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The Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union has honoured the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Mr Oluwatosin Ajayi, with the ‘Golden Era Pillar of Critical and Strategic Intelligence for National Development Award’, as part of activities marking its 50th anniversary RATTAWU conferred the award on Ajayi on Thursday at his office, when the National President of the group, Emeka Kalu, led members to a media/security-critical engagement and strategic partnership meeting for national development in Abuja. Kalu praised the appointment of Ajayi in 2024 by President Bola Tinubu, describing it as putting “a round peg in a round…
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Neutrl has suspended minting and redemptions for its NUSD synthetic dollar after unspecified circumstances affected protocol reserves, leaving the cause and scale of any potential impairment unclear. On Thursday, Neutrl said it had also paused other protocol functions on legal advice while it assesses the impact. The protocol did not identify the affected asset or counterparty, say whether reserves suffered a realized loss or provide a timeline for resuming operations. Structured-yield protocol Strata later said it paused minting, redemptions and related functions for contracts in its Neutrl market, which supports several NUSD-linked products. Strata said its other markets…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Amanda Seyfried was simply filming a commercial for Tiffany & Co. Little did she know, her look would immediately inspire our next fashion purchase. Her drop earrings were so simple yet stunning — ideal for the upcoming season and beyond. And while the pair worn by The Handmaid star might be a splurge for some, we spent hours searching for a lookalike and found it. . . on sale for only $13. While filming in downtown Manhattan, Seyfried wore a black mock-neck…
Osun State is set to hold its governorship election on Saturday amid heightened political tension, increased security presence, political realignment and concerns over violence that have shaped residents’ expectations ahead of the polls. The election, which features 15 candidates, is characterised by fierce political competition, allegations of intimidation and recent incidents of violence. Among the contenders are the incumbent governor, Ademola Adeleke, who is contesting on the platform of the Accord Party; former Commissioner for Finance, Bola Oyebamiji, who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Najeem Salaam, the flagbearer of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Pre-election…
Nigerian delegates, alongside their counterparts from other African countries under the African Group of Negotiators, will push for the establishment of a legally binding instrument on drought management and increased financing to address desertification and land degradation across the continent at the forthcoming 17th session of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) in Mongolia. The Director of the Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought Management Department of the Federal Ministry of Environment, Etim William, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES ahead of the conference. “Nigeria, alongside other African countries, wants to push for a legally…
Illegal dumping of refuse has persisted along sections of the railway corridor in Agege, Lagos, despite repeated efforts by the Nigerian Railway Corporation to clear the area. A visit by PUNCH Metro to the corridor on Monday showed heaps of refuse stretching along parts of the railway tracks, with plastic waste, food remnants and other household waste littering the area. The development has raised concerns among residents over public health, environmental pollution and the potential danger posed to railway operations. Speaking with PUNCH Metro, a local government official stationed around the railway corridor, Oyeniran Prince, said indiscriminate dumping had persisted…
Halle Berry has only gotten better with time. Berry, 59, took to Instagram one day before her milestone 60th birthday to show off her curves while going braless underneath a sultry robe. In the pic, which she shared via Instagram on Thursday, August 13, she wore her patterned robe untied and exposed her cleavage. Berry’s piece featured a sheer lace hem and red florals. The actress added a touch of glamour to her look with a Cartier Love bracelet, a diamond wristlet, silver hoops and black shades. Berry went makeup-free in the pic and wore her curly hair down and…
The management of Abia State University (ABSU) has suspended a lecturer, Prof Nnamdi Nwaeze, from the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences. The ABSU spokesman, Chijioke Nwogu, announced the lecturer’s suspension in a statement on Thursday. PREMIUM TIMES reliably gathered that Nwaeze, a professor, was suspended on Wednesday for his Facebook post in which he claimed that professors at ABSU earn less than N400,000 per month. The professor’s post addressed the recently declared industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at ABSU. He claimed that he was familiar with issues that resulted…
A Jos-based law firm, Wholesome Attorneys, has petitioned the Department of State Services over the alleged continued detention of the 17-year-old Faith Barnabas despite a Federal High Court’s judgment directing that she be released to her mother, Mrs Kumabe Zakari. The petition, dated July 9, 2026, addressed to the Bauchi State Director of the DSS, and which copy was obtained by Arewa PUNCH on Thursday urged the security agency to ensure compliance with the July 6 judgment of the Federal High Court, Jos Judicial Division, which ordered the immediate release of the teenager to her widowed mother. The petition followed…
Figure Technology Solutions reported $4.3 billion in consumer loan marketplace volume for the second quarter, up 132% from a year earlier, as its quarterly profit nearly tripled. On Thursday, Figure said net income rose 192% year over year to $87 million, from about $30 million. Net revenue more than doubled to $226 million, while its net income margin increased 10.5 percentage points to 38.8%. Figure’s marketplace volume includes home equity lines of credit, debt-service coverage ratio loans and personal loans processed through its loan origination system, along with third-party loans traded on Figure Connect, which accounted for $2.8 billion, or 65%, of…
