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Favour Ashe produced the standout performance on the final day of the 2026 Commonwealth Games National Trials in Lagos on Tuesday, sprinting to a personal best of 9.93 seconds to win the men’s 100m title at the Yaba College of Technology Sports Complex. The Delta State athlete had earlier signalled his intentions with a wind-assisted 9.97s in the semi-finals before returning to clock a legal 9.93s in the final, improving on the previous personal best of 9.94s he set in the United States in 2024. Ashe led a high-quality field, with Adekalu Fakorede finishing second in a personal best of…

A new update for Google Home could make it less likely your smart home cameras mistake you for someone else, just because you’re facing away from the camera. Starting June 23rd, Google’s expanding its facial recognition feature so that people you’ve tagged in your Familiar Faces library can continue to be identified when their faces aren’t clearly visible, using “additional non-biometric signals (body size, clothing color, etc.).”The Familiar Faces library will also begin automatically updating with the most recent images of everyone in your house, so you should get fewer inaccurate notifications from outdated examples.Google also says its AI-generated video…

Ethereum is running out of money, according to former insiders. The warning has sparked one of the fiercest Ethereum governance debates in months: should the network fund developers by taxing staking rewards, or just rely on wealthy Ether holders to bankroll its ecosystem? At the center of the debate is a controversial proposal from Kleros co-founder Clément Lesaege. He suggested redirecting up to 10% of validator rewards to ecosystem funding through a protocol-level mechanism called Validator Redirected Revenue.Lesaege argued that this may be necessary to solve Ethereum’s “coordination failure” and reduce the underfunding of shared ecosystem work. The idea was…

Kristin Cavallari is opening up about the personal challenges she faced during her rise to fame. “In my early 20s, I never had an eating disorder — actually, I probably would say this is a form of an eating disorder,” the Hills alum, 39, said while discussing how she got ready for Miami Swim Week during a Tuesday, June 23, episode of her “Let’s Be Honest” podcast. “I was obsessed with food. I was obsessed with it!” she added. “I was obsessed with my weight. I would guilt myself all day, every day, and it was such a horrible way…

  The Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAE) has thrown its weight behind ongoing reforms in the power sector, urging the federal government to adopt stronger engineering-driven solutions to address Nigeria’s infrastructure deficits, including electricity supply, climate resilience and urban sanitation. The academy’s president, Rahamon Bello, made the call on Tuesday during a press briefing at its secretariat in the Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Complex, University of Lagos, Akoka, ahead of its 2026 apex events. He stated that the academy had spent the past year deepening its role as a technical think tank, producing policy papers and engaging government on what…

Africa added more than 4,200 megawatts (MW) of new hydropower capacity in 2025, making it a fast growing region for hydropower development globally, according to a new report released by the International Hydropower Association (IHA). The report, 2026 World Hydropower Outlook, said the continent commissioned 4,297 MW of new hydropower capacity during the year, the second consecutive year that additions exceeded 4,000 MW. The growth was driven largely by the completion of mega projects in Ethiopia and Tanzania, even as more than 90 per cent of Africa’s hydropower potential remains untapped. The findings come as Nigeria continues to grapple with…

Ghana produced another disciplined display at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday night, frustrating England to a goalless draw in Boston and moving a step closer to the knockout stage. The result leaves both teams on four points in Group L, with qualification still to be decided after the other matchday two fixture between Croatia and Panama. After edging Panama 1-0 in their opening match, the Black Stars arrived in Boston as underdogs against an England side that had defeated Croatia 4-2. However, Carlos Queiroz’s men once again showed defensive organisation and resilience to deny the Three Lions. England…

Cash held outside Nigeria’s banking system rose to N5.19tn in May 2026, despite the Central Bank of Nigeria’s sustained push for digital payments and financial inclusion. Latest money and credit statistics from the CBN showed that currency outside banks increased by N109.34bn, or 2.15 per cent, from N5.08tn in April 2026 to N5.19tn in May. The figure also represented a year-on-year increase of N559.16bn, or 12.07 per cent, from N4.63tn recorded in May 2025, indicating that Nigerians continued to keep a large volume of cash outside formal banking channels. The data further showed that currency in circulation rose from N5.65tn…

Friends of the slain former Ogun State Television broadcaster, Kitan Oyesiku, have called on the state government and security agencies to intensify efforts to unravel the circumstances surrounding her death and bring those responsible to justice. The group, under the aegis of Friends of Kitan Oyesiku, appealed in a statement signed on Tuesday by Oluwaseun Boye, on behalf of the group. The demand comes days after Oyesiku and her security guard were found dead at her residence in Iyana Agodo Village, Ogun State. PUNCH Metro had earlier reported that the Ogun State Police Command commenced an investigation into the deaths…

Pursuant to section 178 (1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as altered, the Independent National Electoral Commission has held the fourth in the series of off-cycle governorship elections in Ekiti State on Saturday, June 20, 2026. Recall that as a result of the 2007 governorship election in Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi of the then Action Congress of Nigeria decided to seek redress at the election tribunal following the INEC’s declaration of Engineer Segun Oni of the Peoples Democratic Party as the winner of that poll. After three years of legal fireworks both at the…