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Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has congratulated Edo Queens Football Club on their outstanding achievement, describing the team’s success as a proud moment for the state and a testament to the talent, determination, and resilience of Edo athletes. In Sunday’s final game against Bayelsa Queens, the Edo Queens secured a 0-0 draw, enough for them to finish with 10 points from five games. The Benin team won three games, drew one and lost one. The win confirmed the Edo Queens as the top team of 2026 NWFL, further highlighting the team’s strength, consistency, and competitive spirit. The Governor, in…

The Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Anambra State, has dismissed five staff members, including two professors, two senior lecturers, and one principal assistant registrar for gross misconduct. In a statement on Monday, the university’s Public Relations Officer, Dr Harrison Madubueze, said the officers were dismissed at the 122nd meeting of the Governing Council held on Friday. Madubueze said those dismissed for misconduct include Prof. C.C. Nwabachili, immediate past Dean of Faculty of Law and Prof. Chike Osegbue of the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences. Others are Dr I.H. Iheukwumere and Mr Emeka Nwabunnia – both from the…

Some of the fighters in Sunday’s Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event on the White House lawn will be paid bonuses in stablecoins issued by the Trump family crypto company World Liberty Financial.On Monday, World Liberty confirmed that UFC would pay up to $250,000 in bonuses using USD1, the US dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by the company. UFC had previously made a similar announcement before the event. The price of USD1 jumped above $1 on June 12 and remained there, according to CoinMarketCap data at last look. Trading volume in the past 24 hours was up more than 93%, at $2.38 billion.World Liberty…

While Mackenzie Shirilla is currently behind bars, her personal life has been the subject of fascination for true crime fans after rumors of her alleged lesbian hookups inside of the Ohio Reformatory for Women have made the rounds. While speaking to The Daily Mail in an interview published on Sunday, June 14, Natalie Shirilla revealed what her daughter’s life in prison has been like. At one point during the interview, Natalie, 51, reacted to the 36 misconduct “tickets” that Mackenzie, 21, has received for violating prison rules. “A lot of the tickets she got were for stuff she wouldn’t even…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s bid for the presidency in the 2027 general election took a major hit after the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the deregistration of five political parties, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the party he recently adopted to run for president again. Delivering judgement on Monday, Justice Peter Lifu directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the ADC alongside four other political parties for failing to meet constitutional requirements for continued registration. The other affected parties are the Accord Party (AP), Action Alliance (AA), Action Peoples Party (APP), and Zenith Labour Party…

Egypt and Cape Verde added to Africa’s positive start at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Monday, earning valuable points against highly fancied European opponents in their opening group matches. After Morocco held Brazil to a 1-1 draw and Côte d’Ivoire secured Africa’s first victory with a 1-0 win over Ecuador, Egypt battled Belgium to a 1-1 draw while debutants Cape Verde frustrated Spain in a goalless stalemate. In Group G, Egypt produced one of their most disciplined performances in recent years to deny Belgium victory. Midfielder Emam Ashour gave the Pharaohs a deserved lead in the 20th minute with…

One person has been beheaded and seven houses razed at Ogute-Oke community in Estako East Local Government Area of Edo State after a quarrel broke out over a girl. The incident happened shortly after the community celebrated its Olimi festival and a party to celebrate the burial of a popular chief in the locality. Several people were said to have fled the community to avoid arrest by police. A source who pleaded anonymity on Monday, said, “Trouble started in the community during a party to celebrate the burial of a popular chief in the locality. “A guy became annoyed that…

Belgium and Egypt drew 1-1 in their World Cup opener on Monday after a second-half Belgian equaliser spoiled Mohamed Salah’s 34th birthday. Emam Ashour opened the scoring early in the first half in Seattle, before Romelu Lukaku came off the bench after the hour to force Egypt’s Mohamed Hany into an own goal. With the draw, seven-time Africa Cup of Nations champions Egypt’s wait for a first victory at a World Cup goes on. This is their fourth participation in the global showpiece, and with Group G fixtures to come against Iran and New Zealand, they will hope to break…

For months, Big Tech’s Washington lobbyists have chased after the holy grail of pro-AI legislation: preemption. This would be a comprehensive federal law, passed in Congress and signed by the president, applying one set of AI rules across the entire country and overriding the legally messy state-by-state approach to regulation. For months, lobbyists have run into roadblocks and incurred nationwide political blowback, and they now face the possibility that after the midterms, Congress will flip to hostile Democrats unwilling to work with them.But their final, most desperate attempt at preemption is coming with new baggage, related to an entirely different…

Kraken on Monday launched perpetual futures trading for eligible US users through Bitnomial, expanding its domestic derivatives offerings months after acquiring the federally regulated exchange.The products are available through Kraken Pro and include contracts tied to major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Solana (SOL), XRP (XRP), Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK), Dogecoin (DOGE), Litecoin (LTC) and Avalanche (AVAX).According to Monday’s announcement, the contracts share the same futures wallet as Kraken’s existing CME-listed crypto futures products, allowing traders to manage both positions from a single account.Source: Kraken ProKraken said perpetual futures, a type of derivative contract with no expiration date, generated…