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The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has officially rejoined the All Progressives Congress. Yusuf defected to the ruling party on Monday at the Coronation Hall of the Kano Government House. He was made received into the party by former National Chairman of the APC and ex-Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje; the Deputy President of the Senate; the Senator representing Kano South, Senator Barau Jibrin; the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Ata; and other party leaders. The governor said his return to the APC was anchored on the need to work more closely with the Federal…

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Mustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso, son of 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has resigned his appointment as Kano State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development. Kwankwaso announced his resignation as a member of the State Executive Council in a statement made available posted on his official Facebook account on Monday. He expressed gratitude to Governor Abba Yusuf for the opportunity to serve in the administration. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce my resignation as Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and member of the Kano State Executive Council,” the statement read.…

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Besiktas have completed the permanent signing of striker Tammy Abraham from Roma for £11.2m as the Turkish club prepares to sell him to Aston Villa. Abraham, 28, travelled to the UK on Friday and underwent a medical on Saturday after Villa agreed an £18m deal with Besiktas. The striker joined Besiktas on loan from Roma last summer, with the Turkish club having an obligation to buy him permanently. Despite not wanting to sell, Besiktas have reluctantly agreed to let Abraham return to England. Abraham scored 12 goals in 24 games for Besiktas this season and has been capped 11 times…

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The EU on Monday hit Elon Musk’s X with an investigation over AI chatbot Grok’s generation of sexualised deepfake images of women and minors, in the latest step of an international backlash against the tool. Grok faces an outcry after it emerged that users could sexualise images of women and children using simple text prompts such as “put her in a bikini” or “remove her clothes”. “In Europe, we will not tolerate unthinkable behaviour, such as digital undressing of women and children,” said European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. “It is simple — we will not hand over consent…

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For many years, credit card companies and other payment methods were aggressive about policing child sexual abuse material. Then, Elon Musk’s Grok started undressing children on X.The Center for Countering Digital Hate found 101 sexualized images of children as part of its sample of 20,000 images made by Grok from December 29th to January 8th. Using that sample, the group estimated that 23,000 sexualized images of children had been produced in that time frame. Over that 11-day period, they estimated that on average, a sexualized image of a child was produced every 41 seconds. Not all of the sexualized images…

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The US Senate Agriculture Committee and two federal financial agencies have delayed events related to digital asset regulation amid a winter storm that paralyzed many areas of the country over the weekend.A spokesperson for the Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman told Cointelegraph on Monday that the body would push a scheduled markup for its version of a crypto market structure bill from Tuesday to Thursday. The bill, called the Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act, is the committee’s attempt to establish clear rules for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over digital assets. In addition to the delay in Congress, the CFTC…

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Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Jennifer Aniston has a knack for foolproof winter dressing. When work commutes and important appointments stay on your calendar in the coldest conditions, puffer coats offer a cozy solution. The Morning Show star strolled through New York City in a full-length puffer coat. The puffy design is all the rage among the most stylish names. Notable fashionistas like Kyle Richards and movie stars like Jennifer Lawrence are fans of the comfy outerwear trend. Want to join in? We found a…

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The Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S) Unification Church, on Monday, said that its 151 members were still in captivity, urging the federal government to intensify efforts to secure their release. It said that the 151 were among those abducted at Wali, Kaduna State, on 18 January. The Head of the Cherubim and Seraphim Unification Church, Emmanuel Adewale-Alogbo, made this known at a news conference at Maba, near Lagos, on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the conference was to announce activities for the church’s 2026 annual conference with the theme, “An Unhidden City”. The conference will begin on…

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced the discovery of a new oil well, Awodi-07, in the shallow offshore western Niger Delta region. The disclosure was contained in a statement issued by NNPC’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Andy Odeh, and published on the company’s website on Monday. According to the statement, NNPC Ltd congratulated Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) on the successful drilling of the Awodi-07 appraisal and exploration well, noting that Chevron operates the asset under the NNPC Ltd/CNL Joint Venture. “The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has congratulated Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the NNPC…

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Last week, I shared a travelogue describing my visit to Taraba State, where distance is measured not in kilometres but in neglect and where a road becomes a referendum on citizenship. I anticipated interest, but not the overwhelming response: over 2,010 emails, texts, and messages followed—some generous, some stinging, many deeply reflective. Some thanked me for articulating what they have endured for years; others challenged my framing or conclusions, or said I had not gone far enough. The feedback became more than applause or criticism: it sparked a national conversation about what infrastructure means, who the federation serves, and why…

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