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Every wedding has a moment guests remember long after the cake is cut. The  Habeeb Hamzat, known professionally as Peller and Amadou Elizabeth Aminata known as Jarvis wedding ceremony on Saturday, August 1, 2026,  witnessed glamorous moment  courtesy of a masked guest known as Oga9ja. He arrived by Bentley, flanked by two female companions and a full entourage, moving through the crowd in an elaborate, regal-style outfit and a mask that gave away nothing about Witnesses described the entrance as cinematic: a slow, deliberate approach, phones instantly raised, and a wave of murmurs spreading through the venue before he had said a single…

It was over almost as quickly as it began. But the human cost of the mayhem in Ceuta over the last seven days, and the disunity it exposed within the EU, will take a lot longer to fix.To recap: more than 70,000 people swam or waded into the tiny Spanish enclave in north Africa from neighbouring Morocco in a matter of hours at the end of last week. The exact circumstances in which the heavily securitised border came suddenly to be open are still unclear.What is clear is that at least 88 people died. Some drowned, others were trampled in…

Four men stabbed in Covent Garden, woman arrested for assaultFour men were stabbed in central London on Wednesday, with police arresting a woman in connection to the attack.Police responded to reports of a stabbing at Endell Street in Covent Garden at 12:27pm, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.There, they found four men – aged 34, 39, 42 and 52 – with stab wounds. They were transported to a major trauma centre, according to the London Ambulance Service.A 47-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault, police said. Investigators believe the stabbing was mental…

Pluchi Chibuzor Prominent pan-African corporate leaders have called for an urgent end to market fragmentation across the region, warning that the continent will remain globally competitive only in theory until it dismantles artificial trade barriers. MTN Group Chairman Mcebisi Jonas and the Board Chairman of MTN Ghana, Dr. Ishmael Yamson, made this call during the MTN’s The Y’ello Chair vodcast, cautioning that operating as a cluster of small, isolated markets guarantees perpetual economic vulnerability. Expressing deep frustration over the persistent regulatory silos choking cross-border enterprise, Yamson noted that treating sovereign markets as independent pockets cripples African businesses before they can reach…

Scientist Matt Walker always wanted a dog, but allergies prevented him from having one.As an undergrad at Harvard and then a research associate at Columbia University, he was using Crispr, the Nobel Prize–winning gene editing technology, in lab experiments. He wondered, could he use gene editing to make allergy-free dogs—and help his pet ownership dream come true?The answer came in beagle form. Bailey and Alfie are two young beagles that can do tricks like any other dog, but they lack the protein that causes sniffles. They’re the culmination of years of work at Kindred Companion Sciences, a biotech company Walker…

Beta Glass Plc has appointed Boye Olusanya as the new chairman of its Board of Directors following the departure of Vitus Ezinwa. In a regulatory filing on Wednesday, the leading glass container manufacturer in West and Central Africa said Mr Olusanya’s appointment took effect from 30 July. The company also extolled Mr Ezinwa for his contributions and strategic guidance of the business during his tenure. “The Board expresses its sincere gratitude for his dedicated service and strategic guidance, which have been instrumental to the Company’s growth. The Board wishes him continued success in his future pursuits,” the company said. Boye…

Orla Prendergast takes four wickets to help bowl the Manchester Super Giants out for 85, as Welsh Fire wrap up a three-wicket victory to move up to fourth in the table of the Women’s Hundred competition.READ MORE: Prendergast takes four as Fire beat Super GiantsAvailable to UK users only.

Former rugby star Joe Marler is to become the first ever celebrity Gladiator on the BBC’s popular entertainment series. The 36-year-old, who also took part in the first series of Celebrity Traitors, will be known as Mauler and face contenders when the fourth series of Gladiators begins in 2027. “Mauler will see you now,” Marler said in a video posted on Instagram, external announcing the news, recorded in the Gladiators dressing room.The BBC said Marler will make his debut with a series of “special appearances packed with power, personality and plenty of surprises”.Filming for the fourth series is currently under…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday has frozen an Osun State Government bank account, escalating political tensions just 10 days before the state’s governorship election. The affected account, domiciled with First Bank, was placed on “Post No Debit (PND)” status, preventing withdrawals and other debit transactions from the account. Abdul-Jeleel Samakin, the Senior Special Assistant on Media Monitoring to Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke confirmed the development to PREMIUM TIMES via a phone call, saying the account is among those used by the state government for official financial transactions, including salary payments. “It is true that the…

George Okoh in Makurdi The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in Benue State, Michael Aondoakaa (SAN), has condemned the latest attack on Abaashwa community in Mbaasar, Nzorov Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area of the state, where suspected armed herdsmen killed four people. In a statement issued yesterday  by his media aide, James Ian, the PDP governorship candidate described the attack as “barbaric, heartbreaking and yet another painful reminder of the worsening security situation in Benue State.” While extending his condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in the attack and praying for the speedy recovery of…