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Authorities are crediting a “group of private citizens” for ultimately recovering the body of Alaskan Bush People star Matt Brown. “On Saturday, May 30, 2026, a group of private citizens conducting a search along the Okanogan River located a deceased individual in the river,” a Sunday, May 31, updated press release shared by Washington state’s Okanogan County Sheriff Office’s official Facebook account read in part. “The individual was recovered and brought to shore, where he was positively identified as Matthew Brown.” The press release, signed by Sheriff Jodie Barcus, continued, “Matthew Brown has been transferred into the custody and care…
Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced a blackout in five Northern Nigerian states, including part of the Niger Republic. TCN disclosed this in a statement on Saturday by its spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah. The Nigerian government agency said the outage is due to annual maintenance on its Mando–Kumbotso 330kV Transmission Line scheduled for Sunday, 31st May 2026. Consequently, Kano Electricity Distribution Company will be unable to supply electricity to Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Bauchi, Yobe, and parts of the Niger Republic. “The outage is necessary to enable TCN’s maintenance crew to amend a damaged Red Phase Conductor on Tower T187 along the line route. “Consequently,…
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed June 3 for hearing in a suit filed by Nafiu-Bala Gombe, seeking to stop David Mark and others from parading themselves as leaders of the African Democratic Congress, ADC. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, hearing notices have since been issued and served on lawyers to the parties in the suit. The case, filed by the aggrieved former National Deputy Chairman of ADC, was earlier before Justice Emeka Nwite of a sister court. The matter was, however, reassigned to Justice Lifu, following Justice Nwite’s recent elevation to the Court…
The 2025/26 Champions League campaign ended on Saturday, with Paris Saint-Germain beating Arsenal in the final to lift the trophy. Following the match in Budapest, the UEFA Technical Observer Group announced Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Vitinha as the player who won the award for the Player of the Match. Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe won the award for the top scorer after scoring 15 goals in the competition. On Sunday, the UEFA Technical Observer Group went further to name PSG star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia as the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League Player of the Season. Kvaratskhelia won the award after scoring 10 goals…
Grange School and St Saviour’s School reaffirmed their dominance by retaining their titles as Nigeria’s best-performing schools at the Dolphin Swimming League Season 7 Awards on Saturday. St Saviour’s School, Ikoyi, amassed 954.5 points to claim the Best Primary School title, while Grange School topped the secondary school standings with 1,074 points. Boken Club emerged as the Best Club at both the primary and secondary levels. Rising star Naetochukwu Oguegbu of Meadow Hall School and Grange School duo Aidan Dumuje-Abili and Oluwatofunmi Ibidapo were among the standout performers, clinching major honours in the country’s premier school swimming competition. Oguegbu stole…
The Lagos State Security Trust Fund says it has collaborated with the state Police Command and the Nigeria Police Air Wing to conduct aerial surveillance patrols across the state as part of efforts to strengthen security and reassure residents of their safety. This was contained in a statement by the Executive Secretary of the LSSTF, Ayodele Ogunsan, on Sunday. According to Ogunsan, the exercise was carried out on Friday across the mainland and island corridors of the state, providing real-time situational awareness and supporting intelligence-led security operations. Ogunsan described the initiative as a proactive step aimed at enhancing public safety,…
Cost of living represents the quantum of money required to sustain a desired standard of living, particularly meeting basic needs such as food, healthcare, housing, and education. It is primarily determined by government economic policies, especially relating to direct taxes, which impact disposable income and interest rates, which affect the cost of production; demand and supply of goods, cost of utilities including transportation, electricity, telecommunication, school tuition and other fees, cost of medicine and healthcare services, et cetera. The general macroeconomic factors affecting the cost of living are inflation rates, labour market salaries and wages, and the strength of the…
Segilola Resources Operating Limited has commissioned infrastructure and community development projects in Osun State, including a rehabilitated road network and a community-owned water production facility in Ijesaland. The projects were unveiled during a visit by His Imperial Majesty, the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Clement Adesuyi Haastrup (Ajimoko III), to the company’s operations in Odo-Ijesa as part of an inspection tour of industries and development initiatives in the region. A statement from the firm on Sunday stated that the Deputy General Manager of SROL, Mr Olusola Olusomidomo, received the monarch on behalf of the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Segun Lawson.…
Former Secretary to the Bauchi State Government and governorship aspirant of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Ibrahim Kashim, speaks with UMAR SANI on his political ambition, reasons for leaving the PDP and SDP, his vision for Bauchi State, and the political permutations ahead of the 2027 general elections Having observed the political atmosphere in Bauchi and at the national level, which has been plagued by litigations and conflicts in political parties, what is your assessment of the political environment ahead of the 2027 general elections? I will say two things. There is a Hausa proverb that says, ‘If a rat is…
Alienware is taking to this year’s Computex 2026 in Taipei to announce some cool gaming monitors, most notably two exciting OLED options that are coming at different points this year. First off, the company is debuting the successor to its very first QD-OLED gaming monitor from 2022 with a refreshed design and high-end specs that’s coming in July (price hasn’t yet been shared).The AW3426DW is a 34-inch curved 3,440 x 1,440 resolution with an 1800R curve, just like its predecessor. But the new model has the latest QD-OLED Penta Tandem screen tech that boosts the peak brightness to 1,300 nits…
