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AXA Mansard Insurance, a member of the AXA Group, has announced the launch of its digital motor insurance inspection process in Nigeria. The solution, powered by Curacel, allows customers to complete required vehicle inspections by submitting photographs of their vehicles through their smartphones. According to the firm, the process applies to the initiation of comprehensive motor insurance policies, policy renewals, and claims assessments. This new feature further demonstrates AXA’s continued commitment to making the insurance process easy and personalised through digitisation. The digital inspection system receives images submitted by customers, scans them through an automated review process, and generates inspection…

Super Eagles striker Akor Adams is attracting increasing interest from clubs across Europe as Sevilla consider whether to cash in on one of their most valuable attacking assets this summer, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Spanish club are currently undergoing a major rebuild under manager Luis Plaza after a difficult campaign in which they battled financial challenges and narrowly avoided relegation, finishing just three points above the drop zone. According to Spanish sports daily AS, Adams has emerged as one of the players generating the most attention in the transfer market, despite only joining the club in January 2025. While…

The best robot vacuums are the ones you barely have to think about, and the Roborock Saros 20 fits that description well. It’s why it’s one of our favorite robovac / mop hybrids, and thanks to Prime Day, you can get it on sale at Amazon and Roborock for $1,359.99 ($240 off), a new low price.In her testing, our smart home reviewer Jennifer Pattison Tuohy said the Saros 20 was the first robot vacuum she truly trusted to clean every room without getting stuck. Its excellent obstacle avoidance and low-profile design help it navigate around clutter and slip under low…

Bitcoin (BTC) stayed uncertain at Tuesday’s Wall Street open as US stocks responded to an earlier Asia tech sell-off.Key points:Bitcoin bulls attempt to avoid a deeper drop below local lows amid risk-asset volatility.Multiple factors are blamed for the current weakness and stocks reset, with Micron earnings due on Wednesday.Rolling crypto liquidations pass $1 billion over 24 hours.BTC price on the edge amid stocks volatilityData from TradingView showed indecisive BTC price moves on low time frames with $62,500 now a focus.BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewAsia market weakness sparked two dips below the $62,000 mark on the day, with equities seeing major…

Captain Sandy Yawn is making her acting debut to help solve a murder on Hudson & Rex — and her appearance is full of Below Deck Easter eggs. In Us Weekly‘s exclusive sneak peek at the Thursday, June 25, episode of UP Faith & Family’s Hudson & Rex, Sandy, 61, plays a fictional captain who shares a cute moment with Rex where she jokingly assigns him a job on deck. Sandy’s character, Captain Michelle, praises the dog to his partner — Detective Mark Hudson (Luke Roberts) — before being asked for her insight following a murder. “Go ahead and clean…

The Oyo State Government has declared a 16-hour curfew in 10 local government areas bordering the Old Oyo National Park as security agencies intensify efforts to rescue the over 40 abducted pupils, teachers kidnapped from their schools in Oriire local government area on 15 May. The curfew, approved by Governor Seyi Makinde, will take effect from Wednesday and run daily from 4 p.m. to 8 a.m. for an initial period of 48 hours. The affected local government areas are Oriire, Oorelope, Irepo, Saki West, Saki East, Atisbo, Itesiwaju, Iseyin, Olorunsogo and Atiba. Announcing the measure in a statement on Tuesday,…

Nigeria midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is set to play under a new manager next season after Lazio confirmed the appointment of former Italy international Gennaro Gattuso as the club’s head coach, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Serie A club formally announced Gattuso’s arrival on Tuesday, weeks after he was first seen at Lazio’s training centre in Formello, Rome. The 48-year-old was spotted at the club’s facilities on June 3, where he reportedly held discussions with president Claudio Lotito and club directors over transfer plans and preparations for the new season. Although an agreement had reportedly been reached as far back as…

A Lagos-based security operative, Adebanjo Samuel, has been commended for displaying exceptional integrity after returning a customer’s misplaced $9,100 while on duty at a First City Monument Bank branch in Marina, Lagos. The incident, which occurred on May 25, 2026, was confirmed in a statement issued by Proton Security Service Limited to PUNCH Metro on Tuesday. According to the company, Adebanjo’s action has further reinforced confidence in the discipline, professionalism, and integrity of personnel deployed across its client locations. The statement partly read, “Adebanjo has been hailed as a true hero, showing that something great can still come out of…

What if you were told that the 1999 Constitution is a boobytrap packaged to guarantee that government fails to deliver the promises of its Section 14(b), which pretends to declare that “The security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government?” In other words, governments in Nigeria, be they at the federal, state, or local level, are designed, ab initio, not to deliver to the citizens of Nigeria good governance, described by some as dividends of democracy. The how, which is embedded in the Nigerian Constitution, reminds one of Karl Marx, the German political thinker and…

The Nigerian Communications Commission has commenced consultations on a proposal that could allow millions of Nigerian students to access approved educational platforms without paying for internet data. The proposal, contained in a consultation paper issued by the Joint NCC-Industry Committee on the Implementation of Zero-Rated Access to Education Platforms for Students in Nigeria, seeks public input on a framework for providing free access to educational resources and digital skills development platforms. The consultation, which runs from June 19 to July 9, 2026, follows calls by President Bola Tinubu for telecommunications operators to provide “unhindered connectivity access to educational institutions and…