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Police in Greenville, South Carolina, issued a statement with more details surrounding Hayden Panettiere’s tragic death at age 36. Local authorities told NBC News in a statement that they, “accompanied by EMS personnel, responded to a report of an unresponsive female” at around 1:50 p.m. on Sunday, August 16. “Upon arrival, medical assistance was administered; however, the individual, later identified as Hayden Panettiere, was pronounced deceased at the scene,” the statement continued. “The case is under investigation by the Greenville Police Department in conjunction with the Greenville County Coroner’s Office. The preliminary investigation has not indicated any signs of foul…

Some serving members of the House of Representatives, operating under the banner of the Save Democracy Group (SDG), have called for a comprehensive investigation into the violence and deaths recorded before and during the 2026 Osun State Governorship Election. The group also questioned the scale of security deployment for the election, saying the federal government must explain why extensive security resources were deployed to Osun while communities in parts of the country continue to face terrorist attacks, banditry and attacks on security personnel. The group made the demands in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday and signed by Awaji-Inombek…

The Anglican Bishop of the Missionary Diocese of Oyo South, Rt. Rev’d Olufemi Familoni, has urged church workers to remain committed to service in God’s vineyard. ​He gave the charge at the licensing and commissioning of 10 pioneer lay readers for the diocese at the Cathedral Church of St. John, Akinmoorin, Oyo State, on Sunday. ​Familoni said at the event that working in God’s vineyard requires faithfulness and deep commitment. ​”It is better not to offer yourself for God’s service than to offer yourself and not be faithful. God requires faithfulness. It is not the volume of work you do…

Uber also said it was making a strategic investment in Zipline, a California-based company that has been orchestrating drone deliveries in Texas since 2025. The news comes as Uber’s delivery rivals begin to step up their own drone deliveries, thanks to easing government regulations that allow companies to fly farther and cheaper.The Uber Eats deliveries will start in Zipline’s existing market of Dallas-Fort Worth, before eventually expanding to dozens of additional cities. Zipline, which has made two million deliveries so far, also operates overseas, including Rwanda, Ghana, Japan, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, and Kenya. The company first started operations in Rwanda…

Tom Lee’s Bitmine Immersion Technologies, an Ethereum treasury company, resumed its Ether purchases last week, bringing it closer to a key business target of owning 5% of the second-biggest cryptocurrency’s supply despite challenging market conditions.The company disclosed Monday that it acquired 9,926 Ether (ETH) during the week ending Aug. 16, bringing its total holdings to roughly 5.82 million ETH, or about 4.8% of Ethereum’s circulating supply. At an ETH reference price of $1,893, Bitmine’s Ether holdings were valued at roughly $11 billion. However, much of the company’s ETH was acquired at significantly higher prices.Ether’s price was little changed on Monday,…

An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Farouk Aliyu, has attributed the party’s defeat in the Osun State governorship election to internal divisions and resentment over the emergence of its candidate, Bola Oyebamiji. Mr Aliyu said some APC members who were dissatisfied with the process that produced Mr Oyebamiji withheld their support during the election, contributing to the party’s defeat. He made the remarks on Monday during an interview on The Morning Show programme on Arise Television, where he said the APC did “everything humanly possible” to win the election but failed to maintain unity within its ranks. According to him,…

Geregu Power Plc has appointed Mohammed Jaoji as its acting Chief Executive Officer, effective 17 August, and subject to the approval of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The company disclosed the appointment in a regulatory filing signed by its Company Secretary, Gbeminiyi Shoda of StructureHQ Limited, on Monday. Mr Jaoji’s appointment followed the expiration of the tenure of Sean Manley, who served as the company’s Interim Chief Executive Officer till 14 May. The board expressed its appreciation to Mr Manley for his service and contributions to the company during his tenure, and stated its confidence that Mr Jaoji will…

It was 11 a.m., and the sun was full over Kyaurawa, a remote community in the Birnin Kudu LGA of Jigawa State. Along the narrow, rough pathway surrounded by dry bushes, scattered mud houses and isolated compounds appear intermittently across the quiet landscape. Inside one of the huts, Halima Umar-Dagaji was cooking beside a pile of firewood. The mother of six lost a child years ago. Like many mothers in the community, Mrs Umar-Dagaji struggled to provide her children with nutritious meals. Families had little knowledge about balanced diets or child nutrition. “In the morning, we usually eat leftover food…

Ngozi Adeleke, wife of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has revealed that her husband’s famous dancing skills predate his political career, recalling how he danced at their traditional wedding. Speaking in a recent interview with Vanguard, Adeleke said her husband’s dancing earned him the nickname ‘Jackson’, adding that she enjoys watching him display his famous moves. She explained that her husband was not involved in politics when they got married, saying his elder brother was the one active in politics at the time. The governor, who has earned the nickname “Dancing Governor”, has made his energetic dance moves a defining…

South Africa’s anti-immigration group, March and March, has announced September 30 as a fresh deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave the country, as it staged a protest outside the Southern African Development Community summit in Durban on Monday. The group marched through central Durban under the theme, “It’s time to fetch your people”, calling on African leaders attending the 46th SADC Summit to take back their citizens living in South Africa without legal documentation. March and March had previously led nationwide protests on June 30, demanding tougher action against undocumented foreigners and warning that it would continue its campaign until…