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The Kaiama community in Kwara State has called for sustained government support to rehabilitate and reintegrate victims of the February 3 attack on Woro, following the release of 163 of the victims after about six months in captivity. A retired permanent secretary in Kwara State and vice president of the Kaiama Development Association, Yakub Jaja, made the call during an interview with PREMIUM TIMES in Ilorin on Saturday. Mr Jaja thanked President Bola Tinubu, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, security agencies and local vigilantes for the release of the abductees. Governor AbdulRazaq during a visit to some of the rescued…

The University of Ibadan has offered qualified candidates an alternative pathway to earn its degree without being limited by the shortage of on-campus spaces through the institution’s special admission window for its Open, Distance and eLearning programme. The institution said the initiative was designed to give hope to candidates who participated in the Post-UTME screening but could not secure admission through the conventional face-to-face mode due to quota limitations and physical space constraints on campus. A statement issued by the Director of the UI Distance Learning Centre, Prof. Olufade Onifade, in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Saturday, said the special application…

Latest NewsPublishedAug 9, 2026The rules, effective Jan. 1, 2027, cover transactions above $10,000 sent to overseas providers or self-custody wallets, along with other transfers flagged for review.Brazil’s central bank will require virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to place precautionary holds of up to 24 hours on certain transfers to foreign platforms or self-custody wallets as part of new measures aimed at preventing fraud. On Friday, the Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) said the requirement will apply to funds received above $10,000, either in a single transaction or based on a customer’s total transactions in a day. Providers must also hold other…

Influencer Jen Hamilton celebrated her “Jendependence” by throwing some serious shade over her estranged husband Brian Hamilton’s alleged “double life” with an older woman. “August 4 was going to be a really hard day for me. It was going to be my 14th wedding anniversary. The first one after finding out about my husband’s diabolical betrayal,” Jen, 35, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, August 8. “So I threw a party for all my work friends. So many people showed up! They loved on me so hard and I told them EVERYTHING.” Jen announced her split from Brian after nearly 14…

The Super Falcons of Nigeria will face familiar opponents when they take on Cameroon in the quarter-finals of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Casablanca on Sunday. The match, scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Stade Larbi Zaouli, carries a huge prize: the winner advances to the semi-finals and secures a ticket to the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil. Nigeria entered the contest as defending champions and the most successful team in the history of the competition, while Cameroon have reached the knockout stage unbeaten. But while the numbers strongly favour Nigeria, Cameroon believe they have…

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will have more than the WAFU B U-20 Championship trophy on their minds when they face familiar foes Burkina Faso in Sunday’s 2026 final. The two sides have emerged as the last teams standing after four matches apiece, setting up a repeat of their Group B encounter and giving Nigeria an immediate opportunity to avenge the only defeat they have suffered in the tournament. But with the regional title and qualification for next year’s Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Ghana at stake, there is little room for sentiment when the two West African heavyweights meet again…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged all 19 presidential candidates announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission to publish details of their assets and liabilities, those of their spouses and, where applicable, their unmarried children under 18, ahead of the 2027 presidential election. SERAP also urged the candidates to disclose the legitimate sources of their significant assets and publicly reject vote-buying and electoral bribery before and during the election. The organisation, in a statement issued by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, said the call was made in an open letter to the candidates dated August 8, 2026. The…

After years of hosting TV shows with celebrity guests, Prime Video’s The Chosen in the Wild allowed Bear Grylls the chance to be more outspoken about his faith. “It’s like all of us in our lives. There’s times and places and relationships, and you should always adjust accordingly,” Grylls, 52, exclusively told Us about how he has navigated his faith in the public eye. “It’s emotional intelligence.” Grylls didn’t want any guest to feel isolated. “Sometimes on Running Wild, I never know the background to these Hollywood stars. They might be from all different cultures or faiths. So you feel…

MFM have emerged champions of the inaugural Louis Edem West Africa Women’s Basketball Championship after defeating record Nigerian Women’s Basketball League champions First Bank 49-41 in the final. The final, played on Saturday at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos, produced a competitive contest before MFM secured victory, adding another title to their women’s basketball achievements. MFM, two-time winners of the Nigerian Women’s Basketball League, held their nerve against First Bank, who remain the most successful team in the history of the domestic league. In the third-place match, Victoria Queens of Lagos defeated Ghana’s GRA…

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, has told Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to prepare for defeat in Saturday’s governorship election, saying his endorsement of President Bola Tinubu would not save his administration. Oyetola spoke on Saturday while addressing All Progressives Congress stakeholders and supporters in Osun State. The former governor, who lost his re-election bid to Adeleke in the 2022 governorship election, was responding to allegations by the governor that APC members and leaders of the Accord Party were being intimidated ahead of the August 15 poll. Speaking in Yoruba, Oyetola said Adeleke’s complaints were an…