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The Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji, has dismissed concerns over the alleged lavish lifestyles of public officials. Adedeji said President Bola Tinubu does not live extravagantly despite his position. He stated this during an interview with Channels Television, on Sunday, where he was questioned by journalist Seun Okinbaloye about the lifestyles of political office holders amid the economic challenges confronting Nigerians. The discussion comes amid public debate over government spending and the lifestyles of political leaders, particularly as Nigerians continue to contend with rising living costs and economic pressures. Responding to questions about the President’s movements…

Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan appeared in court in Dublin on Sunday after being extradited from Dubai following his arrest there in April. Kinahan has been charged with directing the activities of a criminal organisation between October 2015 and April 2017. The 49-year-old was remanded in custody after appearing at the non-jury Special Criminal Court in Dublin, telling the court: ” I think we all know I won’t be getting bail.” The Kinahan cartel has been responsible for trafficking tonnes of drugs and firearms around the world for more than 20 years, according to the UK’s National Crime Agency. The…

Kayode Tokede  The stock market section of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) closed last week on a positive note, advanced by N187 billion buoyed by positive investor sentiment across key counters. The NGX All-Share Index (ASI) gained 0.12 per cent week-on-week to close at 245,573.60 points, while market capitalisation increased by N187 billion to N158.513 trillion. Consequently, the market’s year-to-date return improved to 57.81 per cent. Despite the positive performance of the benchmark index, market breadth remained negative, with 26 gainers against 63 losers, reflecting cautious investor sentiment, as declining stocks continued to outnumber advancing stocks throughout the week. AVA…

Still, for Trump, holding onto the debunked and dangerous claim appears to be a personal issue. Trump’s health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is an ardent anti-vaccine activist who has long promoted the false link while generally disparaging life-saving immunizations. But even Kennedy has recently shifted from publicly discussing vaccines, given the political peril. Recent reporting indicates that the White House’s continued effort to forge a false connection between vaccines and autism is coming from Trump directly. The octogenarian reportedly wants to be remembered as the president who cured autism and believes he can achieve that by scaling back vaccines,…

 The $100 Million Investment Fund will help in repositioning the State as one of the country’s foremost investment destinations, writes ANABA PHILIP When history eventually chronicles the defining moments of Delta State’s economic transformation, one policy initiative is certain to occupy a prominent place: Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s unveiling of a US$100 million (approximately ₦133 billion) Viability Gap Fund. More than just another government intervention, the fund represents a strategic economic instrument designed to unlock private capital, accelerate infrastructure development, stimulate industrial growth and reposition Delta State as one of Nigeria’s foremost investment destinations. In an era where subnational governments are…

Chemists depend on sophisticated molecules to develop life-saving drugs, produce advanced high-tech materials, and recreate processes found in living systems. One of the most useful tools for building these complicated structures is single-electron transfer, a technique that can activate molecules that would otherwise resist reacting and allow them to join together. For decades, however, chemists have faced a basic limitation in how electron transfer works. When two molecules are competing to receive an electron, the electron typically goes to the molecule that is easier to reduce. That natural preference can prevent researchers from directing reactions toward other potentially useful pathways.…

Frankie Harris made an 18-foot birdie putt on the final hole as he shot a 12-under 59 before winning the Korn Ferry Tour’s Pinnacle Bank Championship in a play-off.Harris shot an eight-under 27 on the back nine at The Club at Indian Creek with six birdies, an eagle and two pars added to four birdies and five pars across his front nine in Nebraska. The 23-year-old, who beat Alistair Docherty in the play-off after both players ended at 22 under following the regulation 72 holes, is the ninth golfer worldwide to shoot a sub-60 final round and win the tournament.…

He said a colleague told him the nature of the calls, and that “apparently we’re going to go straight through Dobby’s grave”.”I said ‘Dobby, who’s Dobby? I don’t know Dobby?'”I said ‘he’s a fictitious character in a fictitious book, the whole thing is fictitious what are you talking about?'”[The colleague] said ‘no it’s very, very serious’.”Ludlam said he then discussed with planners “exactly how to reroute the cable so we wouldn’t go anywhere close to Dobby’s grave”.He added: “A lot of people were very happy about that, and the project is now going [ahead] and Dobby’s happy.”The Bronze Age remains…

August is peak tomato season. This most versatile of fruits can be put to just about any use, from raw to slow-cooked and from oven- or sun-dried to desserts (believe it or not, they go incredibly well with summer berries, especially strawberries and raspberries). Not only that, but tomatoes have high glutamate levels that rise even further as they ripen, which gives them an umami kick. However you prepare them, though, the key thing is never to keep tomatoes in the fridge: the chill breaks down their cell structure and, even more importantly, affects their flavour in an alarming way.Tomato…

Good morning. In late July, Itamar Ben-Gvir, West Bank settler and far-right extremist minister of security in Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, joined a group of more than 2,000 Jewish extremists to storm al-Aqsa mosque compound, Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site. The far-right group has been doing this for years. Ben-Gvir has made series of visits to the site over the last three years, eroding norms and inflaming tensions. Jordanian officials have recently warned that it could be at risk of an “imminent” Israeli takeover.With national elections scheduled in October, and many eyes still firmly on Gaza (this weekend, Netanyahu rejected a…