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The All Progressives Congress has called for increased support and inclusion for Persons with Disabilities across Nigeria as it distributed cash and food items to hundreds of beneficiaries in Abuja. The beneficiaries, drawn from various disability clusters across the Federal Capital Territory and surrounding communities, received the assistance during an event held at the APC National Secretariat on Tuesday. The initiative, according to a statement on Wednesday by the APC National Leader of Persons with Disabilities, Tolu Bankole, was aimed at supporting vulnerable members of society while promoting greater participation of PWDs in political and national development. Speaking on behalf…

Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi has talked up the team’s mentality ahead of their friendly game against Portugal in Leiria on Wednesday (today), PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Portugal will host the Super Eagles at the 29,000-capacity Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Leiria, in what will be their second meeting in four years. Portugal coach Roberto Martínez has expressed confidence going into the send-off encounter, considering that he has all his aces available, including five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo, goalkeeper Diogo Costa, defenders Nélson Semedo, Rúben Dias and Diogo Dalot, midfielders Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva and João Neves, and forwards…

Microsoft’s Office 2019 apps for Mac will stop working next month, because the company isn’t renewing a certificate that validates Office licenses. Owners of Office 2019 for Mac are being warned they’ll have to purchase Office 2024 or a Microsoft 365 subscription if they want to continue editing documents.Microsoft previously promised that “all your Office 2019 apps will continue to function,” when it announced end of support in 2023. The company then quietly updated that support note last month to remove the mention of apps continuing to function, replacing it with “Rest assured that all your Office 2019 apps won’t…

The lobbying arm of crypto futures exchange Hyperliquid and venture capital firm Paradigm has urged the US Treasury to revise a proposed anti-money laundering and sanctions rule for stablecoin issuers.The Hyperliquid Policy Center and Paradigm said in a letter on Tuesday that some secondary market obligations should be clarified or narrowed “to avoid unintended consequences for permissionless blockchain infrastructure and the DeFi ecosystem.”The pair said they endorse the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) approach of putting compliance obligations on the “primary market,” such as issuers who have customer information, and taking a “limited approach” to the secondary market, where issuers…

Love Island USA‘s Sol Dean got brutally honest about how the “taste” of Gabriel Vasconcelos‘ kiss made her reconsider exploring a romance with him. During the Tuesday, June 9, episode of the Peacock show, Sol and Gabriel bonded at Soul Ties before they gave into the chemistry with a kiss. “Gabe, he’s obviously handsome. But I can taste people’s pheromones when I’m kissing them,” Sol explained in a confessional. The bombshell blamed the kiss for shifting her interest, adding, “Sometimes it just turns me off. My body’s just like, ‘That was not it, girl.’” Related: ‘Love Island USA’ Season 8…

The United States has extradited former Chief Executive Officer of Ghana’s Microfinance and Small Loans Centre, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, to Ghana following her conviction on more than 70 corruption-related charges involving the embezzlement of over $6 million in public funds. Announcing the development on Facebook on Tuesday, the U.S. Embassy in Ghana described the extradition as a demonstration of growing cooperation between both countries in the fight against corruption. “Justice has no borders. The United States has extradited Sedina Tamakloe Attionu to Ghana, following her conviction on 70+ corruption-related charges, including embezzling more than $6M equivalent in Ghanaian taxpayer funds,” the…

Demola Olarenwaju, the Special Assistant on Digital Media Strategy to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu’s biggest achievement as president is making Nigerians poorer. Olarenwaju said Tinubu has increased poverty in Nigeria that his predecessor, the late former President Muhammadu Buhari now looks like a saint. He spoke during an interview session on Vanguard’s Politics Hub, where he tagged Tinubu’s administration as “360-degree failure” in all sectors. According to Olarenwaju: “Tinubu’s biggest achievement is making Nigeria poorer, and it’s because of the instability of the economy. Bola Tinubu has made poverty…

The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has approved the appointments of Agada Abuh Theophilus as Director of New Media and Strategic Communications and Brian Dennis as Deputy Director of New Media and Strategic Communications. The appointments were announced in a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director. “The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has approved the appointments of Agada Abuh Theophilus as Director of New Media and Strategic Communications, and Brian Dennis as Deputy Director of New Media and Strategic Communications “The party is excited to welcome both appointees and looks forward to the energy, expertise, and fresh perspective…

Katsina State Police Command says it has arrested a suspected drug dealer and dismantled a four-man armed robbery syndicate operating in Funtua and surrounding communities. Police spokesperson, Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, said in a statement on Tuesday that the operations led to the recovery of drugs, weapons, stolen items and cash. He said operatives arrested a 22-year-old suspect, Aliyu Umar, popularly known as “Makami,” during a raid in the Jabiri area of Funtua Local Government Area on May 28. According to him, the arrest followed credible intelligence linking the suspect to drug trafficking activities in the area. Exhibits recovered from him included 38 Exol…

Super Eagles head coach, Éric Chelle has backed Portugal to emerge champions at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, DAILY POST reports. Seleção das Quinas will be gunning for their first title in Canada, Mexico, and United States of America. Portugal, who have an array of talented players in their squad have also been labelled among the favourites to win the title by pundits. Chelle, whose team will face the former European champions in a friendly tonight, is rooting for Roberto Martinez’s side to conquer the world for the first time. “This team, in one month, can be the next world…