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Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Martha Stewart is and always will be that girl. Anyone who has followed her career, even without doing a full deep dive (although the Martha documentary can and will change your life), knows that this businesswoman and homemaker is one of the best dressed women around. So when the 84-year-old stepped out at the world premiere of Dutton Ranch earlier this month, we once again found ourselves ‘oohing’ and ‘ahhing’ over her outfit, zoning in on her espadrille platform shoe style and…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday appealed against a Federal High Court’s judgement which nullified its revised timetable and schedule of activities for the conduct of the 2027 general elections. INEC, in a notice of appeal dated and filed on 25 May through its lawyer, Alex Izinyon, SAN, also filed a motion for stay of execution of the judgement, pending the hearing and determination of its appeal at the Court of Appeal. The electoral umpire, which gave nine grounds for its appeal, argued that the trial judge, Mohammed Umar, erred in law when he failed to pronounce on…
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja has declared the rate of kidnapping and other violent crimes in the country as worrisome. The traditional ruler made this declaration on Monday during the installation of some Mogajis (family heads) and Baales in the ancient city. Our correspondent reports that no fewer than 14 Mogajis from different families and seven Baales from different villages were installed at the ceremony. The event was held at Olubadan palace in Oke Aremo area of Ibadan. It was attended by members of Olubadan-in-Council and other notable personalities both within and outside the ancient city. Ladoja, who spoke…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has emerged winner of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primary election in Ebonyi State after polling 15,300 votes in the exercise conducted across the state. The result was declared at Preston Hotel, which served as the state collation centre for the primary election. According to the official results released by the Ebonyi State Presidential Primary Election Committee, Atiku defeated former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, who secured 2,200 votes, while Muhammad Hayatudeen polled 200 votes. The committee disclosed that Ebonyi State had a total of 18,891 registered voters for the exercise conducted across the…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a number of suspected drug dealers and seized quantities of Tramadol and Cannabis Sativa in a series of intelligence-driven operations across the state. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday night by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa. According to the statement, the operations were carried out by officers of the Special Intervention Squad (SIS) and the Gezawa Police Division following credible information provided by members of the public. In one of the operations, two suspects, Abdulsalam Muhammad and Murtala Sani, were apprehended along Nassarawa GRA. Police said…
Arsenal icon, Martin Keown has extended his congratulations to Noni Madueke for the club’s Premier League triumph this season. The former footballer turned pundit acknowledged that Madueke ‘surprised’ him the most during a remarkable campaign for the Gunners. Mikel Arteta’s squad clinched a 2-1 victory against Crystal Palace on the season’s final day before celebrating the Premier League title at Selhurst Park. Madueke netted the decisive goal for his team after Gabriel Jesus had opened the scoring for the visitors. Before Madueke’s transfer from Chelsea to Arsenal last summer, the Gunners’ fans expressed their discontent regarding the club’s interest in…
Lionel Messi remained at the heart of an injury scare only weeks before the World Cup after medical tests diagnosed him with muscle fatigue in his left hamstring, Inter Miami announced on Monday. The Major League Soccer club’s update provided no clear timetable for the Argentine superstar’s return after his abrupt exit from Miami’s 6-4 victory over Philadelphia in the 73rd minute on Sunday. The 38-year-old icon for the defending World Cup champions grabbed the back of his left leg and asked to come off, but appeared to be walking normally as he made his exit to the locker room. “After…
Passengers travelling along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway were again subjected to hours of gridlock on Monday, with many blaming the Ogun State Government for failing to relocate the Kara Cattle Market despite recurring traffic congestion caused by Eid-el-Kabir trading activities. PUNCH Metro correspondent who monitored activities along the expressway on Monday observed that travellers from the Mowe-Ibafo-Magboro area were trapped in gridlock stretching from the Long Bridge towards the Kara market area. Motorists travelling from the Lagos end of the expressway were also stranded in traffic that extended towards the Otedola Bridge axis. The situation equally triggered an increase in transport…
The global economy is undergoing a structural shift driven by the transition toward lower-carbon and more sustainable systems. Industries are being redefined by the move toward cleaner energy systems, circular waste models, and climate-resilient infrastructure. However, the pace of this transition is exposing a fundamental gap: education and workforce systems are not evolving quickly enough to meet the demands of the green economy. In many contexts, environmental awareness is introduced without structured pathways for real-world applications. At the same time, technical skills for green industries are often developed in isolation, without early foundational exposure to sustainability thinking. The result is…
Sycamore, a Lagos-based financial services company, has received a microfinance bank licence from the Central Bank of Nigeria, a move that gives its more than 400,000 customers direct access to deposit accounts and faster payment processing through the national payments infrastructure. The licence, granted to a new entity called Sycamore Microfinance Bank, allows the company to accept customer deposits under a regulated banking framework. It also connects Sycamore directly to the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System, the backbone of electronic payments in the country. For customers, this translates to faster transaction settlement times and a regulated layer of protection for funds…
