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Harvey Barron scored a first senior treble as Hull FC ended a seven-game losing run with a comeback win at St Helens, who are still reeling from last month’s exit of Paul Rowley after less than a year as head coach Last Updated: 06/08/26 11:04pm Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights of St Helens against Hull FC in the Betfred Super League Highlights of St Helens against Hull FC in the Betfred Super League Winger Harvey Barron scored a first senior hat-trick as Hull FC ended a seven-game losing run with a 32-18 comeback win…

Real estate entrepreneur Mohamed Adah, popularly known as King Ochacho, has described the ₦400 million mansion he gifted TikTok star Habeeb Hamzat (Peller) and his wife Elizabeth Amadou (Jarvis), as “small money,” saying the gift is only the beginning. On a TikTok livestream Monday, two days after the couple’s lavish wedding in Lagos, the founder of Ochacho Real Homes said the Abuja property was insignificant to him and his family. “₦400 million is no money. ₦400 million is just ₦400 as far as Ice King, Money Man, Ochacho Real Estate is concerned. It’s small money to them,” he said. Ochacho…

By Kingsley Omonobi The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has approved the deployment of Commissioners of Police to State Commands and strategic formations across the country following the approval of his recommendations by the Police Service Commission. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Aniete Iniedu, in a statement last night, said: “The deployment is aimed at strengthening operational effectiveness, enhancing leadership across Commands and formations, and consolidating the ongoing reform and repositioning of the Nigeria Police Force”. The newly deployed Commissioners of Police to State Commands are as follows: CP Abia; CP Afolabi Wilfred Olutokunbo, CP Plateau; CP Ayodeji Faniyan,,…

Dike Onwuamaeze Agriculture and manufacturing sectors recorded sharp rises in output while the services and the wholesale and retail sectors booked modest growth in the month of July 2026.   This was reported in the Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), whose headline PMI registered 52.5 in July, though down from 53.4 in June but still above the 50.0 no-change mark and signalling a sixth successive monthly strengthening in the health of the private sector.   According to the report: “Improving demand conditions supported a further increase in business activity, albeit one that was only modest and the…

•Over 700,000 Heritage Bank depositors paid By Cynthia Alo The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, has said that it has commenced payment of depositors of the 46 microfinance banks whose operating licences were revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in July 2026. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NDIC, Mr. Thompson Sunday, disclosed this on yesterday during an interview with journalists at the 2026 stakeholders’ retreat for members of the House of Representatives Committee on Insurance and Actuarial Matters in Lagos. The retreat was held under the theme, “Strengthening Financial Safety Nets in an Era of Banking…

According to Jonathan Nicholson at the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), for the airline industry, lithium-ion batteries are “if not number one, within the top three risks for a good few years now”.A US recent study showed, external the industry was affected by two lithium-ion battery related incidents a week worldwide, he adds. Those incidents could range from passengers belatedly realising they’d left a device in checked baggage, to devices smoking or catching fire in airport baggage halls, or on flights.But the results can be far more extreme. In January 2025 an Air Busan plane was destroyed on the tarmac…

University of Maryland astronomers have identified a dormant supermassive black hole positioned far from the center of its host galaxy. The discovery marks the first time scientists have found an inactive black hole at such a great distance from a galactic core. Because the black hole was not actively consuming matter, it would ordinarily have remained invisible. Its location was exposed only when it tore apart a passing star, producing a brief but powerful burst of light. The findings were published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters on July 27, 2026. “This is a novel result. What’s new is that, until…

Barcelona on Thursday said they would not contest a friendly in Tangiers due to “uncertainty”, a week after an unprecedented migrant rush from Morocco to Spain’s territory of Ceuta. The Catalan giants released a brief statement saying a men’s first-team game on August 15 had been ruled out amid “the current context of uncertainty”. “FC Barcelona believes that the circumstances are currently not right for this match to be held,” the statement said. Ceuta, a tiny territory of 84,000 inhabitants, received 72,000 migrants from July 30, according to official Spanish figures, with dozens drowning as they tried to swim around…

The Nigerian entertainment industry has lost a renowned producer and director, Dimbo Atiya. Actor Mofe Duncan and film producer Uzee Usman announced the news on their Instagram pages on Thursday, with Duncan paying tribute to the late filmmaker. Duncan expressed his grief over Atiya’s passing, describing him as one of the entertainment industry’s greatest minds. “God, no. Not Dimbo. No, no. I’m devastated. One of the greatest minds in the entertainment industry,” the actor wrote. Pain Usman expressed his pain over Atiya’s death, revealing that they had spoken recently before his passing. He added that many people, particularly in Abuja,…

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has sealed 12 establishments for violating environmental regulations in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the agency announced the enforcement action in a statement posted on its official X handle on Thursday. LASEPA said the affected establishments operated in the Ijora Causeway and Apapa areas of the state. It said the facilities were sealed after persistently violating environmental regulations in spite of repeated warnings and abatement notices. The agency said the establishments were also given several opportunities to comply with its directives before enforcement. According to LASEPA, the facilities failed…