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Nottingham Forest opened the door to a surprise Premier League title challenge after a sixth win in a row with a 3-0 victory at Wolves. A brilliant season under Nuno Espirito Santo continued at Molineux thanks to first-half goals from Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wood and Taiwo Awoniyi’s strike at…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the disconnection of Exchange Telecommunications Ltd. from MTN Nigeria’s network due to its failure to settle interconnect charges. This decision was announced in a public notice signed by Reuben Muoka, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, on Friday, December 27, 2024. The Exchange Telecommunications…

Tabby Brown, a Playboy model and ex-girlfriend of footballer Raheem Sterling, has passed away. She died soon after having a Brazilian Butt Lift in the Dominican Republic. An investigation showed that she had secretly gone for the surgery, which involved liposuction, in October 2023, while telling her family she was…

Nigeria’s internet subscriber base grew by 1.88 million in October 2024, reaching 134.78 million, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Mobile networks dominated with 134.27 million users, while fixed wired and VoIP contributed the rest. MTN Nigeria led the growth, adding 1.13 million subscribers to total 69.52 million, followed…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles forward, Ademola Lookman, has won the prestigious 2024 CAF Men’s Player of the Year award. Atalanta striker Lookman beat Simon Adingra, Achraf Hakimi, Rowen Williams, and Serhou Guirassy to claim the honor. Lookman succeeds his compatriot, Victor Osimhen, who won the award in 2023. The 27-year-old made…

Access Holdings Plc (“Access Holdings”) has announce that its banking subsidiary, Access Bank Plc (“the Bank”), has entered into a binding agreement with South Africa-based Bidvest Group Limited for the acquisition of a 100% equity stake in Bidvest Bank Limited (“Bidvest Bank”). A statement by Head, Media Relations, Access Holdings…

Chelsea all-but confirmed passage to the last 16 of the Conference League with a 3-1 win against Astana in Kazakhstan as Enzo Maresca handed full debuts to two academy graduates. Defender Josh Acheampong, 18, and 19-year-old midfielder Samuel Rak-Sakyi each played for the club at under-eight level and enjoyed comfortable…

Ilkay Gundogan admits Manchester City are “not strong enough right now” and cannot find the switch to turn their season around. City’s torrid spell continued as they suffered a damaging 2-0 loss at Juventus on Wednesday that left them in danger of failing to qualify for the Champions League knockout…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed South Africa’s interest in collaborating with Nigeria to harness critical minerals, particularly lithium, to drive the green energy transition and support the development of electric vehicles (EV) batteries. According to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), he disclosed…

The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Aminu Maida, has clinched an appointment on the Board of Directors of the International Institute of Communications (IIC). According to IIC, Maida’s appointment follows Nigeria’s role in telecommunications and digital innovation space. The IIC is a globally-recognised platform for…