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Academics and other related activities are yet to resume at some schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, one week after the rescue of over 40 schoolchildren and their teachers. Investigations by The PUNCH on Thursday revealed that normal academic activities had resumed in some schools in the locality, including Ahoro-Dada and Ikoyi-Ile, while schools in Pamo, Yawota and Ahoro-Esienle remained under lock and key. The development comes as eight more victims of the May 15 abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in the local government were discharged by the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital. With the…

Trump Media, the company that operates the Truth Social network, said Thursday it was launching a new paid-for API that gives Wall Street firms “the fastest” access to posts from the most influential Truth Social accounts, including US President Donald Trump.The API is targeted to be available to institutional customers from Aug. 1, 2026, and is aimed at high-frequency and algorithmic trading firms that require a low-latency, machine-readable feed, said the company on Thursday. “Markets already move on Truth Social posts,” said Kevin McGurn, interim CEO of TMTG in a statement. “Truth API delivers a direct, licensed, real-time feed of the…

Craig Melvin is breaking his silence after an intruder allegedly came onto the Today show set. “Hey everyone. I’ve heard from so many of you over the last few hours. I’m doing just fine. Thanks for reaching out. I’m looking forward to seeing you tomorrow morning on @todayshow,” Melvin, 47, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, July 16. News broke earlier that day that an unidentified stranger walked onto the set in New York City and asked for meteorologist Al Roker. When the stranger wasn’t able to find Roker, 71, they confronted Melvin. The intruder allegedly lunged at Melvin and yelled…

The House of Representatives has urged Nigerian youth to play a leading role in shaping the country’s democratic future by participating actively in the 2027 general elections. It said the decisions of the youth and level of civic engagement will significantly influence the credibility of the electoral process. The House made the appeal on Thursday during the Youth Town Hall, one of the major events of the 2026 National Assembly Open Week at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. The Majority Leader, Julius Ihonvbere, who represented Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, said the 10th House had made youth inclusion a priority through…

The Corporate Affairs Commission has commenced another round of enforcement against non-compliant companies, placing about 100,000 firms at risk of being struck off Nigeria’s companies register for failing to meet statutory filing obligations. The commission announced the exercise in a public notice posted on its official Facebook page on Thursday, stating that the action was being undertaken under the provisions of Section 692(3) and (4) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020. The affected companies have been given 90 days to regularise their records by filing all outstanding annual returns and submitting information on Persons with Significant Control, also…

Network School founder Balaji Srinivasan is seeking a memorandum of understanding with Malaysia after authorities probed his Forest City tech community over allegations it was hosting Israeli citizens using second passports. Malaysia’s Home Affairs Ministry said Tuesday it was investigating Srinivasan’s start-up community in Johor following claims it included Israelis in violation of immigration laws. Initial checks found all 266 foreigners held valid documents. Srinivasan said the agreement would give Network School legal certainty to continue investing in Malaysia. Without it, he said, the community could take its capital to countries that are more welcoming. “I’d like to have a document which says…

Patrick Mahomes provided an update about his recovery after suffering a season-ending torn ACL and LCL in his left leg in December 2025 — indicating that things are very much still a work in progress.  “It’s going good. It’s a long process,” Mahomes, 30, said Wednesday, July 15, on Yahoo! Sports Daily. “I think that’s what I’ve learned throughout this entire thing. All I can do is be as great as I can be every single day. You just have to maximize that day and then slowly get better and better as the year goes on.” He continued, “We’ve had…

Salisu Lukman, a former prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and an ally of former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has resigned from the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In his formal resignation letter addressed to the ADC National Chairman, David Mark, Mr Lukman cited “painful, hostile treatment” by party leaders in Kaduna—specifically naming Mr El-Rufai—as the primary reason for his departure. Mr Lukman lamented that decisions regarding leadership representation in Kaduna were handled in a manner that “reduced [him] to the status of a bastard,” forcing him to excuse himself from the party’s activities. He stated that his vision…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday presented to Vice President Kashim Shettima the official certificate confirming his selection as the All Progressives Congress vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. Tinubu handed his deputy the certificate in a small ceremony at his office at the State House, Abuja. In a 45-second video shared by the State House media office, Shettima was seen being ushered into Tinubu’s office by the President’s Liaison Officer. The ceremony came days after the APC formally submitted both men’s nomination forms to INEC ahead of the commission’s July 11, 2026, deadline for presidential and National Assembly candidates.…

Toni Breidinger got candid about being a woman in the world of NASCAR. “It’s honestly really special,” Breidinger exclusively told Us Weekly on the red carpet of the 2026 ESPYS in New York City on Wednesday, July 15. “I mean, I feel like when I’m out there, I don’t look at it like, ‘Oh, there’s guys all over and it’s very male- dominated.’ But it’s really cool to see that we’re finally getting the opportunities that we deserve, and to finally get a seat at the table and be on the race track.” When asked if she ever felt like…