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he evil men who have for years been on the prowl in different parts of the country took their devilish mission to the soul of the South-West—Oyo State, to be precise—on Friday, where they desecrated schools, violated innocence, and unleashed fear. They killed and abducted, leaving behind trails of blood, tears, and trauma. In a brazen display of brutality, the criminals even beheaded one of the teachers they kidnapped and shamelessly displayed his head like a trophy. What audacity! The Friday abduction of teachers and pupils from Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele, and Baptist Nursery and Primary School in the Ogbomoso…

The All Progressives Congress has confirmed that its National Assembly Primaries Appeal Committee for Delta State has received five petitions following the party’s recently concluded primaries in the state. Chairman of the committee, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ujam, in a statement made this known while speaking with journalists at the party secretariat in Asaba on Tuesday, where he said the panel had already begun reviewing complaints submitted by aggrieved aspirants and stakeholders. “We have been receiving petitions and we will prepare our reports later. The process is still ongoing because the day is not yet over,” Ujam said. He explained that the…

Moses Itauma says he would relish a fight with unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk but believes the Ukrainian’s reluctance to face him makes a showdown unlikely before Usyk retires. The 21-year-old British heavyweight has been the subject of growing calls for a title shot since knocking out Dillian Whyte last August, with those demands growing louder after he dismantled Jermaine Franklin Jr in Manchester six weeks ago. However, Usyk has made clear he has no appetite for the matchup, saying he does not want to “break” a fighter he regards as a potential successor. Speaking to talkSPORT Boxing, Itauma said…

What better way to unwind from a two-hour keynote presentation than to pore over the weirdest and wildest details, from a Gmail bot you can converse with to DeepMind’s leader saying the singularity is near. The Vergecast went live right after the show, with senior AI reporter Hayden Field joining me to discuss the highlights.First up, we talk about the buzzword of the show: agents, which seem to be Google’s new answer to making AI useful. Google has a new service called Spark that sounds a lot like a Gemini-flavored OpenClaw, upgrades to its Antigravity platform, and a bunch of…

Key takeaways:Solana perpetual futures funding rates flipped negative, signaling excess demand for bearish positions.Rival networks like Base and Hyperliquid pose direct threats to Solana by aggressively capturing DEX market volume.Solana’s native token SOL (SOL) faced a 15% correction following a rejection at $98 on May 11. A retest of the $83 level on Tuesday was followed by negative futures funding rates, indicating increased demand for short SOL positions. While declining network activity contributed to the price drop, competition among rival blockchain networks has picked up. SOL perpetual futures annualized funding rate. Source: LaevitasThe SOL perpetual futures funding rate stood at -3% on…

Australian OnlyFans creator Annie Knight made headlines one year ago when she slept with 583 men in six hours — and was later hospitalized. “Doing 583 in a day is quite a lot so I was a little bit worried that I was gonna really struggle with it, because the most I’ve done before that was 24 in a day,” Knight exclusively told Us Weekly days after completing the challenge in May 2025. “But it was honestly fine. I was shocked by how easy it was.” Knight shared that she received 2,000 registrations for the event, where she asked all…

Two aspirants in Monday’s senatorial primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti North Senatorial District have rejected the result of the exercise, alleging manipulation and falsification. The aspirants – Ayodele Arise and Dare Owolabi – spoke separately on the outcome of the exercise on Tuesday. The APC Senatorial Primary Election Committee had declared the incumbent senator for the district, Dare Fasuyi, the winner of the exercise. The committee said Mr Fasuyi got 14,179 votes, while Mr Arise secured 4,868 votes, Mr Owolabi 2,836 votes, and Dipo Bamisaye 3,694 votes. However, both Messrs Arise and Owolabi insisted that…

The Oyo State Police Command has debunked reports alleging a bandit attack in Ogbomoso and nearby communities, describing the incident as a false alarm caused by misinformation and panic. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Command said calm had been restored in Ogbomoso and adjoining areas, including Ajaawa Town, after rumours circulated about suspected armed bandits around Are-Ago High School. According to the police, the reports triggered anxiety among residents and prompted the immediate deployment of patrol and surveillance teams to the area to assess the situation and prevent any possible breakdown of law and order. The Command explained…

Controversy has continued to trail the All Progressives Congress, APC, senatorial primary election in Ekiti North Senatorial District as former senator, Ayodele Arise; Dare Owolabi; and the incumbent lawmaker, Cyril Fasuyi, exchanged tirades over the outcome of the exercise. While Senator Arise and Owolabi rejected the result announced by the APC Senatorial Primary Election Committee, alleging manipulation and falsification of figures, Senator Fasuyi dismissed the claims and urged the former lawmaker to accept the outcome in good faith. The APC committee had declared Fasuyi winner of the primary with 14,179 votes, while Arise polled 4,868 votes. Other aspirants, Dipo Bamisaye…

The Katsina State Hisbah Board in Dutsinma Local Government Area has apprehended a native doctor and two women over alleged involvement in questionable spiritual activities. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the board’s information officer in Dutsinma, B. Yareema, said the arrest was carried out under the leadership of the local Hisbah commander, Malam Shafi’u Ibrahim, after the woman’s husband reportedly uncovered the alleged scheme. According to the statement, the native doctor was accused of asking the married woman to provide her husband’s semen for the preparation of a charm he claimed would be highly potent. The suspect was also alleged…