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American jewellery designer Jennifer Meyer, 49, has married Geoffrey Ogunlesi, 34, the son of Nigerian billionaire lawyer and investment banker Adebayo Ogunlesi. The couple exchanged vows on Saturday, October 10, at the Four Seasons Resort Lanai in Hawaii, United States. According to reports, Meyer’s ex-husband, Hollywood actor Tobey Maguire, officiated the wedding, which took place less than three weeks after the former couple finalised their divorce on September 21. Meyer and Maguire announced their separation in 2016 and filed for divorce in 2020. Who is Geoffrey Ogunlesi? Geoffrey Ogunlesi is an entertainment executive and the founder and chief executive officer…

PalmPay, has been named Digital Payments Platform of the Year at the 2026 BusinessDay Banks and Other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards, recognising the company’s contribution to the growth of digital payments and financial inclusion in Nigeria. The BAFI Awards organised by BusinessDay was held on 9 October 2026 at the Civic Centre, Lagos. The prestigious award was officially presented to PalmPay by Frank Aigbogun, renowned publisher and co-founder of BusinessDay. Since launching in Nigeria in 2019, PalmPay has built an inclusive digital financial services ecosystem, enabling customers to make payments, pay bills, and access other financial services through its platform.…

October 12, 2026 19:56 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin Conte to replace Carrick at United? Manchester United are close to appointing Antonio Conte as their new manager, according to Tuttomercatoweb. The Red Devils have had a poor start to the Premier League campaign, picking up only six points from as many games.This has increased speculation about the future of manager Michael Carrick. He could be dismissed if things don’t improve soon.Amidst this, Tuttomercatoweb claim that Conte is already negotiating terms with United and could become their head coach soon.Carrick continues to have the faith of the United hierarchy, but their…

Following the devastation of the past three years, productive capacity in Gaza has been severely damaged, markets disrupted and the cost of basic goods has risen sharply.Their experiences reflect different parts of the same challenge: sustaining livelihoods that still exist, helping businesses restart and creating new opportunities where livelihoods have disappeared.Running a business today means navigating uncertainty at every turn. Yet amid these challenges, women continue to find ways to work, adapting their businesses, learning new skills and somehow – supporting their families.Nidaa: A livelihood built from childhoodNidaa, 35, has her own business raising and selling chickens, ducks and rabbits…

More Information Humanoid robots have begun to show real capability in ball sports, but preserving a professional athlete’s motion style while maintaining reliable task performance is still an unresolved problem. This guide examines an adaptive motion planning and tracking framework that learns tennis serving and rally styles directly from broadcast video and motion-capture data. A hierarchical design separates a planner, which generates stylistic kinematic motion, from a tracker, which executes that motion with minimal interference. Because tracking performance inevitably degrades when a policy trained in simulation moves to physical hardware, the framework trains its tracker on randomized execution speeds and…

Coffee is having a moment in Nigeria. New data from Google Trends shows Nigerians are searching for chilled coffee, dessert-inspired lattes and easy ways to make café-style drinks at home, as coffee becomes a bigger part of how people relax, catch up with friends and treat themselves.The insights, released following International Coffee Day on 1 October, reveal the drinks Nigerians are most curious about this year and the old favourites they keep coming back to.Cold brew is the fastest-rising coffee search in the country this year. It is coffee made slowly with cold water, which gives a smooth, refreshing drink…

By Dipo Olowookere A total of 2.715 billion shares worth N158.280 billion in 209,986 deals exchanged hands in five days on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited last week compared with the 3.166 billion shares valued at N155.023 billion completed in 206,662 deals a week earlier. The financial services industry led the activity chart with 2.005 billion shares valued at N82.924 billion traded in 94,483 deals, contributing 73.84 per cent and 52.39 per cent to the total trading volume and value, respectively. The consumer goods sector followed with 152.345 million shares worth N11.425 billion in 20,926 deals, and…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, and the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), FCT Wing, have dismissed Minister Nyesom Wike’s threat to enforce the no-work, no-pay policy against striking workers. Mr Knabayi Adalo, Chairman of the NLC FCT Council, and Mrs Margaret Jethro, Secretary of the NUT FCT Wing, stated their positions in separate circulars to members on Sunday. In the circulars made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday, they described the directive as “unconstitutional, illegal, provocative and unenforceable”. Wike, the FCT minister, had on Friday directed area council chairmen…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, and the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), FCT Wing, have dismissed Minister Nyesom Wike’s threat to enforce the no-work, no-pay policy against striking workers. Knabayi Adalo, chairman of the NLC FCT Council, and Margaret Jethro, secretary of the NUT FCT Wing, stated their positions in separate circulars to members on Sunday. In the circulars made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday, they described the directive as “unconstitutional, illegal, provocative and unenforceable.” Mr Wike, the FCT Minister, had on Friday directed area council chairpersons to…

News » Premier League news » Chelsea newsOctober 11, 2026 20:27 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin View Chelsea transfer targets De Jong unlikely to leave Barcelona Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong has a firm stance on his club future amid interest from Chelsea. The Netherlands international has yet to feature this campaign due to a medial knee ligament injury, but he is expected to make his return very soon.Amidst this, there has been speculation that the Blues would be interested in bringing him to the Premier League, having previously tried to do so when he was with Ajax in the Eredivisie.The Dutchman’s experience is…