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Mater Amabilis Secondary School, Umuoji, and St. John Vianney Science College, Ukwulu, have been selected as the Best Public School and Best Private School, respectively, at the Anambra Man of the Year (AMTY) Awards. The schools will be honoured during the fifth edition of the AMTY Awards in Awka, where they are also expected to receive cash prizes donated by an Anambra philanthropist to support the equipping of their libraries. The AMTY Awards, a privately driven initiative by the 100 Achievers Organisation, recognise individuals, institutions and brands that have made significant contributions to the development and positive image of Anambra…

The Department of State Service (DSS) has arraigned five associates of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Silva, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations that they concealed information about the whereabouts of their principal, who the agency said was implicated as a financier of an alleged aborted coup attempt against President Bola Tinubu. Silva, a former Governor of Bayelsa State, has been declared wanted by the Federal Government, while some of his identified properties have been marked for forfeiture following allegations that he sponsored and masterminded the purported coup plot. The five associates — Reuben Ayuba,…

A 19-year-old woman is among three people to have died from suffocation during World Cup celebrations in Mexico City on Tuesday.A 48-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man also died after crowds descended on the city following the country’s 2-0 victory over Ecuador, the capital’s health authority said on Wednesday.City authorities later reported that a 30-year-old man also died in an epileptic crisis.More than one million people took to the streets, mainly around the Angel of Independence monument in downtown, to mark the country’s first World Cup knockout win since 1986, the city government said.City Mayor Clara Brugada expressed her “most…

A view of a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid on display before the game between the Washington Nationals and the Tampa Bay Rays against the at Nationals Park on April 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. (G Fiume | Getty ImagesDETROIT — Second-quarter U.S. vehicle sales are turning into a tale of haves and have nots, as automakers that have hybrid models are outperforming those that don’t amid high gas prices and a decline in demand for all-electric vehicles. Global hybrid leader Toyota Motor on Wednesday reported a 1.1% increase in its second-quarter sales, led by a roughly 20% increase in sales of…

The European Space Agency released a satellite image that shows the upheaval left behind by the pair of earthquakes that rocked Venezuela last week.The image was created using observations from the Sentinel-1 satellites, which are part of the European Copernicus program. These satellites do not take conventional photographs; instead, they use their radars to “illuminate” the Earth’s surface and record the time it takes for the signal to return to the sensor. By comparing two measurements of the same location taken on different dates, scientists can determine whether the ground has shifted, even when that shift is too small to…

Ben GolliverJul 1, 2026, 03:50 PM ETCloseBen Golliver is a senior NBA writer who joined ESPN in May 2026.Prior to joining ESPN, Golliver covered the NBA on a national level since 2010 for The Washington Post, Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports. He is the author of Bubbleball, an account of his 93-day stay at the NBA’s “Bubble” in Disney World during the coronavirus pandemic. He is based in Los Angeles.Multiple AuthorsLeBron James informed the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday that he will play elsewhere during the 2026-27 season, ending his eight-season run in L.A. Where will the four-time MVP go…

At least one celebrity couple in New York that’s getting married isn’t afraid of people seeing them. Daredevil couple Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus climbed to the top of the Empire State Building spire on Wednesday. The duo unveiled a pro-peace banner which read: “When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace.” When they descended to a lower platform, Beerkus took a knee and proposed to Nikolau (who reportedly said yes). Nikolau and Beerkus starred in the 2024 Netflix documentary Skywalkers: A Love Story, where the couple traversed the top of the world’s second-highest…

You don’t need much to barbecue apart from a grill, fuel and a lighter. But today’s game is pretty advanced and there are endless tools to enhance and ease the pursuit. When it comes to choosing a barbecue, I’d recommend buying one that has the potential for different accessories. That means you can build up a collection over time to make your options for cooking endless.Essential kitThere are endless barbecue tools out there … but only a few essentials.Temperature/thermometer probeAs the saying goes: cook to temperature, not to time. A temperature/thermometer probe will tell you what’s going on beneath that…

Seven more people were sentenced to prison Wednesday over a shooting outside a Texas immigration detention center that wounded a police officer and has left many protesters facing decades behind bars.All but one of the defendants sentenced in Fort Worth courtrooms pleaded guilty to charges related to the shooting outside the Prairieland detention center near Dallas last July 4. They each were sentenced to between nearly two and 15 years in prison.The final defendant, Ines Soto, who pleaded not guilty but was convicted of charges relating to providing material support to terrorists, riot and planning to use explosives in the…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released the names of the 46 microfinance banks whose operating licences were revoked for failing to meet the regulatory requirements for continued operation. The apex bank disclosed on Wednesday that the revocation was carried out in accordance with its powers under Sections 12 and 13 of the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA), 2020. According to the CBN, the licences were revoked because the affected microfinance banks had insufficient assets to meet their liabilities, closed operations without regulatory approval, or became inactive and ceased financial intermediation. The revocations were also attributed to…