Abba Abubakar, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, announced his defection from the PDP to the APC on Thursday in Abuja, renaming his group the Haske Bola Tinubu Organisation to rally members behind Tinubu’s 2027 re-election and Renewed Hope Agenda. He was received by the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin and the...
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Lamia Boumehdi Wins CAF Women’s Coach Of The Year For Second Time, Nigerians Says Its Rigged, After Madugu Guided The Super Falcons To A Record 10th WAFCON Title
The Confederation of African Football named Moroccan coach Lamia Boumehdi the 2025 Women’s Coach of the Year, beating finalists Jorge Vilda and Nigeria’s Justin Madugu, based on performances through the CAF Women’s Champions League where TP Mazembe took bronze. CAF wrote: “Greatness isn’t a moment , it’s a habit. “Lamia Boumehdi, Women’s Coach of the...
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Nigerian Afrobeat Artist Davido, Embroils In Paternity Claim, As 13-Year-Old Pleads For DNA Test He Claims Has Done Five Times, Discounting Him As The Father
A 13-year-old girl from Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria, Anu, had on Tuesday called out Afrobeat singer Davido, requesting for DNA test just to establish who her father is. Anu in the post shared on social media narrated her struggles with school taunts over rumored Adeleke family ties and mental health therapy, insisting the test is...
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Venezuela’s Machado Says She Presented Her Nobel Peace Prize To Trump During Their Meeting
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday even as he has questioned her credibility to take over her country after the U.S. ousted then-President Nicolás Maduro. The Nobel Institute has said Machado could not give her prize to...
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Venezuela’s Acting President Vows To Continue Releasing Prisoners Detained Under Maduro
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez said Wednesday her government would continue releasing prisoners detained under former President Nicolás Maduro’s rule in what she described as “a new political moment” since his ouster by the United States earlier this month. It appeared to be an understatement for the Maduro loyalist now tasked with placating an unpredictable...
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Social Media Platforms Removed 4.7 Million Accounts After Australia Banned Them For Children
Social media companies have revoked access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children in Australia since the country banned use of the platforms by those under 16, officials said. “We stared down everybody who said it couldn’t be done, some of the most powerful and rich companies in the world and their...
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Defendant In Charlie Kirk’s Killing Asks Judge To Disqualify Prosecutors
The 22-year-old Utah man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk is due back in court Friday as his attorneys seek to disqualify prosecutors in the case over an alleged conflict of interest. Tyler Robinson is charged with aggravated murder in Kirk’s Sept. 10 shooting on the Utah Valley University campus in Orem, just a...
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Brazil’s Supreme Court Moves Bolsonaro To Larger Cell With Outdoor Area
A Brazilian Supreme Court Justice on Thursday ordered the transfer of former President Jair Bolsonaro from the federal police headquarters in Brasilia to a much bigger cell with an outside area in the Papuda Penitentiary Complex, also in the capital. The transfer was described as a move to a facility with “more favorable conditions” for...
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History has been made! 🇳🇬🇺🇸Dr. Ijeoma Akunyili, daughter of the late Prof. Dora Akunyili, has been appointed Chief Medical Officer of Jersey City Medical Center, USA.She becomes the first Black physician to lead the hospital since its founding in 1882.
From a legendary mother to a trailblazing daughter — excellence clearly runs in the family.Let’s celebrate this powerful moment and share her story with pride! 🙏✨
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