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Nollywood actor and comedian Adeshina “Janmole” Oshin has died in a road accident, plunging colleagues, fans and the Yoruba movie industry into mourning. His death comes less than a week after the passing of veteran actor Fesogboye Oyewole, marking another painful loss for Nollywood. The President of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), Bolaji Amusan, popularly known as Mr Latin, announced the actor’s death on Tuesday via an Instagram post. Mr Amusan disclosed that Janmole died in a tragic auto crash, although details surrounding the accident were not immediately made public. “May the soul of…

Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu, has reacted to the defection of Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda, from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Odinkalu, in a post on X on Tuesday, described the development as “organized crime,” insisting that no court ruling could justify the circumstances surrounding Chinda’s move to the ruling party. His reaction comes amid controversy surrounding the announcement by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, that Chinda had defected from the PDP to the APC. The Speaker, during plenary on Tuesday,…

No fewer than 47 suspected drug traffickers have been arrested by operatives of the Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, with over 541 kilograms of drugs in the state. The Edo State Commander of the anti-drug agency said the suspects were arrested in May. Ofoyeju disclosed this while reeling out the scorecard of the Command in the period under review, in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 in Benin City. He said the suspects were arrested in different locations in Ekpoma, Esan West and Auchi in Etsako West Local Government Areas of…

Chelsea boss, Xabi Alonso has been told to remove goalkeeper Robert Sanchez from his first-team lineup for next season,  with claims that the Spaniard poses a ‘threat to his own team’. Alonso is expected to officially assume his role as Chelsea’s manager in July after being appointed on a four-year contract. The former Real Madrid coach arrives at Stamford Bridge with numerous issues to address following the Blues’ disappointing  Premier League season, which saw them finish in tenth place and miss out on any European competition. This summer is anticipated to bring further changes to Chelsea’s roster, with reports indicating…

Teachers under the aegis of the Nigeria Union of Teachers on Tuesday held a solidarity protest to demand the rescue of teachers and pupils abducted in schools in Oriire local government area of Oyo State. The protesters, led by the Osun NUT chairman, Babatunde Babalola, had taken off from the Ataoja School of Science, Osogbo, and moved through the Osogbo/Gbongan road before terminating the protest at the Osun Government Secretariat, Abere, where the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Muritala Jimoh, addressed them. The PUNCH reports that on May 15, 2026, armed men attacked three schools-Community Grammar School, Baptist Nursery and…

The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda, has resigned his position as leader of the minority caucus, bringing to an end nearly three years of steering opposition lawmakers in the 10th House. Chinda, who represents Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency of Rivers State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, announced his resignation in a letter dated April 23, 2026, which was read on the floor of the House on Tuesday by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. His resignation comes amid growing political realignments in Rivers State and weeks after he appeared before the screening committee of the All Progressives…

Japan claimed a 1-0 victory over Iceland in an international friendly with the decisive moment shaped by a new substitution rule introduced by football’s lawmakers ahead of the upcoming World Cup. The match turned late in the second half when Iceland were temporarily reduced to 10 players after falling foul of a new International Football Association Board regulation designed to speed up substitutions and reduce time-wasting. As reported by BBC Sport on Tuesday, under the updated rule, any player being substituted must leave the field within 10 seconds and exit at the nearest point. If the requirement is not met,…

After expanding its offerings to video with the CS-8 inspired by Kodak and Canon’s retro Super 8mm film cameras, Camp Snap is returning to its roots. The Camp Snap 2 is a sequel to the company’s first screenless digital point-and-shoot camera that updates the original with a slimmer design, faster performance, filters available right out of the box, and new features making it easier for kids to use.The Camp Snap 2 is available starting today through the company’s online store for $69.95, which is the same price as the original. Color options being carried forward include stealth black, chestnut brown,…

Georgia will reportedly install electricity meters across villages and settlements in Mestia as part of a crackdown on illegal crypto mining that officials say is straining the region’s power grid.Vice Prime Minister Mamuka Mdinaradze said Monday that illegal mining had pushed Mestia’s electricity consumption to 133 million kilowatt-hours in 2025, more than 13 times the level of comparable municipalities, according to local outlet 1tv.Large-scale illegal mining operations have led to deteriorating energy supply and grid overload, resulting in numerous outages in the region, affecting both residents and tourists, Mdinaradze reportedly said, adding that law enforcement agencies have also been tasked…

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