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Amy Adams learned some valuable life skills after playing a nurse on a short-lived TV show. During an appearance on the “SmartLess” podcast on Monday, June 22, the Oscar nominee revealed how she sprang into action after coming across a stabbing victim while out with her family. Adams, 51, knew just what to do after playing nurse Alice Doherty in CBS’ Dr. Vegas, which starred Rob Lowe and aired for just five episodes in 2004. To prepare for the role, the actress said she shadowed an emergency room doctor. “I’ve come across a couple of scenes where we’ve been sort…

Eight national officers of Nigeria’s Scripture Union abducted by gunmen in Imo State are still being held captive. The victims were abducted while returning from a Scripture Union national conference held at the Camp of Faith in Okigwe Area of Imo. Scripture Union is a global interdenominational Christian movement committed to nurturing children and youth. The incident, PREMIUM TIMES learnt, happened on 14 June along Orlu-Mgbidi Road while the victims were travelling from Okigwe to Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. What the police said When contacted on Thursday, the police spokesperson in Imo State, Henry Okoye, confirmed the abduction of…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed on Thursday to crush any attempts to destabilise the nation during planned anti-immigrant marches next week, amid a wave of xenophobia. Citizen-led groups have set Tuesday, 30, as a deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave and called for nationwide marches against illegal immigration, marking a crescendo in months of protests that have at times turned violent. The unofficial ultimatum has stoked fears of a resurgence of xenophobic violence that has claimed several lives in the past. “We will not tolerate any attempts to destabilise the country by anyone, whether marching or otherwise,” said Ramaphosa.…

The Anambra State Police Command has dismissed a viral security alert circulating on social media, which alleged that a military helicopter dropped unknown items in a bush between Nimo and Adazi-Nnukwu communities in Anaocha Local Government Area of the state. The command described the alert as a false alarm capable of causing unnecessary panic and undermining public confidence in the state’s security network. In an official statement released on Thursday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the police revealed that tactical teams were dispatched to the area to verify the claims as soon as the report surfaced online. Police…

Persistent reliance on periodic cost-cutting measures could weaken the long-term competitiveness of organisations, according to a new report by accounting firm Kreston Pedabo. The report, titled ‘From Cost Reduction to Cost Transformation: Building a Lean, Resilient Cost Base that Drives Lasting Competitive Advantage’, argues that many businesses are addressing symptoms rather than structural inefficiencies in their operations. Authored by Kreston Pedabo’s Managing Consultant, Albert Folorunsho, Senior Partner for Tax Compliance and Advisory, Killian Khanoba, Tax Services Partner, Olubunmi Kuteyi, and Management Consulting Lead, Tyna Adediran, the report examines how persistent inflation, foreign exchange volatility, supply chain disruptions, and tightening regulatory…

Premier League champions Arsenal have completed the permanent signing of defender Piero Hincapie from Bayer Leverkusen after activating the purchase option in his loan agreement. The Ecuador international joined the Gunners during the closing stages of last summer’s transfer window and quickly established himself as a key member of the squad. Despite competition from academy graduate Myles Lewis-Skelly and summer signing Riccardo Calafiori, Hincapie ended his first season in England as Arsenal’s preferred left-back, featuring prominently during the club’s successful Premier League title campaign. The 24-year-old started crucial matches during the run-in, including fixtures against Manchester City and Burnley, and…

The National Examination Council, has released the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination results A total of A total of 126,291 candidates registered for the examinations in 12 subjects which commenced on 20th April, 2026 and was concluded on 30th April, 2026. The Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, made this known on Thursday in a statement in a statement in which he disclosed that an award Committee has approved a date for the 2026 BECE re-sit examination. The chairperson of the Award Committee and Director, Basic Education, Federal Ministry of Education, Folake David, who represented the Minister of…

Apple is hiking the prices of its MacBooks, iPads, and other devices by hundreds of dollars in response to the ongoing memory and storage shortages. While the new MacBook Neo will now start at $699 instead of $599, the M3 Ultra Mac Studio is getting a $1,300 increase to $5,299, up from $3,999, as reported earlier by Bloomberg and MacRumors.Here’s a list of the increases impacting the starting prices of Apple’s other devices:Apple CEO Tim Cook hinted at incoming price changes during an interview with The Wall Street Journal published on June 17th, saying Apple has tried to “shield” customers…

Story Protocol, a layer-1 blockchain built around intellectual property licensing, is pivoting to artificial intelligence as it rebrands as the DATA Foundation.The company said Thursday that it will focus on building “essential infrastructure for training AI,” which it called “the most valuable and least solved category of IP.”“Frontier AI labs have hit a multi-billion-dollar data bottleneck, where the internet has been effectively exhausted for scraping,” the company said. “The remaining supply is either expensive and bespoke or legally undocumented, leaving labs without a way to source data at scale, prove its provenance, or guarantee its quality.”Story is the latest crypto…

Lionel Richie cut his performance short on the opening night of a new tour after appearing to fall ill on stage. The 77-year-old singer stopped his set at the Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota, after around 55 minutes on Wednesday, June 24, reported the Minnesota Star Tribune. Richie kicked off the 2026 leg of the Sing a Song All Night Long Tour, coheadlined by Earth, Wind & Fire, on Wednesday. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, Richie’s exit came after he told concertgoers he was feeling dizzy and performed his hit song “Dancing on the Ceiling” while sitting…