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Veteran Nigerian Juju and Highlife musician Iyun Janet Ajilore, popularly known as Saint Janet, has been laid to rest in Abeokuta, Ogun State, weeks after her sudden death. The singer was buried on Wednesday at her residence following funeral activities that brought together her children, relatives, colleagues and admirers. Among those who joined the mourning were veteran Juju musician Gentleman Dele Taiwo and other figures associated with the traditional music community. Videos from the ceremony showed an emotional farewell as Saint Janet’s children and other mourners gathered around her remains before she was committed to the earth. The burial concluded…

Nigeria’s D’Tigers will begin the second round of their 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifying campaign on Thursday with a crucial showdown against group leaders Cameroon, knowing that every result could prove decisive in their quest for a place at the tournament in Qatar. Having revived their qualification hopes during the last window, D’Tigers will now look to build on that momentum when they face their Central African rivals at the Radès Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès in Tunisia. Head coach David Fizdale and his 12-man squad have been putting the final touches to their preparations in Tunisia ahead of what…

The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi, has commenced an unannounced operational inspection of police divisions and formations across the state to assess officers’ readiness, discipline and working conditions. The exercise, which began on Wednesday, saw the commissioner inspect the Area Command, Metro, Ilorin, and 12 police divisional headquarters within the Ilorin metropolis. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday. According to the statement, the inspection was designed to enable the commissioner to personally assess the professional disposition and commitment of officers, identify operational challenges and capability gaps, and obtain…

Leah Remini spoke out after landing a diamond as the newest cast member on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 16. On Wednesday, August 26, the King of Queens star, 56, shared a link to news coverage about her joining the Bravoverse and wrote in the caption, “It’s true!!” Earlier in the day, Bravo confirmed that Leah had signed on for RHOBH after other cast members started filming “earlier this summer.” (Us exclusively reported that some of the Beverly Hills cast were recently in Ghana to celebrate Bozoma Saint John-Watson’s wedding to Keely Watson.) Leah is no stranger to…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has clarified that the controversial N30,000 taxi fare for trips from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, was not a rate newly imposed by the authority or introduced through its Airport Car Hire Rank Management System. FAAN made the clarification in a statement signed by its Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Henry Agbebire, on Thursday, amid public criticism over the cost of airport transportation. The controversy followed a video by travel content creator Chris Joondeph, known as Authentic Travelling, who showed a quoted fare of N30,000 for a trip from the Lagos airport…

Tokenized deposits could make bank funding less stable and raise credit costs for US households and businesses, according to an analysis by two economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Economists Rosie Levy and Srini Ramaswamy said instant settlement could allow depositors seeking higher yields to switch banks more quickly. They said programmable deposit tokens and agentic artificial intelligence could automate the transfers, shortening the time that deposits remain at individual banks and making them more sensitive to interest rates.The economists estimated that if deposits became 10% more sensitive to interest rates, banks’ capacity to hold long-term loans and other…

Harry Jowsey’s wife, Amber Mozo, is speaking her truth after viewers learned during the Let’s Marry Harry reunion that the couple’s relationship is over . “I was very loyal, very honest, very patient,” Amber, 31, exclusively tells Us. “Getting back on that stage and seeing him and looking him in the eye, I really said the things I wanted to say for the last time.” Amber says she was “hurt by the betrayal,” but she didn’t really take it personally. “I think a dismissive avoidant will take the route of saying there’s a miscommunication. It’s avoiding responsibility, and at the…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Plateau State University, Bokkos chapter, has declared an indefinite strike over what it described as the university management’s failure to resolve six outstanding demands. The union announced the industrial action on Wednesday after its congress meeting, following the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum issued to the university administration on 11 August. In a statement signed by the chapter’s chairman, Vincent Choji, and secretary, Lomka Kopdiya, and made available to reporters on Wednesday, the union said the demands remained unresolved despite the ultimatum’s expiration. The lecturers are demanding the commencement of the Contributory Pension…

Investors could generate between $4 and $6 for every $1 invested in rangeland restoration, experts behind a new report have said, urging the private sector to see degraded rangelands as an investment opportunity rather than a charity project. The report, titled “Rangelands Rising: Investing in Sustainable Management and Restoration” is jointly published by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), GIZ, the Economics of Land Degradation Initiative, UNCCD and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and was launched on the sidelines of COP17 in Mongolia on Wednesday. The experts, Mark Schauer, a Senior Programme Officer at GIZ and Abdrahmane…

The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has moved to halt the planned media press call and premiere of Living in Colors, alleging that the film contains explicit sexual content and promotes same-sex relationships. The Board, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said it became aware of promotional materials, including a poster and a trailer for the film, advertising a media event and premiere scheduled for this weekend at a cinema facility in Lagos. According to the NFVCB, preliminary investigations indicate that the film has not been submitted to the regulatory agency for classification and approval. Living in Colours…