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Social media was agog with goodwill messages after actor, Lateef Adedimeji, and his wife, Mo Bimpe, announced the birth of their triplets. Adedimeji shared the news in a joint Instagram post with his wife, expressing gratitude and excitement over becoming parents. “I’ve been quiet… not absent. I was building, protecting, and embracing the greatest blessing of my life. “God gave me more than I prayed for, a woman who became a mother of three, and three kings to call my own. My world. My responsibility. My legacy. Alhamdulilah!” he wrote. The announcement sparked jubilation online, with colleagues, fans and well-wishers…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Gombe State University branch, has demanded the immediate payment of outstanding entitlements owed to its members, warning of possible escalation if the state government fails to act. The demand was contained in a communiqué issued after the union’s congress meeting held on Wednesday at the university’s English Lecture Theatre. According to the communiqué signed by the branch chairman, Dr Mustapha Shehu, and secretary, Dr Aliyu Shelleng, the congress reviewed ongoing engagements with the government but expressed disappointment with the outcome. “The Congress of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Gombe State University branch, received…

Thirty young Nigerians have graduated from the inaugural cohort of the Idris Aregbe Tech Scholarship Programme, a digital skills initiative aimed at equipping participants with practical technology training and expanding access to opportunities in the digital economy. According to a statement on Monday, the programme delivered intensive, hands-on training across key technology areas to prepare participants for careers in an increasingly digital-driven world. Organisers said the initiative is designed to help close Nigeria’s digital skills gap and enable young people to compete in global technology and innovation markets. The training was delivered with support from partners including aiNova Africa and…

For about six months, they have watched their husbands’ names splashed across the media over an alleged coup plot. With tears and trembling voices, the distraught wives of detained military officers recount the moments before their spouses were arrested in conversations with ADEBAYO FOLORUNSHO-FRANCIS and SOLOMON ODENIYI On October 4, 2025, the Defence Headquarters disclosed that 16 senior officers drawn from the Nigerian Army, Navy and Air Force had been taken into custody over alleged breaches of military regulations and acts of indiscipline. At the time, authorities downplayed speculations, describing the arrests as an internal affair. But what followed deepened…

Previously, we noticed that some users who tried using third-party firmware encountered problems such as poor optimization, frequent crashes, and even screen damage. Some users who later reverted to the official firmware experienced issues like being unable to access reading records, Wi-Fi records not opening, and the book transfer page failing to launch, and subsequently applied for official repairs.We are very concerned that this may affect your user experience and device safety. At the same time, flashing firmware on your own will void the official warranty, making future repairs more troublesome. Therefore, for recently shipped new devices, we have cautiously…

Brazil’s central bank, Banco Central do Brasil (BCB), has barred the use of virtual assets in certain regulated international payment and transfer services, tightening rules for cross-border payment providers operating under the country’s eFX framework.On Thursday, BCB published Resolution BCB No. 561, amending existing rules for eFX, a regulated category covering international payments and transfers. The resolution states that payments or receipts between an eFX provider and its foreign counterparty must be carried out exclusively through a foreign exchange transaction or movement in a non-resident Brazilian real account, with the use of virtual assets prohibited.The restriction also applies under transitional…

Jane Fonda is clarifying her comments about Barbra Streisand’s Academy Awards tribute to the late Robert Redford. “He’s the only person I made four movies with, and would have done a lot more if I had the chance,” Fonda, 88, said during the TCM Classic Film Festival on Thursday, April 30, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “I loved him and I deeply respect him, and they didn’t ask me to do the Oscars.” Redford died in September 2025 at the age of 89. Instead of Fonda, Streisand, 84, took to the stage to honor his legacy at the 2026 Oscars…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has received early political backing ahead of the 2027 general elections, with a coalition of All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders and other political leaders purchasing and donating his Expression of Interest and Nomination forms. The initiative was disclosed on Thursday by a delegation led by Awaji-Inombek Abiante, the lawmaker representing Andoni/Opobo-Nkoro Federal Constituency of Rivers State in the House of Representatives. He said the decision followed consultations among elders and political actors across the state, who resolved to act in what they described as the broader interest of Rivers people. Mr Abiante characterised the…

The majority owner of Daar Communications Plc, Daar Investment & Holding Company (DIHL), has alleged the manipulation of the media and entertainment company’s shareholding structure at the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). Daar Communications operates African Independent Television and Ray Power FM. DIHL stated in a statement issued to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigerian Exchange Limited, First Registrars (registrar to Daar Communications), the CAC, investigative agencies and the investing public that there has been an illegal redistribution of the shares held in the entity by Raymond Aleogho Dokpesi, its late founder, and late Adamu Biu. Alterations to the original shareholding…

Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II of Kano. The key flaw in Emir Sanusi’s argument is that it is focused on the immediate. A country can cut down on wasteful subsidies and still borrow for infrastructure-building. They are two different things entirely. I don’t believe that he and other commentators on the subject expect Nigeria to fund long term infrastructure with short term revenue that is hardly enough. Nigeria paid out an average of $10 billion yearly in fuel subsidies and the system was fraught with fraud. I already started writing an article in which I sought to communicate the very fact…