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Boy Meets World alums Danielle Fishel and Will Friedle are open to a reconciliation with former costar Ben Savage. “It’s been hard,” Friedle, 49, told People in an interview published on Wednesday, June 3. “Just today, literally, we were recording an episode this morning of ‘Pod Meets World’ and there came a question that we all wanted to know, that we know if Ben had been on with us, it would have been answered like that and we would have heard a great story.” Friedle, who played Savage’s onscreen brother for the show’s run from 1993 to 2000, still wants…
Some opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives have nominated Ikenga Ugochinyere (APP, Imo) as the Minority Leader of the House, following the vacancy created by the defection of Kingsley Chinda to the ruling APC. The development comes a day after Speaker Abbas Tajudeen formally announced the vacancy during plenary, following Mr Chinda’s resignation from the minority leadership position after emerging as the APC governorship candidate for Rivers State. Documents obtained by journalists on Wednesday indicate that 61 of the 81 opposition members in the House endorsed Mr Ugochinyere for the position and have submitted their nomination to the Speaker…
The Delta State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has secured the conviction of four suspected oil pipeline vandals. DSC Anthony Uchenna, CDPRO, Delta State Command, said in a statement that Justice Olubanjo of the Federal High Court, Asaba, convicted four suspects, namely Sylvania Elvis, Peter Ojichini, Bala Idris Adey and Joel Bala Emmanuel, for conspiracy and tampering with oil pipelines. According to the statement, the suspects, who were investigated by intelligence officers of the NSCDC Delta State Command, were found guilty of the offences by the judge, who avowed that the prosecution had proved the…
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the All Progressives Congress, APC, said it has put in measures to strengthen its structures to ensure a landslide victory in Jigawa State. The party said that in achieving this, it has opened new ward offices in Garki and also received scores of defectors from the other political parties. Garki Council Chairman, Adamu Hudu Kore, who spoke to journalists on Wednesday, stated that the party’s secretariat has already been commissioned in preparation for the elections. Garki LGA comprises 11 wards, and Kore said every ward would have its own secretariat. Speaking with journalists, the chairman…
A 45-year-old man, Yusuf Usman, has died after he became trapped inside a well in Kwa Town, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State, while attempting to retrieve his mobile phone. The incident was contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Yusif Abdullahi. The incident occurred on Wednesday at about 11:13 am, according to the statement. The Fire Service said it received a distress call from one of its staff, Kabiru Tata, after which rescue officers were swiftly deployed to the scene. “On arrival, the rescue team found the man inside…
Nigeria conceded a late equalizer to draw 2-2 with Poland in an international friendly on Wednesday night. Eric Chelle is using the matches to try out new players, while the Poles are preparing for the 2026 World Cup. It was the Super Eagles who took the lead in the first half, thanks to a well-worked goal. Moses Simon raced into the box and set up Terem Moffi to make it 1-0. Poland equalized just before half time, after a corner-kick fell to Kacper Potulski to smash in. Nigeria again went in front, with Paul Onuachu calmly slotting home a penalty…
The domestic bourse posted its third consecutive loss on Wednesday, as widespread profit-taking activity completely wiped N2.28trn off the equities market capitalisation. The persistent bearish run pulled key performance indicators lower, driven heavily by price depreciation in large and medium-capitalised stocks. The All-Share Index shed 3,736.05 points, representing a 1.51 per cent decline to close at 243,132.61 points. This downturn dragged the year-to-date return down to 56.24 per cent. Similarly, the market capitalisation of listed equities depreciated to close at N155.94trn. Market analysts attributed the sharp contraction to profit-taking in premium equities, including MTN Nigeria Communications, Lafarge Africa, Nigerian Exchange…
Majority of opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives, numbering 61, have endorsed Imo lawmaker, Ikenga Ugochinyere, as the next Minority Leader of the House, following the vacancy created by the defection of former Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda, to the ruling All Progressives Congress. The lawmakers, drawn from several opposition parties represented in the House, are said to have formally submitted Ugochinyere’s nomination to the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, for ratification and announcement in line with parliamentary procedures. According to documents made available to journalists on Wednesday, 61 out of the 81 opposition members in the House signed the nomination, giving…
With one year left on his deal, Nottingham Forest striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, remains optimistic about his future at the club, and is grateful for the support he has received during his time at the City Ground, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Awoniyi enters the final 12 months of his Nottingham Forest contract this month, and the Nigerian striker is optimistic abiut the future The Nigerian moved to the City Ground on a record fee from Union Berlin in June 2022 and has established himself at the club with over 100 appearances for the club across all competitions, as well as 23…
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has signed an executive order establishing a framework for developing data centers and advanced computing facilities, underscoring the state’s push to attract AI infrastructure investment as demand for computing power accelerates.In an order published Wednesday, titled “Data Centers the Wyoming Way,” Gordon directed state agencies to support the responsible development of large-scale data centers and other advanced computing projects. The framework emphasizes water and environmental sustainability, workforce development and protections for residential electricity customers.“This Executive Order applies to executive branch agencies involved in permitting, reviewing, regulating, supporting, or facilitating large-scale data center development within Wyoming,” the…
