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Veteran journalist and diplomat Ambassador Dele Cole has died at the age of 86.Cole reportedly passed away on the morning of Saturday, 17 October 2026, according to family sources.He was a former managing director of the Daily Times, one of Nigeria’s leading newspaper organisations. He later served the country as ambassador to Argentina and Brazil.Born on August 4, 1940, in Abonnema, in the Kalabari Kingdom of present-day Rivers State, Cole had a long academic journey that took him to institutions in Nigeria, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.RecommendedHe began his early education at St Bartholomew’s School in Enugu, where he…

Nigeria international Akor Adams scored the winning goal as Venezia defeated Napoli 1-0 in Serie A on Saturday to record their first league victory of the season. Adams struck four minutes into the second half, beating his marker to a long ball before his shot took a deflection and went into the net. The goal was the 25-year-old forward’s second in the league this season. The former Sevilla striker also helped Venezia keep their first clean sheet of the campaign as they held on for all three points. The victory was Venezia’s first against Napoli in any competition since a…

As drone strikes kill civilians from El Obeid to Blue Nile and famine risk spreads across Darfur and Kordofan, the Security Council meets on Sudan – the world’s largest hunger and displacement crisis. Ambassadors are expected to press yet again for a ceasefire, safe aid access and an end to the weapons flows fuelling the brutal conflict. Source link

Mark Wahlberg has started companies of his own and backed plenty of others. But the gym he’s opening in December, he says, has him more excited than anything he’s done in his entire career. It also goes after a corner of the market where venture money keeps flowing: pricey, diagnostics-heavy wellness. Speaking with us at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco on Thursday, the actor said the first Municipal Gym opens in December. It’s a 32,000-square-foot club outside Las Vegas with blood work, epigenetic testing, recovery gear, compression therapy, cold plunges, and a café that serves up protein muffins, among other…

NNPCL has raised petrol price amid disputed fuel discount. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has increased its Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, pump price to ₦1,405 per litre from ₦1,370 per litre. Checks by NewsOnline on Friday showed that the state-owned oil company had raised its petrol price by ₦35 per litre, following a price adjustment reportedly announced on Thursday and implemented on Friday. Several fuel pump attendants, who spoke to NewsOnline on condition of anonymity, confirmed the latest increase.However, NNPCL has yet to publicly explain the reason for the adjustment.The latest development comes…

By Dipo Olowookere A 0.07 per cent loss was recorded by the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited on Friday as a result of profit-taking by investors. The loss posted by Nigeria’s stock exchange yesterday followed the bulls’ control in two of the five trading sessions this week. The local bourse opened the week bearish on Monday and slipped the next day, but rebounded on Wednesday and rallied on Thursday before the bears took control on Friday. The banking sector crashed by 0.94 per cent, and the insurance counter dipped by 0.05 per cent, while the consumer goods segment gained 0.08 per…

Over the years, Johnvents, a subsidiary of Capitalsage Holdings, has leveraged Nigeria’s agricultural potential to develop an integrated agribusiness spanning commodity trading, agro-processing. In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, John Alamu, founder and group managing director of Capitalsage Holdings, discusses how Johnvents is transforming Nigeria’s agribusiness landscape through investments in cocoa and cashew processing, vegetable oil production, animal feed manufacturing and other value-added products. Mr Alamu discusses the experiences that inspired his entrepreneurial journey, the challenges of accessing finance and markets, and the company’s efforts to improve cocoa quality through farmer training, sustainable practices, and access to improved seedlings. He…

The Police Command in Oyo State has rescued a one-month-old baby girl, allegedly sold by her mother for N2 million to one Folawewo in Ido Local Government Area of Ibadan. The Police Publicity Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday in Ibadan. Ayanlade alleged that the health facility owner facilitated the sale of the baby girl after her mother delivered there. The PPRO said that a woman, Mary Amos, reported the incident to the police on Thursday, at about 6.00 p.m. The complainant, said the police spokesperson, claimed that…

A former United States Department of Defence official, Samuel Marcus, who pleaded guilty to helping Nigeria-based fraudsters launder millions of dollars, has been released from prison after serving less than nine months. Marcus, 34, was released after a US federal court credited him for the time he had spent in custody while awaiting trial, ruling that he had served sufficient time for the offence. Recall that Marcus pleaded guilty to one count of concealment of money laundering before US District Judge Joel Slomsky. He was arrested and indicted by the US Department of Justice in February and initially faced a…

News » Premier League news » Chelsea newsOctober 17, 2026 09:59 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin View Chelsea transfer targets Predicted Chelsea XI vs Everton today Chelsea will be eyeing back-to-back Premier League wins when they face Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium this afternoon. The Blues cruised to a comfortable 5-1 win over Bournemouth at home last weekend, but they face a sterner challenge on the road today.Ahead of the game, manager Xabi Alonso will be without influential captain Reece James, who has undergone surgery for a knee injury.Formation: 3-4-2-1Predicted Line-up:Emiliano Martinez has become Chelsea’s undisputed starter in goal since his summer move…