi, who has won the award a record…

Super Eagles attacker Samuel Chukwueze took part in his first AC Milan pre-season training session under new coach Rúben Amorim on Monday, Soccernet.ng reports. ​The Super Eagles star’s future has been a major source of concern in recent months. Recall that he spent last season on loan at Fulham and although he admitted he wanted to stay there permanently, the club ultimately chose to move on from him. Following his return, several clubs like Trabzonspor, Bologna, and Fiorentina were linked with the Nigerian international, but those efforts were unsuccessful Samuel Chukwueze at Fulham. Copyright: ImagoxChrisxFoxwellx ​There were fears that Chukwueze…

In Asaba, Delta State, its motor parks are already bustling with activities, before dawn breaks. Drivers, mechanics, food vendors, conductors and passengers begin another day of work, each confronting the harsh realities of rising fuel costs, inflation, poor roads and shrinking incomes. In this report, EFECHA GOLD explores how Nigeria’s economic challenges are playing out in one of the country’s busiest transport hubs, where resilience keeps people—and the nation—moving Before sunrise, Asaba’s motor parks are already alive. Conductors shout destinations, drivers inspect their buses, mechanics tighten bolts, food vendors prepare breakfast and passengers scramble for seats. But beneath the familiar…

Google Gemini AI just framed Bitcoin current price position as a coiled spring rather than a broken asset. The model predicts $120,000 to $150,000 by the end of 2026, treating the current $64,000 level as the exact setup that precedes a major liquidity break.The bull case is built on 3 compounding forces rather than a single catalyst. Bitcoin sits near $64,000 today, and the model opens by describing the setup as coiled for a major liquidity break, which is a specific framing that implies the move will be fast and sharp rather than gradual once it begins. Compounding spot ETF…

Angela Onwuzoo The West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists, Nigeria Chapter, has urged the Federal and state governments to fully implement the consultant pharmacist cadre across their health institutions to reduce medication errors and improve patient safety. WAPCP said the demand was critical if Nigeria is to tackle the irrational use of medicines, adding that Nigerians stand to benefit immensely from the policy, which prioritises patient safety. The college expressed concern over the refusal of some chief executive officers of federal health institutions to comply with the Federal Government’s circular approving the consultant pharmacist cadre. The Federal Government, in September…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin has affirmed the death sentence imposed on self-acclaimed Islamic cleric, Abdulrahman Bello, for the murder of his lover, Hafsoh Yetunde Lawal, a final-year student of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin. Arewa PUNCH recalls that Lawal was murdered on February 10, 2025, at the Olunlade area of Ilorin in a case that attracted widespread public outrage across Kwara State and beyond. Bello and four others were initially arraigned on charges bordering on conspiracy, murder, unlawful removal and possession of human parts and blood, while Bello alone also faced a rape charge, of…

The National Sports Commission has applauded Nigeria’s U-18 men’s basketball team after they secured qualification for the 2026 FIBA U-18 AfroBasket championship with an unbeaten run at the FIBA Africa Zone 3 Qualifiers in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, The PUNCH reports. The Junior D’Tigers produced a flawless campaign to emerge Zone 3 champions, winning all four matches to seal an automatic ticket to the continental championship scheduled to hold in Ivory Coast from August 3 to 16. Their qualification means both Nigeria’s male and female U-18 teams will compete at the tournament after the girls also booked their place. Nigeria wrapped…

Sam Altman, ChatGPT AI, just put a clean number on SpaceX’s stock price prediction, treating the post-IPO pullback as the entry point rather than a warning sign. The model predicts $225 by year-end 2026, implying roughly 55% upside from where shares sit today, with $250 or more possible if growth accelerates.The bull case anchors everything to a revenue figure that most investors have not fully processed yet. SpaceX generated $18.7 billion in revenue in 2025, with Starlink contributing approximately 60% of that total, meaning the satellite internet business alone produces more annual revenue than most mid-cap tech companies.That combination of…

Victor Ayeni Aside from swelling, delayed growth and infections, one of the symptoms people living with Sickle-Cell Disease often struggle with is pain episodes, which can last from hours to days. SCD, a serious inherited blood disorder, is caused by a mutation in the HBB (haemoglobin subunit beta) gene, leading to abnormal, sickle-shaped red blood cells that block blood flow and cause severe health complications. The World Health Organisation estimates that in 2021, 7.74 million people were living with SCD globally, with 515 000 new births, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa, which accounts for nearly 80 per cent of global cases.…