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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:  September 17, 2026 In welcome news for the Ripple army, Anthropic’s Claude AI predicts…

The Ogun I Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday said it had seized contraband with a duty-paid value of N2.469bn between August and September, including a 2026 Range Rover Sport Autobiography P530 worth over N417m. The Acting Area Controller of the command, Deputy Comptroller Oladapo Afeni, disclosed this on Thursday during a press conference at the command’s headquarters in Idiroko, Ogun State. Afeni said the seizures were made as part of the command’s efforts to combat smuggling, secure the nation’s borders and facilitate legitimate trade. Some of the seized contraband. Photo: Nigeria Customs Service He stated that…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria are set to begin their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2027) qualifiers later this month with games against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau, Soccernet.ng reports. ​Nigeria are in Group L of the qualifying series, and it is crucial that they start on a strong note, especially since only one team will qualify due to the presence of co-hosts Tanzania. ​The three-time African champions will lock horns with the Barea of Madagascar in their opening fixture on September 25. While coach Eric Chelle’s full squad list for the September qualifiers has not been confirmed, Madagascar, currently coached…

The International Chamber of Commerce tribunal in Paris has ruled in favour of Nigeria in the arbitration brought by Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited over the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project in Taraba State. President Bola Tinubu, in a statement issued on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the tribunal rejected the claims by Sunrise. The company had sought $680m from Nigeria as a settlement sum and interest in relation to a separate arbitration in which it is claiming more than $2.7bn in compensation and interest over disputes surrounding the development of the 3,960-megawatt…

Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle has officially confirmed his two squads for the September AFCON 2027 qualifiers, and the Russia friendly, and most of the usual suspects are there, Soccernet.ng reports. The Super Eagles take on Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau in their first two 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers this month, followed by an international friendly against Russia. ​Recall that Soccernet.ng had previously confirmed that Nigeria would name two separate squads — one for the competitive qualifiers and another for the Russia friendly. Over the past few days, several names had already leaked as having made the cut. Eric…

Gilbert Ekugbe Surgeons at Redeemer’s Health Village, Ogun State, say robotic surgery reduces patients’ pain and shortens hospital stay because it uses smaller incisions that cause less tissue damage. They explained that the use of robotic technology gives surgeons enhanced visualisation and greater precision during operations, which can help minimise blood loss and postoperative discomfort while supporting faster recovery. The experts stated this on Wednesday at the Redeemer’s Health Village in Ogun State after the facility successfully performed its first robotic-assisted surgery. The hospital’s first robotic-assisted prostate cancer surgery was carried out on a middle-aged man at the facility. Urology…

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:  September 17, 2026 The Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act on September 15,…

African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has said there will be no office of the First Lady if he becomes President in 2027. Sowore said this during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Tonight on Thursday, arguing that the position was not created by the Nigerian Constitution. He said his election as president would not affect his marriage but his wife would not occupy an official office as First Lady. “There is no office of First Lady in the Nigerian Constitution. Becoming the president will not abolish my marriage, but I will not have the office of First Lady,”…

Falconets forward Tosin Rafiu opened the scoring as Nigeria dumped England out of the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup with a stunning 3-0 victory in Poland, Soccernet.ng reports. Rafiu, Janet Akekoromowei and Mercy Mamudu all found the net as Moses Aduku’s side comfortably progressed to the tournament quarter-finals, where they will meet either Poland or Colombia in Lodz on Sunday. The victory is one of Nigeria’s most impressive round-of-16 performances at a FIFA women’s youth tournament in recent years, and the post-match verdicts from both dressing rooms have identified two specific factors behind the scoreline. Seimeyeha Janet Akekoromowei celebrating…

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, described the decoration ceremony for 102 newly promoted officers of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority as a testament to quality service delivery and the agency’s steady institutional growth. Represented by the Commissioner for Establishment and Training, Olabode Ladipo, at the ceremony held at the Local Government Staff Training Hall, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, the governor congratulated the officers and their families on the milestone. This was contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Sulaimon Olarenwaju, in Ibadan, the state capital. He said the decoration reflects the quality…