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LG Electronics has introduced free comprehensive health insurance coverage for customers who purchase selected air conditioner models, expanding its consumer health protection initiative in Nigeria. The company said in a statement on Sunday that the scheme, developed in partnership with AXA Mansard Health, builds on an earlier malaria-focused insurance programme and has now been widened into a broader healthcare support package for Nigerian households. According to LG, the initial programme was designed to address the high prevalence of malaria in Nigeria, which accounts for a significant share of global cases. The company said the expansion reflects its effort to combine…
New Zimbabwe coach Kaitano Tembo has released a 23-man squad ahead of this year’s Unity Cup invitational tournament, which will be held in London from May 26 to 30, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Zimbabwe Football Association published the list on Monday, as Tembo appears to have opted for a balance of established internationals and emerging talents, drawing players from leagues across England, Scotland, France, South Africa and beyond. The four-team tournament will feature Nigeria, India, Jamaica and Zimbabwe. Notable in the squad is the return of France-based midfielder Marshall Munetsi. The 29-year-old returns to the national team after missing…
A female candidate seeking admission to study Medicine at the University of Lagos, Owoeye Jesudunsin, has emerged as the highest scorer in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination after scoring 372 out of a possible 400 marks. This emerged when the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board unveiled the top-performing candidates on Monday during its 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions into Tertiary Institutions held in Abuja. Owoeye, who sat the examination in Ogun State and hails from Ekiti State, applied to study Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at UNILAG. Coming behind Jesudunsin was Enwere Ikenna from Imo State, who scored…
US technology firm Arista Networks is stepping up its push into Nigeria’s enterprise technology market with energy-efficient networking systems targeted at banks, telecom operators and large-scale digital infrastructure providers. This comes amid rising interest in Nigeria’s data centre market from global infrastructure providers and technology companies, fuelled by growing cloud adoption, rapid fintech growth, and increasing demand for digital services across banking, telecommunications, and other industries. The American company, in partnership with MART Networks and Resourcery Plc, hosted an industry event in Lagos recently, themed ‘Efficiency Meets Performance – The Arista Advantage’, bringing together executives from the telecommunications, financial services…
Financial technology company MoonPay announced the launch of an AI technology tool for trading strategies on prediction markets following its acquisition of Dawn Labs for an undisclosed amount.MoonPay said Monday that it had launched Dawn CLI in an effort to facilitate trading strategies “in plain English,” citing activity on prediction market platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi. Dawn Labs founder Neeraj Prasad said the tool will democratize trading “by general intelligence.”“Prediction markets are one of the fastest-growing categories, attracting a new generation of active traders across platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi,” MoonPay said in its announcement. “These traders use signals from…
A Tennessee teenager died following a mass shooting during a high school prom event, and authorities are now asking the public for help to determine who killed the girl and injured four others. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement on Sunday, May 10, that police responded to a park in Brownsville, Tennessee, on Friday, May 8, and found five people suffering from gunshot wounds. All five of the victims were taken to the hospital, where one teenager later died. Haywood County Schools issued a statement following the tragedy, identifying the deceased high school student Saturah Hayes. Related:…
Abdulkadir Sani, one of the six defendants facing coup charges before the Federal High Court in Abuja, has explained how he offered spiritual consultancy for the leader of last year’s failed plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government. Mr Sani, a Zaria, Kaduna State-based Islamic cleric, said this in a video recording tendered by the prosecution and played during Monday’s proceedings in the coup trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The defendant said in the video, which captured moments of his interrogations by military investigators, that he knew the alleged coup ringleader, Mohammed Ma’aji, a serving army colonel,…
Accord has condemned the killing of Kolade Eluyera, son of the party’s Woman Leader in Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State on Friday. Eluyera was reportedly killed on Friday near Onireke Mosque in Ikire. The party, in a statement signed by Barrister Maxwell Mgbuden, its National Chairman, said it is devastated over the cruel murder of a promising young man. The statement added, “Our thoughts and prayers are with the members of his family, trusting God to console, comfort and strengthen them in this trying time. “Certainly, his death will not be in vain. Kolade Eluyera has paid the supreme price in…
Former member of the House of Representatives, Farah Dagogo, has obtained the African Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship nomination form to contest the 2027 Rivers State governorship election. The nomination form was collected on his behalf by associates in Abuja on Monday. Speaking on his ambition to lead Rivers State, Dr. Dagogo said his administration would focus on repositioning the state as a leading economic and developmental hub in Nigeria. According to him, his proposed governance blueprint will be anchored on the principles of Diplomacy, Information, Security, and Economy (DISE), a strategic framework he said would be unveiled comprehensively in the…
Manchester United legend, Gary Neville, has given his prediction for this year’s Champions League final. On May 30, Paris Saint-Germain will be looking to defend their trophy, when they play Arsenal in Budapest. PSG saw off Bayern Munich in a tightly contested Bayern Munich, while the Gunners eliminated Atletico Madrid. Neville has claimed that Arsenal are likelier to win the Premier League than the Champions League. According to Neville, Luis Enrique is set to join the league of managers, who have won the Champions League in consecutive years. He said on Sky Sports: “It feels like the right moment for Arsenal…
