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By Edwin Philip, Lafia The Nasarawa State Government has said that out of eight thousand potential rural teachers that presented themselves for screening, following its announcement seeking to boost its rural teachers’ manpower with one thousand new teachers, only six hundred candidates came out successful. Speaking during his bimonthly press briefing on Monday, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor, Abdullahi, on public affairs, Hon. Peter Ahemba, said that the State Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB) received ten thousand applications. He said, “So out of these 8,000 that participated, only 600 passed the examination. Only 600 out of 8,000 that…

Death toll from attacks on Kyiv and wider region rises to 19The death toll from last night’s Russian attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region has risen to 19, with more than 70 people injured, AP said in the latest update.ShareUpdated at 15.20 CESTKey eventsTrump to meet Zelenskyy on sidelines of Nato summit this weekBack to Ukraine, the US president, Donald Trump, is expected to meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the Nato summit in Ankara, Turkey, starting tomorrow, AP said.Kyiv is trying to refocus Trump’s attention on the conflict with Moscow, AP added.Trump is also expected to meet…

Olivia Rodrigo’s single “The Cure” ties as her longest-running No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Streaming Songs chart, matching “Bad Idea, Right?” with five frames at No. 1. Olivia Rodrigo performs onstage at American Express Platinum Card x Olivia Rodrigo Concert on October 23, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images)Billboard via Getty ImagesOlivia Rodrigo has a lot of music on the Billboard charts at the moment. Last week, her third album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love debuted at No. 1 on half a dozen rankings, including the Billboard 200 and…

Bentley is preparing to add a fourth model to its rarified lineup, and today we know what it will be called: the Torcal. The carmaker has been working on its first electric vehicle for a while now; it was seen testing in the Arctic Circle late last year, giving us a sneak peek at the interior. A few weeks ago, another example was spotted at the Nürburgring. Speculation had been mounting over what Bently would call its first battery EV—although sleuths spotted a European and UK trademark filing for Torcal earlier this year, the absence of a related US trademark…

Nigel Farage said he has “done no wrongdoing” after it emerged he did not declare benefits provided by an ally once convicted of fraud in the US.

There are dots in every destiny that only God understands and can connect. Your life and my life are not ones that can be explained from A–Z. Destiny is not linear. Dr Tony Evans once said, “You can be walking with God on a highway, and He suddenly makes a bend on you.” Those bends are called detours. Some of them include: Unexplainable delays when you thought everything would happen under six months because you prayed and got a word from the Lord. ⁠Unexplainable lack of a spouse even after you were told by God that your spouse would come…

Sam BordenJul 6, 2026, 06:57 AM ETCloseSam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com.Multiple AuthorsSEATTLE — At the risk of attempting the impossible and injecting nuance into something being discussed on the internet, let’s start here: Two things can be true at the same time, and so it is reasonable — perhaps even natural — for United States men’s national team fans to feel that what happened to striker Folarin Balogun and the lifting of his one-game ban is both amazing (for the Americans) and awful (for the sport).These do not have to be binary states. You can think that…

The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has broken his silence over the claim that he conferred a chieftaincy title on actor Olanrewaju “Baba Ijesha” James. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Baba Ijesha announced that the Ooni bestowed on him the title “Awada Konge Oduwa” during a visit to the palace alongside his wife, fashion entrepreneur Abiodun Tokunbo, CEO of Luminee Couture. The announcement triggered widespread backlash online, with many netizens accusing the Ooni of embracing a man convicted of sexually assaulting a child, despite the actor having already served his prison sentence. They questioned why Mr Ogunwusi would publicly celebrate…

If you have spent any time in Greece, chances are you’ll have tried prawn saganaki. It’s a much-loved dish, especially across the islands in summer. Featuring juicy king prawns that are pan-roasted with tomato and a little chilli, then finished with feta, it’s something of an anomaly where the marriage of seafood and cheese are undisputed. I adore these as part of a meze, with fresh bread to mop up the sweet, spicy and feta-laced juices. However, here I’ve taken the key flavours of prawn saganaki and turned them into something a little more robust: a panzanella-style salad.Prawn and feta…

The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has issued an advisory to all NCTE-recognised institutions offering the Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) for the 2026-27 academic session.In the advisory, the council has made it clear that admissions to the four-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) must be conducted only through the National Common Entrance Test (NCET) 2026, which is organised by the National Testing Agency (NTA).The advisory follows the declaration of the NCET 2026 result, which was announced on June 4, 2026.According to the council:Admissions to ITEP for the 2026-27 academic session must be made only through NCET 2026.Only candidates…