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A  Chair in Business Ethics at the University of Lagos, Prof. Kenneth Amaeshi, has urged governments and policymakers to accord greater recognition to the informal sector, describing it as the primary engine driving job creation and economic growth in Nigeria. Amaeshi made the call on Thursday while delivering the inaugural lecture at the FirstBank Samuel Asabia Professorial Chair in Business Ethics Public Lecture, held at the George Ade Ajayi Auditorium, UNILAG, titled Ethical Paradoxes, Small Businesses, and the Informal Economy: Lessons for Tax Compliance and Accountability. He noted that while large corporate entities like banks and capital market firms dominate…

Last September, Steve Ballmer insisted in an ESPN interview that the Clippers weren’t involved in a shady-looking $28 million endorsement deal for his star player, Kawhi Leonard, that involved no actual endorsing. Now, the former Microsoft CEO has been suspended by the NBA for a year, while the league says his team will forfeit five future draft picks and pay a $30 million fine, among other penalties.A year later, an NBA-commissioned 35-page report by Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is basically calling him a liar, saying those claims were “inaccurate (at best) with respect to Mr. Ballmer” and “clearly false”…

THAILANDThai businessmen sue Tether for freezing $42M in $61M pig butchering caseTwo Thai businessmen have sued stablecoin issuer Tether in a New York district court, claiming it illegally froze $42.4 million in Tether USDt (USDT) in October, as part of a broader case tied to a pig butchering scheme.The plaintiffs claimed that Tether illegally froze the $42 million without a warrant in October 2025, following an informal request from US Homeland Security Investigations.Authorities in the Eastern District of North Carolina only issued a seizure warrant for the funds later in February 2026. The warrant directed the burn and reissuance of the tokens…

Former Dancing With the Stars host Brooke Burke was initially caught off guard when she was let go from the ballroom competition show. “My times in the ballroom were epic and amazing. I have such great memories and relationships. It’s really the industry,” Burke, 54, recalled on the Thursday, September 3, episode of Tamsen Fadal’s eponymous podcast. “I mean, my contract was up. It was being renegotiated, but it was happening; my dressing room was being painted. It wasn’t, like, we were waiting for a negotiation.” Suddenly, Burke received a call from production that “they were making a change” and…

Christian ministers and delegates from Nigeria and 70 other countries attended the recently concluded International Ministers’ Flaming Fire Conference organised by the Dunamis International Gospel Church (DIGC) at its headquarters in Abuja. Becky Enenche, wife of the Senior Pastor of the church, Paul Enenche, disclosed this on Wednesday. Pastor Paul Enenche’s preaching (CREDIT: Dumanis church Facebook page) Mrs Enenche also said that delegates from 78 countries visited the Dunamis headquarters located on Airport Road in the Federal Capital Territory in August. She said the church has organised 43 local and international crusades this year alone. Becky Enenche (CREDIT: Dunamis church…

The Chairman of Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area, Lagos State, Adetola Abubakar, on Thursday distributed food items to 1,000 vulnerable households under the second edition of the Adetola Food Bank initiative. The beneficiaries, drawn from across the council area, received items including rice, beans, yam and garri during the programme held at the council secretariat. Speaking at the event, Abubakar said the initiative was designed to provide relief to vulnerable residents, stressing that grassroots governance remained the closest level of government to the people. “This is series two. It is a project led by the Adetola Adunni administration. We have…

Lenovo is announcing a new concept laptop for IFA 2026 that uses solid-state cooling instead of traditional fans, making it incredibly thin and super light. The 14-inch Project AeroBlade concept laptop is less than 10mm thick and weighs under 1.8 pounds / 830g. For reference, recent ThinkPad X1 Carbons are around 14mm at their thickest and weigh about 1kg / 2.2 pounds.The AeroBlade is essentially a ThinkBook built around Frore’s AirJet technology, which uses piezo electric membranes to force air through the chassis without any fans or other moving parts. The solid-state cooling means the AeroBlade Concept is as nearly…

Jenna Dewan addressed whether she will still appear on The Rookie after joining season 35 of Dancing With the Stars. “I’m doing both at the same time,” Dewan, 45, told TV Insider on Wednesday, September 2. “They’re being amazing. They’re all so excited for this opportunity, and they’re really working it out between the two productions.” Dewan acknowledged it might be overwhelming at times, adding, “I’m gonna be slightly insane going in between filming The Rookie and coming here and doing the shows, but it’s all exciting. I’m here for the challenge, and the best people in the world are…

The presidency says the ongoing US court case involving President Bola Tinubu is a civil matter and not a criminal matter. Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga described the matter as a “civil records-disclosure dispute” under the US FOIA and said no court had found Mr Tinubu guilty of criminal wrongdoing. “The matter is a civil records-disclosure dispute under the United States Freedom of Information Act. It is not a criminal case against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, nor has the court found him guilty of any criminal wrongdoing,” Mr Onanuga said. Mr Onanuga accused the opposition of mischaracterising the matter that involves…

Arsenal are aiming to create a “dynasty” that will see them dominate European football, according to chief executive Richard Garlick. The Gunners won their first Premier League title in 22 years last season before suffering an agonising penalty shoot-out loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final. Garlick, however, told the Men In Blazers Media Network that being crowned champions of England was only the beginning for the north London club. “There was a moment where we enjoyed it, and you saw that enjoyment,” he said. “We are absolutely saying we’re not done here. This is the start and…