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Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi Has Hysterectomy Amid Cervical Cancer

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is documenting her recovery after undergoing a hysterectomy as part of her ongoing treatment for cervical cancer. “Today’s the surgery day,” Snooki, 38, said in Instagram footage uploaded Saturday, August 1, documenting her pre- and post-op experience. “I’m heading to the hospital to get my hysterectomy. My kids just left with Jionni [Lavalle], so I got nice warm hugs and I love them so much.” Snooki, who shares three kids with 39-year-old Jionni, was diagnosed with stage I cervical cancer in April. As part of her treatment, the reality TV star decided to have a hysterectomy to…

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13 political parties reject Osun IPAC caretaker committee appointment

Thirteen registered political parties in Osun State on Saturday rejected the appointment of caretaker committee for the Inter-Party Advisory Council in the state. IPAC is the umbrella body for all opposition political parties. Addressing journalists in Osogbo on behalf of the parties that rejected the caretaker committee, the chairman of the Democratic Leadership Alliance, Tosin Odeyemi, described the purported appointment of a caretaker committee for Osun IPAC as a ‘joke taken too far.’ Odeyemi recalled how IPAC national body could not conduct election into vacant positions of the council in Osun after the expiration of the last chairman’s tenure, Victor…

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Google’s Pixel 11 specs and price leak showing the impact of RAMageddon

Android Headlines claims to have the specs and price for the entire Pixel 11 lineup. What the site shared basically lines up with everything else that we’ve heard in the lead-up to the August 12th event. The Pixel 11 is expected to get a $100 price hike, starting at $899, but will come with 256GB of storage instead of 128GB in the base model. While the entire lineup will sport the new Tensor G6 and Titan M3 chips, the base model Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL are both getting that rumored RAM cut to just 12GB, along…

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Patriots’ Drake Maye Gives Update After Shoulder Injury

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is ready for the 2026-2026 NFL season after sustaining a shoulder injury ahead of the 2026 Super Bowl. “My shoulder’s feeling great,” Maye, 23, told sports reporter Kay Adams during his training camp on Friday, July 31. “I think that was a bummer way to end the last game.” The NFL star suffered an injury during the AFC championship game in January after stiff-arming Denver Broncos linebacker Jonah Elliss during the fourth quarter, a move that helped secure his team’s spot in Super Bowl LX. “I’m feeling good. I’m feeling good. We’re gonna get…

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US issues fresh warning to its citizens in Middle East  

The US State Department has once again issued a travel advisory, warning its citizens against travelling to the Middle East and those already in the region to “consider departing, or be prepared to depart should there be escalation.” The warning was issued on Saturday as Washington weighs the options of launching new strikes on Iran. CNN, quoting White House Sources, reports that the US is planning fresh strikes on Iran this weekend. However, the precise scope of the bombing remains unclear, and could still be called off. President Donald Trump also floated the idea on Friday, saying that “we’ll be…

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Nigeria, South Africa in race for Africa’s top Commonwealth Games finish

As the 2026 Commonwealth Games enter the closing stretch, Nigeria and South Africa have emerged as the two leading African nations in an increasingly competitive medals race. Following Thursday’s events, Nigeria sits fifth on the medals table with eight gold, five silver and three bronze medals (16 overall), while South Africa occupies sixth place with six gold, nine silver and eight bronze medals (23 overall). Although South Africa has won more total medals, Nigeria continues to lead Africa because of its superior gold-medal count, the primary criterion used in the Commonwealth Games medal standings. Golden moment Nigeria’s position was strengthened…

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PFIPC Scandal: Kenneth Okonkwo slams NASS over probe, demands Gbajabiamila be questioned

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Kenneth Okonkwo, has criticised the National Assembly over its handling of the investigation into the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council scandal. Okonkwo accused the lawmakers of failing to interrogate President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, and the purported Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, Adeniyi Adeyemi. In a post on X on Saturday, the former Nollywood actor described the reported conclusion of the investigation without hearing from the two men as a violation of the principles of natural justice. “The purported conclusion of investigation of the criminality of…

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Prince William and Kate Take Kids to 2026 Commonwealth Games

Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton enjoyed a full family outing with their three children at the 2026 Commonwealth Games. William and Kate, both 44, stepped out at the Track Cycling competition at The Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday, August 1, with their kids — Prince George, 13, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, 7 — in tow. The Princess of Wales looked effortlessly chic in an emerald-green blazer over a black-and-white striped sweater and flowy, pleated ivory skirt, which complemented Charlotte’s white-and-black polka dot dress. William, for his part, sported a navy suit without a tie, while his…

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Those around Tinubu are hiding Nigerians’ hardship from him, Onaiyekan says after meeting with president

Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, John Onaiyekan, has recounted how President Bola Tinubu argued with a delegation of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) during a closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa on Thursday, insisting that everything in the country was working well despite the bishops’ concerns about the nation’s worsening economic situation. Mr Onaiyekan, who was part of the delegation from the catholic bishops, said the president’s reaction suggested that those around him were not giving him an accurate picture of the hardship Nigerians are experiencing. The cleric disclosed this during an appearance on Arise…

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The fake DG saga holds a mirror to all of us, By Akin Fadeyi

Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi …the institutions we build today will determine whether future generations inherit a nation in which public trust is earned through competence, accountability and integrity — or one in which every scandal becomes another chapter in an endless cycle of blame. It is one conviction per person that builds a nation. This is why our character matters, because it takes a strong, constructive, and intentional characteristic to look at the indulgences that tempt us and still muster the morality to look away. A man got tired of his wife’s alleged belligerent behaviour. She was never “available” and whenever…

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