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The Love Island franchise has mourned the deaths of some of the show’s most beloved islanders over the years. Love Island, which premiered in the U.K. in 2002, follows a different group of singles every season who pair off in order to stay in the show’s luxury villa. The franchise has since expanded worldwide, with spinoffs such as Love Island USA. The contestants — who are referred to as Islanders — live in isolation in a villa and are under constant video surveillance. They must be coupled up to remain on the show and to stand a chance at receiving…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Monday dismissed a Federal High Court judgement ordering the deregistration of the Accord and other four opposition political parties, insisting that the ruling would not affect his participation in the 15 August off-cycle governorship election in the state. The court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister five political parties; Accord Party (AP), African Democratic Congress, Action Alliance (AA), Action Peoples Party (APP), and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), over their failure to meet constitutional performance thresholds required for continued registration. Mr Adeleke, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the…

A former senator representing Ogun Central, Iyabo Obasanjo, has returned to the Peoples Democratic Party barely a week after resigning from the All Progressives Congress. Obasanjo, daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, rejoined the PDP on Monday during the unveiling of the party’s deputy governorship candidate in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The former health commissioner, who recently returned from the United States, was received with cheers by party members at the PDP secretariat. Speaking shortly after the presentation of former Group Business Editor of The PUNCH, Alhaja Yemi Sowunmi-Kolapo, as the party’s deputy governorship candidate, Obasanjo expressed confidence in the chances…

The Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, on Monday dismissed an application filed by a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Farouq, seeking to set aside the bench warrant and warrant of arrest earlier issued against her. Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie held that Farouq failed to provide a valid reason for her absence from court and ruled that the law empowered the court to issue a bench warrant where a defendant deliberately fails to appear in a criminal proceeding. Farouq is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission alongside Bashir Nura Alkali and Sani Nafiu Mohammed…

Senegal coach, Pape Thiaw, insisted on Monday that the controversy of January’s Africa Cup of Nations final was firmly a thing of the past as his side focuses on the World Cup and their opening opponents, France. “I am not going to go back over the AFCON, that’s behind us. This is the World Cup. We have prepared well for it, and we are focused on tomorrow’s match,” Thiaw said of Tuesday’s Group I clash at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. It is almost exactly five months since January’s Cup of Nations final in Rabat, in which Senegal beat…

Actor Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, has announced the birth of his son. The actor disclosed this in an Instagram post on Monday, sharing a maternity photoshoot featuring himself and his wife. Expressing gratitude to God, Baba Ijesha revealed that the couple welcomed a baby boy named King Kagar Omiyinka. He wrote, “In quiet ways, in unseen ways, God has been writing a story only He could tell. We thank the Almighty for blessing us with a healthy baby boy. “God gave me more than I prayed for. My ever beautiful wife, strong Jagaban, Abikese de mi owo,…

Your public Facebook posts could help inform AI-generated results in Meta’s new AI Mode. When you search on Facebook, the “AI Mode” option will appear alongside the usual search modes like “People” and “Marketplace.” It’s one of several new AI features Meta is rolling out starting today, including photo presets that swap sports jerseys onto fans and suggestions for collage templates.Instead of “just links,” it gives users AI-generated results that pull from publicly-posted content across Meta’s platforms, like the AI search feature in its new Reddit-like Forum app. Users can also ask Meta’s AI follow-up questions in response to the…

Chipmaker Nvidia has reportedly become the latest company to tap the AI debt boom with a planned $20 billion bond offering, underscoring the relentless demand for AI infrastructure and data centers that has also created new opportunities for Bitcoin miners diversifying beyond crypto.On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Nvidia is seeking to raise at least $20 billion through a multi-part bond sale to help finance AI-related investments and refinance existing debt.Citing people familiar with the matter, the report said Nvidia plans to issue notes across seven maturities ranging from two to 30 years, with the longest-dated bonds expected to yield roughly…

Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, was sentenced to serve four years in prison after he was found guilty of several charges, including two counts of rape. In addition to his prison sentence, Høiby, 29, was also sentenced to a two-year restraining order against one of his victims, according to The Guardian. Oslo District Court announced Høiby’s conviction and sentence on Monday, June 15, nearly three months after his six-week trial concluded. Høiby was not physically in court for the verdict and instead attended via video link, according to BBC. Judge Jon Sverdrup Efjestad convicted Høiby…

Speaker of the House of Representatives Abbas Tajudeen has said Nigeria’s worsening security challenges require fresh legislative solutions, declaring that previous approaches have not fully addressed the country’s complex threats. Mr Tajudeen made the remark on Monday while opening a two-day public hearing on defence-related bills organised by the House Committee on Defence at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja. His comments come as the House of Representatives commenced consideration of a package of defence reform bills aimed at strengthening military institutions, improving personnel welfare and repositioning the Armed Forces to confront emerging security threats. “Let me state clearly. The security…