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Below Deck Mediterranean’s Captain Sandy Yawn tried to interject when Max Salvador considered helping his father flee from Africa. During the Monday, August 24, episode of the hit Bravo show, Max received a call from his father, who he previously said kicked him out as a teenager. The deckhand was able to get in touch with his dad after years of estrangement. “My father called me [because] he is in deep s***. Really urgent,” Max told the cameras. “He had been enrolled in a criminal organization of laundering money.” Max told Captain Sandy he was thinking of leaving the charter…

Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued a kidnap victim and recovered an AK-47 rifle during an operation in Kogi State. The Nigerian Army disclosed this in a statement shared on its official social media handle on Monday, saying the 28-year-old victim escaped from his abductors and sought help from troops operating from Patrol Base Obajana. According to the statement, the victim told the soldiers during preliminary debriefing that he was abducted from the Abaji area of the Federal Capital Territory about five weeks ago and had been held at a location within the area. Acting on information provided by…

The return of European club football is giving Nigerian fans another reason to gather at bars and viewing centres, with several Super Eagles players already making their mark as the new season gets underway. Super Eagles stars such as Semi Ajayi and Chidera Ejuke set the tone over the weekend with goals in the Premier League and La Liga, respectively, adding local interest to the new European football season. Against this backdrop, Goldberg, the official beer of the Super Eagles, has brought back its Back to Bar promotion for a second edition. The promotion, which runs until 30 November ,…

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said he will visit the Benin-Asaba road on Tuesday following widespread complaints, protests and severe gridlock caused by the deteriorating condition of the federal highway. Umahi disclosed this during the flag-off ceremony for the dualisation of the Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode Road, according to a video shared on Monday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Francis Nwaze. The minister said he would meet with independent engineers, the concessionaire handling the project and the state government to find a solution to the worsening situation. “Tomorrow, we are off to Benin-Asaba. I want Nigerians to be assured…

The US Treasury has expanded its Iran sanctions framework to cover the country’s digital asset sector, citing more than $100 million in crypto payments allegedly used to facilitate Iranian oil sales. On Monday, the Treasury said the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued sectoral sanctions determinations covering digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping. The agency also sanctioned nearly 60 entities, individuals and vessels across nuclear, missile, cyber and oil networks.The digital asset determination allows OFAC to sanction foreign individuals and companies that operate in or provide services supporting Iran’s digital asset sector. The Treasury said Iran increasingly uses crypto as…

Brandon Clarke‘s autopsy results revealed additional information about the athlete’s sudden death at age 29. According to a report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office and obtained by Us on Monday, August 24, “combined effects of multiple prescription medications” was listed as “other significant conditions” that led to Clarke’s death. The toxicology results revealed heroin, cocaine, morphine and “multiple prescription medications” were found in the NBA player’s system at the time of his death. The additional medications were listed as oxycodone, metabolite, oxymorphone, O-desmethylvenlafaxine, norchlorcyclizine, alprazolam, mitragynine, pregabalin, meprobamate and carisoprodol, per the report. The medical examiner stated…

The US has announced a new round of economic sanctions on Iran that are aimed at isolating the country, a move experts say indicates Washington’s failure to subjugate Iran militarily after about seven months of war. On Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent disclosed that the US would sever and isolate all economic ties with the countries conducting business with Iran. He said this at a press conference where he outlined the planned sanctions, described as “Operation Economic Outcast.” Mr Bessent said President Donald Trump was already making phone calls to world leaders with specific requests to cease trading with the…

The Chairman of Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Alhaji Hashimu Dantudu, has said the security situation in the area is improving significantly following the deployment of armoured vehicles procured by the state government. Dantudu stated this on Sunday in Tsamaye Village, Sabon Birni LGA, when a state government delegation led by the state All Progressives Congress leader, Aliyu Wamakko, visited the community to condole with residents over the death of the local government APC chairman, Alhaji Amadu Malale. The council chairman said the deployment of the armoured vehicles had contributed significantly to reducing attacks and increasing the…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Jessica Alba just reminded me how much power the right pair of shoes can have. I’m usually tempted to throw sneakers on with jeans and call it a day, but her latest outfit has me reconsidering that habit. Alba swapped sneakers for kitten heels, making her outfit read more polished, expensive and ready for a night out. Alba was spotted in Beverly Hills wearing light-wash jeans with a relaxed gray off-the-shoulder top, a black Fendi Baguette bag and $585 silver Tresse Paris…

From where she sat under a mango tree beside two huts and an old three-bedroom bungalow, Hembadoon Tervershima watched a motorcycle turn onto the narrow footpath that ended in the compound. Since the disappearance of her daughter in May 2024, the 42-year-old widow has lived with her mother. Two years later, the sight or sound of a vehicle approaching the compound still takes her mind back to her daughter. “I still wait for her every day,” she said quietly. “Sometimes I thought I heard her voice.” Joy Tervershima was 15 when she left for school one morning in Zaki Biam,…