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BINEZ HOTELS LIMITED v. BUREAU OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES & ANOR SUPREME COURT (OGUNWUMIJU; JAURO; SANKEY; OGBUINYA; UMAR: JJ.SC)   FACTS Binez Hotels Limited (“the Appellant”) acting through Future View Securities Limited (“the 2nd Respondent”) entered into an agreement to purchase 13,000,000 ordinary shares in Nigerian Cement Company Nkalagu Plc, representing 10% of the company’s issued share capital, for the sum of ₦7,020,000.00. The shares were owned by the Federal Government of Nigeria and were listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Following the Appellant’s payment by cheque, Bureau of Public Enterprise (“the 1st Respondent”) conveyed the approval of the transaction by…

Samsung Electronics has unveiled three new foldable smartphones, including a wider passport-sized model, while raising prices on two devices as higher memory-chip costs add pressure to its mobile business.The Galaxy Z Fold8, Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra and Galaxy Z Flip8 were introduced at the company’s Galaxy Unpacked event in London on Wednesday. Samsung is expanding its foldable portfolio at a time when the wider smartphone market is shrinking and competition in premium devices is set to intensify.The standard Fold8 adopts a shorter and wider design intended to make video viewing, gaming and multitasking more comfortable. Its proportions resemble a passport…

The United States carried out its 11th consecutive night of airstrikes against Iran early Wednesday, widening the bombing campaign to new targets as President Donald Trump said talks with Tehran remained unlikely and confirmed that 18 U.S. service members have been killed in the war so far. American forces struck a military site near the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz, according to Iranian media, marking the first time the area is believed to have been hit since hostilities intensified two weeks ago. The U.S. also struck the western towns of Abdanan and Chovar, near the border with Iraq, prompting Tehran…

FIFA has officially announced the fan-voted Best XI of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, celebrating the players who captivated supporters with their outstanding performances throughout the tournament.The World Champions Spain lead the way with three players in the lineup. Runners-up Argentina have two representatives, while France also boast three players despite finishing third, highlighting the depth of talent on display during the competition.One of the biggest talking points is the inclusion of Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha, he became a fan favourite after producing a series of heroic displays that helped his nation reach the quarter-finals for the first time in…

Will the Argentina 2026 World Cup team defend its 2022 World Cup record? La Abiceleste are already showing great potential to win again. Having played the group stages and round of 32, winning all the matches, they are possibly going to win again. The team led by the legendary captain, Lionel Messi, has talented players who can fight to the World Cup finals. SportPesa gives you the full Argentina 2026 World Cup schedule, results, stats, and standings. Having beaten Cape Verde in the round of 32, Argentina have the chance to face Egypt in the round of 16, at the…

A preliminary independent autopsy report commissioned by the legal team representing Nolan Wells’ family found the teenager’s cause and manner of death were “undetermined” pending investigation.Subscribe to read this story ad-freeGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.But the doctor who performed the autopsy said in the report that he could not rule out foul play, according to the family’s lawyer, Ben Crump, who revealed the findings at a news conference Wednesday at the 117th NAACP National Convention in Chicago.Crump added that the report, which was prepared after two autopsies, also found red discoloration on the back of Wells’…

Hugging Face’s security team caught an intruder inside its own servers last week. It wasn’t a criminal hacking crew, OpenAI revealed Tuesday — it was two of OpenAI’s own experimental models, which had slipped free of a locked-down test and wandered onto the open internet. The models were GPT-5.6 Sol and a more capable version still awaiting public release, both undergoing an internal cyber-skills exam that had some of their usual safety refusals switched off for testing purposes, OpenAI said in a blog post. Somewhere in that process they found a flaw nobody at the company knew existed: a zero-day…

I went expecting to spend three days immersed in debt restructuring frameworks, trade policy, and central bank coordination — and I did. But what stayed with me most wasn’t on the agenda at all. It was the room itself. Over the course of the conference, I met Nigerians working in Côte d’Ivoire. South Africans working in Ghana. Ethiopians working in Kenya. Practitioners and economists from every corner of the continent, living and working in African countries that were not their own. It kept happening, conversation after conversation, until I couldn’t stop noticing it. This is brain circulation in its truest…

Grammy-nominated artist, filmmaker, and cultural visionary Tobe Nwigwe unveils the second chapter of The Bridge with “Perfection,” featuring Nigerian music icon Flavour, soul singer C.S. Armstrong, and producer Tierce “Kizzo.” Following the release of “All or Nothing” featuring Labrinth, “Perfection” continues the rollout of Tobe’s forthcoming album The Bridge, arriving August 21 via Human Re Sources. Listen HERE Watch HERE Where the album’s first offering, “All or Nothing,” explored a love without conditions, limits, or exit strategies, “Perfection” asks a different question: How do you recognize perfection in an imperfect world? Rather than defining perfection as the absence of flaws,…

‘He hasn’t played a lot lately because of injuries, but when he’s healthy, he can be good for the team,’ said Cedric Kaze. Former Kaizer Chiefs co-head coach Cedric Kaze says Amakhosi’s new Tanzanian signing Adolf Bitegeko needs to overcome recent injury issues if he is to be a success at Naturena. Chiefs announced on Tuesday that defensive midfielder Bitegeko had signed from Tanzanian giants Azam FC. Kaze knows Bitegeko from his time coaching Azam’s Tanzanian rivals Young Africans (Yanga). “I played against him a couple of times when I was at Yanga against Azam. He’s a good player, technically…