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June 26, 2026 8:59 pm Scene of the fire outbreak. Photo: SaharaReporters A fire outbreak on Friday engulfed a building on Biola Street in the Alapere area of Ketu, Lagos, causing panic among residents. The cause of the fire and the extent of damage could not be immediately ascertained as of the time of filing this report. According to an eyewitness account, oficials of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service responded promptly to the emergency and were seen battling the blaze to prevent it from spreading to nearby buildings. No casualties had been confirmed at the time of this…
The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Prof. Ikechukwu Dozie, has announced the reversal of the appointment of 24 personal aides. This comes as the Vice-Chancellor has been summoned to attend a meeting with officials of the Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja on Monday, June 29. FUTO Registrar, Chiedozie Uba, in a circular dated June 24 and addressed to the university community, disclosed that the appointments previously conveyed through a memo had been withdrawn with immediate effect. The memo read, “Please refer to our memo Ref: FUT/REG/CR/CIR.4 dated June 22, 2026, on the above subject. “I have…
The chair of the Spanish National Securities Market Commission reportedly said that there would be no extensions or waivers for crypto companies that did not receive approval to operate in European Union member states under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework by July 1. According to a Friday Reuters report, Chair Carlos San Basilio said that “there will be no exceptions or extensions” to the July 1 MiCA deadline, referring to Binance and other cryptocurrency exchanges affected by the framework. Binance’s operations in the EU are expected to scale back after it withdrew its application with Greece’s Hellenic Capital Market Commission…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! We love the fireworks, hot dogs and all the patriotism associated with the Fourth of July. But if we’re being honest, there’s one thing we would undeniably change about the holiday: the fashion. Most Fourth of July-themed clothes can skew tacky with ‘punny’ phrases and purposeful yet cheesy distressing, and that’s why we went on the hunt for pieces that actually look stylish. In case you were wondering, we found several actually elevated-looking pieces right at Walmart. All of our…
The Lagos State Special Offences Court, on Friday, set 9 July for ruling on the admissibility of extra-judicial statements credited to a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, who is facing $4.5 billion fraud charges. Trial judge Rahman Oshodi fixed the date after hearing arguments from both the prosecution and the defence over the voluntariness of the statements sought to be tendered by the prosecution. Mr Emefiele and his co-defendant, Henry Omoile, are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on charges of receiving gratification and making corrupt demands while serving as…
Award-winning British-Sierra Leonean journalist and former CNN International anchor Isha Sesay has spoken about her decision to become a single mother through in vitro fertilisation (IVF), revealing that years of career dedication, personal heartbreak and her mother’s prolonged illness shaped one of the biggest decisions of her life. PREMIUM TIMES reported in 2022 that she publicly documented the emotional and physical challenges of fertility treatment, revealing that she underwent multiple IVF cycles, hormone injections, fibroid surgery and the difficult process of selecting a sperm donor. Speaking with Larry Madowo on African Voices, Ms Sesay explained that although motherhood had always…
The family of late comic actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, has received N7.5m in donations after a public appeal over unpaid rent, school fees and poor living conditions. The update was shared on Friday by content creator King Mitchy via Instagram, two days after she posted a video showing Mr Ibu’s widow and children pleading for assistance. “First of all, I sincerely want to thank everyone who donated. Together, we were able to raise ₦7.5 million for the family. God bless every single one of you,” she wrote. According to her, the donations will be used to…
The Osun State Police Command has arrested three suspects over the alleged unlawful possession of a human skull exhumed from a family grave in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Ojelabi said a resident of the state had reported on June 17 that he visited the grave of his late elder brother on June 15 within their family compound and discovered that the grave had been tampered with and the deceased’s skull removed by unknown persons. Ojelabi noted that following the report, police operatives commenced an investigation and acted on…
Assa Abloy has laid off the majority of staff at Level Home, the smart lock company known for building smart tech into traditional-looking deadbolts, and is folding the business into Kwikset, according to a source familiar with the decision.The Verge obtained exclusive details from a person familiar with the restructuring who requested anonymity as they were part of the layoffs. They shared an audio recording of a meeting in which Peter Boriskin, CTO for Assa Abloy North America, and Kimberly Cummins, head of North American HR, informed the staff that their positions had been eliminated, effective immediately, as “a part…
An Ethereum whale who shorted Ether (ETH) during the October 2025 crypto crash has returned after eight months of silence.Key takeaways:Ethereum whale opens a $19.72 million 20x ETH short near the $1,500 support zone.ETH’s bear flag setup hints at a decline toward $1,375, which may earn the whale roughly $2.39 million in profits.Ethereum whale opens 20x short after eight-month hiatusOn Friday, wallet ‘0xf83f…6728’ opened a 20x-leveraged ETH short worth $19.72 million as Ether reached the $1,500 support zone after dropping 18.25% over the last two weeks.The position was opened at an average price of around $1,565, according to data resource…
