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Nollywood actor Chinedu Ikedieze, popularly known as Aki, has expressed surprise after discovering that football fans were being charged $30 to watch a FIFA World Cup match at a fan viewing area in Dallas, United States. Ikedieze shared his reaction in a video posted on his Facebook page on Thursday while attending a fan festival for Wednesday’s Group K World Cup clash between DR Congo and Portugal. In the video, Ikedieze expressed surprise at the $30 fee charged to fans watching the match on giant screens, adding a rough conversion to Nigerian currency, saying it was about ₦40,000 in Nigeria.…

The management of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe has appealed to the public to help identify and locate the relatives of an unidentified man whose body has remained unclaimed in the hospital’s mortuary weeks after his death. In a statement issued on Friday by the hospital’s Public Affairs Unit, the deceased was described as a man believed to be about 35 years old who was involved in a road traffic accident in the Government Reserved Area of Gombe. According to the hospital, the victim was brought to the facility by an official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission after…

Bitcoin (BTC) could reach its new “macro bottom” by September, as price action continues to surprise traders.Key points:Bitcoin may “front run” exchange order-book liquidity to produce a bear-market low between $50,000 and $60,000.A trader sees “complete disbelief” if price reverses with only a partial liquidity grab.”Aggressive” shorting from Binance traders returns on low time frames.BTC price bottom could spark “complete disbelief”New analysis from pseudonymous trader Killa on Friday focuses on a sub-$60,000 liquidity grab next quarter.Crypto exchange order-book liquidity is key to short-term price moves, as large-volume traders coerce the market into wiping nearby positions, causing volatility.Killa, however, is looking…

Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll may have called it quits, but that doesn’t mean their baby plans are also over. In the Thursday, June 18, episode of her “Dumb Blonde” podcast, Bunnie, 46, revealed that the exes are planning to continue their fertility journey with the aim to start a family — despite going their separate ways as a couple. “You guys are going to be shocked to hear this but we’re still having a baby,” Bunnie said on the podcast. Before filing for divorce after 10 years of marriage, Bunnie and Jelly Roll had embarked on an emotionally and…

Ekiti State will head into the 20 June off-cycle governorship election with its largest voter register in history. Still, the expansion in numbers is unlikely to fundamentally alter how elections are decided in the state. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the state now has 1,059,360 registered voters, rising steadily from 989,224 in 2022 and 909,585 in 2018. On paper, this suggests a widening democratic base. In practice, however, Ekiti elections continue to be shaped by a much smaller and more consistent pool of active voters. INEC also reports that 1,028,929 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been collected,…

British energy giant Shell Plc has appointed Elohor Aiboni as its new Executive Vice President and Country Chair for Nigeria, following the departure of Marno de Jong after more than six years leading the company’s operations in the country. In a statement posted on its official X account on Thursday, Shell said Mr de Jong would step down after overseeing a period of strong operational performance and major investment decisions in Nigeria. “Shell appoints Elohor Aiboni Executive Vice President and Country Chair Nigeria, as Marno de Jong bows out after more than six years at the helm of Shell in…

Microsoft Threat Intelligence is warning Windows users about a cryptocurrency clipper strain of malware transmitted via USB drives. The malware, which has been affecting users since February, steals clipboard data to extract wallet credentials using “high-frequency clipboard theft, screenshot exfiltration, and wallet-address substitution,” Microsoft said Wednesday.The crypto clipper also hides legitimate files and replaces them with lookalike shortcuts, so victims unknowingly execute malware while a worm component propagates automatically to USB storage devices. This malware is insidious because it’s more than just an info stealer, it functions as a backdoor, meaning that attackers can push and execute arbitrary code on infected machines…

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A 23-year-old nursing student in Anambra State has been found dead in her off-campus hostel in Alor, a community in Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the victim identified as Vivian Chilaka was found dead on 14 June. Sources said Ms Chilaka was an ND II student at College of Nursing Sciences, Alor. A video clip apparently recorded when she was found dead showed a small bloodstained knife in front her room, a few steps away from the spot where her body was found. Also within the compound, some household items such as pots…

President Bola Tinubu has announced that Nigeria has secured more than 449,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser inputs—equivalent to about nine million bags—to support agricultural production and strengthen food security across the country. The president disclosed this in a statement posted on his official X account on Thursday, describing the development as part of broader measures by his administration to fulfil its commitment to making Nigeria food-secure. “As of May 2026, more than 449,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser inputs, equivalent to about nine million bags, had been secured, with 10 vessels discharged or in transit,” Mr Tinubu said. He recalled that…