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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has predicted a victorious outcome for himself in the state’s governorship election scheduled for August 8, 2026, citing the support of the people as the source of his confidence. His main challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, on the other hand, appealed to residents for support, promising to ensure effective functioning across all sectors if elected. Also contesting is former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Dr. Najeem Salaam of the African Democratic Congress, who urged citizens to participate actively in shaping the future of the state. The three leaders spoke…

TECNO has rolled out fan zones and AI-powered pop-up stores in Morocco as part of its activation for the Africa Cup of Nations 2025, using the tournament to bring its artificial intelligence technology closer to football fans across major urban centres. The smartphone brand said in a statement on Wednesday that the activations, located in Rabat and Casablanca, were designed to extend its presence beyond match venues and into public spaces where fans gather during the competition. In total, TECNO launched four experiential venues, two fan zones and two pop-up stores, with one of each operating simultaneously in both cities.…

Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury announced Sunday he will return to boxing in 2026. Fury has not fought since losing to Oleksandr Usyk in a bout for three of the four major world titles in December 2024. But the 37-year-old British star posted on Instagram on Sunday: “2026 is that year. Return of the Mac. “Been away for a while but I’m back now, 37 years old and still punching. Nothing better to do than punch men in the face and get paid for it.” Fury also said he was retiring from the sport after beating Dillian Whyte in…

A Professor of Strategic Management at the University of Lagos, Abdul-Hameed Sulaimon, has urged universities and other institutions to deepen their commitment to corporate social responsibility, ethical conduct, and sound corporate governance, warning that neglecting these principles poses serious risks to sustainable development and public trust. Sulaimon made the call while delivering the 451st inaugural lecture of the University of Lagos, titled “Good Ethical Conduct, Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance Compliance: Whose Interest?” He said weak capacity for CSR, poor ethical standards, and lack of accountability were detrimental to businesses, communities, and the environment. The don stressed that CSR,…

Flappy Bird was almost preposterously simple. If you ever played the game, even once, you surely remember how it worked, but here’s a summary just in case. You were a bird. Your job was to fly, left to right, for as long as possible without crashing into the green Mario-ish pipes coming from both the top and bottom of the screen. Tap the screen to go up, stop tapping to go down. That’s it. That’s the game.Nobody, not even Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen, thought those were the ingredients for a smash hit. And yet for a few weeks in…

Physical attacks targeting cryptocurrency holders are becoming more frequent and increasingly severe, according to a new analysis of so-called “wrench attacks.”In a Sunday post on X, Haseeb Qureshi, who analyzed a dataset maintained by Bitcoin (BTC) security advocate Jameson Lopp, revealed that the total number of reported wrench attacks has risen steadily over time, and the nature of those attacks has escalated.After categorizing incidents into five levels, ranging from minor assaults to fatal outcomes, the data suggests the average attack has become more violent in recent years.Lopp has spent years tracking reported cases in which attackers use physical violence or…

After the final whistle of the Notre Dame vs. University of California men’s basketball game on Friday, January 2, Fighting Irish head coach Micah Shrewsberry charged at an official, upset over the controversial ending to the game that led to his team’s loss. The game, broadcast on ESPN, showed a scrum near the Notre Dame bench after the game ended, with Notre Dame players and coaches holding Shrewsberry back after he charged at official Adam Flore as Flore made his way off the court. Another angle of the incident, posted by The Athletic via X, shows a closeup of the…

In celebration of Toyin Falola’s 73rd birthday, Lead City University is convening a special conference this Monday and Tuesday at the Cresta Hill Golden Lodge in Ibadan, Oyo State. Mr Falola is a Nigerian historian and professor of African studies. The two-day Toyin Falola @73 Conference, themed ‘Religion, Culture and Politics in Nigeria,’ aims to “crystallise diverse academic perspectives, intersections, and dimensions of the relations between religion, culture, and politics for the academia and the general public.” The conference honours the prolific career of Mr Falola, dubbed as the most cited African historian globally. Mr Falola also holds the distinguished…

The Governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo, has signed the Harmonized Taxes and Levies (Approved List for Collection) Law, making it the third state to sign the legislation. The governor signed the bill into law on Monday in Awka, Anambra State, to conform with the federal government’s National Tax Reform Acts, taking effect from 1 January 2026. This is coming after the Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, signed the Ekiti State Revenue Administration Law on 23 December, which aligned the state’s internal revenue laws with four new National Tax Reform Acts. The Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, followed suit by signing the…

Professor Biodun Jeyifo. Tomorrow in Lagos, scholars and intellectual expeditioners will gather to honour and celebrate a most unique and outstanding Nigerian intellectual. Professor Biodun Jeyifo, easily one of Nigeria’s most outstanding humanities intellectuals, turns 80 tomorrow. Jeyifo, fondly called BJ by his colleagues and students alike is concurrently Emeritus professor of English and African literature at Cornell University and African and African American Studies at Harvard University. The roll call of his former students both in Nigeria and in the best universities in virtually every continent reads like a telephone book, an A-list of successful people in diverse fields…