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Kayinsola Ajayi added another milestone to his remarkable 2026 season by winning a bronze medal in the men’s 100m at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The medal made him the first Nigerian man in two decades to reach the podium in the event at the Games. Fresh from the medal ceremony, the 21-year-old spoke to PREMIUM TIMES about his performance, his quest for gold, the upcoming 4x100m relay, staying grounded amid growing fame, and representing his Ikorodu neighborhood. Question: Congratulations. You’ve just collected your bronze medal in the men’s 100m. You’re smiling today. Has it started to sink in how…
Popular Juju and Highlife musician Janet “St. Janet” Ajilore is dead. Nigerian gospel juju-tungba musician, composer and songwriter Akinola “Alayo Melody Singer” Michael broke the news on his Instagram page on Sunday. Publisher and socialite Femi Davies also announced, in a post on his Facebook page, that the singer died after a brief illness. Davies wrote: “St Janet (Iyun Janet Ajilore), a popular Nigerian Juju and Highlife musician known for her vibrant live performances, energetic stage presence and socially unfiltered party tracks, is dead. “She died after a brief illness on Saturday.” St. Janet St. Janet built a reputation for…
Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi was on target as Fulham came from behind to secure a 2-1 victory over Portuguese outfit Farense in their final pre-season fixture of the club’s training camp in Portugal on Saturday. The Nigeria international delivered another assured performance in midfield, playing a pivotal role as Álvaro Arbeloa’s side wrapped up their preparations for the new campaign with a morale-boosting comeback win. Fulham found themselves trailing at the interval after Farense struck first in the opening half, forcing the Premier League side to mount a response after the restart. Their breakthrough arrived when Emile Smith Rowe…
Nigerian professional wrestler, Oba Femi, defeated former UFC and WWE champion, Brock Lesnar, in a brutal Hell in a Cell match at WWE SummerSlam on Saturday night, earning one of the biggest victories of his career. The contest, held at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, saw the Lagos-born wrestler overcome Lesnar in his first-ever Hell in a Cell appearance. Femi took the fight to Lesnar from the opening bell, surviving multiple German suplexes, a Tombstone onto exposed wooden boards beneath the ring and several attacks with steel steps before countering with two chokeslams. The match reached its climax after…
Smaller Bitcoin transfers have reached levels not seen since the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX amid an ongoing suspected Coldcard hack.Bitcoin transfers below 1 BTC climbed to their highest daily level since November 2022 on Friday, with 39,600 BTC moved, according to data shared by CryptoQuant head of research Julio Moreno on Saturday.The figure was just 300 BTC below the 39,900 BTC transferred on Nov. 16, 2022, days after FTX filed for bankruptcy. “The Bitcoin plebs had not moved this amount of BTC in a day since the FTX collapse,” Moreno said, adding that he was encouraged to see users…
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is crediting his mystery wife, Brittani, for his recent family reunion. “There’s been a lot of conversation about it outside of my own conversations for so many years,” Rodgers, 42, told NFL Network’s Kyle Brandt on Saturday, August 1, of his decision to reconnect with his previously estranged family members. “You know, a big part of it was getting married and having those conversations with my wife that allowed me to kind of open up to the possibility of coming together — it’s been a couple-year process now, the conversations with [my family].” Rodgers, who…
A fire incident on Sunday occurred at Terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos State. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria confirmed the outbreak in a statement posted on its official X handle. FAAN said its Aerodrome Rescue and Firefighting Service (ARFFS) had been deployed to contain the fire. “The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) wishes to inform the public that a fire incident has occurred at Terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos,” the statement read. “The FAAN Aerodrome Rescue and Firefighting Service (ARFFS) is currently responding to the incident and working diligently to…
The Sopranos alum Vincent Pastore has died. He was 80. Pastore was found dead in his City Island residence in the Bronx on Saturday, August 1, by a neighbor, per Page Six. The outlet reported that police suspect Pastore died from natural causes. “I had the privilege of representing Vinny for more than 30 years, long before The Sopranos made him a household name,” his manager, Robert Attermann, told Page Six on Saturday, confirming the actor’s death. “To the world, he will always be remembered as the unforgettable ‘Big Pussy,’ but to those of us who knew him, he was…
US President Donald Trump says Iran has agreed to the perimeters of a new deal, which would “completely” reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end what he described as Iran’s ‘nuclear threat.’ He announced on Truth Social that the US, in response to this, has suspended its planned attack on the country. PREMIUM TIMES reported America’s advisory to its citizens in the Middle East, urging them to “consider departing” the region, ahead of the planned strikes and Iran’s expected retaliation. It also asked them to be “prepared for flight cancellations, periodic airspace closures, and potential travel disruptions.” However, Mr Trump said on Sunday morning…
The Super Falcons breathed new life into their 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a gritty 1-0 victory over Zambia on Saturday, bouncing back from their shock opening defeat to Malawi to reignite hopes of reaching the knockout stage. Six-time African Player of the Year Asisat Oshoala proved the difference, scoring the decisive goal in the eighth minute after latching onto a perfectly weighted through ball from captain Rasheedat Ajibade before calmly finishing beyond the Zambian goalkeeper. Nigeria’s task became significantly harder after Oluwatosin Demehin was sent off in the first half, but the 10-time African champions produced…
