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Edo Queens of Benin on Monday defeated FC Robo 4-1 in their second game of the 2026 Nigeria Women Football League Premiership Super Six in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Edo team lost their opening game 1-0 to Nasarawa Amazon but knew they had to beat FC Robo to stay in contention. The Edo Queen opened the scoring through Esther Moses in the 15th minute. The Queens got the second goal through Chioma Moses in the 32nd minute as the first half ended in favour of the Benin team. After a narrow miss by Oscar Precious to increase the tally…

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund has inaugurated two 40-room female hostels at Sa’adu Zungur University, Bauchi State. According to a statement by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Auwal Hassan, the projects, located at the institution’s Gadau Main Campus and Yuli Campus, were commissioned under the Presidential Commissioning of the 2024 TETFund Annual Intervention Projects. Speaking during the ceremony at the Gadau Main Campus, the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Bauchi State Ministry of Higher Education and Regional Integration, Isa Tahir, said the projects were designed to improve accommodation and enhance students’ welfare. He described…

Nearly a year after it was announced, Instagram says it’s delivering the ability to rearrange the posts in your profile grid. It had been available to some people in test groups, but as of June 8th, it’s rolling out widely via the Android and iPhone mobile apps.Until now, the posts on your Instagram profile have been locked in chronological order beyond the ability to pin three posts at the top, but once the feature is live on your account, you can long-press and drag posts freely, no matter how old they are. Any posts that are pinned will remain at…

Bybit is joining a growing list of crypto exchange platforms allowing eligible users to subscribe to tokenized shares in US initial public offerings at the offering price, beginning with a SpaceX listing through the xStocks framework.Kraken parent Payward Services’ xStocks framework aggregates investor demand across partner platforms and works with underwriting syndicates to secure IPO allocations before tokenizing the shares.Eligible users can register interest and submit subscription requests for tokenized IPO shares through Bybit, with allocations distributed on a pro-rata basis and unused funds refunded if demand exceeds available shares. SpaceX will be the first offering, with tokenized shares scheduled…

Kelly Dodd claims her daughter, Jolie Dodd, “completely changed” after a trip abroad. “She had a wonderful upbringing, but then she went to Paris and got woke,” Kelly, 50, claimed on the June 3 episode of the “Hate to Break It to Ya” podcast. “I’m serious. I’m dead serious. It’s not even a joke.” While chatting with host Jamie Kennedy, Kelly claimed her college sophomore daughter could be getting “brainwashed” as she studies in France. “[She’s] getting woke, getting indoctrinated. It’s a socialist country. It became that,” she claimed. “You get brainwashed in college. They get brainwashed. [The colleges are]…

President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerians to actively support security agencies in the fight against terrorism, banditry and other violent crimes by providing timely and credible information to authorities. In a message posted on his X handle on Monday, the president said defeating terrorism requires the collective efforts of both security forces and citizens, describing the battle against insecurity as a national responsibility. “The fight against terror is not only a military operation,” he wrote. “It is a national duty. Citizens must support our security forces by providing timely, useful information.” Mr Tinubu urged Nigerians to remain vigilant and…

FormerSecretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has denied receiving money from the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential aspirant, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen. Featuring in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Lawal said if he needed money, he would call President Bola Tinubu to get it. He was reacting to allegations by the supporters of former Vice-President Atiku that he took money from Hayatu-Deen. “If I need money now, I’ll call President Tinubu, and I’ll get it before I get home. “Hayatu-Deen has no money to give. Tell me who was there when he gave me the money. Maybe…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has formally announced Princess Damilola Sonayon-James as the deputy governorship candidate to run alongside Dr Obafemi Hamzat in the 2027 Lagos State governorship election. The announcement was made on Monday by the Lagos State APC Chairman, Cornelius Ojelabi, who said the decision followed extensive consultations within the party. Sonayon-James’ nomination had earlier received the endorsement of President Bola Tinubu and the Governance Advisory Council, GAC, the apex decision-making body of the APC in Lagos State. Her emergence comes as Hamzat’s governorship bid continues to attract support from various interest groups, including labour organisations, transport unions, religious groups…

The death of a senior officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr Lumi Elisha Gwamis, has thrown residents of Boi District in Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State into mourning. DAILY POST reports that Gwamis, 44, was the eldest son of a former executive chairman of Bogoro LGA, Hon. Elisha Tula Gwamis. Reports circulating within the community alleged that the deceased had been battling depression and anxiety before his death, with some residents suggesting he died by suicide. Speaking during a condolence visit on Monday, the deceased’s father, Hon. Elisha Tula Gwamis, described the incident as shocking and painful.…

Terem Moffi is determined to help Nigeria secure a win against Portugal, DAILY POST reports. The Super Eagles will be up against Portugal in an international friendly at the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Leiria on Wednesday. It will be the second meeting between both countries, with Portugal claiming a 4-0 victory in their first friendly four years ago. Moffi has scored twice in his last two matches for the Super Eagles. The 26-year-old is conversant with Portuguese football having spent the second half of the 2025/26 season on loan with FC Porto. The 26-year-old promised to help the Super Eagles…