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The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has announced the death of a Part Three medical student of the institution, Timilehin Toromade. In a release signed by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olanrewaju, and obtained in Osogbo, the management said Toromade was believed to have died in his sleep in the early hours of Tuesday. Giving further details surrounding the incident, the management said Toromade, with matriculation number CLI/2022/133, possibly died after 2 a.m. on Tuesday, as one of his roommates reportedly opened the door for another medical student occupying the same building around that time. “The…
The three Omatu brothers who died in the inferno that razed a 25-storey building known as Great Nigeria Insurance House in Lagos Island, Lagos State, will be buried on January 14. PUNCH reports that the fire incident, which occurred just hours before Christmas Day, spread rapidly to neighbouring buildings, including a mosque and a nearby plaza, sending thick plumes of smoke into the skyline. The report revealed that one of the families deeply affected by this incident is the Omatu family, who lost three siblings: Steve (40), Casmir (39) and Collins (37), after they were trapped in the building and…
Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has dismissed speculation linking him with the Manchester United job, insisting he is “very happy” at St James’ Park. Howe, who has been in charge of Newcastle since November 2021, is now one of the longest-serving managers in the Premier League, behind only Pep Guardiola, Mikel Arteta, and Marco Silva. As reported by BBC Sport on Tuesday, when asked if anything could tempt him away following Ruben Amorim’s sacking at Manchester United, Howe told BBC Sport: “No. Not at this current time. The most important thing for me is happiness in the role, happiness in…
Razer announced a concept AI wearable at CES that resembles a pair of wireless headphones (or Razer’s Barracuda gaming headsets, to be precise), with two camera lenses built into the ear cups.The current iteration of Project Motoko is powered by an unspecified Qualcomm Snapdragon chip and uses dual first-person-view cameras positioned at eye level to capture objects, text, and anything else around you. There are also multiple microphones for receiving voice commands, dialogue, and environmental audio, and hands-free controls for managing audio settings.Motoko is designed to be compatible with all major AI models, including those from OpenAI, Google Gemini, and…
Update Jan. 6, 12:57 p.m. UTC: This article has been updated to include a paragraph on Morgan Stanley’s prior involvement with cryptocurrency funds.US investment bank Morgan Stanley has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to launch two cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), one tied to Bitcoin and the other to Solana, as Wall Street firms push deeper into regulated digital-asset products.The proposed Morgan Stanley Bitcoin (BTC) Trust and the Morgan Stanley Solana (SOL) Trust will function as “passive investment” vehicles that hold and track the performance of the underlying tokens, according to Tuesday’s filings with the SEC.The two funds…
Ben Affleck is addressing the “massive embarrassment” he experienced after the Oscars snubbed him in the Best Director category. Affleck, 53, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday, January 5, and recalled his reaction to learning in 2013 that he was not nominated for directing the thriller Argo, which eventually won the Academy Award for Best Picture that year. “It was the year, the horrible thing of everyone telling you, ‘You’re gonna get nominated, you’re gonna get nominated for director,’” Affleck told host Jimmy Kimmel, 58, adding, “And so, of course, I wake up that morning, and sure enough —…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that some political leaders are misleading Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, amid rising political tension in the south-southern state. Mr Wike, a former governor of Rivers State, disclosed this on Monday when he visited Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area of the state. Following a previous political crisis in Rivers in 2025, which was triggered by a feud between Governor Fubara and Mr Wike, President Bola Tinubu brokered a second peace deal between them in June of last year. The two politicians also reached some undisclosed agreements as part of…
Taken together, Venezuela and Nigeria point to a troubling pattern. International law is increasingly shaped, not by agreed pathways, but by acts that succeed and then justify themselves after the fact. Practice accumulates. Repetition breeds acceptance. What begins as exception hardens into precedent… This is not an argument against accountability. It is an argument against reducing accountability to dominance. When enforcement collapses into unilateral action, the distinction between justice and power thins. The forceful seizure of Nicolás Maduro from Venezuelan territory and his appearance before a court in New York has received equal measure of criticism and celebration, depending on…
Chelsea Football Club have appointed Liam Rosenior as the new head coach of their men’s team, just days after parting ways with Enzo Maresca on New Year’s Day. The 41-year-old Englishman has signed a long-term contract that will keep him at Stamford Bridge until 2032, underlining the club’s desire for stability following another managerial change in a turbulent Premier League season. Rosenior arrives from French side RC Strasbourg, another club within the BlueCo ownership structure, where he made a strong impression in his first season in charge. He led Strasbourg to European qualification for the first time in 19 years,…
Women from three villages of Amaidi Amanyanwu and Onuzo in Imobi autonomous community of Uturu, Abia State, on Tuesday morning protested around the community, alleging that some individuals from one of the villages are attempting to grab control of granite deposits in their land. The women who described themselves as farmers, claimed that the traditional ruler of Imobi autonomous community, Eze Simeon Chukwuemeka, is not aware and never authorized such take over. According to the Imobi women, there will be escalation of poverty in the community if a few individuals are allowed to appropriate the resources belonging to the entire citizens.…
