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Lifestyle & Wellness Desk14 August 2025

A passenger on Ibom Air’s July Uyo–Lagos service, lawyer David Ogede, says an onboard confrontation over a mobile phone spiralled after a flight attendant addressed fellow traveller Comfort Emmanson in a combative manner. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, Ogede alleged that while one hostess handled pre-flight instructions professionally, a second hostess escalated the […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk14 August 2025

President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, says the president could post a major surge in the South-East in 2027, projecting “up to two million” votes from the region—at least four to six times his 2023 tally. Speaking on Channels Television, Bwala argued that the South-East’s large voting population and shifting political […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk14 August 2025

Ahead of the 2027 elections, Interim National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, launched a mass membership drive in Lagos, urging Nigerians to vote out the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking in Kosofe during a mobilisation tour, he argued that the APC, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) had […]

Tech & Tools Desk14 August 2025

Super Falcons captain Rasheedat Ajibade says players are still waiting for the promised allowances and bonuses, including the $100,000 reward announced after their Women’s AFCON triumph. Speaking on an upcoming episode of With Chude hosted by Chude Jideonwo, Ajibade expressed frustration over repeated assurances that have not translated into payment. “We have not received our […]

Tech & Tools Desk14 August 2025

The United States has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Nigeria covering munitions, precision bombs and rockets, and related support, with an estimated value of $346 million, according to a Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notice dated August 13 and emailed on Thursday. DSCA said it has notified the US Congress of the prospective […]

Tech & Tools Desk13 August 2025

Cristiano Ronaldo and long-time partner Georgina Rodríguez are officially engaged, capping a nine-year relationship that began in Madrid and has unfolded under the brightest global spotlight. Rodríguez, 31, shared the news on Instagram with a close-up of a dazzling ring and the caption in Spanish, “Sí, quiero” (“Yes, I do”), prompting an outpouring of congratulations […]

Tech & Tools Desk13 August 2025

A Service Inquiry has found that some soldiers at the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) continue to engage sex workers despite a formal ban introduced in 2022 to curb sexual exploitation and abuse. The two-year review, commissioned in October 2024 after an ITV investigation, examined conduct from July 2022 and concluded the practice persists […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk13 August 2025

AI start-up Perplexity has made a surprise $34.5bn (£25.6bn) offer to acquire Google Chrome, the world’s most-used web browser—an audacious move that has split Silicon Valley watchers between “serious strategy” and “headline stunt.” The three-year-old company, backed by Jeff Bezos and Nvidia and led by ex-Google/OpenAI alum Aravind Srinivas, framed the bid as a pledge […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk13 August 2025

A leading charity says too many men in the UK are receiving aggressive treatment for prostate cancer that would likely never cause them harm. Prostate Cancer UK estimates around 5,000 men each year undergo surgery or radiotherapy—treatments that can result in incontinence and erectile dysfunction—when many could safely choose active surveillance (regular PSA tests, scans […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk13 August 2025

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the Tinubu administration of weaponising Nigeria’s anti-graft agencies to cow the opposition, following the EFCC’s detention of ex-Sokoto governor Aminu Tambuwal over alleged ₦189bn withdrawals. In a statement, Atiku claimed the move targets a key member of an opposition coalition gearing up to challenge the president in 2027, […]

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How Ibom Air Passenger Was ‘Triggered’ — Eyewitness Account of Uyo–Lagos Flight

2027: Tinubu Can Secure Up to 2m South-East Votes — Bwala

2027: APC, LP, PDP Have Failed Nigerians — Aregbesola

Ajibade: Super Falcons Yet to Get Promised $100,000, Bonuses

US Approves $346m Sale of Bombs and Other Arms to Nigeria

Cristiano Ronaldo & Georgina Rodríguez Are Engaged: “Yes, I do”

British Army Probe Finds Ongoing Use of Sex Workers at Kenya Base by UK Soldiers—Despite 2022 Ban

Perplexity Lobs $34.5bn Shock Bid for Google Chrome as Antitrust Clouds Gather

Charity Warns NHS Is Overtreating Prostate Cancer—Thousands Could Avoid Surgery

Atiku, ADC Slam Tambuwal’s Arrest, Allege EFCC Is a Political Tool—Commission Denies Bias

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