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The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Fatai Tijani, has assured residents that a commercial area in the state remains safe following a bomb explosion suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Device, which triggered brief panic in the area. Tijani gave the assurance on Monday while addressing journalists at the scene of the incident at the Shoe Materials Market in Mushin, following a comprehensive sweep by security operatives. According to him, the police received information about an explosion and immediately deployed Explosive Ordnance Disposal operatives to cordon off and secure the area. “We promptly deployed our EOD team after…

Nigeria’s billionaire class remains heavily concentrated at the top with only two Nigerians securing spots among the world’s 500 richest individuals, according to the latest global billionaire rankings. The ranking shows that industrialists Aliko Dangote and Abdulsamad Rabiu are Nigeria’s sole representatives on the list with a combined fortune of approximately $53.1 billion. Dangote, founder of the Dangote Group, ranked 67th globally with an estimated net worth of $35.6 billion. His fortune has increased by $5.61 billion since the beginning of the year. Rabiu, chairman of BUA Group, ranked 166th globally with a net worth of $17.5 billion. Notably, he…

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has expressed appreciation to the people of the state for their overwhelming support, which culminated in his re-election in the June 20 governorship poll. The governor said he remained deeply grateful to Ekiti people for standing united to give him a renewed four-year mandate and for ensuring that the election was conducted peacefully and orderly across all 16 local government areas of the state. Oyebanji secured a landslide victory in the election, winning all 177 wards and the 16 local government areas. In a statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Monday by his Special Adviser…

Regular yoga practice may help lower the risk of hypertension, obesity, chronic stress and other lifestyle-related diseases by promoting healthier habits and improving physical and mental well-being, the Convener of Rhodes Yoga Festival, Erimoroti Aransiola, has said. Aransiola stated this while speaking on the sidelines of the Rhodes Yoga Fest 4.0, on Saturday at JJT Park, Alausa, Lagos State, where she highlighted the role of yoga in preventing non-communicable diseases. The Rhodes Yoga Fest 4.0 was held to commemorate International Day of Yoga. This was disclosed in a statement by the convener on Sunday. Commemorated on June 21 annually, International…

Lionel Messi became the leading scorer in World Cup history when the Argentina captain netted against Austria on Monday to take his total to 17 goals. Messi had equalled Miroslav Klose’s all-time mark of 16 World Cup goals when hitting a hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Algeria to open his country’s title defence in North America last week. He made it 17 when he swept home after 38 minutes in Argentina’s second group game, to deafening roars at the home of the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas. The 38-year-old had missed a penalty earlier in the game. Messi is playing…

Nollywood actress and singer Angela Okorie has found herself at the centre of a social media backlash following a controversial video she shared on Sunday showing her burning the clothes she wore to the burial of her late colleague, Alexx Ekubo. The 40-year-old actor was laid to rest on Thursday, June 18, in Arochukwu, Abia State, after a battle with metastatic kidney cancer. Okorie took to her Instagram Story on Sunday to film the outfit on fire, explaining that the ritual was based on advice from a spiritual authority figure. “This is the outfit I wore to Alex’s burial,” the…

Some elders who exercised their civic rights during Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State share their expectations with BOLA BAMIGBOLA and ADEYINKA ADEDIPE I want good governance for my grandchildren – 86-year-old Alli Sanni You arrived at this polling unit quite early. Do you live nearby? I had to hire a commercial motorcycle to bring me here. My house is a bit far from here. I am struggling with mobility. My legs are weak. How old are you? I am 86 years old. I have been involved in electioneering activities since the 1950s. Did you vote in any election before…

Three public school students have emerged winners of the Kwara State Inter-Local Government Quiz Competition on Agricultural Education Training Programme, carting home a total prize of N850,000. At the end of the competition, Torkuma Perfect of St Anthony Secondary School emerged winner and received N500,000. Ibeh Daniel, also of St Anthony Secondary School, emerged first runner-up with N250,000, while Abdulrahman Thani Fatimah of Queen Elizabeth School placed third and received N100,000. The competition, which featured at least 19 students from public basic schools across the 16 local government areas of the state, was organised by the State Universal Basic Education…

Ethan Thornton dropped out of MIT at 19 to build weapons. The first one, a hydrogen-powered system he prototyped with parts from Home Depot and Amazon, didn’t work out — “hydrogen was just a bad bet in general,” he told me this past week at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC event in Los Angeles. Three years later, his company, Mach Industries, is running six weapons programs and earlier this month closed a $300 million Series C round at a $1.8 billion valuation. The startup has now raised roughly $485 million altogether. Thornton grew up in Burnet, Texas, a town with roughly 6,500 residents,…

The Ogun State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a former Ogun State Television broadcaster, Kitan Oyesiku, and her security guard at her residence in Iyana Agodo Village, Owode-Egba area of the state. The command, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, confirmed the incident on Sunday. According to Babaseyi, a resident had raised an alarm over suspicious movements around the premises on Sunday, prompting police officers to visit the house. Babaseyi stated that preliminary findings showed signs of forced entry and disturbance within the residence. He added that the…