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The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that the Benue State Government was behind the blockade of Peter Obi’s convoy during the former Anambra State governor’s visit to the state on Tuesday. Sowore said the incident, during which a crowd reportedly prevented Obi and his delegation from proceeding and chanted for him to leave, was planned to stop him from entering Makurdi. The AAC candidate said the alleged presence of a special adviser to the Benue State governor among the crowd reinforced his belief that the action was government-sponsored. “The clearer indication that the…

News » Premier League news » Newcastle United newsSeptember 8, 2026 21:19 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin View Newcastle transfer targets Hall set to sign new Newcastle deal Manchester United target Lewis Hall is set to sign a new long-term contract at Newcastle United, according to The Athletic. The England international was the Red Devils’ top target for the left-back position this summer, but the Magpies were reluctant to sell him.Hall was also happy to stay under new manager Matthias Jaissle, and he has now been impressed by the German’s influence.The Chelsea graduate has decided to pen a fresh five-year contract with the Magpies, which…

That’s the message from the World Food Programme (WFP), which is calling for greater international support for the population, particularly hungry people in remote areas far from lifesaving Ebola treatment centres.“Ebola is a health crisis, there’s no question about that,” David Stevenson, WFP Country Director for the DRC, recently told UN News. “But at the same time, since Ebola is in eastern Congo and that area is so tragically affected by conflict, by food insecurity, by displacement, it needs to have a comprehensive approach.”On the brink of starvationEastern DRC has long been a restive region in a country that has…

On August 4, Grant De Swardt, an independent AI consultant in East Sussex, U.K., noticed something strange going on with his Claude Max 20x account. He hadn’t been working that day, yet his token usage was climbing. The next day, he disabled everything he had attached to Claude and did not work with it. Token consumption again increased. “In the clearest controlled interval, it increased from 45% to 55% while I performed no work, scheduled Cowork tasks were paused or completed, Dispatch/cloud execution was disabled, and there was no corresponding active local Claude Code task,” De Swardt told TechCrunch. What…

Motorists plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway were stranded for several hours on Tuesday as repair works on the damaged expansion joints of the Kara Bridge triggered a massive gridlock along the busy corridor. PUNCH Metro correspondents, who monitored the situation, observed that the traffic, which began building up in the afternoon, stretched from the Kara Bridge in Ogun State to the 7Up Junction in Lagos State. As of 3:30pm, the gridlock had extended beyond the Secretariat Bus Stop, while motorists coming from Ikeja and Agege and attempting to access the Otedola underpass were also caught in the congestion, which stretched to…

At 5:30 on a Tuesday morning in Lagos, the streetlights are still buzzing. Along the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge, the steady rhythm of running shoes on pavement has already started. A few miles away in Yaba, a software developer unrolls an exercise mat on his living room floor before his first morning standup. In an Abuja kitchen, a mother packs boiled sweet potatoes and grilled chicken into glass containers for the days ahead. None of these individuals is a competitive athlete. They are everyday Nigerians navigating long commutes, demanding jobs, and tight budgets, yet consistently finding practical ways to protect their…

A cosmetic clinic in Bangkok, Thailand, has told investigators that Nigerian content creator Igho “Tiny” Ubiribo requested to undergo a penis enlargement procedure in a single session despite a doctor’s advice that it be split into two sessions, per report by The People Ubiribo, a Nigerian influencer living in London, died on March 6, less than a day after receiving hyaluronic acid penis filler injections at the clinic, according to Westminster Coroner’s Court inquest records previously obtained by PEOPLE. An inquest hearing on August 21 heard that a post-mortem examination and toxicology investigation found that Ubiribo’s cause of death was…

The Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC has announced that it is investigating the ownership, membership and management of Doman Engineering Company Limited. CAC made this disclosure in a statement on X on Tuesday. According to CAC, due to the ongoing investigation, it has placed the firm under CAVEAT. CAC noted that parties have been advised to desist from actions that could be construed as self-help in the face of pending court actions. Recommended “The Commission wishes to notify the Public that it is investigating the membership, ownership and management of the above-mentioned company pursuant to its powers enshrined in sections 8(1)(c), 358(2)…

Former Super Eagles coach Augustine Eguavoen has been appointed to lead the Super Falcons on an interim basis for their 2028 Olympic qualifying matches against Comoros. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said the appointment is temporary as the search for a permanent head coach continues. Eguavoen, popularly known as ‘Cerezo’, has extensive experience at international level. He led the Super Eagles to a bronze medal at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. He will be assisted by Christopher Danjuma, head coach of Nigeria Women’s Football League side Nasarawa Amazons. Former Super Eagles goalkeeper trainer Olatunji Baruwa will work…

Key facts Nearly one in four Gaza households is headed by a woman. 246 Palestinian women and girls killed since October 2025 ceasefire. Women-headed households more likely to lack shelter, food and cash. According to new data from UN Women, nearly one in four households in Gaza is reportedly headed by a woman, an estimated 86,290 families. “This is double the pre-October 2023 rate and follows the widespread killings of Palestinians,” said Sofia Calltorp, Chief of Humanitarian Action at the agency.  The update comes 11 months after a ceasefire agreement was reached between Hamas fighters and Israel. It has not halted ongoing exchanges of…