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Coming on the heels of weighlifting and athletics triumph, two judokas from Akwa Ibom have also qualified for the Commonwealth Games coming up in Glasgow later this year. The Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Sports on Friday, May 29, 2026, received Commonwealth Trials medalists, Enku Ekuta and Immaculata Ufot, following their impressive outing at the 2026 Commonwealth Trials organized by the Nigeria Judo Federation in Abuja. The athletes were formally presented to the Honourable Commissioner for Sports, Elder Paul Bassey, by the state Judo team led by coaches Kachi David and AdeSuji Adebiyi during a reception held at the Ministry…

A yet-to-be-identified driver has delivered guns to a man, Aji Augustine, who was expecting to take delivery of foodstuffs sent by his mother to him in Lagos State. The PUNCH gathered that Augustine’s mother, who lives in Cross River State, sent the food items to her son through the driver. On getting to the Ibeju Lekki area of Lagos, the driver was said to have mistakenly handed a package belonging to another person to Augustine. After a while, Augustine opened the package and reportedly saw seven guns in it. He was said to have rushed to the nearest police station…

Ebola virus, with its devastating nature, broke out in 2014, mainly in Guinea, Liberia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sierra Leone. It resulted in about 28,000 cases and 11,300 deaths. Within the same year, 2014, it spread to Nigeria via Lagos on July 20, by an infected traveller who arrived from Liberia. The disease spread from Lagos to Port Harcourt, resulting in 20 cases and eight [8] deaths. It was, however, curtailed effectively through rapid contact tracing and the combined efforts of the Federal Ministry of Health, the National Centre for Disease Control, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, which promptly…

Sick of the same types of videos every time you log into YouTube? The video streaming platform has a new way to shake up what you see on your home feed using AI.  YouTube is rolling out a new feature that lets you create a personalized feed based on a prompt describing your interests. In its announcement, YouTube suggests prompts such as unwinding after work with 10-minute guided meditations or something different from your usual interests. And you can save your prompt as a pin at the top of your Home page to revisit it. The AI customized feed feature…

Italian police have arrested two Nigerians and three other African migrants over the alleged abduction and gang rape of a Colombian tourist in Rome. According to a report by British news outlet, Daily Express, on Thursday, the victim, a 32-year-old Colombian woman, was allegedly lured away from a restaurant in the Italian capital on May 19 by a man who offered to sell her hashish, a cannabis product. She was reportedly taken in a van to an abandoned building on the eastern outskirts of Rome, where she was allegedly held captive for about 72 hours. Authorities said the woman was…

President Bola Tinubu has defended his administration’s economic reform programme, saying the measures introduced since 2023 have stabilised Nigeria’s economy, restored investor confidence and laid the foundation for long-term growth despite the hardship experienced by many households. Speaking on Friday as Nigeria marked three years under his administration, Tinubu said difficult policy decisions taken at the start of his tenure were beginning to produce positive results across key sectors of the economy. The President pointed to improvements in public finances, renewed investor interest, rising domestic investment and stronger capital market performance as evidence that the country’s economic reset was gaining…

Nigerian Breweries Plc, Nigeria’s foremost brewing company, has announced the appointment of Nkechi Runsewe as the new Human Resources Director of the company effective 1 August, 2026. Mrs Runsewe, who joins Nigerian Breweries from its parent company HEINEKEN, and replaces Grace Omo-Lamai, who will retire from the company on 28 July 2026, after nearly a decade of distinguished service and impactful leadership. As Human Resources Director, Mrs Runsewe will play a central role in translating Nigerian Breweries‘ EverGreen 2030 strategy into execution by shaping the organisation’s design, leadership behaviours, workforce capabilities and performance systems to deliver sustained volume growth, cost…

Until Nigeria begins to treat human development as infrastructure with the same seriousness we reserve for roads, oil, and finance, our talent-scarcity debate will keep repeating itself. Not because Nigerians lack potential, but because potential without systems rarely scales. When the CEO of Moniepoint, Tosin Eniolorunda, said his organisation had 500 vacant roles because of the weak quality of Nigerian talent, he likely did not expect the firestorm the statement would ignite across the Nigerian corporate space. On one end, some defended his position, arguing that employability among many Nigerian graduates is truly weak and that companies are struggling to…

News » Premier League news » Arsenal newsMay 29, 2026 09:23 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin View Arsenal summer 2026 transfer targets Arsenal want Enzo Fernandez Arsenal are reportedly one of the contenders to sign Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez during the upcoming transfer window. The Gunners are expected to pursue a marquee midfielder in the off-season and they have been heavily linked with Newcastle United’s Sandro Tonali.However, there is no guarantee that the Magpies will sanction his departure, having just agreed to sell Anthony Gordon to Barcelona for £70 million.Hence, Arsenal may have to explore an alternative central midfielder and reports claim that Fernandez has…

US rapper Kanye West, whose concerts have been banned in several European venues over controversial antisemitic remarks, may perform in the Netherlands for two concerts in June, officials said Friday. The 48-year-old, also known as “Ye”, has sparked widespread anger over remarks glorifying Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and for antisemitic rants, which he has blamed on having bipolar disorder. The mayor of the eastern city of Arnhem, Ahmed Marcouch, has granted a permit for the June concerts to go ahead despite what he described as “reprehensible statements made by the artist in the past”. The majority of the Dutch House…