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Author Ahmed Barakat Author Ahmed Barakat Part of the Team Since Mar 2024 About Author Ahmed Barakat is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Fact Checked by CryptoNews Editorial Team Author CryptoNews Editorial Team Part of the Team Since Sep 2018 About Author The CryptoNews editorial team is composed of seasoned writers specializing in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Their expertise ensures comprehensive, accurate, and insightful content for… Last updated:  August 28, 2026 XRP price is having a more complicated prediction than that single…

Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface has been recently linked with a transfer to German Bundesliga 2 club Hannover 96, Soccernet.ng reports. The Nigerian striker returned to Bayer Leverkusen this summer after a difficult loan spell at Werder Bremen, but his future at the Bundesliga club remains uncertain, despite having a good pre-season that saw him score three goals in six games. In all the pre-season games that Die Werkself played, Boniface was always second-choice. He was either behind Afonso Moreira or Patrik Schick. This is a clear indication that coach Carles Martinez does not count on him. Bayer Leverkusen striker…

The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 13 Police Headquarters, Ukpo, Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, AIG Miller Dantawaye, has directed the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Nnanna Ama, to ensure that all personnel maintain the highest level of professionalism, neutrality and impartiality during the state’s local government elections scheduled for Saturday (tomorrow). The AIG stressed that all police personnel deployed for the elections must remain strictly apolitical and non-partisan and discharge their duties in accordance with the law, professional ethics and the directives of the Nigeria Police Force. In a press statement…

By Dare Akogun Nearly one in four men who underwent paternity testing at Smart DNA Nigeria was excluded as the biological father during the laboratory’s 2025/2026 reporting period, according to its latest report. The laboratory, in a report released on Wednesday, disclosed that 23.6 per cent of recorded paternity test results during the period were negative, representing a marginal decline from 24 per cent recorded in the preceding reporting period and 26.1 per cent in 2023. The figures indicate that the proportion of negative paternity results has declined consecutively over the three reporting periods, although the latest rate remains above…

Hamburger SV coach Merlin Polzin admits he was surprised by the club’s ability to bring Super Eagles striker Terem Moffi to Germany from OGC Nice, Soccernet.ng reports. Moffi joined Hamburg on a permanent deal on August 24 after more than three years at Nice. The 27-year-old signed a three-year contract and took the No. 9 shirt as Hamburg prepared for its return to the Bundesliga.The deal was reported to be worth €2 million, with another €500,000 available in add-ons. It gave Hamburg an experienced striker at a relatively low cost after Moffi spent the second half of last season on…

President Bola Tinubu on Friday said national security remained the fundamental bedrock required to achieve Nigeria’s economic ambitions and lasting prosperity, insisting that the safety and protection of lives constituted the baseline for meaningful business expansion in the country. The President, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, made the remarks at the graduation ceremony for participants of the National Defence College Course 34 in Abuja, where he maintained that strengthening the Armed Forces and neutralising criminal elements, bandits and terrorists remained central to the government’s focus. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications in the Office…

Author Ahmed Barakat Author Ahmed Barakat Part of the Team Since Mar 2024 About Author Ahmed Barakat is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Last updated:  August 28, 2026 Crypto exchange MEXC has launched MEXC Win: Infinity Arena, a team and individual futures trading competition with a prize pool of up to 10 million USDT.The main competition began on August 25 and runs until September 15, giving traders several ways to win rewards rather than relying on a single volume leaderboard. Users can…

Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers made a timely statement in his bid to remain in the Super Eagles picture after scoring twice to fire Panathinaikos into the UEFA Conference League league phase, Soccernet.ng reports. The 31-year-old came off the bench on the hour mark and delivered when his team needed him most, scoring in the 72nd minute before converting a dramatic 125th-minute penalty to secure a 2-1 victory over Hradec Kralove. Dessers’ second goal came with the tie heading towards a penalty shootout, as the 31-year-old kept his composure from the spot to complete his brace and send Panathinaikos through…

The Anambra State Police Command has intercepted two vehicles carrying illegal firearms, leading to the arrest of nine suspects comprising seven males and two females. It was gathered that the vehicles were intercepted during a stop-and-search operation at a checkpoint in Isuofia, Aguata Local Government Area of the state, in the early hours of Friday. According to a press statement released on Friday, the spokesperson for the state police command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the vehicles were intercepted by the Joint Operation Base, Aguata, led by the Chief Superintendent of Police, Austin Elaigwu, in collaboration with other security agencies. The…

By Collins Agwam Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has described as unacceptable the allegations by a lawmaker that orthopedic mattresses and fans he donated to a hospital in his constituency were diverted for private use shortly after the donation The Honourable member representing Umaisha/Ugya constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Ibrahim Abdullahi Sa’ad, in a now viral video, had demanded an explanation over the whereabouts of the items he donated to the Umaisha General Hospital in the Toto Local Government Area of the state. To this end, Governor Sule directed a detailed investigation into the matter to ascertain…