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The Ukraine Defence Intelligence has reported the death of another Nigerian man, Ayebusiwa Olabode Victor, who was allegedly killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in the ongoing war with Ukraine. The development was disclosed in a statement by the Ukrainian National News Agency, Ukrinform, and the country’s Defence Intelligence arm, the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine on Thursday. Victor, born April 28, 1992, was said to be from Ilutitun in Ondo State. According to the report, he was killed in the Kharkiv region near the settlement of Hrafske during combat operations involving Ukrainian troops. The intelligence agency said Victor signed…

Nestlé Nigeria Plc has convened government representatives, healthcare professionals, and industry leaders at its 2026 Nestlé for Good Summit in Lagos to advance collaborative solutions aimed at improving public nutrition outcomes and strengthening local food systems. The dialogue focused on addressing Nigeria’s evolving public health and nutritional challenges through sustained partnerships across the food value chain. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Nigeria Plc, Wassim Elhusseini, said delivering good food consistently and at scale requires strong, interconnected infrastructure. Elhusseini said, “At Nestlé, we are guided by a simple but powerful purpose: to unlock the power of food…

The Ballon d’Or ceremony for 2026 will take place for the first time in London on October 26 to mark the 70th anniversary of the trophy being awarded to England’s Stanley Matthews in 1956, organisers announced on Thursday. The most prestigious individual prize in football is an award that, for many years, has been dominated by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Paris Saint-Germain winger Ousmane Dembele won last year, in a ceremony held in Paris by Groupe L’Equipe, owners of the France Football magazine. The London venue for the 2026 ceremony was not revealed. Messi holds the record for the…

Veteran Nollywood actress Shaffy Bello has said she understands why some young women engage in transactional relationships popularly known as “runs”, but urged them not to remain in the lifestyle, stressing the need for growth and self-worth beyond survival choices. Bello made the remarks during an interview on The Morayo Show hosted by Morayo Afolabi-Brown, in a conversation that has since gone viral on social media. The full interview was published on the show’s official YouTube channel on May 21 and gained wider attention on Thursday after clips from the interview circulated on X and other platforms. Speaking on self-worth…

Today, I’m talking with Wassym Bensaid, the chief software officer at Rivian, and the co-CEO of Rivian’s platform joint venture with Volkswagen, which everyone just calls RV Tech.That joint venture kicked off about a year and a half ago with a nearly $6 billion investment from Volkswagen. It effectively puts Wassym in charge of the operating system and electrical architecture for every future EV from Volkswagen and its associated brands, including familiar names like Audi, but also new companies like Scout.There’s a lot of Decoder ideas in there — I really wanted to know how that joint venture works and…

Bitcoin (BTC) has created its last classic price magnet as a staple chart feature disappears forever.Key points:Bitcoin is set to lose popular short-term price targets as CME Group’s futures market goes 24-hour.CME futures gaps will no longer be created over weekends.Several open gaps still remain on the chart, with the lowest near $67,000.Bitcoin futures gaps to disappear permanentlyStarting on Friday, CME Group’s Bitcoin futures market will trade 24 hours a day, seven days a week, ending the phenomenon of futures “gaps.”Futures trading on a 24-hour basis was announced in February. “Client demand for risk management in the digital asset market is…

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Some youths and leaders from Uzo Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State have rejected a House of Representatives aspirant, Mathias Ezeaku, over his denunciation of Christianity and public burning of the Holy Bible. Mr Ezeaku, a traditional African religion worshiper, is seeking the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) ticket for the 2027 House of Representatives election. He is seeking to represent the Uzo-Uwani-Igbo-Etiti Federal Constituency. The NDC House of Representatives aspirant has been a vocal critic of Christianity for several years. He has been promoting traditional worship while labelling Christianity and Islam as deceitful and foreign religions intended to mislead Africans.…

Prof Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB registrar. Professor Oloyede asked us to defer congratulations “till, if God wills, this assignment comes to a successful end.” It has. He met JAMB on a stretcher. The surgery held. The patient lived. He is leaving it walking — with a solid balance sheet, with dignity and efficiency, and with the dangerous idea that a Nigerian agency can work… As he steps down on 31 May, the task now falls to the new Registrar/CEO, Professor Segun Aina. He inherits a patient that can walk, and a public that finally believes the doctor. If he keeps the…

Troops of 27 Task Force Brigade Garrison, in collaboration with members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, and local hunters, have neutralised two suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists during an ambush operation in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. This is contained in a Special Situation Report issued by Headquarters Sector 2, Operation HADIN KAI, under Operation Desert Sanity V. According to the report, the operation was conducted at about 4:00 p.m. on May 27 following credible intelligence on the movement of suspected terrorists around Kasaicia village, off the Damaturu–Buni Yadi road. The report disclosed that the troops successfully…