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Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, visited victims of the Eda Oniyo-Ekiti abduction at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday, where they are currently receiving medical treatment following their release. The victims, abducted in April while attending an open-air crusade organised by the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), were rescued around midnight on Friday after 67 days in captivity. Following their rescue, they were transported to EKSUTH for urgent medical attention. Sadly, one of the 15 victims died whilst in captivity; the remaining survivors are reported to be in critical physical and emotional condition. The Governor’s visit…

A 47-year-old technician, Idris Clement, was slain early Saturday morning during an armed robbery in the Shagari area of Akure South Local Government Area, Ondo State. The incident, which occurred at approximately 1 a.m., involved a gang of at least three armed individuals. Before forcibly entering the Clement family compound, the robbers had already targeted two neighbouring properties. In an attempt to defend his family, Mr Clement confronted the intruders; he was subsequently attacked with axes and cutlasses before being shot. Despite being rushed to the hospital, he succumbed to his injuries due to significant blood loss. Mr Clement, a…

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) says it has disposed of 57 cartons of unapproved transgenic hybrid cotton seeds weighing approximately 950 kilograms as part of efforts to enforce Nigeria’s biosafety regulations. The agency disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, saying the disposal was carried out in line with its statutory mandate to ensure compliance with Nigeria’s biosafety laws, regulations and approved procedures governing modern biotechnology activities. “The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has carried out the regulatory disposal of 57 cartons of transgenic hybrid cotton seeds weighing approximately 950 kilograms, in line with its statutory mandate to…

Most Americans don’t trust AI. It’s proven that it doesn’t know what safe toppings for pizza are. People don’t even want to listen to AI music. But none of that matters for some of America’s wealthy, who are turning to AI to teach their kids instead of traditional schools.Companies like Forge Prep and Alpha School are charging families tens of thousands of dollars to turn their kids into beta testers for AI tutors and “interactive project-based workshops.” Unsurprisingly, Silicon Valley have been major adopters of this new model. Shaun Johnson, a San Francisco-based venture capitalist, told the Wall Street Journal…

Ministers will launch a crackdown on large political donations on Monday, as Nigel Farage faces a possible second investigation into gifts he received from a convicted fraudster before becoming an MP.The government will announce a series of measures to make political funding more transparent, including restrictions on donations from foreign-based benefactors.But it is under pressure to go further after the revelation that the Reform UK leader received a number of benefits from the crypto entrepreneur George Cottrell before the general election.Those benefits could also become the subject of a new investigation by Daniel Greenberg, the parliamentary standards commissioner, who is…

The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) has expressed shock over FIFA’s decision to declare suspended United States forward Folarin Balogun eligible for Monday’s FIFA World Cup Round of 16 clash between the USA and Belgium in Seattle. In a strongly worded statement released ahead of the fixture scheduled for 5:00 p.m. local time on 6 July, the RBFA said it was “astonished” by FIFA’s ruling and questioned its consistency with the governing body’s own disciplinary and competition regulations. According to the Belgian federation, FIFA based its decision on Article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, which allows the FIFA Disciplinary…

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Eury Pérez was pulled after pitching seven perfect innings Sunday, and the Miami Marlins nearly blew an eight-run lead before holding on for a 9-8 victory over the Athletics.Marlins reliever Lake Bachar replaced Pérez to start the eighth and issued a leadoff walk to Lawrence Butler as fans booed. That was the first baserunner for the A’s, and Josh Kuroda-Grauer then dunked a pop-fly single into shallow right field for their first hit.Carlos Cortes followed with an RBI double, Max Muncy walked and Jonah Heim launched a grand slam that shaved Miami’s lead to 8-5.Brian Serven…

The 200th anniversary of the United States brought two years of celebrations before the actual bicentennial, on July 4, 1976. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip accompanied President Ford on a tour of the land her predecessors had lost, while a spectacular parade of ships sailed from New York City to Boston. A train of 50 wagons recreated a settlers’ journey on the Oregon Trail, while another troop re-enacted Washington’s crossing of the Delaware. Johnny Cash served as Grand Marshal of the July 4 parade in Washington D.C., which inaugurated a new Smithsonian and the city’s first subway line to…

SOLA ONI contends that markets should not be judged solely by how convenient they are for foreign capital When FTSE Russell announced its proposal to reclassify Nigeria from “Unclassified” to “Frontier Market” status, effective 21 September 2026, many Nigerians welcomed the move as long-overdue recognition of the remarkable progress made in the country’s capital market.  The performance of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), supported by broader macroeconomic and regulatory reforms, appeared to provide a compelling case for Nigeria’s return to the Frontier Market Index. However, some market observers remained cautiously optimistic. They argued that the decisions of global index providers…

Tens of thousands of people comprising leaders, candidates and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State on Sunday staged a ‘Thank You’ rally in Ilorin for the successful conduct of the party’s primaries and in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq; Kwara APC governorship candidate, Mr. Yakubu Danladi Salihu; and all other candidates in the forthcoming general election. Dubbed Kwara Ndupe Rally, the event saw thousands of the party’s faithful crisscrossing major roads in Ilorin metropolis – from Queen Elizabeth School – Surulere – Oja-Oba – Post Office to the party’s secretariat in GRA…