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The Director General of the Lagos State Sports Commission, Lekan Fatodu, has called on business mogul and philanthropist Femi Otedola to champion the upcoming Lagos Cycle Fest after the billionaire recently attracted attention with his cycling activities across notable cities around the world. Otedola had shared videos of his cycling sessions in Paris, Singapore and the Maldives, and the LSSC is keen to tap into his hobby as a way of galvanising support for Lagos’ growing cycling community while also promoting environmental sustainability and healthy living. “From Maldives to Singapore, and recently in Paris, Otedola has continued to apply more…

Kalshi has backed a new lobbying group for prediction markets called Americans for Fair Markets, which has tapped former deputy White House chief of staff Taylor Budowich as its strategic advisor.Kalshi said on Friday that the organization is positioning itself against sportsbooks and casinos, which it claims are “focused on protecting their monopolies and seeding lies about prediction markets to policymakers.”Americans for Fair Markets, which Kalshi said was launched with its support, would join a broader lobbying push that includes the Coalition for Prediction Markets, an advocacy group for prediction markets launched in December 2025, backed by Coinbase, Crypto.com, and…

Donnie Wahlberg‘s Boston Blue is returning for a second season — so who is and isn’t returning after a major recasting? Before Boston Blue, Blue Bloods followed the lives of the Reagan family, many of whom work for the NYPD under the leadership of NYC police commissioner Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck). Frank’s father, Henry Reagan (Len Cariou), was also central to the show, alongside Frank’s children: daughter Erin Reagan (Bridget Moynahan) and sons Danny (Wahlberg) and Jamie Reagan (Will Estes). The show aired from 2010 to 2024 before CBS announced a spinoff. Wahlberg’s character is at the center of the…

The vice chairman of Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Grace Ogunleye, has been arrested for organising her own kidnapping. The council chairman, Pius Dada, has condemned the development, describing it as disturbing and unacceptable. Mr Dada, in a statement issued on Friday, said security authorities reportedly apprehended Mrs Ogunleye following investigations into the incident. “The attention of the Executive Chairman of Ilejemeje Local Government has been drawn to the unfortunate incident involving the Vice Chairman, who was reportedly involved in a self-kidnapping arrangement and subsequently apprehended by the relevant security authorities,” Mr Dada said. “This development is shocking,…

Dangote Refinery [PHOTO CREDIT: arise.tv]There are moments in the life of a nation when a business dispute stops being merely a business dispute. It becomes a reflection of the deeper economic model a country has inherited. There are moments when a lawsuit, a regulatory decision, an import licence, or a confrontation between powerful commercial interests reveals something much deeper about the structure of a country’s economic configuration. Nigeria is now at such a moment. The current battle surrounding the Dangote Refinery is not simply about petrol imports. It is not merely a disagreement between a private refinery, fuel marketers, regulators,…

Nigerian military has reacted to a viral video making the rounds on social media alleging non-payment of allowances to troops and victimization of a soldier  A statement signed by Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Lieutenant Colonel, Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation Hadin Kai, dismissed the video as misleading while providing clarification on allowance issues and reaffirming zero tolerance for misconduct. The Headquarters, Theatre Command, Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, OPHK, stated that the claims contained in the video are false, misleading, and a deliberate attempt to misinform the public and discredit the military…

Activist and senatorial aspirant for the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Aisha Yesufu, has rejected the notion that FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike would significantly influence her political aspirations, emphasizing that her primary goal is to obtain the people’s mandate rather than engage with political appointees. Yesufu, previously affiliated with the African Democratic Congress, ADC, made these remarks during an interview on Sunday Politics. She stated that her foremost objective is to secure the senatorial ticket of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, in preparation for the 2027 general elections. She said, “There are some people who have said they are going to take over…

Former Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte, has called on the Italian Football Federation to consider appointing departing Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, as the new head coach of the national team. Conte announced on Sunday his departure from Napoli after the team secured second place in Serie A, finishing 11 points behind champions Inter Milan. The ex-Chelsea and Tottenham manager has been widely speculated to be returning to Italy’s national team following their failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup this summer. However, after his final match in charge of Napoli, which concluded with a 1-0 victory at home against Udinese, Conte…

The senator representing Bauchi South Senatorial District, Shehu Buba, has reportedly defected from the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Redemption Party following his withdrawal from the APC governorship race in Bauchi State. The development comes days after the senator announced his withdrawal from the APC governorship contest, citing alleged irregularities and constitutional breaches in the conduct of the party’s primaries in the state. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Sabo Muhammad, the senator accused some party officials of manipulating the primaries process by allegedly announcing predetermined results without conducting actual voting exercises. “The…

The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has disclosed that 10,634 environmental offenders were arrested across the state within one year as part of intensified enforcement activities aimed at promoting environmental sanitation and restoring order. According to a statement on Sunday by the ministry’s Director of Public Affairs, Kunle Adeshina, Wahab disclosed this during the 2026 Ministerial Press Briefing held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa. Giving a breakdown of the arrest, Wahab noted that 5,715 persons were arrested for illegal highway crossing, while 3,886 others were apprehended for offences including street trading, environmental pollution,…