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South Africa’s Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini is being treated in a hospital for suspected poisoning, his traditional prime minister has said. The king sought medical attention in Eswatini as he is uncomfortable with seeking treatment in South Africa, Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi added. This follows the sudden death of one of his senior advisers, also of suspected poisoning, Chief Buthelezi said. However, the king’s official spokesman said he was in “perfect health”. The monarch was currently not in the hospital, and “unnecessary panic” should not be created, Prince Africa Zulu said, in what appeared to be an indirect reference to Chief…

Senator Shehu Sani, who has been a fierce social critic of the federal and state governments security measures and vocal against the damaging effects of bandits forays in Nigeria, has revealed how dialogue with bandits failed in Nigeria. Sani, in a social media post, unequivocally stated that dialogue with brigand will not work because of these reasons. Sani noted that “they are not an armed movement founded for the pursuit of any religious, ethnic, or political causes other than extortion by atrocious blackmail, abductions, and cold-blooded murder of innocent citizens”. He also wrote that they are not united under a…

A Nigerian has called on the President, Bola Tinubu, to revisit the “Twitter ban” post-agreement the federal government had with the social media company under Buhari’s led federal government. The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, under ex-Minister Lai Mohammed, led the negotiations with Twitter under Jack Dorsey, co-founder and former CEO, and reached an agreement that Twitter must remit 30% revenue tax and own an office in Nigeria, among other things. Osinbajo working to lift Twitter ban – Sources Prince Adeshina tweeted on his Verified Twitter page, as stated, that caught the attention of Tweeps, Chronicle NG reports. “TIME…

Hebert Wigwe, Group Managing Director of Access Holdings, has acquired 50 million shares to solidify his position as the bank’s dominant shareholder. The transaction was disclosed in a notification of insider trading to the Nigerian Exchange Limited. Sunday Ekwochi, the company’s secretary, signed. The 50 million units of Access Holdings Plc were purchased for N762.5 million at N15.25 per share.Wigwe obtained the shares through his firm, Tengen Holdings (Mauritius) Limited. Since April, when he acquired around 1.13 billion units, the bank’s GMD has been buying more shares. His holdings in are distributed among many organisations. His recent barrage of share…

Gunmen stormed the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Abule-Ori in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State on Saturday, killing the Pastor and abducting seven worshippers. Soji Ganzallo, Commander of the Ogun State government-owned security group, So-Safe Corps, verified the event and claimed his officers rescued the seven church members and killed one of the gunmen during the operation. In a statement made accessible to newsmen in Abeokuta, So-Safe’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Moruf Yusuf, said the event occurred at 12 a.m. on Saturday, July 1. Ganzallo said “the special operation team of the Corps,…

Twitter has applied temporary reading limits to address “extreme levels” of data scraping and system manipulation, Elon Musk said in a post on the social media platform on Saturday. Verified accounts are temporarily limited to reading 6,000 posts a day, Musk said, adding that unverified accounts and new unverified accounts are limited to reading 600 posts a day and 300 posts per day, respectively. That comes after the social media giant announced that it will require users to have an account on the social media platform to view tweets, a move that Musk on Friday called a “temporary emergency measure.”…

Former Arsenal, Barcelona, and Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has announced his immediate retirement from football. The 36-year-old calls time on a career during which he won the World Cup with Spain, the Premier League twice at Chelsea, and La Liga with Barcelona. “It is with great sadness that the time has come for me to hang up my playing boots,” Fabregas posted on Instagram. He ends his career one year into a two-year contract with Italian club Como in Serie B. Fabregas joined Barca’s La Masia academy at age 10 in 1997. Fabregas joins Italian Serie B side Como on…

Chelsea have completed the signing of Alex Matos from Norwich City. Diego Moreria joins Chelsea from Benfica Capable of playing in midfield and attack, Matos featured for Norwich’s Under-18s and Under-21s last season. He scored three goals in the Premier League 2 for the latter. An England international at schoolboy level, Matos joined Norwich from Luton Town in 2016 and struck on his first outing for the Canaries’ youth team against Arsenal shortly after his 16th birthday. The 18-year-old averaged a goal involvement per game (five goals, six assists) in his first 11 appearances at that level and became a…

Portugal Under-21 international Diego Moreira has completed a move to Chelsea from Benfica. The winger, whose father Almami was a Guinea-Bissau international, joined Benfica from Standard Liege in 2020 and played an important role in the club’s 2022 UEFA Youth League triumph. The 18-year-old grabbed two assists in the final, which saw Salzburg defeated 6-0. Loftus-Cheek joins AC Milan from Chelsea Moreira featured regularly for Benfica B last term, having already made his senior debut. That came against Pacos de Ferreira in May 2022. The winger is currently representing his country at the European Under-21 Championship and has featured against…

Championship side Leicester City have signed midfielder Harry Winks on a three-year deal from Tottenham Hotspur. The 27-year-old, capped 10 times by England, moves for an undisclosed fee after spending last season on loan with Serie A side Sampdoria in Italy. Winks had been at Spurs since the age of five, making 203 appearances in all competitions for the north Londoners. “I’m looking forward to a new challenge and to challenging myself,” Winks told club’s website. “Coming to a club like Leicester is the perfect chance to do that.” Winks becomes Enzo Maresca’s first signing for the Foxes, just three…