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By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has accused a group led by Nafiu Bala Gombe of using forged documents purportedly issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to falsely claim it uploaded the names of a presidential candidate and other nominees to the Commission’s nomination portal. The party has asked INEC to investigate what it described as the forgery and unauthorised use of the documents, saying the development was capable of creating confusion and undermining public confidence in the electoral body. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC dismissed…

The dynamics of how God uses resources to position people have confused the church for ages. Does God send resources to us? Does He give us ideas to get resources? If I give my tithe and offering, am I automatically qualified for resources? There are many twists around this subject. Time as a spiritual tool of positioning in the hands of God Satan is always trying to fight your time. He asked the wise men WHEN Jesus was born. Whoever controls your time controls your life. Why? Time is life — life is time. And the best way to control…

EFL latest: Genk striker Erabi makes Preston loan switch

I interviewed Sam Neill in 2024, remotely: he was in Vancouver filming a Netflix series, Untamed, but we were there to talk about a quirky Australian court-room drama, The Twelve. He was immediately, disarmingly frank. Its second season, he said, was “considerably stronger” than the first, which was absolutely true, the first being a little schlocky, and the second showing more trust in its audience and our tolerance for nuance.But actors, generally speaking, will never say anything remotely critical of any project, it’s just not worth the hassle. This can make even the most reflective among them sound anodyne, and…

Trying to sell a house is pretty much a once-a-decade event for me, so I shouldn’t be surprised that times have changed. When I sold my first flat in 2006, the norm was actively anti-tidy. Obviously you’d spirit away food waste and animal detritus, maybe you’d put a lid on your laundry basket, but the market was overheated; everything was nonsensically expensive. In that respect it was much like it is now, except that back then, we were still surprised and a bit baffled. Consequently, a bit of visible wear and tear was beneficial, because people felt they might be…

NEET Answer Key 2026 Live Updates: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the scanned OMR response sheets of candidates for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2026 exam that was conducted on June 21, 2026. The final answer keys are yet to be released. This is the second time the medical entrance exam was conducted this time, as the first exam (which was held on May 3) was allegedly leaked. How to check NEET final answer keyStep 1: Visit the official NEET UG website.Step 2: On the homepage, go to the Latest News or Candidate Activity…

A respected management consultant, leadership development expert, Director of BQ Consulting and President of the AA Mentor Foundation, Dr. Ayo Adeyemi, has extended his warmest congratulations to distinguished legal luminary and academic, Dr. Muiz Banire (SAN), on his recent appointment as a Non-Executive Director of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, effective July 1, 2026. In a statement on Wednesday, Dr. Adeyemi described the appointment as a well-deserved recognition of Dr. Banire’s stellar reputation, exceptional leadership, and immense contributions to both the public and private sectors. “This prestigious appointment is a fitting recognition of Dr. Banire’s standing as a distinguished personality and a…

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has pledged to award N1 million to each Edo indigene who returned home as a victim of xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The money is to support their accommodation and resettlement. Mr Okpebholo announced this while addressing a group of returnees at the Festival Hall of the Edo Government House in Benin City on Monday. According to him, the success of the returnees has started, as many of them possess knowledge and skills in different areas that will enable them to survive. “Once you identify what you want to do, come to us. We…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Renewable energy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Shell is selling its Indian wind and solar business for $1.8bn as it continues to retrench from renewables and refocus on its most profitable areas under chief executive Wael Sawan. The FTSE 100 company announced on Monday the sale of Sprng Energy to Aditya Birla Renewables, part of the Mumbai-headquartered Aditya Birla conglomerate spanning energy to cement. Machteld de Haan, Shell’s president of downstream, renewables and energy solutions, said the company was “high-grading” its electricity portfolio and building a more competitive business.Sprng Energy owns…

As the US war on Iran sent gas prices soaring, American car buyers flocked to electric vehicles — and in particular hybrids.After a sluggish winter and fall, EV sales rebounded in the second quarter of 2026, with automakers posting some of their best numbers since the elimination of the federal EV tax credit last year, according to a Q2 analysis from Cox Automotive. I wouldn’t go so far as to say EVs are back to their pandemic-era numbers, but there are some promising signs that we may be through the worst of it.Drivers snapped up about 247,000 EVs in the…