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An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Thursday, ordered that a 36-year-old woman, Janet Jegede, be kept in custody as a criminal lunatic for stabbing her husband, Kayode, to death. Jegede was arraigned before Justice Bamidele Omotoso on September 16, 2020, on one count bordering on murder. According to the charge, the defendant “on November 17, 2019, at Ado Ekiti, did murder one Kayode Jegede (her husband) contrary to Section 316 and punishable… Read the full article here

The lawmaker representing Osun Central Senatorial District, Senator Ajibola Basiru, has dissociated himself from a Facebook account which made a post celebrating the victory of Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State. Basiru, who is Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, made the rebuttal in a statement he issued on Thursday. The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja had in a unanimous judgment on an appeal filed by Adeleke declared him as the winner… Read the full article here

The Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria is set to hold a fitness walk on April 1, as part of activities marking its 50th-anniversary celebration. The walk, which will be held in Lagos, is aimed at promoting physical exercise for general body wellness among members of the association and the public. Announcing the itinerary for the walk, AAAN President, Steve Babaeko, called on staff of member agencies to join the walk, starting at 8am, adding that the… Read the full article here

Super Eagles defender Bruno Onyemaechi has been voted Boavista’s Player of the Month for March by the fans after a series of standout performances for the club, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The young defender played a vital role in the team’s games against Arouca and Famalicao, making several crucial tackles, interceptions, and ground duels. Despite Boavista’s 3-0 defeat to Sporting Lisbon, Onyemaechi showed great resilience and played strongly in the team’s… Read the full article here

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has apologised for the challenges candidates witnessed on Thursday during the Mock-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. On Thursday, parents of mock-UTME candidates and candidates complained bitterly over the anguish they experienced in accessing the JAMB portal at various Computer Based Test Centres. Some candidates narrated that the first batch of the examination was slated for 7 am but didn’t start until 12… Read the full article here

“Roy Hodgson has admitted he was surprised when the call came from Crystal Palace, but was happy to take charge following the departure of Patrick Vieira.” Read the full article here

If you want to watch content through the ad-supported plan, you’ll need to be on version 2.3.0 of the Netflix app for Apple TV. I tested the plan on my laptop when it first launched, and whatever you’re imagining Netflix with ads is like, you’re probably right. Personally, I’d recommend the no-ads plans, but if you want to save a few bucks, the ads tier isn’t a bad option.When Netflix Basic with Ads launched in November, it also wasn’t supported by older Chromecasts, but a… Read the full article here

The World Bank has warned that technology decoupling and trade restrictions stemming from US-China tensions are hurting knowledge generation and innovation in both superpowers, posing a long-term threat to growth across Asia. The deepening division between the world’s two biggest economies now poses “the most immediate challenge” in Asia-Pacific, according to the bank’s semi-annual economic update for the region released on Friday.“Bilateral restrictions on technology flows… Read the full article here

Decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) treasuries are rapidly growing having just surpassed a major milestone, according to DeepDAO.According to figures from the DAO data platform, on March 31, total assets for all decentralized autonomous organizations reached a record $25.1 billion.The treasury is the total sum of assets the DAO may use at its own discretion. It excludes DAO-managed but unowned assets such as staking accounts and reward fees.Around $22 billion of that total is liquid… Read the full article here

Not OK. Phoebe Bridgers got real about fake fans and trolls after she was harassed at the airport while trying to get to her father’s funeral. “I’m coming from a place of literally — I’m feeling it in my body as I’m saying it, but — people with my picture as their Twitter picture, who claim to like my music, f—king bullied me at the airport on the way to my father’s funeral this year,” Bridgers, 28, revealed during an interview with Them published on… Read the full article here