Samuel Chukwueze made a strong return from international duty as he came off the bench to score in Fulham’s 2-1 comeback win over Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday. The Super Eagles winger was introduced in the 59th minute with Fulham trailing and made an immediate impact. Former Arsenal forward Paul Merson heaped praise on Chukwueze after the stunning goal, likening it to Thierry Henry’s trademark strikes. Of the three Fulham players who featured for Nigeria at the recently concluded AFCON, two were involved in the match. Fulham manager Silva expressed his delight at the return of the Super Eagles stars following the conclusion of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.

A breakdown of the data shows that passenger cars accounted for the bulk of the inflow, with Nigeria importing vehicles worth $727m year-to-date in 2025, compared with $411m in the same period of 2024. Imports of trucks, buses, and special-purpose vehicles more than doubled within the period under review, rising from $30m in the first 10 months of 2024 to $63m in 2025. Vehicle parts also recorded a strong increase, climbing from $103m year-to-date in 2024 to $195m in 2025. Passenger cars accounted for $102m of the October total, while trucks and buses stood at $8m and parts at $26m. In contrast, October 2024 imports from the US stood at $83m, against $59m in September of that year, with passenger cars alone accounting for $65m.

But in the search for stability, US allies are turning to the country that many in Washington see as an existential threat: China. “Canada is forging a new strategic partnership with China,” Carney said. The global order, he said, was at a point of “rupture … not a transition”. View image in fullscreen Canada’s Mark Carney visits Ritan Park, Beijing, during his visit to China this month. Keir Starmer, the UK prime minister, arrives in China next week with a slightly different set of circumstances.

Real Madrid's French forward #10 Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring his team's second goal from the penalty spot during the Spanish league football match between Villarreal CF and Real Madrid CF at La Ceramica Stadium in Vila-Real on January 24, 2026. (Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP)Kylian Mbappe netted twice to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win for Real Madrid at Villarreal on Saturday and take his side top of La Liga. Alvaro Arbeloa’s team moved two points clear of rivals Barcelona, who host Real Oviedo on Sunday. La Liga’s top scorer Mbappe reached 21 goals for the season in the competition to help Madrid see off a spirited Villarreal side, now fourth in the table. The 25-year-old Brazil forward went a 13th straight La Liga match without scoring, but was involved as Mbappe opened the scoring two minutes into the second half.

In an era of digital burnout, creators are turning goals into punchable milestones. For millennials and Gen Z —generations raised on sticker charts, gold stars, and achievement tracking — the punch card offers a familiar feedback loop. You May Also Like"Making punch cards is such a fun way to make goals feel like a game," creator @caro.fields wrote in the caption of her TikTok. These punch cards run on a kind of retail psychology. And like many productivity trends on TikTok, punch cards often double as aesthetic objects.

Dada also shared a video of NELFUND Managing Director, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, who described the repayment process as “seamless, transparent, and fair.”Sawyerr noted that the repayment obligation primarily falls on the employers of graduates who benefited from the loan scheme. “We have a global standing instruction system in place to recover funds from defaulters attempting to evade repayment,” he added. “We do not have any intention of forcing people to pay NELFUND back, other than the employer. If the employer doesn’t pay us… we can go after the employer, not the people who are applying for this loan today, unless they are self-employed,” he said. The NELFUND scheme is part of the Federal Government’s broader effort to expand access to education and ensure sustainable support for future students.

Victor Osimhen has cemented his hero status among Galatasaray supporters after scoring his 50th goal for the Turkish giants, a milestone achieved in record time. The 27-year-old reached the 50-goal milestone in just 59 games, making him the fastest player to reach 50 goals for Galatasaray since 2000, according to Transfermarkt’s database report on Saturday. Osimhen enjoyed a remarkable debut campaign at Galatasaray, scoring 37 goals in 41 games, and he has continued his impressive form this season. Icardi, the current club captain, took 69 games to score 50 goals after joining Galatasaray in 2022. French striker Bafétimbi Gomis completes the top three, reaching 50 goals in 74 games following his arrival from Swansea in 2017.

A senior German Football Association (DFB) official has said it is time to begin serious discussions about a possible boycott of the 2026 World Cup following recent actions by United States President Donald Trump. Tensions between the US and several European countries have risen after President Trump threatened to acquire Greenland, which Denmark controls. He also warned of imposing tariffs on eight European nations, including Germany, that opposed the move. We need to have this discussion.”Germany has previously been involved in disputes with FIFA over political expression at major tournaments. At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, FIFA warned players they could be booked for wearing the OneLove armband, which was intended to promote diversity and inclusion.

But other European countries have also reacted sharply to his comments discounting what NATO troops did in Afghanistan, with French President Emmanuel Macron the latest to comment Saturday. Trump had claimed NATO sent “some troops” but “stayed a little back, a little off the front lines”, in an interview with Fox News aired on Thursday. He also repeated his suggestion that the alliance would not come to the aid of the United States if asked to do so. “The GREAT and very BRAVE soldiers of the United Kingdom will always be with the United States of America!” Trump said on his Truth Social platform. “Denmark has always stood by the United States, and we have shown up in crisis zones around the world when the United States asked us to,” said a statement from the association.

A new update has surfaced in the ongoing allegations involving comedian Corey Holcomb and fellow comic Cristina Payne, as surveillance footage that appears to show Holcomb punching Payne in the face continues to spread online. In the clip, Holcomb and Payne appear to argue in front of a crowd before Holcomb seemingly throws a right-handed punch that hits Payne in the face, triggering a chaotic brawl moments later. The incident was originally reported in 2024, with TMZ stating at the time that Holcomb was seen yelling at Payne and her friend outside the venue. Sources claimed that Holcomb threatened to punch Payne and that a random man tried to step in and stop it, but Holcomb allegedly swung anyway and made contact. Now, as the video gains traction, Payne has added fresh context, claiming that the new video shows that Holcomb had a gun, which she says he passed to another performer.

Since then, Her has been placed under federal investigation for allegedly obstructing federal immigration enforcement. View image in fullscreen Students protest against federal immigration action in front of the Minnesota state capitol in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on 14 January 2026. She served as policy director for the two-term Saint Paul mayor Melvin Carter before challenging and beating him in November, vowing to deliver a more engaged administration. On Thursday during a visit to the Twin Cities, JD Vance urged state and city law enforcement to help federal immigration officers. View image in fullscreen Students protest against ICE at the Minnesota state capitol in Saint Paul on 14 January 2026.

When 126 pounds was pulled as the starting weight class for the North Hunterdon wrestling team’s dual meet at Warren Hills, both teams had the opportunity to seize momentum early. North Hunterdon won 10 of 14 bouts in a 51-22 win over the Blue Streaks Friday night. “We knew that those were gonna be big matches and set the tone for the night,” North Hunterdon coach Dave Bell said of the first two matches. “Reid’s been wrestling really, really well… He’s been wrestling really sharp. Buzby took down senior Augie Szamreta about 30 seconds into the bout and then crucially scored a second takedown late in the first period.

The Anambra State government has announced the commencement of pro-rata salary payments for workers across the state as part of efforts to end the Monday sit-at-home, saying that effective February 2026, civil servants’ salaries will be paid according to pro-rata. The commissioner noted that, for the past four years, Anambra public and civil servants had often stayed away from work on Mondays due to the sit-at-home, citing insecurity and lack of transportation facilities. It will mean that Anambra State has yielded to whoever introduced this sit-at-home, and again, we will be the only state working on Saturdays in Nigeria, and that will be absurd. “So, it is only reasonable to start with this pro-rata payment to get the workers to resume on Mondays. On how the pro-rata payment will be calculated, the commissioner said the 24 working days of the month will be used to divide each worker’s salary to determine what they will earn at the end of the month.

The University of Ibadan has emerged as the best Nigerian university in both law and medicine, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026. The rankings were obtained by PUNCH Online on the Times Higher Education website on SaturdayIn the law ranking, UI and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka made the 301–400 band, marking Nigeria’s presence among 425 top global law schools. THE said, “The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026 reveal the world’s top universities for law. “The 2026 Law ranking evaluates excellence across: constitutional and administrative law; international law; commercial and corporate law; criminal law and justice; and legal theory and jurisprudence, among other topics.”Globally, Stanford University topped the law ranking for teaching excellenceOn the medicine and health subjects, THE said, “The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026 reveal the world’s top universities for medical and health subjects. Ahmadu Bello University, Bayero University, University of Benin, University of Jos, and UNN were ranked in the 601–800 band, while Babcock University, Obafemi Awolowo University, and University of Ilorin featured in the 801–1000 band.

A Special Adviser to Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State, Sunusi Kwankwaso, has resigned his position following the resignation of the governor from the New Nigeria People’s Party. The development was disclosed in a video released on Friday by Kwankwaso’s media aide, Saifullahi Alhassan, on his Facebook page. In the video, Sunusi said his decision followed reports that the governor had exited the NNPP and was expected to join the All Progressives Congress. Kwankwaso explained that he had earlier submitted a resignation letter but was unable to have it officially received. He ruled out joining the APC, stressing his loyalty to the national leader of the NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso.