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One Friday in June, Opeyemi Adeleye, a final-year Accounting student at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), wore a white shirt that her friends had defaced with marker inscriptions as she smiled brightly and posed for photos. Ms Adeleye and her coursemates had just written their final undergraduate examination, and their joy was boundless. They danced, laughed, and inscribed their names and nicknames on each other’s newly bought white T-shirts. “It wasn’t an easy journey, but every challenge made the experience more meaningful,” the graduating student told Campus Reporter. “After all the sleepless nights, exams, challenges, and sacrifices, I realised that…

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has inaugurated the first phase of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria’s (FAAN) Sustainable Waste Management Programme and inspected the upgraded Pilgrims’ Terminal at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. Mr Keyamo disclosed this on Thursday in a post on his official X page following the activities, which he conducted alongside the Chairman of the FAAN Board, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and the authority’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Olubunmi Kuku. The minister stated that the waste management initiative introduces colour-coded recycling bins to encourage proper waste separation, describing it…

The National Human Rights Commission in Borno has received over 600 cases of domestic violence, child abuse, human trafficking and other human rights violations between January and July 2026. The State Coordinator of the NHRC, Ms Jummai Mshelia, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Maiduguri Mshelia said this, underscoring the growing confidence of residents in the commission’s services. According to her, the cases reported to the commission cut across a wide range of human rights concerns, including sexual and gender-based violence. The coordinator listed other cases to include unlawful detention, child abandonment,…

The European Union has fined Google’s parent company Alphabet €890 million (about $1 billion) for two separate violations of the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). One penalty is for giving its own products preferential treatment in search results, while the other is for blocking Android developers from sending users to alternate payment options.A €460 million fine has been issued to Google for giving preferential treatment to its own Shopping, Hotels, and Flights services in Google Search results. The second €430 million penalty is for Play Store rules preventing developers from freely steering consumers to alternative payment systems that may be…

Kazakhstan, one of the world’s largest Bitcoin mining hubs, approved a new framework for large-scale crypto mining that links access to electricity with contributions to a state-backed digital asset reserve.The government approved rules for strategic digital mining on July 18, Kazakhstan-based news outlet Zakon.kz reported Wednesday, citing Government Resolution No. 638 published in the PRG.kz legal database.The rules define strategic digital mining as a framework that gives miners access to electricity quotas at regulated tariffs in exchange for transferring part of their mined crypto assets to Astana Hub, a government-backed technology cluster.Kazakhstan ranked fifth globally by Bitcoin mining activity in…

Nivea offered an important update on her health after being diagnosed with blood cancer. “I was diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year, “ the “Don’t Mess With My Man” singer, 44, revealed on the Tuesday, July 22, episode of Cadillac Chronicles. “I am so grateful to God. I am going through treatment.” During the interview, Nivea confirmed that she started treatment for the blood cancer several months ago. According to the Mayo Clinic, leukemia is a “cancer of the body’s blood-forming tissues” that develops when bone marrow produces an overabundance of white blood cells. Common symptoms include bone and joint…

Nigerian security forces have rescued 11 kidnapped individuals and apprehended 21 suspected terrorists, collaborators, logistics suppliers, and drug peddlers in a series of coordinated operations across Borno, Zamfara, and Kogi States, according to official reports released Thursday. The operations, conducted under the umbrellas of Operation HADIN KAI, Operation Fansan Yamma, and Operation MESA, took place between July 21 and July 22. Military reports highlight not only the rescues and arrests but also the neutralisation of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) targeting both security personnel and civilians. Breakdown Borno: Troops under Operation HADIN KAI arrested three suspected ISWAP logistics suppliers near the…

Officers of the Delta State Police Command have arrested 22 suspects and rescued two minors during an intelligence-led raid on suspected illicit drug dens and criminal hideouts in Ozoro and Abraka communities. The operation, carried out on July 21, was part of the command’s ongoing campaign against illicit drug trafficking and related crimes across the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement released on Thursday, saying the operation was led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Department of Operations. Edafe said, “On 21st July 2026, at about 1500 hours,…

Google announced yet another way to gain access to your account if you get locked out, forget your password, or don’t have access to the phone, computer, or two-factor authentication apps you typically use. As the name implies, selfie video lets you capture a short video of your face on a mobile device or PC, which is then compared to an earlier video that Google keeps on file to confirm you’re the account owner.Setting up the selfie video feature simply requires you to look at your device’s camera and follow a series of onscreen prompts that guide you through simple…

Home invasions became the most common form of crypto wrench attacks during the first half of 2026, rising to 20 publicly reported incidents from just one a year earlier, according to blockchain security firm CertiK. On Thursday, CertiK said it verified 52 wrench attacks worldwide in the first half of 2026, up 33.3% from 39 incidents during the same period in 2025. Kidnappings rose to 16 from 12, while robberies declined from five incidents to one. CertiK said the recorded financial exposure linked to the attacks reached about $124.1 million, up from $10.5 million a year earlier. The figure is not limited…