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Laughter follows Lisa Ann Walter wherever she goes. From her scene-stealing part as Melissa Schemmenti on Abbott Elementary to her iconic breakout role in The Parent Trap, the Maryland-born comedian has won over fans with her big laugh and larger-than-life presence. Now, she’s bringing that same energy to a new role as “Head Teacher” for the BIC Supply Ride Tour. Amid it all, Walter is giving fans a rare, unfiltered look at her life off-camera — from an unexpected audition rivalry with Jane Lynch to favorite hangouts with IRL bestie Elaine Hendrix to a cringe-worthy starstruck moment with the late…

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Cameroonian authorities to release George Lekeaka, who has been held incommunicado since Monday for publishing a photo of security officers on patrol during clashes with separatist fighters. “George Atabong Lekeaka should not have been arrested for attempting to provide the public with security information, let alone secretly detained without access to a lawyer or his family, in violation of his rights,” said Moussa Ngom, CPJ’s Francophone Africa representative. “Cameroonian authorities should immediately disclose Lekeaka’s whereabouts, release him, and refrain from targeting journalists for covering the Anglophone crisis.” George Atabong Lekeaka (Credit withheld) The Anglophone…

Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party is leading in the collation of results from Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State. Checks by our correspondent on the Nigeria Elections Intelligence System shows result from 303 of the state’s 332 wards with Adeleke polling 177,572 votes, representing 50.5 per cent, ahead of his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who had 158,588 votes, representing 45.1 per cent. Najeem Salaam of the African Democratic Congress was placed third with 5,917 votes as at the time of filing this report, with collation still ongoing across the state’s 30 local…

When I’m asked what to buy if you want to get into making electronic music, I often recommend Elektron’s budget-minded Model:Samples and Model:Cycles grooveboxes. They don’t grab headlines the way Teenage Engineering’s gear or the Telepathic Instruments Orchid do, and even compared to the company’s higher-end and more niche musical offerings like the Digitakt, Octatrack, or Tonverk, they’re often overlooked. But as my collection has grown to include fancier and far more expensive instruments, I still find myself coming back to the Model series.Those looking to get their first groovebox are often drawn to more familiar brand names like Korg…

The number of tokenized stock holders has more than doubled over the past month to 1.31 million, according to RWA.xyz data.Monthly transfer volume surged nearly 180% over the same period to $23.13 billion, while monthly active addresses increased 34.62% to nearly 572,000. The total distributed value of tokenized stocks also rose 5.9% to $2.38 billion.At the time of writing, Ondo leads the market with about $872 million in distributed value, followed by Kraken’s xStocks at $557.8 million and Binance’s bStocks at $521.8 million. BStocks launched in June and is already within roughly $36 million of xStocks in distributed value.According to…

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the polling unit of former Osun State Governor and former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, in Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Mr Aregbesola, who defected from the APC last year, is a leader and the national secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). At PU001, Coop. Building Junction, Isare, Ward 08, Ilesa East Local Government Area, where Mr Aregbesola earlier voted on Saturday the APC’s candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, secured 256 votes to come top there. Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party came second with 43 votes, while ADC’s candidate Najeem Salaam…

There was jubilation on Saturday as the Accord Party governorship candidate and Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, won his polling unit in the ongoing governorship election. Adeleke polled 421 votes at Ward 02, Polling Unit 009, Abogunde Compound, Ede North Local Government Area of Osun State. Jubilation as Adeleke wins polling unit with 421 votes. Credit: Saheed Olugbon Jubilation as Adeleke wins polling unit with 421 votes. Credit: Saheed Olugbon Supporters of the governor were seen celebrating after the result was announced at the polling unit. PUNCH Online earlier reported that three major candidates in the Osun governorship election had…

Kate Walsh weighed in on another potential return to Grey’s Anatomy after Addison came back to drop a major bombshell about the state of her marriage. “It was never up to me where Addison’s story wrapped up. So coming back was like going home for the holidays,” Walsh, 58, exclusively told Us at the Centrum Inside and Outside Makeover Salon Experience on Thursday, August 13, in New York City. “I love going back and it had been enough time that I was like, ‘OK, I’ve got to do lots of other things [since then].” Walsh, who originated the role of…

The founding interim national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Osun State, Bisi Akande, has won his polling unit in Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Mr Akande voted earlier on Saturday at the polling unit designated as PU 12, Ward 4, in Atogbade area of Ila-Orangun, Ila Local Government Area. The recorded 181 votes for the APC governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, while Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party polled 121 votes. READ ALSO: #OsunDecides2026: Results from polling units (LIVE UPDATES) Mr Akande, fondly called by his political allies and supporters as ‘Baba Omokeekeeke’ meaning “father…