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Team Nigeria continued its impressive athletics campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Saturday, winning two silver medals through long jumper Ruth Usoro and the men’s 4x100m relay team. The two podium finishes further strengthened Nigeria’s position as Africa’s highest-ranked nation on the medals table and capped another productive day for the country’s athletics team in Glasgow. Usoro produced one of her best performances of the season to claim silver in the women’s long jump. The Nigerian took an early lead with a season’s best leap of 6.87 metres on her opening attempt, immediately putting herself in contention for the…

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Dr Chike Okogwu, has urged President Bola Tinubu to focus more on addressing Nigeria’s pressing economic and social challenges rather than engaging in political battles. The ADC National Leader of Persons with Disabilities made the call in a statement on Saturday while reacting to the President’s recent comments on political competition, saying the Federal Government should prioritise policies that directly improve the living conditions of Nigerians. According to him, rising inflation, unemployment, insecurity and the increasing cost of living remain the most urgent issues confronting citizens and deserve the administration’s full attention. “Mr.…

Peacock is closing out summer with a slew of new movies, shows and reality TV reunions that will have everyone talking. Love Island, The Valley and Married at First Sight will all have reunions this month, promising more fireworks in August than there were on the 4th of July. Summer lovers will get their chance to swoon with Halle Bailey and Bridgerton heartthrob Regé-Jean Page by streaming their sunny romance, You, Me & Tuscany. Peacock is also streaming two 2026 breakout hits, the horror film Obsession and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. August 1 Ace Ventura: Pet DetectiveAlmost FamousThe Angry Birds…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of allowing personal resentment to distort the history of their eight-year administration, saying he has no regrets about opposing the former president’s bid for a third term. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2027 election, said his decision to oppose the controversial third-term agenda was based on his commitment to the Constitution and to Nigeria’s democracy. He was responding to remarks by Mr Obasanjo, who on Friday described his decision to select Atiku as his running mate in the 1999 presidential election as…

Ogori maidens As Ogori prepares to celebrate its New Year on Thursday, 6 August, the second Ebina, this article examines the indigenous four-day calendar through which generations of our people have reckoned with time, organised economic life and coordinated communal obligations. Beyond the annual celebration and the much-anticipated Ewe-eji market, the Ogori New Year offers an important window into an indigenous knowledge system that has survived alongside the Gregorian calendar and deserves deliberate documentation and transmission to future generations. Introduction Across Africa, communities developed indigenous systems for measuring time and organising social and economic life long before the widespread adoption…

Nigerian TikTok star Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, and his wife, Elizabeth Amadou, also known as Jarvis, have been promised ₦400m mansion in Abuja as a wedding gift from real estate entrepreneur King Mohamed Adah, popularly known as King Ochacho, during their white wedding in Lagos on Friday. The businessman, who is the founder of Ochacho Real Homes, made the announcement on Saturday during the lavish ceremony attended by celebrities, content creators and family members. Presenting the gift amid applause from guests, Ochacho said, “On behalf of my children, I am presenting a brand new house for you worth…

Milania Giudice is saying goodbye to her childhood best friend Victoria Zardoya following her tragic and sudden death at 20. “Hello, this is my first time,” Giudice, 20, began a Friday, July 31, TikTok video, getting emotional. “They are packing up Victoria’s hospital room. She just went in, she’s saving eight people’s lives [via organ donation]. … I’m spreading awareness about Victoria.” Zardoya died on July 24 after a fatal accident. She was 20. “I can’t really say much right now because this is, obviously, really new,” Giudice continued on Friday. “I just can’t believe this is real, like, seriously…

The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has awarded N12 million in damages against the Nigeria Police Force over the 2024 illegal arrest and detention of THE WHISTLER reporter, Kasarahchi Aniagolu. According to a statement issued on Friday by THE WHISTLER Managing Editor, Tajudeen Suleiman, the court ruled on Wednesday that the police violated Ms Aniagolu’s fundamental rights by arresting, assaulting and detaining her for about eight hours in Abuja. The statement said the judge, Bello Kawu, declared in his judgement that the police “subjected the applicant to inhuman and degrading treatment” in violation of section 34(1)(a) and (b)…

US embassies in capitals across the Middle East on Saturday warned American citizens to beware of an “unforeseen escalation” in the regional conflict and urged them to be ready to leave. The warning, posted online by US embassies in Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates came a day after US President Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran “very hard”. Iran and the United States have been at war since February 28. A period of calm followed a ceasefire, though that collapsed with a return of strikes. With no end in sight, the…

Stassi Schroeder and Beau Clark were finally able to work out their issues about his matching tattoo with his sister. During House of Stassi, which is streaming now on Hulu, Beau, 46, surprised Stassi, 38, in the season finale with her name tattooed on his arm. He made sure to point out that the size of the new tattoo was significantly larger than the ink he had in honor of his sister, Georgia. As Hulu viewers might remember, Stassi and Beau fought about his sister at length on season 2 of Vanderpump Villa. “Beau has a habit of putting his…