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Betting giants Sportsbet and Tabcorp say there is no evidence to substantiate allegations that account managers sourced drugs and sex workers to incentivise vulnerable people to bet more, calling for information about the claims to be provided to regulators.The anti-gambling campaigners Tim Costello and Luke Bateman used a parliamentary hearing into Labor’s legislation to curb gambling advertising to allege problem gamblers had been supplied with cocaine, alcohol and sex workers, alleging companies exercised no duty of care to their customers.Bateman, who is now a TikTok star and book influencer, told the inquiry on Monday morning he attended a private Gold…

Workers and lecturers at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, have yet to receive payment of their outstanding salaries despite the N1.1 billion that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa approved for the institution about six days ago. The Chairperson of the AAUA chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Bolu Oshodi, disclosed this to journalists in Akure, the state capital, on Monday. The union embarked on a strike action on 10 July to demand the payment of salaries. The funds, dubbed the intervention fund, were meant to settle the backlog of workers’ salaries and other expenditures of the…

…Says execution, not resources, creates wealth By Babajide Komolafe, Economy Editor & Egufe Yafugborhi, Ochuko Akuopha ASABA— Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, Monday, challenged Delta State to convert its abundant natural resources into sustainable prosperity, stressing that wealth is created through sound execution rather than the mere possession of resources. Speaking at the Delta State Economic and Investment Summit in Asaba, Oyedele said: “Delta State’s strengths are already well known. They are found in your rich land, your waterways, your abundant natural resources, your resilient people and your strategic location. The challenge is…

Nigel Farage has told the BBC he discussed the “potential liabilities” of returning to politics before the 2024 general election.It comes after The Sunday Times, external reported Farage had negotiated a deal in March and April 2024 with then-Reform leader Richard Tice to return to lead the party.Farage confirmed he spoke with Tice in spring 2024 to scope out what would happen to Reform’s finances if he returned but said it “wasn’t a deal, it wasn’t an agreement”, adding that talks came “quite some time after” he received a £5m gift from a billionaire donor.Labour said Farage’s remarks had “blown…

David SchoenfieldAug 3, 2026, 08:30 PM ETCloseCovers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995Multiple AuthorsThis year’s MLB trade deadline is over, and, as is usually the case, the final hours before the 6 p.m. ET cutoff went down with a flurry of activity.The biggest trade of this year’s deadline came Saturday night, when the Detroit Tigers dealt star ace Tarik Skubal to the reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Things heated up after that, with a few more big deals Sunday — Freddy Peralta to the Tampa Bay Rays and Kevin Gausman to the…

Nineteen housemates are on the eviction list for the second week of BBNaija Season 11 after Monday’s nomination session. The nomination process saw each contestant enter the Diary Room to save three fellow housemates. At the end of the voting, the four contestants with the highest number of saves were initially declared safe from eviction. However, the final list changed after Head of House, Sheba, exercised her veto power. She removed Chimsom Chuka from the eviction list and replaced him with Cassi, who had originally secured enough votes to be safe. As a result, Tram, Barry, Goddessa and Chimsom Chuka…

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Africa has had good leaders throughout its history who have been empire builders, thinkers, traders, kings, diplomats, and freedom fighters, who have established civilisations and made their impact on World history. Certainly, before the rise of the modern nation-state, Africans already had elaborated political, trading, and intellectual networks, extending from Timbuktu to Great Zimbabwe, from Benin to Axum. But even if the continent has such a rich history, there is one issue that haunts the discussions about the future of Africa: why has a continent blessed like this not managed to create institutions of prosperity and good governance? The usual…

Complainant says Jones ‘groped’ him on the bum and ‘it was aggressive’Warning: this post contains graphic content.Complainant J is now giving evidence about a second alleged indecent assault that allegedly occurred at Alan Jones’s Fitzroy Falls farm.J told the court this morning that after the first alleged indecent assault on the same evening, he and Jones watched TV for a while and discussed sport.J “mentioned I was getting tired and I was going to bed”.After J, who was 17 at the time, went to his room, he alleged that he heard a “tap, tap, tap” and Jones came into the…

Santino Ferrucci in the Homes For Our Troops Chevrolet Indy car for AJ Foyt Racing. IndyCar PhotoIndyCar and Penske Entertainment are extending the celebration of the 250th Birthday of the United States by making the August 23 Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, DC a 250-mile street race.It has extended the race distance to 147 laps, a very long event by street race standards, so that the miles covered will be 250 to honor America’s 250th birthday.The celebration of America’s 250th birthday will come with even more racing and strategy, as the race is extended from 125 laps to 147…