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Platform Schools, Ipaja, Lagos, has clinched the 2026 Ecobank National Schools Team Chess Championship in the secondary school category, walking away with a prize of N2.5 million after topping the scoreboard with 16 points in a tournament that drew over 1,500 students from around 300 schools nationwide. Dayspring School finished second to claim N2 million, while King’s College Lagos placed third with N1.5 million. In the primary school category, Chess in Slums Africa, representing the Makoko community, claimed top honours, drawing widespread applause for producing talent from an underserved background. A student of the winning school, Amir Obe, said the…

Nigerian content creator, Jubril Oladapo, popularly known as Officer Woos, has denied claims that he announced the death of his colleague, Broda Shaggi. A few days ago, an X user tweeted that Officer Woos, a close associate of Broda Shaggi, announced the skit maker’s death in an Instagram post. The user wrote while sharing Broda Shaggi’s photograph, “Officer Woos just announced the passing away of his brother Broda Shaggi via his IG page. May his soul rest in perfect peace.” Reacting to the viral post, Officer Woos shared a screenshot of the claim on his Instagram Story and simply wrote,…

Today, I’m talking with Jack Conte, the CEO of Patreon. Jack last joined me on the show almost exactly five years ago, in the summer of 2021, and a lot has changed on the internet and in the creator landscape since then, so I was very excited to talk to him again, especially since his ideas about what Patreon is and how it should work have changed dramatically as big social media platforms have gotten more closed off and more flooded by AI slop.In fact, you’ll hear Jack say that he now thinks of Patreon as an “index of small…

Bitcoin (BTC) passed $65,000 at Monday’s Wall Street open as exchange order-book liquidity dictated price moves.Key points:Bitcoin hits a new week-to-date high despite US stocks rolling over at the start of trading.Traders’ targets include a move toward $70,000 next.Liquidations are described as “completely insane” as both long and short BTC positions get chopped up.Bitcoin surfs $65,000 as oil eyes new lowsData from TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting $65,555 on Bitstamp — its highest since Wednesday.BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewThe move contrasted with US stock markets, which opened lower on continued uncertainty over the fate of the US-Iran peace deal. The mood…

Sam Worthington broke down the surprises awaiting book fans after Netflix’s I Will Find You introduced twists — and changes — from Harlan Coben‘s novel. “I knew that there’d be lots of cliffhangers and twists and turns,” Worthington, 49, exclusively told Us Weekly. “And you just go along for the ride. That’s part of the fun of being in the Harlan Coben genre.” I Will Find You, which is streaming now, follows David Burroughs (Worthington), who is wrongly imprisoned for the murder of his son then receives information that his son may still be alive. In addition to Worthington, Britt…

Torrential rainfall and a windstorm destroyed farmland and shops in Abakaliki and Akpoha Communities in Afikpo North LGA of Ebonyi State on Saturday night. The over-four-hour rainfall caused severe flooding along the Abakaliki–Afikpo Expressway, submerging farmlands and destroying crops worth millions of naira. Some of the affected farmers told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abakaliki on Sunday that the flood washed away yams, cassava, maize, rice, melons, and other crops on their farms. Cletus Idam said the disaster wiped out all his investment this planting season. “We invested huge sums of money in our farms, but everything has been…

The Oyo State Government, on Monday, issued a seven day notice to relatives and next of kin of unclaimed corpses deposited in various public hospital mortuaries across the state to come forward for identification and claim, after which the bodies will be given a mass burial. This was contained in a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Health, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, in Ibadan, the state capital. She said, “The government noted a significant increase in the number of unclaimed corpses currently deposited in mortuaries within public health facilities across the state. “The corpses were brought to the facilities by the…

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has said it rescued 353 victims from various road traffic crashes and emergency incidents across the state between January and May 2026. The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, disclosed this while reviewing the operational performance of the agency’s Rescue and Emergency Response Unit. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the LASTMA Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Adebayo Taofiq, on behalf of Bakare-Oki, the rescued victims comprised 207 adult males, 137 adult females and nine male children. Bakare-Oki said the feat underscored the agency’s commitment to preserving lives through prompt emergency…

Leadership effectiveness is not defined by constant activity or busyness, but by the leader’s ability to reflect before acting. Though leaders are often mistaken for being effective when they are always in motion—attending meetings, issuing directives, travelling, and responding to crises—it is reflection, not mere action, that forms the foundation of true leadership. I was reminded of this recently in Ghana, where I facilitated a leadership session for senior government officials—including heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies. Supported by a multilateral organisation, the programme focused on self-reflection and prioritisation amid competing demands and constant distraction. These leaders were used to…

The Yoruba Council of Elders on Monday declared its support for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election. The council, in a statement issued by its Secretary-General, Dipo Oyewole, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, cited what it described as the administration’s commitment to economic reforms, infrastructure development and national stability. It said its decision was informed by an assessment of the Tinubu administration’s performance since assuming office in May 2023, arguing that the policies being implemented, though difficult, were beginning to yield positive results for the country. The council said it had carefully reviewed developments…