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Nollywood actress Faithia Williams has announced the death of her mother, revealing that the loss was concealed from her until after her 55th birthday celebration. In an emotional post shared on her Instagram page on Monday, the actress disclosed that her mother passed away on the eve of the birthday party she marked on Thursday, February 5, a development she said she was unaware of at the time. “Unbeknownst to me, my beloved mother died on the eve of my party and the news was cruelly kept away from me,” she wrote. Faithia described her late mother as her “cheerleader,…

News » Premier League news » Arsenal newsFebruary 10, 2026 20:57 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin Vieira expected to leave Arsenal permanently Arsenal are expected to part ways with midfielder Fabio Vieira on a permanent basis after his season-long loan at Hamburg this season. The Portuguese ace joined the Bundesliga newcomers on loan from the Gunners last summer with an option to buy for around €20 million.He had a slow start to his career at the German club, but his form has picked up. The 25-year-old has two goals and five assists from 17 matches.Hamburg are expected to assess his performances for the remainder of…

The Sokoto State Government has renewed its commitment to eliminating the circulation of Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Type 2, a lingering public health challenge in parts of northern Nigeria. It stepped up vaccination, surveillance and community mobilisation efforts aimed at interrupting transmission by 2026. The state governor, Ahmed Aliyu, stated this on Tuesday during a high-level meeting with the President, Global Development of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Dr Chris Elias, at the Government House in Sokoto. Nigeria was certified wild polio-free in 2020, but outbreaks of vaccine-derived poliovirus have persisted in some states due largely to low routine immunisation coverage,…

The African Democratic Congress has praised Nigerian citizens for their role in forcing the 10th Senate to reverse controversial provisions in the Electoral Amendment Bill, describing the development as a victory for democracy and people-powered civic action. In a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC called on Nigerians to stay alert and continue mounting pressure on relevant authorities until the amended bill secures presidential assent, is duly gazetted, and takes full legal effect. Following several days of protests led by opposition figures, including 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi, former Rivers State Governor Rotimi…

Wearing military fatigues with rifles slung over their shoulders, Yasma Baloch and her husband Waseem smile into the camera for a picture released by Pakistani insurgents after their final mission: detonating suicide bombs. “They shared a marriage before they shared a final stand,” the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) said in a statement accompanying the heavily-edited photograph sent to journalists and distributed on social media. It was among half-a-dozen pictures and biographies that Reuters was unable to immediately verify, but which analysts see as part of a propaganda effort by insurgents in the resource-rich southwestern province to showcase their movement’s appeal.…

Nigeria is preparing to open select government-owned assets to private capital beginning in 2026 as part of a broader strategy to strengthen investment inflows and deepen public-private partnerships (PPPs). The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed that the federal government is developing a structured framework to determine which assets may be commercialised or partially divested. The move is expected to align with the administration’s wider economic reform agenda focused on restoring fiscal balance, improving efficiency in public enterprises, and enhancing investor confidence. According to the minister, preparatory work is already underway to identify viable…

European Union leaders gather in a Belgian castle on Thursday to thrash out how they can compete economically with a global rival like China and a less reliable ally like the U.S. as the rules-based world order frays. EU growth has been persistently lower than that of the United States over the past two decades, with EU productivity and innovation, particularly in fields like AI, falling short. The EU is now contending with Donald Trump’s trade war, opens new tab, and most recently tariff threats over Greenland, as well as Chinese restrictions on exports of critical minerals that the 27-nation bloc urgently needs. With…

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed in a phone call efforts for regional de-escalation and stability, the Emiri Diwan said on Wednesday. The call comes ahead of a meeting between Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu where the Israeli prime minister is expected to press him to widen U.S. talks with Iran to include curbs on Tehran’s missile arsenal and other security threats beyond its nuclear programme.

Portuguese Interior Minister Maria Lucia Amaral has resigned amid criticism from opposition parties and local communities over what they describe as the authorities’ slow and failed response to devastating Storm Kristin two weeks ago. The office of President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said late on Tuesday that he accepted the minister’s resignation at the request of Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, after Amaral said she “no longer had the personal and political conditions necessary to carry out the role”. The president’s office said Montenegro will temporarily take over the interior portfolio until a successor is appointed. Storm Kristin swept across central mainland Portugal…