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Residents and activists in Yobe State have criticised Governor Mai Mala Buni over his donation of N300 million to the Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatis Sunnah, popularly known as Izala, amid concerns over the condition of education and healthcare facilities in the state. Buni announced the donation on Sunday in Jos, Plateau State, during a one-day National Symposium on “Enhanced Political Participation and Social Justice as a Panacea for Unity and Development in Nigeria,” organised by the JIBWIS. The governor said the N300 million was donated towards the proposed religious university the organisation plans to establish. The donation, however, generated…

The science behind these magic dots is sound, and addresses the motion sickness felt when staring at a static display while the inner ear feels the car turning, braking, and accelerating. Motion Assist taps into your device’s accelerometer and gyroscope to place dots around the periphery of the display that move in harmony with the motion of the car. When the car turns right, the dots sweep across the screen to the left; when the car brakes, the dots slide forward.I’m here to tell you that this tech really works. As an avid vanlifer, I’m often working on my MacBook…

Real Housewives of Miami alum Alexia Nepola’s son Peter Rosello has seemingly offered public support for Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann’s son Kroy “KJ” Biermann Jr. following the latter’s arrest. Rosello, 34, publicly reached out to the Zolciak-Biermann family on Friday, August 21, four days after KJ was arrested on aggravated sodomy and aggravated sexual assault allegations in Alpharetta, Georgia on Monday, August 17. Replying to Zolciak’s most recent Instagram photo with KJ’s younger brother Kash, Rosello wrote, “Stay strong lil bro! Trust me..this will all pass before you know it. Blessings to you guys🙏” In 2012, Rosello pleaded guilty…

The National Addressing Council (NAC) has ratified the preliminary framework for the actualisation of Nigeria’s vision to build a digitised and modern addressing system for the country. Under the new arrangement, the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation will serve as secretariat for greater efficiency and coordination, while other agencies will synergise efforts to achieve set objectives. The decision was taken on Monday at the meeting of the council chaired by Vice President Kashim Shetima in Abuja, with key members and stakeholders in the public and private sectors in attendance. “Under the Renewed Hope Agenda, our duty is to…

Super Eagles goalkeeper Amas Obasogie has returned to Bendel Insurance with renewed hunger and determination as he prepares to help the 2023 President’s Federation Cup champions achieve more success following two seasons away from the Nigeria Premier Football League. Obasogie has signed a one-year contract with the Benin Arsenal ahead of the 2026/27 NPFL season, marking a return to the club where he established himself as one of the league’s standout goalkeepers. The goalkeeper originally joined Bendel Insurance in 2019 and spent two seasons with the club following their return to the NPFL in 2023. He subsequently embarked on an…

Stocks rose, and oil dipped on Tuesday as investors assessed a US plan for the “economic asphyxiation” of Iran, while tech firms struggled following another down day on Wall Street and ahead of earnings from chip titan Nvidia. With the war against Tehran in its sixth month, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the White House was declaring an “economic D-Day” on the Islamic Republic and threatened to hit countries that trade with it. The threat comes with talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz have stalled, and neither side is showing any sign of backing down — pushing oil prices…

Taylor Swift looked back on the way her 2006 debut single, “Tim McGraw,” predicted her life now following her wedding to Travis Kelce. “If I look back at the song ‘Tim McGraw,’ there are actually sort of hints at everything that was going to happen in the next 20 years,” Swift, 36, revealed in The Icon Sessions with Taylor Swift: A 20-Year Retrospective, released on Monday, August 24. The track — which was the lead single from Swift’s self-titled first album — tells the bittersweet story of a summer romance, where the narrator asks her ex-boyfriend to think of her…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has found no evidence linking the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, to the appointment of Adeniyi Adeyemi as director-general of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), a fake federal agency. The commission said its investigation found that Mr Adeyemi personally forged an appointment letter dated March 2024 on a fake State House letterhead and attributed the signature on the document to Mr Gbajabiamila. The investigation also found no evidence that Mr Adeyemi was appointed by the Chief of Staff or had any direct engagement…

Nigeria’s D’Tigress are entering the final stretch of their preparations for the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, with head coach Rena Wakama expected to rejoin the team ahead of the tournament in Germany. Wakama has remained in the United States because of her professional commitments with WNBA franchise Chicago Sky, but the Nigerian coach is expected to link up with her players before the World Cup gets underway. The tournament is scheduled to run from 4-13 September, with D’Tigress set to move to Zaragoza, Spain, for the final phase of their preparations. Wakama has continued to combine her responsibilities…

Pandemonium broke out in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Monday as members of rival transport unions clashed, leaving more than five persons injured and hospitalised. PUNCH Online gathered that the violence, which disrupted activities around the Idi-Araba and Itakudimo areas of the metropolis, was said to have followed an alleged attack on the office of the National Association of Road Transport Owners, as residents and motorists fled the area when the situation escalated. A resident, Mubaraq Bello, said the disturbance began when some youths arrived in tricycles, armed with cutlasses and other weapons, and moved towards the NARTO office.…