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A former presidential aspirant, under the All Progressives Congress in the 2023 elections, Tein Jack-Rich has denied allegations of bribery for a ministerial appointment levelled against him by those he described as political detractors. Condemning those who roped him into the alleged misdemeanour, the APC scribe claimed the allegations were politically motivated to tarnish his hard-earned image. Jackson Ude, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, had in a tweet claimed that… Read the full article here

Self-styled relationship expert, Blessing Okoro, aka Blessing CEO, has berated singer Davido for “defaming” his wife, Chioma, following allegations by two foreign women that he impregnated them. DAILY POST reported that Davido has been under heavy criticism on social media after an American Onlyfan star, Anita Brown, and a French model, Ivana Bay, recently called out Davido for impregnating them. Reacting via a video message shared on her social media page, the self-acclaimed… Read the full article here

A jury on Wednesday heard that Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy raped a young woman and then told her, “It’s fine, I’ve had sex with 10,000 women,” according to BBC. Mendy is accused of attacking the woman, who was 24 at the time, at his home in Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire, in October 2020. The 28-year-old is also accused of the attempted rape of another woman, aged 29 at the time, who claimed the footballer also attacked her at his home two years before. Mendy, who is… Read the full article here

Telecom giant Vodacom is introducing innovative solutions to enhance mining operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).  At the Mining Week event in the DRC, Vodacom showcased its advanced technological offerings to the mining industry. One of their products, Umoja, in partnership with Glencore and Standard Bank, provides an employee self-service system, enabling mine workers to receive essential messages and updates on… Read the full article here

A former acting governor of Bayelsa State, Nestor Binabo, is dead. Binabo, who superintended over the affairs of the state between January 27 and February 14, 2012, was said to have died on Thursday after a protracted illness. He also held other political offices, including being a commissioner for youth and conflict resolution, deputy speaker, acting speaker and speaker of the Bayelsa House of Assembly where he represented Sagbama constituency III. The state… Read the full article here

No fewer than 11 persons on Thursday died while eight others sustained varying injuries in a ghastly accident that happened on the Edo State section of the Benin-Lagos expressway involving a Toyota Hiace 18 seater bus and a truck belonging to Dangote cement. It was gathered that the accident occurred around 11 am at the Ovia bridge notorious for accidents due to a failed section of the road and the poor state bridge which runs across the river. PUNCH reports that the… Read the full article here

President Bola Tinubu has said that he is taking ‘baby steps of pains’  to fix Nigeria’s problems, urging Nigerians not to be in a hurry over challenges facing the nation. The president also declared that it is in the hands of  Nigerians to ensure that the country gets to its desired destination. Tinubu said this at the palace of the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, during a visit to traditional rulers in the State. Tinubu… Read the full article here

After a tough opening day of the second Ashes Test, England roared back into the match as Australia appeared to lose star spinner Nathan Lyon to injury at Lord’s.Australia began the second day in a commanding position at 339-5, and Alex Carey and Steve Smith started positively with the bat.England changed the ball and it did the trick, as the pace attack began to find some movement.CricketRoot’s double strike lifts England but unbeaten Smith has Australia on topYESTERDAY AT 18:08Carey (22)… Read the full article here

Niantic is making some major organizational changes, including layoffs, game shutdowns, and the closure of its Los Angeles studio, according to an email from Niantic CEO John Hanke shared on the company’s website. The changes are designed to narrow the company’s focus, especially on developing and maintaining its cash cow, Pokémon Go.Alongside this round of layoffs, which will affect about 230 employees, Niantic will be “sunsetting” its NBA game, NBA All World, Hanke said, and will… Read the full article here

Receive free Digital World Acquisition Corp updatesWe’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Digital World Acquisition Corp news every morning. An architect of the plan to take Donald Trump’s media business public has been charged with insider trading after he allegedly shared information about the transaction during a trip to Las Vegas and helped two of his associates make $22.8mn from illicit trades.Bruce Garelick, who sat on Digital World Acquisition… Read the full article here