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President Bola Tinubu has congratulated winners of the legislative by-elections held on Saturday across Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta states. The All Progressives Congress (APC) won four of the five seats, while the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) secured the remaining seat in Bauchi State. The president’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday in Abuja. The successful APC candidates include Kallamu MaiJama’a, Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency, Gombe; and Husseini Datti, Dawakin Kudu State Constituency, Kano. Others are Okolosi Ator, Udu State Constituency, Delta; and Yakubu Ali, Disina State Constituency, Bauchi. Adamu Yakubu of…

News » Premier League news » Liverpool newsSeptember 20, 2026 21:29 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin View Liverpool transfer targets Smit to Liverpool? Liverpool could lodge a formal bid to sign AZ Alkmaar midfielder Kees Smit during the winter transfer window. The Reds parted ways with Curtis Jones over the summer, but they didn’t find a suitable replacement before the transfer deadline.They are expected to address the issue at the start of the year, and Smit is one of the top players on their radar, as per Teamtalk.The youngster has been a long-term target for the Reds and was first linked when Arne Slot…

It estimates that 93,873 children will experience severe acute malnutrition, a potentially life-threatening condition requiring urgent treatment, while another 159,852 children are expected to suffer from moderate acute malnutrition. An estimated 25,750 pregnant and breastfeeding women will also require nutritional support. The assessment was published by Haiti’s Ministry of Public Health and Population with support from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), alongside nutrition partners.The findings highlight the areas where humanitarian assistance and nutrition services are most urgently needed. The projected deterioration is expected to increase demand for treatment and place additional pressure on already overstretched health…

Spend enough time around venture capital in emerging markets, and you keep hearing the same ambition: modernising the informal economy. Look at Nairobi, Kenya. Tens of thousands of neighbourhood kiosks sell bananas, tomatoes, and cooking oil, yet getting those goods from a smallholder farmer to a shop can involve four or five informal brokers, each taking a cut. Much of the trade still runs through wholesale markets, driven by handwritten ledgers, cash, and little technology. To a software investor, this looks like friction waiting to be swept away by software. If you can aggregate demand on a mobile app, run…

FG has suspended NSCDC commandant and 20 officers over Niger Miners’ deaths. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Federal Government has suspended the Niger State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Suberu Siyaka Aniviye, and 20 other officers over the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the Corps’ custody.The officers will remain suspended pending the conclusion of an independent investigation into the deaths, which occurred on September 17, 2026, after scores of suspected illegal miners were arrested during enforcement operations in Niger State.The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the suspension in a statement issued on Saturday,…

Shareholders of Northern Nigeria Flour Mills Plc (NNFM) have ratified the appointments of three directors and re-elected three others to the company’s board following resolutions passed at its 54th Annual General Meeting. The company disclosed the resolutions in a regulatory filing dated September 16, 2026, following the AGM held in Kano on September 14. Shareholders ratified the appointments of Devlin Hainsworth, Nassib Raffoul and Batulu Mohammed Koguna, who were appointed to the board after the company’s previous Annual General Meeting. The meeting also approved the re-election of John Coumantaros, Rabi’u Mohammed Gwarzo and Joseph Umolu, who retired by rotation and…

In the Bible, men are likened to trees. Our church, Healing Wings, started in 1994. Soon, God told me He was giving us a building. When He showed it to me, I did not like it at first. It was old and dilapidated. It had been uninhabited for five years, so the front of the building was overgrown. But God told me to go and take a second look. He said, “Femi, go back there and look at the trees.” When I did with some colleagues, we all agreed that 12 Festival Road, Victoria Island, Lagos, was our Promised Land.…

President Bola Tinubu has mandated Vice President Kashim Shettima to represent him and lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, in New York, United States. Mr Shettima will lead a high-level delegation comprising Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State; Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State; ministers and other senior government officials. The 81st UNGA General Debate will hold from 22 to 28 September, under the theme, “Restoring trust, managing transformation: A United Nations that delivers for all.” At the General Debate, Mr Shettima will deliver Nigeria’s national statement, outlining the country’s position and…

News » Premier League news » Fulham newsSeptember 20, 2026 15:48 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin Confirmed Man Utd XI vs Fulham today Manchester United take on Fulham in today’s Premier League clash at Craven Cottage. The Red Devils have picked up just four points from as many matches and will be eyeing a victory over the Cottagers today.Ahead of the game, manager Michael Carrick has made eight changes to the starting XI from the 3-2 loss to Brighton & Hove Albion in the Carabao Cup third round on Wednesday night.Senne Lammens reclaims his position in goal from Karl Darlow.The defence sees three changes…

That’s according to a new UN human rights office (OHCHR) report which details violations including gang rape, rape, genital mutilation, electric shocks and beatings to the genitals – together with other degrading acts of a sexual nature.Violations were recorded on both sides of the frontline, but the pattern is very different “in scope and scale,” stressed Danielle Bell, the head of the Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, briefing journalists on Friday.  Russian authorities – including members of the armed forces, prison service and national security service – were responsible for 89 per cent of the documented cases.Sexual violence was particularly…