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The Lagos State Government on Saturday commended residents of Alimosho Local Government Area for their level of compliance with the monthly environmental sanitation exercise, describing the area as one of the councils taking the initiative seriously. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made the observation after monitoring the exercise in the area on Saturday. PUNCH Online correspondent who also monitored the exercise in Oguntade, Shasha, Akerele, Orisunbare and other communities in the local government observed that residents had cleaned their surroundings and placed their waste at designated locations for collection, while others were seen actively participating in…
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, the women’s 100m hurdles world record holder, has slipped to third place in the latest global athletics rankings despite improving her points tally with strong performances at two Diamond League meetings in China, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Amusan raised her ranking points from 1,379 to 1,385 after clocking 12.41 seconds at the Shanghai Diamond League and a season’s best 12.28 seconds at the Xiamen meeting, where she finished second behind American Masai Russell. Russell’s back-to-back victories at both meetings, however, were enough to propel the Olympic champion to the top of the world rankings. The 26-year-old posted…
The Bitcoin treasury company space is becoming more divided between firms with actual financial strategies and those leaning more on promotion, according to one industry executive.“I think a lot of them don’t have the right capital structure, right. They don’t have the ability to actually deploy Bitcoin,” Sean Bill — co-founder of Bitcoin treasury company BSTR, alongside Adam Back — said during an interview with Cointelegraph published to YouTube on Tuesday.“They’re really planning on having Bitcoin do all the talking for them,” Bill said. “I do think that you have a lot of carnival barkers in this space,” Bill said.Sean…
Bringing Up Bates alum Warden Bates and Kaybrie Patterson have tied the knot. In a joint point shared via Instagram on Thursday, May 28, the couple announced they have officially married just two months after debuting their romance on social media in March. The couple announced they were engaged on May 2, while their wedding took place just days later on May 5. Patterson, 19, explained in Thursday’s post that she and Bates, 22, were compelled to bring forward their wedding, which was originally slated for September, so that her late father could attend the nuptials before he died of…
Tola Akeem had just exited the bustling Oja Tuntun Market in Ilorin, Kwara State where he completed shopping for Eid supplies, when the ringtone on his mobile phone interrupted his conversation with his wife. The caller informed him that the Muslim council in his community had introduced new measures for this year’s Eid-el-Kabir prayers, including suspending prayers at the Eid Ground. “We have bought over N400,000 worth of food for Sallah because we expected family members to start arriving by tomorrow (Tuesday), but the Muslim community had issued new directive on Sallah celebration that made it hard for many to…
Nigeria has launched its campaign at the 2026 African Taekwondo Championships in Bamako, Mali, with a groundbreaking 13-member squad that includes Para Taekwondo athletes and Poomsae competitors for the first time in the country’s history. The competition officially gets underway on Saturday (today) following Friday’s weigh-in, with Team Nigeria arriving in Mali carrying renewed ambitions as the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation continues its push to expand the sport beyond traditional combat categories and establish the country as a major force on the continent. The inclusion of Para athletes and Poomsae specialists marks a significant milestone for Nigerian taekwondo. It reflects ongoing…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has unveiled the identity of a suspected impostor who allegedly posed as an officer of the anti-graft agency. According to a video released by the Commission, the suspect, identified as Haruna Mamuda, is a dismissed military personnel who allegedly masqueraded as an EFCC operative. The video also showed Mamuda alongside his driver, Salifu Olije Mustapha, during some of their alleged operations, where they were seen harassing unsuspecting youths while falsely claiming to be EFCC officials. DAILY POST reports that the development comes just three days after the EFCC arraigned the driver, ,Mustapha before…
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Ajibola Basiru, has dissociated the party from individuals making derogatory remarks about civil servants in Osun State. Basiru, while meeting with former Local Government Education Authority, LGEA, officials at his residence in Osogbo on Friday, said such comments neither represent the position nor the ideology of the party. The APC scribe described civil servants as critical stakeholders in the state’s political and developmental growth, noting that they remain a major factor in the party’s quest for victory in the Aug. 15 governorship election. He stressed that the APC would never…
Formula 1 legend, Lewis Hamilton, is backing Arsenal to beat Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League final on Saturday. Hamilton, who supports the Gunners, also praised Mikel Arteta’s men for already winning the Premier League title. He encouraged them to go out and “have fun” against the Ligue 1 giants. In a video shared via Ferrari’s official account, Hamilton sent a message to the Arsenal squad. He said: “Hey guys, it’s Lewis here. “This is to the team, Arsenal — my team. I’m so proud of you guys… As a fan since I was five years old, this is…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced its petrol gantry price by N25 per litre, lowering the cost from N1,275 to N1,250. A senior Dangote Group official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to comment publicly on the matter, confirmed the development to our correspondent on Saturday. The official attributed the price adjustment to the recent decline in crude oil prices on the international market. “We have reduced the petrol price to N1,250 at our gantry. This has to do with the current reduction in global oil prices, though everything is still volatile and requires caution,”…
