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Stakeholders have charged former Rivers State Sole Administrator, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas, to heed the public’s call for a probe and accountability over his stewardship in the six months he oversaw the affairs of the state. Speakers at an online conversation organised by the NPO Reports, in conjunction with Iwadi Development Initiative, yesterday said the spending of the N254.37 billion that accrued from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) between March and August 2025 needs to be accounted for. NPO Reports revealed that Ibas had, last week, stepped down from his position after the expiration of the emergency rule. President Bola Tinubu…

The Delta State Police Command has arrested several suspects linked to armed robbery and kidnapping operations across the state. Spokesperson of the Command, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the development in a statement on Friday, disclosing that operatives, led by the Divisional Police Officer of Ekpan, CSP Labe Joseph, arrested two suspects on September 12, 2025. The suspects were identified as Elvis Ebroghro, 36, and Abiola Adegore, 34, both residents of Ometan community. According to Edafe, preliminary investigations showed that the suspects were sighted by a community security guard, Abdullahi Mohammed, while attempting to steal a vehicle battery. When confronted, they…

Cheongju, the capital and largest city of South Korea’s North Chungcheong Province, says it has seized crypto from 203 residents since 2021.The South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that city authorities say the residents all failed to pay their local taxes.The city also announced that it has opened a trading account on an unnamed domestic crypto exchange, becoming one of the first government bodies to do so.Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. (Source: Minseong Kim [CC BY-SA 4.0])Seized Crypto: We Will Sell Coins Directly, Says CityCheongju’s move follows a recent ruling from the regulatory Financial Services Commission (FSC). The FSC…

Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Adekunle Almoruf Kosoko, known as Adekunle Gold and AG Baby, turned heads at the 2025 Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris, Soccernet.ng reports. The “pick up” crooner stepped out in an outfit anchored by a Balenciaga tuxedo and a Rolex Cosmograph Daytona, which is collectively worth tens of millions of naira. The event, co-organised by France Football and UEFA at the Théâtre du Châtelet on September 22, 2025, brought together the biggest names in football as usual. Théâtre du Châtelet, still calm! #ballondor pic.twitter.com/VxfE9Rr8jz — Ballon d’Or (@ballondor) September 22, 2025 Adekunle Gold stood out as an Afrobeats…

The Ballon d’Or ceremony has been a venue where football meets art for many years, and this year, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, it was no different, Soccernet.ng reports. From football to music, the names of Nigerians have always resounded during French Football awards nights. From Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman‘s nominations to Rema performing ‘Calm down’ at the show in 2023. Tonight, the streak continued. While no male footballers were nominated, Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie was placed 4th in the Women’s Yacine Trophy, and the team’s coach, Justine Madugu, lost the Coach of the Year award…

The Special Court for Essential Commodities (EC) Act cases in Coimbatore has sentenced a Nigerian national, James alias Emmanuel Chukwunonso Samson, to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for his role in an international drug smuggling network intercepted more than a decade ago. According to The Hindu Bureau, the conviction arose from a case filed by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) after its Chennai Zonal Unit intercepted three suspicious parcels at a courier office in Chennai on July 17, 2012. Acting on specific intelligence, NCB officials opened the parcels and found heroin concealed within ladies’ handbags, car gasket packaging, and embroidery…

Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 4.23 per cent on a year-on-year basis in the second quarter of 2025, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The latest figure shows an improvement from the 3.48 per cent growth recorded in the same quarter of 2024, indicating continued recovery and resilience in the economy. According to the report, the agriculture sector grew by 2.82 per cent in real terms during the period under review, an increase from the 2.60 per cent recorded in the second quarter of 2024. The industry sector also showed strong performance, growing by 7.45 per cent, compared to 3.72 per cent in…

Forward Industries, the largest Solana-focused treasury company, has announced plans to tokenize its stock on the Solana blockchain through Superstate’s Opening Bell platform. ,The move positions the Nasdaq-listed firm to become one of the first public companies to issue tokenized equity directly on-chain, extending its broader strategy to build a balance sheet anchored by Solana.Forward Industries, Superstate Team Up to Bring Public Equities On-ChainUnder the agreement, Forward shareholders will be able to convert their common stock into tokenized FORD shares via Opening Bell, which Superstate launched in May 2025 as a regulated on-chain issuance platform. The initiative will enable 24/7…

Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie was ranked fourth in the Yacine Trophy power rankings at the Ballon d’Or awards on Monday, Soccernet.ng reports.  Following her impressive showing at the 2025 Women’s African Cup of Nations and her great performance for Paris FC, Nnadozie became the first Super Falcons player to be nominated for the Yachine Trophy － the award for the best female goalkeeper in the world. Nnadozie was nominated alongside England shot-stopper Hannah Hampton, Ann-Katrin Berger, Cata Coll, and Daphne Van Domselaar. However, she finished fourth in the rankings, with England’s Hampton taking the trophy home. Second was Berger,…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the full list of candidates nominated for the February 21, 2026 Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in line with provisions of the Electoral Act. The lists, which include the names and addresses of all nominated candidates, were displayed on Monday at the INEC FCT office by the Administrative Secretary, Bimbo Oladunjoye, on behalf of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Aminu Kasimu Idris. She said the move complies with the Electoral Act 2022, which requires the commission to publish the lists at least 150 days before the polls. According to…