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Love Island USA‘s newest challenge revealed an interesting fact about how an Islander slept with someone nearly three decades older than him. During the Thursday, June 4, episode of the Peacock show, the Islanders had to read out sex facts and figure out which of them it was about. One of the revelations was that an Islander slept with someone in their 50s. “I was out and I was having a good time with my friends. She started talking to me and she was hot as f*** for her age,” Gabriel, who is 26 years old, said about his encounter…
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has said Nigeria is considering refinancing some of its expensive debt obligations and raising fresh funding to bridge its budget deficit as improving market conditions boost investor confidence in the country. He disclosed this in an interview with Bloomberg TV. Mr Oyedele said the federal government intends to take advantage of favourable market conditions to restructure costly legacy debt and secure additional financing for development projects. “We think that this timing is good for us to be able to maybe even refinance some of our expensive past debts,…
Nigeria has received multiple funding offers from investors and institutional lenders, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has said. Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg TV, Mr Oyedele said the current market environment presents an opportunity for the country to refinance some of its existing debt while mobilising additional resources for development. “We think that the timing is good for us to be able to maybe even refinance some of our expensive past debts, but also to raise more funding for our development at this critical time,” he said. Responding to questions on whether…
Troops of the Joint Task Force South-South, Operation Delta Safe, OPDS, have uncovered an illegal crude oil refining site in the Orashi National Forest in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State. This was disclosed in a post on X on Friday by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in Lake Chad region. According to the report, the discovery was made on June 3 during a coordinated anti-illegal bunkering operation involving troops of the 16 Brigade, Garrison, and 5 Battalion, according to military sources. The troops reportedly found the site deep inside the forest reserve and recovered equipment used for…
A group of All Progressives Congress, APC, members and political support organisations in Eti-Osa Constituency I, Lagos State, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the party’s leadership to intervene in the controversy surrounding the APC ticket for the Lagos State House of Assembly ahead of the 2027 elections. The appeal follows the release of the party’s official list of candidates for the House of Representatives and Lagos State House of Assembly polls, which named Saheed Bankole as the APC candidate for Eti-Osa Constituency I. The development has generated discontent among supporters of the incumbent lawmaker and Majority Leader of…
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested seven suspects during an intelligence-driven and multiple operations across Sango-Ota, Owode-Egba and Agbado area of the state. The suspects were arrested for armed robbery, house breaking, stealing, conspiracy, and conduct likely to cause breach of peace. They are 17-year-old Mubarak Lateef, 21-year-old Pelumi Akintande, Mojeed Sanusi aged 28 years, Damilare Makanjuola aged 22, Ezra Modi aged 22, 28 years old Tijani Jubril and Waris Adebesin aged 22. In a statement made available to newsmen on Friday, the command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi said the first three suspects were arrested in Sango-Ota for…
Super Eagles defender, Calvin Bassey, has insisted that Nigeria should have beaten Poland during both sides’ international friendly 2-2 draw on Wednesday. Bassey stated this while suggesting that two late goals in both halves denied Nigeria a victory against Poland in Warsaw. Recall that Terem Moffi gave Eric Chelle’s side the lead before Kacper Potulski restored parity late in the first half Paul Onuachu then put the Super Eagles back in front in the second half, but a late stoppage time wonderful strike from Przemysław Wiśniewski rescued a draw for Poland. “We should have got the win. Two late goals…
The Federal Government has said it is partnering with the Food and Agriculture Organisation to strengthen Nigeria’s preparedness, detection and response to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza through a $350,000 intervention that will also train 240 animal health personnel. The government disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday night following the inauguration of the FAO Technical Cooperation Programme Project on Strengthening HPAI Preparedness, Detection and Response in Nigeria. According to the statement, the initiative is designed to improve disease surveillance, laboratory diagnostic capacity, risk communication, and stakeholder coordination under the One Health framework. The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha,…
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested three suspects allegedly involved in the gruesome murder of a 55-year-old commercial driver, Christopher Akpabio, whose decomposing body was later exhumed from a shallow grave in Asarama Community, Andoni Local Government Area of the state. The police also recovered the victim’s stolen vehicle following an intelligence-led operation by the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit. The command’s spokesperson, Blessing Agabe, disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Thursday. According to the statement, the suspects allegedly hired the victim at Garrison Junction in Port Harcourt under the pretext of conveying them to…
The Badminton Federation of Nigeria has announced vacancies for national coaching positions, with applications open until June 30, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Our correspondent gathered that the BFN is looking to fill the positions permanently after engaging acting coaches for the senior national team and ad hoc coaches for other national assignments. Available positions include Head Coach, Assistant Coach I and Assistant Coach II for the senior national team, junior national team and para-badminton team. In a nationwide call for applications, the federation said it is seeking dynamic, experienced and result-oriented coaches to drive the development of badminton across all…
