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Billy Corgan is still soaking up becoming a father of three in his late 50s. “I’m 59, so there’s a bit of an age gap there,” the Smashing Pumpkins frontman exclusively told Us Weekly on the red carpet at the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York City on Thursday, June 11. Corgan and his wife, Chloe Mendel Corgan, welcomed their first child, son Augustus, in November 2015 when the “1979” singer was 48. Their daughter Philomena arrived in October 2018 followed by another baby girl, Juno, in March 2025 when Corgan was 58. “She’s a titanic…

Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State says his administration has completed 127km of roads across the state without fanfare. Mr Otu made the disclosure at a thanksgiving service to mark the 2026 Democratic Day celebration on Friday in Calabar. Represented by the Deputy Governor, Peter Odey, Mr Otu said the projects reflected his administration’s commitment to service delivery, and were not meant for publicity. “We have completed 127km of road without cutting a ribbon; the roads are serving the interests of our people, that’s our concern,” he said. He further said that Cross River had become one of the…

Nigeria international Igoh Ogbu has undergone successful surgery after suffering a torn Achilles tendon while on duty with the Super Eagles during the June international break. The 26-year-old defender sustained the injury while representing Nigeria, with medical examinations later confirming the severity of the setback. Ogbu subsequently underwent surgery at the Central Military Hospital in Střešovice, with Czech champions Slavia Prague confirming that the procedure was successful. In an official statement, the club revealed that the former Lillestrøm centre-back is expected to be sidelined for approximately three months as he begins his rehabilitation programme. “During the international break, Igoh Ogbu…

The Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Yahaya, has expressed sorrow over the death of the Emir of Ngazargamu in Yobe State, Alhaji Tijjani Ahmed Ibn-Saleh. The monarch died in Cairo, Egypt, following a prolonged illness and was buried today, Friday in Yobe State. In a condolence message on Friday, Yahaya described the late Emir as a respected traditional ruler, a symbol of peace, unity and progress, whose reign was marked by wisdom, humility and commitment to the welfare of his people. The governor said the late royal father devoted his life to…

Pele’s 1958 World Cup winners’ medal is expected to fetch £500,000 ($670,000) when it is auctioned in England later this month. The medal, won by the Brazilian legend when he was a teenager, is part of a catalogue of 450 World Cup-related items being sold by sporting memorabilia specialists BUDDS, which estimates they will fetch £2 million in total. A Brazil shirt won by Pele in the 1958 final is estimated to sell for more than $6 million in a separate auction at Sotheby’s in New York, which runs June 29 to July 16 — three days before this year’s…

Memory is now the most expensive component in a smartphone. It’s more expensive than the processor, more expensive than the display, and can account for more than 50% of the total hardware bill.For Phone (4a), memory costs doubled between when we decided to build the device and when it launched. They’ve doubled again since.I posted about this earlier this year. It’s now playing out, faster than predicted.Phone prices are going up, and they’ll keep going up into next year. Since February, new phones have been launching up to $100 more expensive than their predecessors. In India, phones above ₹30K have…

Exodus has launched a marketplace for tokenized assets through a partnership with Ondo Finance, allowing eligible users to trade more than 200 tokenized stocks, ETFs and other real-world assets on Solana directly from the crypto wallet.The company said Exodus Markets is available in select markets and that users can access the service by updating to the latest version of the app. Tokenized assets do not represent ownership of the underlying securities and do not provide shareholder rights, according to the announcement.Cointelegraph contacted Exodus to determine which jurisdictions are eligible for Exodus Markets but had not received a response by the…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! We’re generally up to date on new Amazon fashion drops, but this latest summer dress collection is making Us stop in our tracks. The dresses display another level of chicness with loose, billowy fabrics, delicate prints and flattering silhouettes. There are so many options hiding in the retailer’s Hot New Releases section, but these 17 rich mom dresses are the ones we’re eyeing. The best part is our favorites start at just $7! Whether you’re searching for an elevated summer…

Some Delta State residents on Friday decried the huge gap between the rich and the poor in Nigeria, which they said contradicted promises made by the nation’s leaders since 1999. The residents spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria, in Asaba, as the nation marked 27 years of uninterrupted democracy and the June 12 Democracy Day. A public affairs analyst, Emeke Johnson, called for the sustenance of democratic institutions, the total independence of the judiciary, the separation of powers, and electoral reforms. He also urged President Bola Tinubu to swiftly tackle the enormous challenges bedevilling the nation,…

While there is indeed important work ahead, no one can countenance the fact that the CBN under Cardoso has notched up impressive achievements since he took over a central bank that was mired in a quagmire of gargantuan proportions. The successes are remarkable especially in a period marked by “turbulence and uncertainty” as well as tectonic geopolitical shifts. A wag once said that the reward for hard work is more work. This aphorism was at the core of Yemi Cardoso’s acceptance speech in London on 10 June when he accepted the Central Banking award for Central Bank of the Year…