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Kyle Richards’ sobriety journey is still going strong. “I still have not had any alcohol now for three years and five months,” Kyle, 56, told Us Weekly exclusively ahead of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 15 premiere. The episode, which aired on Thursday, December 4, showed Kyle holding a glass of what appeared to be champagne during her Summer Solstice party. She confirmed to Us that she was drinking French Bloom nonalcoholic… Read the full article here

Global health funding cuts could reverse decades of progress in child survival and lead to the deaths of millions of children, the Gates Foundation has warned. In its 2025 Goalkeepers Report, titled “We Can’t Stop at Almost,” the foundation highlighted that for the first time this century, the number of children dying before their fifth birthday is projected to rise. The report indicated that in 2024, 4.6 million children died before turning five, with the number… Read the full article here

A group, which identifies itself as the Mangu Concerned Muslim Consultative Forum, MCMCF, in Mangu local government area of Plateau State, has slammed Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, the outspoken Regional Chairman of the Church of Christ in Nigeria, COCIN, in Barkin Ladi LGA, over a recent comment he made which it said is not only inciting but inflammatory meant to cause disaffection between Christians and Muslims in the state. According to the MCMCF, Rev. Dachomo had, in a recent… Read the full article here

Oyo State Fire Service has confirmed the recovery of the body of a 65-year-old man who fell into a deep well at Oke-Oga Atipe, Idi-Aga, Ibadan. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Reform and Chairman of the agency, Moroof Akinwande. According to Akinwande, the agency received a distress call at exactly 9:42 a.m. on Thursday, December 4, 2025, from one Mr Damola, reporting that a man had fallen into a… Read the full article here

Singer and songwriter, Vicky Jay, has sent an emotional message to Nigerian music legend Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, urging him to stay strong and rise above negativity, fake friends, and online drama. The message, which is now circulating on YouTube and social media platforms, mixes spoken-word music with lyrics dedicated to the veteran singer. In the piece, Vicky Jay praises 2Baba’s decades-long impact on Nigerian music. He said; “For decades you’ve… Read the full article here

Wilfred Ndidi will captain the Super Eagles at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations following William Troost-Ekong’s retirement, DAILY POST reports. Troost-Ekong announced his retirement from international football on Thursday. Ndidi, who captained the Super Eagles at the 2026 FIFA World Cup playoffs in Morocco last month, will now officially take up the role at the AFCON. The midfielder and winger, Moses Simon are currently the most senior members of the Super Eagles. Simon… Read the full article here

The United Kingdom has launched two economic reform programmes worth £12.4m to support Nigeria’s macroeconomic stability, fiscal resilience, and private-sector growth. The initiatives – the Nigeria Economic Stability and Transformation programme and the Nigeria Public Finance Facility – were unveiled on Thursday at the British High Commissioner’s residence in Abuja. In her opening remarks, the Head of Development Cooperation at the… Read the full article here

No fewer than 267 households across three communities in the Agboyi area of Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State have received N310,000 each from the state chapter of the Nigerian Red Cross Society, in collaboration with the British Red Cross. The spokesperson for the Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Red Cross, Olushola Tejuosho, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, saying that pre-loaded ATM cards were distributed to… Read the full article here

The Nigeria-Slovenia Chamber of Commerce on Thursday urged the Nigerian business community to explore business opportunities in Slovenia to widen their horizons. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the chamber made the call at its 2025 Last Quarter Business Forum held in Lagos State. The forum is the chamber’s routine session aimed at informing businesses about the latest opportunities of mutual benefit between both countries,… Read the full article here

England manager, Thomas Tuchel, has suggested he might keep his substitutes in the dressing room during next summer’s World Cup matches to protect them from extreme heat. On the eve of the World Cup draw in Washington DC, Tuchel told BBC Sport that they may consider the idea if it helps the players make a greater impact later in games, saying, “If this is what benefits us when they come on, we have to see it as an option.” As reported by… Read the full article here