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Deji Elumoye in Abuja The Bank of Industry Limited (BOI) has hailed President Bola Tinubu for his leadership and support after its ₦250 billion Series 1 Fixed Rate Bond was oversubscribed within five days.According to a statement issued on Tuesday by presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, the bank issued the bond through its BOI Financing SPV Plc under the bank’s $1 billion Multi-Currency Instruments Programme.BOI Chief Executive Officer Olasupo Olusi said the bond’s oversubscription indicates investors’ confidence in the bank and Nigeria.His words: “The strength of the investor response is a vote of confidence not only in BOI, but also in…

Dr Lisa Gavin, forensic pathologist, testifies as expert analyst in Shakur’s autopsyDr. Lisa Gavin, a forensic pathologist in Clark County, Nevada, is now testifying as an expert analyst, reviewing the report and photos of Tupac Shakur’s body from his autopsy.Highlighting the challenges of holding a murder trial 30 years after a death actually occurred, the medical examiner who actually conducted the autopsy has since died.Gavin noted that she was in medical school in 1996, but has years of experience in interpreting evidence.ShareUpdated at 19.41 CESTKey eventsA map of the MGM Grand was examined during the second day of the Tupac Shakur…

By Elizabeth Adegbesan Nigeria’s food inflation rate rose significantly by 2.79 percentage points to 20.31 percent in July from 17.52 percent in June, representing the fifth consecutive month’s rise since March 2026. The 20 percent threshold in food inflation rate was last recorded in February 2021. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this yesterday in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) Report for July 2026. The report stated: “The Food inflation rate in July 2026 was 20.31 percent on a year-on-year basis and stood at 26.2 percent in the same month of the preceding year (July 2025). “On a month-on-month basis, the…

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State appears to have emerged as a self-confident voice within the All Progressives Congress, projecting himself as a dependable ally capable of delivering as many as 2.5 million votes for President Bola Tinubu. But, from all indications, the figure appears more a political aspiration than a realistic projection—one that risks distorting strategic planning at the national level. Iyobosa Uwugiaren writes. On a rain-soaked morning along the Benin–Sapele–Warri highway, a commercial driver, Osaze  Omoruyi–living in Ologbo community, sat beside his broken-down bus, watching passengers trek through the mud while waiting…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and Hope Behind Bars Africa (HBBA) on Tuesday entered into a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen human rights protection, access to justice, digital rights, and accountability in Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, said the agreement emphasises prevention of human rights violations over reactions. “Let me be clear about why this matters. A human rights commission that only counts violations after they occur is doing half of its job. Our mandate, as I have said on many occasions, is as much about prevention as it is about redress,” Mr…

Nigerian fighters Patrick Ocheme and Raphael Uchegbu will lead the country’s charge at the Professional Fighters League (PFL) Africa semi-finals, scheduled for 10 October, at the Mohammed V Sports Complex in Casablanca, Morocco. The event is being billed as Morocco’s biggest mixed martial arts night in history, with the winners of each semi-final earning a place in the PFL Africa Finals later this year. The Casablanca show will also mark the PFL’s first event in North Africa as the promotion continues its ambitious expansion across the continent. PFL Africa general manager Elias Schulze reiterated the league’s commitment to establishing a…

Blood and sweat drip to the floor. Tears are on their way. In a small room in Edinburgh, Megan Tomei is cleat-clipped into a stationary bike, yelling above the music as she leads a high-intensity spin class gone wrong. “We take the thing you’re running from,” Tomei shouts, pink lights bouncing off her gleaming shoulders, “and turn it into fuel!” This is SpinQueen™, one of a handful of shows at this year’s fringe demanding epic endurance from their performers through the use of jazzed-up gym equipment. Employing various bikes and a treadmill to authentically illustrate the struggle for success, the…

The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has denied that he had any deal with the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to secure his victory in Saturday’s election. Mr Adeleke, in an apparent response to a claim by ADC spokesperson Bolaji Abdullahi, said, “… it is important to clarify that the ADC was never part of the rainbow coalition that canvassed, mobilised, and supported our campaign in the battle leading to last Saturday’s election.” The Osun governor stated this in a post on X on Tuesday. PREMIUM TIMES reports that Mr Abdullahi had claimed that his party’s low vote count during the…

Zambia has a record of peaceful transfers of power. Since the return to multiparty democracy in 1991, presidential transitions have occurred through the ballot box.In his statement on Tuesday, Mundubile rejected government allegations linking the NRPUP or people associated with it to any form of insurgency or threat to state security.”We reject those allegations absolutely. Our campaign was built on two words: hope and peace.”He stressed he was not calling for violence or retaliation: “I ask every supporter of our party… to remain calm. Do not allow anger to destroy what we have built.”He repeated allegations about a raid on…

CHICAGO, IL – AUGUST 23: An equipment bag with a Cubs logo sits in the dugout prior to game 2 of a doubleheader between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs on August 23, 2022, at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL. (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesFor a former outfield slugger and World Series champion, a high-profile stint with the Chicago Cubs was supposed to represent the beginning of a new chapter. Instead, his lone season on the North Side represented one of the more difficult stretches of an otherwise memorable career, though it’s…