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Ekiti State voters will go to the polls on Saturday to elect a governor for another four-year term in an off-cycle governorship election. Residents of the state have enthusiastically collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), the ticket required to cast a ballot during the election. The last count by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) showed that 97.1 per cent of registered voters in the South-west state have collected their PVCs and are eligible to vote on Saturday. Out of 1,059,360 registered voters, 1,028,929 have collected their PVCs. This leaves 30,431 PVCs uncollected. Whether the enthusiasm with which residents collected…

The Premier League has released the fixture list for the 2026/27 season, setting the stage for another thrilling campaign. According to the fixtures released on Friday, defending champions Arsenal will begin their title defence at home against newly promoted Coventry City. The Gunners will kick off the new season on Friday, 21 August, at the Emirates Stadium, where Mikel Arteta’s side will seek to make a strong start in their quest to retain the title they won last season. Nigeria’s Frank Onyeka featured prominently for Coventry City as they secured promotion back to the Premier League and he his expected…

The University of Lagos has confirmed contamination in water samples obtained from Moremi Hall, a female hostel, and advised members of the university community to boil water before drinking or using it for cooking pending the completion of laboratory tests on other hostels. The university disclosed this in an update issued on Thursday by the Head of its Communication Unit, Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, following earlier reports of suspected contamination after students complained of vomiting and diarrhoea. On Wednesday, the university announced that it had begun a comprehensive assessment of its water supply system, including laboratory tests, after complaints by some students,…

The Kogi State Police Command has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging that passengers were kidnapped along the Kabba-Okene Road on June 17, describing the claims as false and misleading. The command’s spokesperson, Oyiza Salisu, clarified the incident in a statement on Friday, saying no kidnapping occurred on the route. According to her, at about 9 p.m. on June 17, a commercial bus driven by Ojo, an indigene of Kabba, was travelling to Ibilo with a load of cocoyam when the driver noticed unusual lights ahead. She said the driver attempted to make a U-turn and, on seeing some…

Ahead of Saturday’s senatorial by-election in Nasarawa North Senatorial District, the campaign organisation of former Inspector-General of Police Abubakar Adamu has endorsed former Minister of Information Labaran Maku, the Labour Party candidate. The endorsement was announced on Thursday by the Counter and Mobilisation Committee of the Abubakar Adamu 2027 campaign organisation during a meeting with Maku in Akwanga. Speaking at the meeting, the committee chairman, Isa Nathaniel, said Maku emerged as the preferred candidate after consultations with stakeholders. The senatorial seat became vacant following the death of Senator Godiya Akwashiki after a prolonged illness. Nathaniel described Maku as the most…

We’ve lost something in the past 15 years. Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Apple; they’ve all convinced us that streaming is the best way to watch movies and shows at home. With everything at our fingertips, there’s no need to run to Blockbuster for the weekend’s entertainment, or wait for a DVD rental to arrive in the mail. And going to the movie theater is a luxury — one that keeps getting more expensive.But we were, all of us, deceived. We traded quality for convenience. And while TVs have improved drastically, we feed them inadequate, bitrate-starved, internet-throttled streams that won’t let our…

Binance is allowed to provide crypto trading access to users in the Philippines through its arrangement with BlockShoals Technologies, but neither company is authorized to handle peso transfers or perform other activities regulated by the country’s central bank, according to legal adviser Marie Antonette Quiogue.Quiogue, head of legal at BlockShoals, told Cointelegraph in an interview on Friday at Philippine Blockchain Week 2026 that Binance’s local operations fall under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) crypto asset service provider (CASP) framework. She said BlockShoals serves as a crypto asset intermediary, introducing Philippine users to Binance’s global trading platform.The arrangement forms part…

Even sports stars can get caught up in a case of mistaken identity. New York Knicks guard Tyler Kolek found himself at the center of an awkward mix-up during the team’s NBA Championship parade on Thursday, June 18, when New York Police Department officers appeared to mistake him for a member of the crowd. ESPN reporter Kimberley A. Martin shared a video via X that showed Kolek, 25, enthusiastically celebrating with fans along the parade route, stopping to high-five supporters as he made his way through the festivities. At one point, two officers approached the basketball player and appeared to…

Nnamdi Kanu, the convicted leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and his former disciple, Chikadibia Edoziem, have announced conflicting leadership changes in IPOB. Mr Kanu, who is currently in Sokoto prison, reportedly dissolved the third Directorate of the State (DOS) of the IPOB and inaugurated the fourth DOS administration headed by Chris Nwaọgụ. The third DOS administration was headed by Mr Edoziem, who was appointed into the position by Mr Kanu in 2017 during the IPOB leader’s initial detention at Kuje prison. Established in 2012 by Mr Kanu, the DOS is the administrative arm of the IPOB…

Nollywood actor Chinedu Ikedieze, popularly known as Aki, has expressed surprise after discovering that football fans were being charged $30 to watch a FIFA World Cup match at a fan viewing area in Dallas, United States. Ikedieze shared his reaction in a video posted on his Facebook page on Thursday while attending a fan festival for Wednesday’s Group K World Cup clash between DR Congo and Portugal. In the video, Ikedieze expressed surprise at the $30 fee charged to fans watching the match on giant screens, adding a rough conversion to Nigerian currency, saying it was about ₦40,000 in Nigeria.…