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Two more Nigerians have been killed in South Africa as the violent attacks and harassment of black foreigners continue. The Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg announced the deaths in a statement issued on Saturday. The victims, identified as Emeka Iroegbu and Musa Joe, were both killed last Sunday, 28 June, but under different circumstances. According to the consulate, Mr Joe was killed by “suspected criminals” in Witbank city, Mpumalanga province, while security operatives murdered Mr Iroegbu in Sunnyside, Pretoria. Mr Iroegbu was reportedly tortured to death by officers of the Tshwane Metro Police in the suburbs of Pretoria. The Nigerian consulate…
The Imole Campaign Council, the group leading the re-election campaign of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Saturday challenged the State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, to make public more details regarding the confession of one Olamilekan Oriyomi, arrested for attempting to kill the Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Campaign Council, Mr. Wole Oke. The council in a statement signed by the Chairman of its Media Committee, Bamidele Salam, specifically demanded the video recording of Oriyomi’s parade before journalists. “This challenge has become imperative in view of very credible intelligence available to our Campaign Council suggesting that the narrative…
Crypto exchange Kraken has begun accepting select tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as collateral for futures and margin trading, allowing eligible users to open leveraged positions without selling their holdings.The feature initially supports 10 tokenized stocks and ETFs, including Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, Strategy, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF and Invesco QQQ Trust. Eligible users can post those holdings as collateral without selling them first.Each eligible asset is assigned a collateral haircut that reduces its lending value based on risk. Broad-market ETFs receive the lowest haircut at 10%, while more volatile stocks such as Strategy and Robinhood are discounted by…
Happy Independence Day to Beyoncé fans, who were surprised with a new music release to commemorate the patriotic holiday. Beyoncé, 44, dropped “Morning Dew (Donk)” in the early hours of Saturday, July 4. “Beyoncé marks the 4th of July Holiday with a special gift to her fans with the release of ‘Morning Dew (Donk),’” a press release reads. “[This is] a new song that also starts a 60-day countdown to her next birthday, and the re-issue of B’Day, her ground-breaking second album that was released two decades ago on September 4, 2006.” Beyoncé cowrote the track, her first new release…
The disowned director-general of the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, has taken down his social media accounts and personal websites amid growing public scrutiny. Checks by PREMIUM TIMES showed that Mr Adeyemi’s main Facebook account, @Emperor2019, which contained information about his activities, is no longer accessible. Also, the website linked to his Facebook profile is not accessible at the time of filing this report. The presidency is accusing Mr Adeyemi of forging a government appointment letter and parading himself as the DG of the non-existent PFIPC. PREMIUM TIMES previously reported that the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila,…
The Kwankwasiyya Movement has called on the Presidency to provide a full account of the controversy surrounding the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, saying the matter has gone beyond one individual and has become a test of the Federal Government’s transparency and accountability. The movement made the demand in a statement issued on Saturday by its spokesperson, Habibu Mohammed. It said that while the Presidency had publicly denied the existence of the council and distanced itself from individuals claiming to represent it, reports indicating that over N1bn was appropriated for the entity in the 2026 budget had raised serious…
It seems that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce had a marvelous time at their dreamy nuptials — and so did their star-studded guests. Swift and Kelce, both 36, exchanged vows on Friday, July 3, inside New York City’s Madison Square Garden in front of a complete who’s who of attendees. “The bride and groom’s wedding ceremony looks have been created by Christian Dior Haute Couture. They are designed by Jonathan Anderson, Creative Director of Dior Women’s, Men’s and Haute Couture Collections, in close collaboration with the bride and groom,” a rep for Swift revealed via press release. “This is the…
Morocco became the first team to book a place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a clinical 3-0 victory over Canada, extending their remarkable unbeaten run in regulation time to 34 matches. The Atlas Lions, Africa’s only surviving representatives alongside Egypt, once again underlined their growing status among world football’s elite with a disciplined and efficient display in the Round of 16 encounter. After a fiercely contested first half that produced more yellow cards than shots on target, Morocco eventually broke the deadlock five minutes into the second half through Azzedine Ounahi. The midfielder curled a…
Osasere Okundaye has opened up about how she became Nigeria’s youngest chartered accountant at 16. Ms Okundaye’s feat was announced by the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, on 29 June via his X page. She broke the four-year record previously held by Jonathan Adewale, a 17-year-old who passed the final stage of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) examination. ICAN, the professional body responsible for training, examining and certifying chartered accountants in Nigeria, requires candidates to complete a rigorous multi-stage examination before qualifying as chartered accountants. Most ICAN members qualify after completing university, making Ms Okundaye’s achievement…
