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President Bola Tinubu has appointed Abel Enitan as the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, effective 27 August 2026. Mr Enitan succeeds Didi Walson-Jack, who will retire soon from the Federal Civil Service upon attaining the statutory retirement age of 60. Abel Olumiyiwa Enitan Mr Enitan, from Osun State, is the most senior Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service. He has served as Permanent Secretary for seven years and seven months, working at the Ministry of Police Affairs, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, and the Office of the Vice President. He is currently the Permanent Secretary in…

The 2023 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Teslim Folarin; former Minister of Power and governorship aspirant, Bayo Adelabu and other aggrieved governorship APC members were absent on Wednesday as the party’s national chairman, Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, met with the state reconciliation committee in Ibadan, the state capital. Other aspirants who were conspicuously absent at the meeting were Akeem Agbaje, Hakeem Alao and former deputy governor, Rauf Olaniyan. Addressing journalists shortly after the meeting, Yilwatda described the reconciliation of aggrieved members as a continuous process. He stressed the need for unity among members of the party…

John Stamos celebrated turning 63 years old in his birthday suit. “63,” the Full House alum wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, August 19, alongside a nude bathroom selfie. The black and white photo featured Stamos standing in front of his bathroom mirror sans shirt. The picture was taken from the waist up and Stamos covered his face with the camera. Several of Stamos’ fans gushed about how great the actor looked on his special day. Related: John Stamos Shares ‘Last Pic’ With Bob Saget Before His Death Full House alum John Stamos is remembering the final moments spent with his…

The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has met with retired military personnel who staged protests earlier today to demand a consequential adjustment of their pension. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the veterans in their numbers attempted to demonstrate their dissatisfaction at the Ministry of Defence, but were stopped by serving security personnel. The retired officers lamented the state of the economy, saying that the government excluded them from the recent salary increment for the military. This, they argued, violated their constitutional and legal rights. They pleaded for the intervention of President Bola Tinubu and Mr Musa, saying their active 35 years…

Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has threatened to sue Zuffa Boxing boss Dana White, accusing him of falsely claiming rights to stage the Anthony Joshua versus Tyson Fury fight and using Joshua to broker a venue deal he has no authority over, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The threat comes amid an ongoing public feud between Hearn and White that has simmered for much of the year, stemming from White’s move into boxing promotion with Zuffa Boxing, which has seen him sign some of Hearn’s fighters, and Hearn’s own move to manage a number of high-profile mixed martial arts fighters. The…

Google is trying to get you off your phone. The Pixel 11 Pro is “A Phone Designed to Help You Use It Less,” the company promises. It can proactively help you book restaurant reservations, take the best frames from a video, and help you voice-text significantly faster. The pitch is that the new features bundled with the Pixel 11 series of phones can help fix your relationship with technology — one that Google knows has badly degraded in recent years.But the hardware of the Pixel 11 Pro and 11 Pro XL is very similar to last year’s models — and…

Dakota Johnson and Role Model have reportedly called it quits after seven months of dating. The Materialists actress, 36, and the “Sally” singer, 29, ended their relationship “a while ago,” People reported on Wednesday, August 19. TMZ also confirmed the pair’s split. Us has reached out to reps for Johnson and Role Model (real name Tucker Pillsbury) for comment. Johnson and Role Model first sparked dating rumors in December 2025, when the two were spotted on a cozy dinner date in Los Angeles. The Madame Web star and “Look at That Woman” singer reunited the following month for a night…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate preparation of a comprehensive National Threat Assessment and a rolling five-year Strategic Defence Operations Plan to strengthen coordination across Nigeria’s defence, intelligence and security capabilities. The president’s Special Adviser on Homeland Security, Adeyinka Famadewa, will coordinate and provide secretariat support for the 11-man committee the president constituted to draft the strategic defence operations plan. Other members of the committee are the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; the Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa; the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle; the Chief of Defence Staff, Olufemi Oluyede; the Chief of Army Staff, Waidi…

The National Single Window platform processed 114,122 licences and permits and facilitated N11.27bn in payments between 27 March and 17 August 2026. The Phase One roll-out status update sighted by The PUNCH showed that 10,818 importers and agents have registered on the platform, with five Ministries, Departments, and Agencies fully onboarded, while over 8,000 users have received training. “The update further showed that 24 of the 27 airlines have been onboarded, with 2,139 air cargo manifests transmitted through the system,” the report stated. It stressed that adoption among shipping lines remains significantly lower, with 23 of 88 shipping lines onboarded…

The foldable phone market is in the middle of a huge transformation, but no one told Google.Last year, Samsung transformed its Galaxy Z Fold 7 with a dramatically thinner design. This year, it made its phones thinner and lighter again, almost eliminated the crease, and introduced a new passport-sized form factor that feels like the future. Next month, Apple is expected to enter the market with a foldable iPhone that, rumor has it, includes all of the above and adds iOS too.In the face of all that flux, Google’s Pixel 11 Pro Fold has hardly changed a thing.Like the other…