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DR Congo’s iconic supporter, Michel Kuka Mboladinga, made his first appearance at the 2026 FIFA World Cup during the Leopards’ Group K clash against Colombia after missing the team’s opening match due to an Ebola-related quarantine. Popularly known as “Lumumba Vea,” Mboladinga is renowned for dressing and posing like Patrice Lumumba, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s first prime minister. He is often seen standing motionless throughout matches with his right arm raised in a symbolic gesture. The celebrated fan missed DR Congo’s surprise 1-1 draw against Portugal after being placed under a 21-day quarantine following Ebola outbreaks in his home…

South Korea’s financial regulator folded token securities infrastructure into a broader overhaul of the country’s capital markets, alongside plans for faster settlement, longer trading hours and greater use of artificial intelligence.On Tuesday, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) said it had launched a capital market infrastructure review meeting to coordinate reforms across government agencies and market operators. According to the FSC, plans for token securities will be further discussed separately through a public-private council before being linked to the wider initiative. The initiative includes a roadmap for shortening the securities settlement cycle, expected by October, and a Korea Securities Depository (KSD) system…

Love Island USA viewers were expecting bombshell Alannah Keyser to be removed from Casa Amor after her off screen racism scandal — but was she? Alannah remained in the villa during the Tuesday, June 23, episode of the Peacock show, but her screentime was significantly decreased. As a result, Zach Georgiou — whom she connected with the most — also made virtually no appearances on screen. Alannah’s journey in Casa Amor came to an end after she faced backlash for a resurfaced video that allegedly showed her using a racial slur. After her debut, social media users quickly took to…

Federal Polytechnic Orogun in Delta State has joined the “A Million Tree Project,” a climate action initiative led by the Community Development Advocacy Foundation (CODAF) and its partners, as campaigners intensify efforts to promote environmental sustainability and combat the effects of climate change. The third phase of the project was launched on 23 June at the institution in Orogun, Ughelli North Local Government Area, with students, lecturers, environmental advocates and community stakeholders participating in the event. CODAF is implementing the initiative in partnership with the African Centre for Environmental and Rural Development (ACERD) and the Neferok Development Initiative (NEDI). PREMIUM…

The winners of the 2026/27 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season will receive a minimum prize money of ₦1 billion, the biggest financial reward ever offered in Nigerian domestic football, following a series of far-reaching reforms unveiled by the National Sports Commission (NSC) and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The announcement was made on Tuesday by NSC Chairman Shehu Dikko after a high-level strategic meeting with the commission’s leadership and the NFF at the NSC headquarters in Abuja. Mr Dikko described the decision as part of a broader plan to transform Nigerian football through improved player welfare, stricter professional standards,…

Nigerian singer and entrepreneur Mr Eazi and his wife, actress Temi Otedola, have revealed that they consulted nine doctors in different countries while preparing for the arrival of their first child. The couple made this known during a recent episode of their podcast which started trending on Tuesday, where they spoke about their pregnancy journey and the preparations leading up to the birth of their unborn baby. According to them, the consultations were necessary because they were uncertain about the country where they would eventually welcome their child. Speaking in a viral video from the podcast, Mr Eazi explained that…

Residents of Lagos State have called for stricter enforcement against illegal nighttime refuse dumping as the state government intensifies waste evacuation across affected communities following a renewed clean-up directive by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The calls come days after Sanwo-Olu ordered an immediate scale-up of waste evacuation operations across the state in response to complaints about growing refuse heaps in several communities. The governor said additional trucks, personnel and resources had been deployed and charged relevant agencies to sustain the clean-up exercise. Speaking with PUNCH Metro in separate interviews on Tuesday, residents acknowledged improvements in waste evacuation and environmental sanitation but…

Colombia finally broke down a stubborn DR Congo side on Tuesday to secure a 1-0 win that guaranteed their place in the World Cup knockout rounds. Victory in Guadalajara, courtesy of a 76th-minute goal from Daniel Munoz, took them top of Group K with six points — two clear of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal with one game to go in the first round. Portugal, held 1-1 by DR Congo in their opening match, earlier hammered Uzbekistan 5-0 in Houston, with Ronaldo scoring twice. Colombian fans turned the Mexican stadium into a sea of yellow, vastly outnumbering supporters of the African nation.…

Financial infrastructure provider OpenPayd said Wednesday that it has secured authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), allowing it to offer crypto services across the European Economic Area (EEA) via passporting.The license lets OpenPayd operate as a crypto asset service provider (CASP) to offer services such as fiat-to-stablecoin on-ramping and off-ramping, the company said in a statement seen by Cointelegraph.“Stablecoins are rapidly becoming part of mainstream financial infrastructure,” OpenPayd CEO Iana Dimitrova said, adding that MiCA gives businesses greater confidence to use digital asset technology for payments, treasury operations and growth.The license was issued by the Malta…

Lindsay Hubbard isn’t afraid to kiss and tell — or share details about her sexual exploits. During the Tuesday, June 23, episode of In the City, Lindsay, 39, got real about her sex life after welcoming daughter Gemma in December 2024 with ex-boyfriend Turner Kufe. “I’m not having sex, Yvonne,” Lindsay told her longtime BFF Yvonne Najor as she tried to explain how to use an ovulation app to help Yvonne get pregnant. “I’m not the one trying over here. I haven’t had sex in almost a f***ing year.” Lexi Sundin teased that she and husband Andrea Denver had Lindsay “covered…