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Students of the Department of Theatre Arts, Federal University Lokoja, on Sunday staged a series of drama presentations at Karaworo Community, New Layout, as part of their 2026 Community Theatre Project aimed at promoting unity, self-help, peaceful coexistence and community development. The 300-level students used the performances to highlight how tribalism, division and lack of cooperation continue to fuel local challenges, while urging residents to embrace dialogue and collective responsibility as the foundation for development. The presentations also carried strong messages on self-help, civic responsibility and communal action, with dignitaries calling on students to translate their creative skills into sustainable…

West Wilson will reportedly not be returning for Summer House season 11 while facing ongoing tension with his castmates amid his romance with Amanda Batula. “West isn’t coming back,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly of the reality star’s exit. “He could still make an appearance on Summer House or In the City in the future, especially if things with Amanda progress, but he’s not a cast member this season.” TMZ was the first to report the news of Wilson’s exit on Monday, June 15, citing sources connected to the series. People, meanwhile, reported that an insider close to production…

In separate operations, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command said it arrested four suspected members of a kidnapping and banditry network and dismantled a suspected terrorist camp concealed within the Paze–Byazhin hills on the outskirts of Abuja. The arrests followed a recent anti-kidnapping and rescue operation led by the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Ahmed Sanusi, on 9 June, in the hilly area, Josephine Adeh, the command’s spokesperson, said in a statement on Monday. She said the police, acting on intelligence, carried out a follow-up raid on 11 June at a hideout in the Paze hills, a remote area…

As the prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) rise by about 140 per cent in many locations across the country, marketers of the commodity are perfecting plans to massively import the product to make it more affordable and available. Findings showed that cooking gas prices jumped from an average of N1,000 per kilogramme in January and February this year to as high as N2,400 a few days ago. Industry sources told our correspondent that the regulator is issuing licences for the importation of cooking gas. This is also because local producers of LPG have been unable to meet domestic…

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects allegedly involved in the production and distribution of adulterated alcoholic beverages in the state. The suspects, identified as Ikechukwu Okeke, 42 years old, and Okeke Chukwuemeka, 38 years old, were arrested in the early hours of Monday by the operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad/VCRU, following credible intelligence received by the police. Confirming their arrest in a statement on Monday, the state police spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the suspects are currently in police custody, while the exhibits recovered from them have been secured for forensic examination and evidential purposes.…

I believe you understand the question. It echoes the problem many have with the indicated idiom and some other ones. Based on how common some idiom-related mistakes are, we shall revisit the topic today. Meanwhile, I should quickly note: I hope our WASSCE candidates had a brilliant outing in the English Language exam held on Wednesday. Some say ‘It takes two to tangle’. Others: ‘It takes two to tango.’ The second is the correct expression for the idiom, which means a situation or argument involves two people and they are both therefore responsible for it and its outcome: It’s unfair…

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone C, Owerri, has announced the interception of a large consignment of foreign-smuggled vegetable oil with a duty-paid value of N403.4m. The unit described the seizure as a result of strategic intelligence coordination and coordinated operational activities by its officers. The Customs Area Controller in charge of the unit, Bishir Balogun, announced this in a statement on Monday obtained by The PUNCH. Balogun said the seizures included 3,310 jerrycans of Super Delicious vegetable oil, 25 litres each; 10 jerrycans of Super Delicious vegetable oil, 10 litres each; 20 cartons of 5-litre Sunflower vegetable…

Six final-year students of the Department of Estate Management, University of Lagos, have been offered automatic employment by real estate firm, Jide Taiwo & Co. The firm also unveiled a N1m scholarship and rewards package, which will go to the overall best graduating student and the best female graduating student, among other recognitions. Regional Manager, Lagos Island of the company, Bashir Tajudeen, made this announcement during its 2026 Career Day/Job Fair, held over the weekend at the University of Lagos. According to Tajudeen, “the intervention is part of its commitment to nurturing young professionals and bridging the gap between university…

Recently, the concept of so-called covenants has received renewed attention as Bitcoin development and protocol discussions underwent a renaissance. Covenants could enable and facilitate a wide range of applications, including new trustless and scalable layer 2s, fully non-custodial vaults with more complex spending logic, and more efficient payment channels. However, most paths to implementing this functionality require a soft fork of Bitcoin’s consensus rules, a process that would likely spark debate within the community.With the recent diversification of consensus clients into Core and Knots nodes, reaching agreement on such a change has become less likely. In spite of recently pushing…

Former Pro Bowl defensive end Aldon Smith gave a chilling interview just days before his shocking death, telling celebrity barber Tee Maultsby that he has “had better days.” Smith died at age 36 at a San Jose hospital on Saturday, June 13, after a friend found him unresponsive in his car. “I’ve definitely had better days,” Smith said on the June 8 episode of Maultsby’s “Laced Up” YouTube show. “It’s along the lines of something I think I’ve been dealing with my whole life, and I’m just struggling with accepting how it’s playing out right now. That sounds like a…