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Super Eagles star Ademola Lookman has been ranked among the 20 best wide forwards in the world, while compatriot Samuel Chukwueze has missed out, Soccernet.ng reports. Lookman has enjoyed a strong rise in the latest ESPN 100 rankings after an impressive start to life at Atlético Madrid. He joined Los Colchoneros from Atalanta in a deal worth €35.00 million last summer, and he contributed nine goals and four assist in 24 appearance across all competitions. He has also been a consistent performer for Nigeria. Meanwhile, Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal finished second behind Bayern Munich’s Michael Olise, while Lionel Messi is ranked…

By Solomon Odeniyi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 101-year-old great-grandmother for dealing in illicit drugs. The great-grandmother, identified as Esther Ogunmabo, was arrested in Ilisan, Ogun State, with retail sachets of skunk, a strain of cannabis, weighing 90 grammes, which she claimed she sold to locals. A statement on Sunday by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said the centenarian told operatives that she started engaging in illicit drug trade after her provisions shop was razed by fire. The statement partly read, “Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have recorded significant breakthroughs across…

Nigerian singer-songwriter Kunmie in a monochrome shoot following the release of five new music videos from his debut album, 22. Photo Credit: Kunmie/Instagram  If you’ve been jamming to Kunmie‘s debut album, 22, you may already know that some of its songs come with visuals of their own. Five tracks in particular, “5AM,” “Tonight,” “Prisoner,” “Abeg O” and “Calvary,” have been given their own visual stories, adding another layer to the album. Since “Arike” introduced Kunmie to a much wider audience, 22 has shown that there is more to his sound than one breakout record. Across the album, he moves through…

The Plateau State Government has denied claims that it scrapped the Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality in the ongoing cabinet reshuffle by the Governor Caleb Mutfwang administration. The clarification was made on Sunday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Policy and Governance, Yiljap Abraham, in an interview with PUNCH Online in Jos. Abraham maintained that the Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality remained key to the Mutfwang administration’s economic diversification agenda, given Plateau’s potential in hospitality, cultural festivals and eco-tourism. PUNCH Online reports that Mutfwang last Thursday carried out a major cabinet reshuffle aimed at repositioning the government for…

Super Eagles defender Ola Aina was involved in a major controversial decision as Nottingham Forest began their 2026-27 Premier League campaign with a narrow 1-0 defeat to Leeds United on Saturday, Soccernet.ng reports. The 29-year-old, who is now into his fourth season with the Tricky Trees, was handed a starting berth in Oliver Glasner’s first official game in charge of the club since taking over from Vitor Pereira earlier in the summer after leaving Crystal Palace. Aina enjoyed an impressive display in the encounter, creating the joint-most chances in the game with three and finishing with a game-high three successful dribbles during his…

A chieftain of the Peoples Redemption Party, Yakubu Kingsley, has urged political parties and candidates contesting the 2027 general elections to shun personal attacks, character assassination and divisive rhetoric during campaigns. Kingsley, who was a presidential aspirant in the PRP, made the call in a statement signed by him and made available to journalists in Abuja on Sunday, following the Independent National Electoral Commission’s lifting of the ban on campaigns ahead of the elections. He said the commencement of campaigns should be viewed as an opportunity for candidates to present clear, practical and credible policies capable of addressing the country’s…

Victor Osimhen has been backed to make an immediate impact at Manchester United, with Turkish pundit Yetiş Yönetci making a huge claim about the Galatasaray striker’s ability, Soccernet.ng reports. Speaking in comments shared by A Spor, Yönetci argued that there are very few clubs in Europe where Al Hilal-linked Osimhen could not play. The Turkish media personality is convinced that the Nigeria international has the quality to lead the attack of one of England’s most famous clubs. “Victor Osimhen would be the cure for all of Manchester United’s woes,” Yetiş Yönetci said. Former Göztepe youth chief scout Burak Kural agreed…

Citing unhygienic conditions and the risk of contamination, nutrition experts have asked Nigerians to stop having vegetables sliced in open markets without first washing them. Apart from increasing the risk of food poisoning, the nutritionists warned that slicing vegetables in open markets before washing them could lead to the loss of vital nutrients and introduce harmful microorganisms into the body due to poor hygiene. The food safety experts explained that vegetables should be washed under running water before being cut and handled with the utmost care, from the point of harvest to the consumer’s plate. It is common to see…

Ayra Starr drops the official lyric video visual for Heaven Baby featuring UK pop star ZAYN from her album Starrgirl There is falling for someone, and then there is feeling like you have found your own little piece of heaven. Ayra Starr and ZAYN are singing about the latter on Heaven Baby. The track sits at No. 14 on Ayra’s latest album, Starrgirl, and its new lyric video puts the spotlight on the romantic story at the heart of the duet. With a soft piano-led production underneath them, Ayra and ZAYN trade vocals about instant chemistry, devotion and finding someone…

The biggest protocol change since The Merge is days away. Google Gemini AI predicts it resets Ethereum’s trajectory, and the price prediction targets a baseline of $3,800 to $4,500 by late 2026, with $4,150 as the realistic mid-case.Everything hinges on the end-of-August Glamsterdam hard fork. Gemini calls it Ethereum’s most significant protocol change since The Merge.EIP-7928 brings parallel execution to the network. That scales throughput toward 10,000 TPS, and EIP-7904 handles the cost side through gas repricing. It slices Layer-1 fees by roughly 78.6%.Source: Gemini AI Ethereum Price PredictionCheaper and faster together change what can run on mainnet rather than…