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In their small, decrepit home in Yawota, in Nigeria’s southwestern Oyo State, sisters Deborah Oyedele and Abosede Ojedele took turns consoling each other as they waited for news of their abducted children. Oyedele’s son and Ojedele’s two boys were among 46 children—aged two to 16—and staff seized by gunmen from their schools on May 15 in two neighbouring towns on the edges of Old Oyo National Park. Southwestern Nigeria has long been considered one of the safest regions in a country struggling with multiple security crises. But the kidnappings quickly became a hot-button issue, prompting protests, a statewide teachers’ strike…
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered an immediate scale-up of waste evacuation operations across the state following growing complaints by residents over heaps of refuse littering roads, medians and communities. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement on his Facebook page on Thursday, assured residents that additional trucks and personnel had been deployed to tackle the refuse challenge. The governor said the Lagos Waste Management Authority, the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency and the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources had been directed to intensify waste clearance efforts in affected areas. He wrote, “I have directed an immediate scale-up of…
Iran’s World Cup team will lodge a complaint with FIFA claiming they are being subjected to travel restrictions during the tournament in North America, the Iranian football federation spokesman said on Thursday. “Despite having submitted its preparation schedule for the tournament well in advance, Iran’s national football team has once again encountered restrictions imposed by the organisers, affecting the implementation of its technical staff’s plans,” the spokesman said. Iran wanted to fly from their base camp in Tijuana, Mexico, to the United States two days before their next match, against Belgium in Los Angeles on Sunday. But the Iranian federation…
The Ethereum Foundation has lost another high-ranking contributor, amid increasing scrutiny of the research organization as the network faces ongoing questions about talent retention and governance philosophy.In a post on X, co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang announced that she had stepped down from her role, effective immediately, following a recent sabbatical. Wang wrote that “Ethereum has always been bigger than any role” and indicated that she has not yet decided what she will do next.Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin commented on Wang’s an X post, acknowledging that she had taken on “the most challenging position in the Ethereum Foundation” alongside Tomasz Stanczak,…
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The House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Library, Research and Documentation has suspended further consideration of a petition against the Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Suleiman Abubakar, pending the submission of evidence to support allegations against him. The committee took the decision on Thursday during an investigative hearing in Abuja after petitioners failed to present documentary proof that the NILDS boss participated in the APC governorship primary election in Kwara State while still serving in office. Chairman of the committee, Yusuf Galambi, said the panel could not continue with its investigation based on allegations…
Billionaire tycoon Femi Otedola has acquired 672.9 million new shares in financial services group First HoldCo Plc, taking his interest in the group to 20.4 per cent. Mr Otedola executed the share purchase through the N45 billion second tranche of the lender’s N350 billion private placement programme, Nairametrics reported on Thursday, citing the allotment document. The private placement offer price of N44 per share puts the value of the transaction at N29.6 billion. That compares to the stock’s closing price of N61 per share on Thursday. First HoldCo is looking to inject the cash raised from the exercise into First…
The federal government has launched FreeTV under the country’s Digital Switch Over (DSO) programme, saying the initiative will create new opportunities for Nigerian businesses, technology innovators, and workers. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the FG announced plans to launch FreeTV, an initiative designed to ensure Nigerians benefit from the nation’s migration from analogue to digital television broadcasting. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the initiative represents an investment in Nigeria’s future and is expected to drive job creation and economic growth. His remarks were contained in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Rabiu…
Co-hosts Mexico became the first team to reach the knockout rounds of the World Cup with a 1-0 win over South Korea at a delirious Guadalajara Stadium on Thursday. After a dreary first period, Luis Romo’s goal just after half-time, thanks to a goalkeeping error, put Mexico through as Group A winners with a match to go. Mexico stopper Raul Rangel made a superb double save in the dying minutes to preserve their lead. Finishing top keeps Mexico at home in the last 32 with a game against a third-placed team in Mexico City. “It’s really difficult to deal with…
No fewer than 30 suspected cultists arrested during a police raid on an alleged initiation procession in Isara-Remo, Ogun State, will be charged in court after investigations, the Ogun State Police Command has said. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. According to Babaseyi, the suspects were apprehended by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit in collaboration with detectives from the Isara Area Command and Isara Division following intelligence reports of an unlawful gathering. He noted that the suspects converged at an uncompleted building in Isara-Remo for activities linked to cult…
