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World record holder and five-time national champion Tobi Amusan will target a third African 100 metres hurdles title as she begins her campaign at the 2026 African Senior Athletics Championships in Accra, Ghana, which gets underway at the University of Ghana today, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Amusan arrives with an impressive record at the continental championships, having won five gold medals across individual and relay events. She won the 100m and 4x100m relay titles at Asaba 2018, repeated the sprint hurdles and relay double at Mauritius 2022, and added another relay gold at Douala 2024. She was, however, expected to…

Long before the winners were announced at the 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards on Saturday night in Lagos, films like “The Herd,” “Gingerrr,” “To Kill A Monkey,” and several commercially successful Nollywood titles had dominated conversations online. Many of the films arrived at the ceremony with strong fan bases, impressive streaming numbers, viral moments, and massive box office performances. But by the end of the night, one film quietly overshadowed the rest. “My Father’s Shadow,” a deeply personal and emotionally layered drama directed by Akinola Davies Jr., emerged as the biggest winner of the 2026 AMVCA,…

Edem Wosurnu of the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, briefed journalists on her recent mission to the Caribbean island nation where violent armed gangs remain in control of large areas of the territory. The worsening crisis is marked by rising insecurity, deepening protection needs, mass displacement, shocking levels of gender-based violence (GBV) and a challenging operating environment for the UN and partners. Families, not figures OCHA is sounding the alarm as over half the Haitian population, 6.4 million people, now need humanitarian assistance.   Some 5.7 million are going hungry, with families skipping meals and children even leaving school to help support their households, while 1.5 million people – 12 per cent of the population – are displaced. “These are not abstract figures,” she said. “These represent families uprooted, families displaced; separated children – many who’ve lost the homes that they knew.”  Violence and…

FirstHoldCo Plc, the parent entity of Nigeria’s oldest commercial lender (First Bank), is moving to double the regulatory capital ceiling for international banks, signaling a new phase of aggressive expansion and balance sheet fortification. In a notice for its 14th Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled for May 29, 2026, the group proposed a special resolution to raise up to N253.099 billion in fresh capital, aiming to reach a N1 trillion paid-up capital base—comprising share capital and share premium. “The capital raise transaction shall be implemented by one or more transactions, through the issuance of shares, by way of a public…

Apple dropped iOS 26.5 today, and your iPhone can pick it up right now. Head to Settings, tap General, then Software Update, and the download will be waiting for you. The update is about 14+ GB, so you need Wi-Fi connection before you start. Image source: Iphone 15 pro screenshot This is the last major update in the iOS 26 lineup. Apple’s next big software reveal happens at WWDC on June 8, 2026, where the company is expected to show off iOS 27.  Until then, iOS 26.5 is what you get, and it brings a handful of changes worth knowing…

A 37-year-old Niger State man, Isah Usman, has been arrested for the rape of three boys whose ages are 13, 14, and 15 years. Our correspondent gathered that the act was carried out in his room several times. The incident, it was also learnt happened on April 23 following which Usman, of Angwan Biri Area and who sells honey was accused of forcefully having unnatural carnal knowledge of the  young boys after which he would give them N500 each and some honey, while threatening to kill them if they exposed the act to anybody. Arewa PUNCH further gathered  that the…

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday screened 24 aspirants seeking to contest for seats in the Enugu State House of Assembly ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Chairman of the APC House of Assembly Screening Committee, Lucky Porki, disclosed this during a press briefing in Enugu on Monday. Mr Porki said the committee was constituted by the national leadership of the party to screen all aspirants contesting on the APC platform for the 24 state constituency seats in Enugu State. “We are here on the directive and authority of the national leadership of our great party to screen…

Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has asked former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to wait and see the outcome of next year’s general elections. Kwankwaso made the remark on Monday while fielding questions during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme. He was responding to Atiku’s comment in which he said Kwankwaso’s popularity is restricted to Kano State. “Let’s wait and see the election. I have no issue with that, and I think we have gone past that level now. “We are in the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) for now, and I know they are in the African Democratic Congress (ADC). I wish…

Mathys Tel was the hero and villain as Tottenham drew 1-1 at home against Leeds on Monday — a result that leaves their Premier League future hanging in the balance. The Frenchman broke the deadlock early in the second half to ease the tension at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium but then gave away a penalty with a wild attempted clearance. Spurs are now two points clear of West Ham, who were denied a stoppage-time equaliser by VAR on Sunday in a 1-0 defeat by Arsenal — a potentially season-defining decision at both ends of the table. That result at the London…