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Shooting Stars head coach Salisu Yusuf believes his side will only get better after beginning their 2026/27 Nigeria Premier Football League campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over newly promoted Inter Lagos at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan, on Friday. The Oluyole Warriors secured all three points in a lively opening fixture that produced three first-half goals and two penalties, before both sides struggled to create clear-cut opportunities after the interval. Shooting Stars made the brighter start and took the lead in the 11th minute through Lucky Emmanuel; the forward racing into the box to meet a flick-on from a…
An Ecuadoran court on Friday sentenced ex-president Lenin Moreno to five years in prison for accepting bribes from a Chinese company that built the country’s biggest hydroelectric dam. The prosecution said on X that Moreno, who governed from 2017 to 2021, was among 20 people convicted in the case involving the construction of the Coca Codo Sinclair dam by China’s Sinohydro. Moreno was vice-president under socialist president Rafael Correa at the time of the alleged corruption, between 2007 and 2013. He succeeded Correa, with the latter’s backing, but later fell out with his mentor by shifting to the right and…
US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) ended a nine-day inflow streak as Bitcoin fell below $78,000, while several altcoin ETF categories continued to see inflows.Bitcoin ETFs recorded $201.8 million in net outflows on Friday, ending nine consecutive trading sessions of inflows, according to SoSoValue data.The reversal followed more than $3 billion of net inflows during the nine-session run, while August flows remained positive at $3.3 billion with one US trading session left in the month. Total net assets fell to $97.6 billion after topping $100 billion on Thursday.Daily flows into US spot Bitcoin ETFs since Aug. 14, in USD. Source:…
Taylor Swift is putting her hand in her pocket to help out a selfless mom who was hit by a car. Us can confirm that the “Blank Space” singer, 36, donated $50,000 to a GoFundMe set up to help Ashley Taunton, her husband Joe and their three kids, as Ashley navigates her recovery journey. Ashley’s friend, Laura Ortelt, organized the GoFundMe fundraiser to raise money to aid in her recovery and detailed what had occurred. “On Saturday, July 18th, during a severe rainstorm on I-95, Ashley did what she always does: she put others before herself. Seeing someone in urgent…
The US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has confirmed that two Nigerians, Adebola Adekunle and Mudasiru Olawale, have been extradited to the US, where they are accused of “sexual exploitation of minors, coercion and enticement, extortion, distribution and production of child sexual abuse material, and other offences.” FBI Director Kash Patel announced their return to the US in a Friday post on X, a few hours after Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, EFCC, announced the extradtion of the two men. Mr Patel described both men as “high-value targets,” saying they were “brought back” to “face justice for alleged sextortion crimes and targeting…
Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling on Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing villages. The number of missing soared close to 3,000 on Saturday, latest figures from both countries showed, with 633 bodies recovered — and reports of some dead possibly swept downstream as far away as India. In an area home to vast energy infrastructure projects, Nepal’s disaster authority added 933 hydropower workers to a missing persons list already including trekkers and pilgrims to Tibet’s sacred Mount Kailash. Those who made…
Get a rundown of Us‘ top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on August 28, 2026. Here are the key takeaways: • Brittany Cartwright was granted a temporary protective order against estranged husband Jax Taylor in Los Angeles Superior Court on August 27. The Valley star accused Taylor of domestic violence, coercive control, financial abuse, gaslighting and physical violence spanning nearly a decade. A judge ordered him to stay 100 yards away, but denied her request for sole custody of their son, Cruz, until a court hearing. Jax has denied the claims. Thank You! You have successfully…
Kenya’s rising debt, higher taxes and worsening economic conditions are fuelling frustrations among young people, while the government’s response is shrinking the space for citizens to protest and demand accountability, activists and human rights experts have warned. They spoke on Thursday in Nairobi, Kenya, during a panel discussion at the sixth African Conference on Debt and Development (AfCoDD VI), organised by the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD). The session, organised by Amnesty International, brought together David Ngira, an economic, social and cultural rights researcher for East and Southern Africa at Amnesty International; Juliet Wanjiru and Brian…
The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has described Abia women as the foundation of the family and urged them to remain vigilant and focused on raising their children. Otti spoke on Friday in Umuahia, the state capital, during the Abia Women August Delegate Conference 2026. She congratulated participants for attending the conference and thanked God for preserving their lives, noting that not everyone who attended last year’s meeting was present this year. The governor also commended his wife, Mrs Priscilla Otti, for her interventions through women-focused programmes. He said, “Women are the bedrock of the family. In this new Abia,…
Mama June Shannon and additional family members honored her late daughter, Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell, on what would have been her 32nd birthday. “Happy heavenly birthday to Anna as we go to Colorado to celebrate alana 21st u will b there with us,” Mama June, 47, captioned a TikTok video uploaded on Friday, August 28. “We miss u everyday some days are harder [than] others.” Anna, who died in December 2023, shared a birthday with younger sister Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson. Mama June added that Anna’s eldest daughter, Kaitlyn, suggested that the family make a video highlighting the major milestones…
