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Africa’s leading food manufacturing company, BUA Foods Plc, has proposed a dividend of N28.00 per ordinary share, totalling about N504 billion for the 2025 financial year. Africa’s leading food manufacturing company, BUA Foods Plc, has proposed a dividend of ₦28.00 per ordinary share, totalling about ₦504 billion for the 2025 financial year. The company stated that the proposal is subject to shareholders’ approval at its 5th Annual General Meeting, scheduled for 15 July at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. At the meeting, shareholders will also consider the company’s audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025, as well…

US President Donald Trump described rapper Nicki Minaj as “respected” and “so hot” while introducing her during a White House Rose Garden luncheon on Monday. Mr Trump singled out the Trinidadian-born rapper during his speech, praising both her talent and her support before inviting her to stand before the audience. “We also have a woman who is so respected and so hot and such a great friend of… I don’t say conservative, I say of common sense.” He continued: “She’s a fantastic person, and she’s a woman that everybody respects. She’s got real talent. Nicki Minaj. Nicki, stand up, please.”…

Nigeria’s ambition to become a major global exporter of liquefied natural gas through indigenous participation received a significant boost on Tuesday as UTM Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Limited secured a 15-year gas supply agreement expected to unlock financing for the country’s first indigenous floating LNG project. The landmark Wet Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement, signed during the 2026 NOG Energy Week in Abuja, commits the NNPC/Seplat Energy Producing Nigeria Unlimited Joint Venture to supply 200 million standard cubic feet of gas per day to the UTM FLNG project over a 15-year period. Highlighting the significance of the agreement signed during…

Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, said in a post on Monday that “[m]any videos from top accounts are simply stolen from other users, sometimes 5 years after they originally went viral,” while noting that videos on the platform “make up close to half the impressions on X.” According to Bier, X is launching a new in-app video editor and recorder to address this “recycled content,” so that “some videos on X can finally be original content that doesn’t exist on other platforms.”As previously reported by TechCrunch, the new video tools are available now on X’s iOS app, and include…

Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK’s Reform party, announced that he would resign as a member of Parliament and stand in the by-election that could replace him.On Tuesday, Farage announced that he would resign as MP representing Clacton in response to what he called “foul means” by established politicians. The UK lawmaker’s resignation followed reports that he had personally received millions of dollars’ worth of donations and gifts from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne and George Cottrell, a convicted fraudster linked to a crypto casino.“Let me be absolutely clear: I have done nothing wrong,” said Farage in an X livestream.…

As Taylor Sheridan prepares for Landman to go into production, he teamed up with 1923’s Brandon Sklenar for a secret project. The upcoming thriller F.A.S.T. recently filmed in Marbella, Spain, going nearly unnoticed despite the large scale of production on the Warner Bros. Project. Peter Welter, who is the executive producer and CEO of Malaga-based company Fresco Film, shared insight into the work that went into F.A.S.T. “Part of our work for major production companies is to avoid drawing attention to ourselves. This time, we managed it,” Welter told SUR in English about the film, which was shot in Alicante,…

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to conduct a thorough investigation into the activities of a “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council” (PFIPC) and all related matters. The President directed that the investigation be concluded and a comprehensive report submitted to him within 30 days. The directive follows the discovery of the fictitious PFIPC, which was never established by the Federal Government of Nigeria and has no basis in any law, presidential instrument, executive approval, or other lawful act of government. One Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew presented himself as the Director-General of the…

Abimbola, the widow of the late investigative broadcaster and storyteller Kola Olawuyi, has died. She passed away 19 years after her husband, who was famed for his programme ‘Nnkan Nbe’—a show that explored eerie and captivating topics, including the supernatural. Olawuyi, who served as Managing Director of Kolbims Communications, died in March 2007 at a Lagos hospital. Yomi Ayano, a former colleague of the late broadcaster, confirmed the death of his late boss’s widow in a statement posted on his Facebook page on Tuesday. Mr Ayano, who did not disclose the cause of Abimbola’s death, confirmed she passed away on…

Lionel Messi once again proved why he is regarded as one of football’s greatest players, inspiring Argentina to a dramatic 3-2 comeback victory over Egypt to send the defending champions into the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Argentina looked set for a shock exit after falling two goals behind, but Messi scored one goal and created another as the South Americans fought back to keep alive their hopes of defending the title. The victory also saw Messi make more World Cup history. The Argentina captain became the first player to score in six consecutive World Cup knockout matches.…

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has issued what it described as a final summons to the Accountant-General of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, over his repeated failure to honour invitations and submit documents required for the committee’s oversight functions. The committee, chaired by the lawmaker representing Osun, Bamidele Salam, took the decision at its sitting on Tuesday, directing the Accountant-General to appear in person on Monday, July 13, 2026. Lawmakers expressed displeasure over what they described as the AGF’s “non-responsive” attitude, warning that the continued refusal to cooperate with the National Assembly undermines transparency and accountability in the management…