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Former England footballer John Fashanu has begun divorce proceedings against his wife, Vivian, weeks after publicly announcing the breakdown of their marriage. The development comes amid a months-long family dispute involving Mr Fashanu, his wife and his eldest daughter, Amal, which has become intertwined with disagreements over his business affairs and a disputed property in Abuja. In a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday, Mr Fashanu’s management team, led by Gabriel Princewill of The Eye Of Media, said the former footballer sent divorce papers to Vivian last week and that proceedings were already underway. Mr Fashanu said he decided…

The Central Organising Committee, Abia State Tertiary Education Sports Fiesta (ASTESF) 2026, has said that the sports fiesta will be held from 3 November to 6 November at the Umuahia Township Stadium. Emeka Enyiazu, the chairman of the central organising committee, announced this in a statement on 1 September. Mr Enyiazu said the announcement of the dates followed a successful meeting of the enlarged Central Organising Committee and the Directors of Sports of participating institutions, as well as the Central Organising Committee of the ASTESF 2026. “The 2026 edition is expected to bring together tertiary institutions owned and operated by…

The Adamawa State Police Command has confirmed that six people died in a fatal motor accident on Friday along the Yola-Girei Road. In a statement issued on Friday by the command’s spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, he stated that a preliminary report indicated that six people lost their lives in the crash. “The victims were rushed to a hospital where they were confirmed dead. “Police operatives from Girei Divisional Headquarters, Federal Housing and the Central Motor Traffic Division were immediately mobilised to the scene to evacuate the victims and restore the normal flow of traffic.” According to the statement, the Commissioner…

Apple’s September 9th launch event could be one of its biggest in years. It will be Apple’s first event since John Ternus took over as CEO on September 1st, stepping in for Tim Cook, and will likely feature the first models in Apple’s iPhone 18 lineup. That could include the long-rumored foldable “iPhone Ultra,” coming just a couple months after Samsung debuted its own passport-style foldable, the Galaxy Z Fold 8.Here’s how you can watch the event live, and a few possible highlights to keep an eye out for.How to watch Apple’s September launch eventApple’s “Surprise and shine” event kicks…

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Nigeria’s D’Tigress on Friday suffered an 81-99 defeat to South Korea at the FIBA Women’s World Cup despite a spirited fightback led by Amy Okonkwo. The game was closely contested in the opening quarter, with South Korea taking a 26-22 lead into the second period. Grace Efosa converted both free throws to reduce Nigeria’s deficit to six points before Pallas Kunaiyi brought the margin down to four points. South Korea stretched its advantage to as many as nine points in the second quarter, but Nigeria fought back strongly to go into the break trailing by just three points. South Korea…

Dangote Refinery will open the order book for its initial public offering to retail investors on 14 September, effectively kickstarting the $1.5 billion public share sale, said to be the continent’s biggest ever, Reuters reported Friday, citing two sources who have close knowledge of the move. Pricing will commence at any moment now at N525 per share ($0.40), with 4.1 billion shares up for subscription, the report added, noting that the sources spoke on the understanding that their identities will not be disclosed. The crude processing plant, which holds the distinction of being the world’s largest single-train refinery, will have…

President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima and governors of the North Central states are expected to join other stakeholders at a two-day summit aimed at producing a 20-year economic, infrastructural and social development plan for the region. The maiden North Central Stakeholders’ Development Summit is scheduled to hold on September 14 and 15, 2026, at the Abuja Continental Hotel, Abuja. The summit, themed, “The Great Leap Forward: A 20-Year Economic, Infrastructural and Social Development Plan for the North Central Region,” is being organised by the North Central Development Commission. A statement issued on Friday by the Head of Media…

A swarm of rogue AI agents from OpenAI reportedly commandeered a German website and transformed it into a messaging board for other agents, with officials staying quiet about the incident for weeks as the company prepared to launch its most advanced model yet, Astra. The finding adds to intensifying concern surrounding oversight at frontier AI labs after multiple breaches were discovered this summer.The incident, first reported by Reuters, is outlined in new research published by four AI safety researchers on Friday. The group said the AI agents found a way to communicate on an obscure German-language wiki, DseWiki, using it…

As the industry matures and borrows more pages out of TradiFi’s playbook, crypto projects are starting to adopt some of the behaviors of public companies.The latest craze rocking cryptoville is token buybacks: using revenue to buy back your own token.So far in 2026, crypto projects have spent about $640 million on the practice, up around 17% from the same period the year prior, and an order of magnitude more than the $366,000 spent in 2024. Hyperliquid and Pump.fun accounting for almost 90% of the current spend.So what’s the sudden appeal? Buybacks can create demand for a token, while burns can…