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UK Athletics has been fined £350,000 and ordered to pay £44,000 in costs after being found responsible for the death of Paralympic shot-putter Abdullah Hayayei, who was killed when a throwing cage collapsed during training in east London. As reported by BBC Sport on Tuesday, the sentencing at the Old Bailey followed UK Athletics’ earlier guilty plea to corporate manslaughter over the 2017 incident, which occurred as Hayayei was preparing for the World Athletics Championships. Judge Richard Marks KC described the circumstances as “tragic, untimely and wholly avoidable,” telling the court that the fatal collapse was an accident that was…

Thermacell has launched Liv 2.0, the next generation of its Wi-Fi-connected smart mosquito protection system. It features new hardware and can cover a larger area, and Thermacell says its formula can now deter no-see-ums. But it’s also more expensive and requires professional installation.Liv 2.0 uses the same setup as the original Liv — a central hub with a wired repeller system containing its metofluthrin-based repellent — but it features entirely new hardware. Pricing starts at about $1,746 for a system with three repellers, a six-pack of repellent refills, and coverage of up to 900 square feet. That’s twice as much…

Kim Kardashian just hard launched her romance with Lewis Hamilton. The Skims founder, 45, shared a look at her life lately via Instagram on Monday, June 1, including pictures with her children, sisters and friends. But most notable was that two of the slides featured Hamilton, 41, as the couple enjoyed a bike ride. In a funny video, Hamilton captured the pair on bicycles as Kardashian appeared to veer into the Formula 1 racer’s lane. “Lately,” Kardashian captioned the post. The All’s Fair actress and racing driver have been spotted together numerous times over the past several months, including this…

Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has appealed to the federal government to provide Natural Disaster Funds to the state to help it mitigate the impact of recurring environmental disasters on residents. Mr Nwifuru made the appeal on Monday in Abakaliki while receiving members of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), who were in the state for the 2026 National Data Verification Exercise. The governor said that recent natural disasters had caused extensive damage across the state, including within the Ebonyi Government House complex. “A lot of disasters have happened in this city; windstorms and thunderstorms unroofed almost…

The Osun State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest in Osogbo over the abduction of teachers and students in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The Osun NUT called for urgent measures to improve security in schools across the country. The teachers marched through major streets carrying placards with inscriptions such as “Government Should Act Now”, “Free Our Teachers and Students Now” and “Our Teachers and Students Must Be Free Now”, while condemning the incident and demanding the safe return of the victims. The demonstration drew participation from teachers across the state, who…

Six members of the House of Representatives from Oyo State have dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the Allied Peoples Movement, APM. The lawmakers are believed to be loyal to Governor Seyi Makinde, who has emerged the presidential candidate of the APM following his defection to the party. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, who presided over the session at the resumption of plenary following the Sallah break on Tuesday, read 13 letters announcing the change of parties by lawmakers. The members of the Oyo House of Representatives caucus who defected to the APM on Tuesday include Anthony Adebayo,…

A High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State, has ordered the remand of a dismissed Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, Usman Nuhu, and four others at the Ogwashi-Uku Correctional Centre over the extrajudicial killing of 28-year-old Oghenemene Ogidi in Effurun, Delta State. The defendants appeared before the court on Monday in connection with the April 26, 2026, shooting of Ogidi, popularly known as OG Millan, an incident that sparked widespread public outrage after a video of the killing circulated on social media. DAILY POST reports that the officers are facing proceedings under Charge No. DTHC/ASB/CR/M/66/2026 before Justice Marshall Onome Umukoro. The presiding…

Wikki Tourists technical adviser Evans Ogenyi has commended his players for the victory over Bayelsa United in the President Federation Cup Round 32 clash. The Bauchi Elephants defeated Bayelsa United 3-1 at the Lafia City Stadium on Monday to reach the Round of 16. Ogenyi hailed the players for playing to instructions in the game. “I thank God for this victory and commend my players for playing according to instructions,” Ogenyi told the club’s media. “Before the match, I challenged them to play the game of their lives, and they did exactly that, God Crowned our efforts with victory.” The Bauchi club…

Many public and private schools in Osun State on Tuesday abruptly shut down operations as rumour of bandits of invasion spread through communities in the state. Some public and private schools in Ila, Odo Otin, Boripe, Osogbo and Olorunda local government areas, shut down before 11am following the rumour. At Sasa Area, Oke Baale, Osogbo, many parents stormed public primary school in the area to pick their kids as the rumour spread. Also in Eweta Area, a community located in Ikirun, off/Ikirun Inisa Road, many parents rushed to schools to pick their children before closing time. Investigations by the PUNCH…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kano State Command, has dismissed five volunteer personnel from service for unethical conduct, unprofessionalism, and gross indiscipline. The affected personnel are Yakubu Mubarak Yusuf, Isma’il Muhd, Adamu Auwalu, Abdulrazaq Suleiman, and Ahmad Sarki. The Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC state command, Ibrahim Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, the State Commandant of the Corps, Commandant Mohammed Agalama, approved the dismissal following due consideration of the personnel’s misconduct, which was found to be contrary to the Corps’ values, ethics, and operational standards. “The State Commandant of the…