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Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan The Acting Deputy Director, 2 Division Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, has said the successful rescue of the abducted pupils and teachers in Oriire local government area of Oyo State, was achieved through a carefully planned and executed operation led by the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division, Major General C.R. Nnebeife. Danjuma in a statement on Friday night, disclosed that the operation brought together personnel from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), particularly the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), the Defence Headquarters, Special Forces of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy…

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Friday formally presented the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, and his running mate, Mrs Kudirat Abiodun Adegunwa-Balogun, to the Ijebu Traditional Council, seeking the support and blessings of the royal fathers ahead of the 2027 governorship election. The presentation, held at the Awujale’s Palace in Ijebu-Ode, marked another major political consultation by the governor following the emergence of Mr Adeola, the Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District, as the APC standard-bearer. Addressing the traditional rulers, Governor Abiodun said his choice of Mr Adeola as his preferred successor was informed by…

“The Breadwinner” key art featuring Nate Bargatze and Mandy Moore.Sony Pictures EntertainmentThe Breadwinner, a family comedy starring Nate Bargatze and Mandy Moore, is coming to digital streaming this week after the film failed to bring home the bread in theaters.Directed by Eric Appel and written by Bargatze, The Breadwinner opened in theaters on May 29. Making his feature film acting debut, the standup comedy star plays Nate Wilcox, who puts his career as a successful salesman on ice when his wife, Katie (Mandy Moore), realizes her dream by scoring a once-in-a-lifetime deal for her household invention on Shark Tank.As such,…

We’re not even one month into “super” El Niño, the natural Pacific weather pattern characterized by warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures, and fisheries around the world are already getting scrambled.In Peru, government officials have effectively canceled the fishing season for anchovies, one of the country’s most important exports and a leading source of fish oil and animal feed globally. The Indian government is preparing for a season of smaller, less plentiful Indian mackerel. Meanwhile, in Southern California, recreational and commercial fishers have reported some of the most successful months of tuna fishing they’ve ever seen.The divergent situations show how El Niño…

Etim Etim argues that government at the centre should not dismiss the recent alarm raised by the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress for the 2027 general election, Mr Peter Obi, about his safety. Murder for political reasons is not rare in Nigeria, so when NDC Presidential candidate, Peter Obi said the other day that he might be assassinated before the 2027 polls, I was considerably alarmed. Only last February, Obi and his team were shot at in Benin city in what his supporters claimed was an assassination attempt. Since then, the former Anambra governor has been hinting at…

The world is unwittingly walking into a male reproductive crisis, scientists warned this week as they presented data that revealed an apparent halving of average male testosterone levels over the past 50 years.“It is mind-blowing that testosterone has declined by 50%,” Prof Hagai Levine, who led the work, told the Guardian. “This is a lot. Wake up people. Wake up.”The finding is the latest in a series of recent results that suggest male fertility is in crisis. Levine’s team has previously documented an apparent drastic decline in global sperm counts, in what has come to be known as the “spermageddon”…

Key eventsPenalty! Australia 21-15 France (Lucu, 46)Lucu accepts the long penalty opportunity, slotting the goal from 45m out.Share46 mins: I spoke too soon. About three trillion phases earlier Jorgensen lifted Attissogbe off his feet in the tackle and the TMO calls play back to the infringement. It was foul play, for sure, but such a long way behind play for the off-field official to intervene.Share45 mins: France try once more, but there’s no go-forward and play is slow and lateral. Australia surge up as one and force the knock-on on the ground. That was excellent coordinated, disciplined line defence.Share44 mins:…

For the past five weeks, a large portion of America’s TV-viewing public has been held hostage nightly by the reality-television dating show Love Island USA.  Yes, you heard that right. Every night since June 2, barring Wednesdays, fans have tuned in to watch sequestered twentysomethings explore their romantic chemistry, kiss each other in challenges, and parrot the word “connection” while lounging around in swimwear. For the constantly in-flux group — whose members can be voted off both by fellow contestants and by viewers of the show — the goal is to find a compatible partner and end up as America’s favorite…

By Mobolaji Sanusi “Sport must retain its political neutrality and be the standard-bearer of global unity in a world of extreme aggression and division.”— Gianni Infantino, FIFA President. President Donald Trump of the United States is a conqueror of sorts. Despite inheriting wealth from his father, he has taken it to another level by conquering the business world. He then moved into the political arena, winning a second term as president of America and, in the process, becoming for the second time the world’s most powerful leader. Quite unrelentingly, he has now moved a notch higher into the soccer arena.…

A green, silent bus idled at the park, outside the domestic arrival terminal of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, with doors open and seats mostly empty. A few metres away, taxi drivers called out for passengers while travellers wheeled their luggage past without a second glance—some heading for car hire services, some to their personal cars or family, others opening ride-hailing apps, and one of many passengers making her way toward the green shuttle bus. Inside the bus, Anita Mathew sat waiting. “Well, I am using the bus for the first time to try it out. They told me about it…