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Senator Lindsey Graham unexpectedly died at age 71 just one day before he was scheduled to make what would have been his 64th appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press. “As we reflect on the life and legacy of Senator Linsey Graham, we here at Meet the Press want to extend our deepest condolences to his friends, his family and his colleagues,” Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker said on the Sunday, July 12, episode of the NBC program. “Senator Graham was not only a fixture on Capitol Hill but on this broadcast as well.” She continued, “He was scheduled to…

Philip Agbese, the Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, has stated that the ‘Green Chamber’ does not require President Bola Tinubu to appear before lawmakers to answer questions on the implementation of the national budget. He insists that responsibility for budget execution lies with ministers and relevant government officials. Mr Agbese made the comments in a statement issued on Sunday, in response to last Wednesday’s heated plenary session, during which lawmakers clashed over a motion to invite the President to explain the poor implementation of the 2025 budget, particularly regarding constituency projects. The controversy arose when Mascot Ikwechegh, representing…

Some of the internet’s biggest faces expanded their families this year. 2026 began with influencers Haley and MonDarius Black welcoming their first baby together, daughter Leilani Noel Black, after previously suffering a pregnancy loss. The next month, influencer Dani Austin and husband Jordan Ramirez added their fourth child, while Emily Stomauk and Michael Justin later shared they welcomed their first baby. In April, Allison Kuch and NFL’s Isaac Rochell welcomed their second baby and Alex and Harrison Fugman added their son to their family. In April, TikTok stars Camilla and Julie Lorentzen took fans inside the delivery room as they…

A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has uploaded the names of its presidential candidate, Sandy Onor, and his running mate, Babangida Umaru, to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) candidate nomination portal. The faction also successfully uploaded the names of its National Assembly candidates for the 2027 general elections. The faction’s National Chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. “I am pleased to inform all PDP members and Nigerians that our great party, under my leadership, has successfully uploaded the names of our…

Robinhood Chain surge boosts ETH priceThe successful launch of the layer-2 network Robinhood Chain has boosted investor sentiment around Ethereum. The newly launched blockchain uses ETH as its native gas token and around $141 million in ETH has already been bridged to the chain. More than half a million wallets holding ETH are now on the network, which surged past the Ethereum L1 and rival L2 Base over the past 24 hours, with DEX volumes of $877.56 million. The L2 is an offshoot of TradFi trading platform Robinhood, which offers tokenized stocks to customers in 120 countries, further strengthening the EVM-compatible ecosystem.L2s…

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A new study published by the University of Cambridge has stated that some Boko Haram fighters used frontier artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Meta AI and DeepSeek, to plan attacks, design explosive devices and improve battlefield operations. The report titled ‘God has helped us, and so will AI: How the Terrorist Group Boko Haram Uses Frontier AI’ is based primarily on 57 interviews with 27 former Boko Haram members conducted in North-east Nigeria between 2025 and 2026. The study, authored by Antonia Juelich, a terrorism researcher at the Cambridge Programme on AI Science & Policy (CASP),…

Soccer player Jayden Adams was in a long-term relationship with Aqueelah Adendorf before his untimely death. News broke on Saturday, July 11, that the South African athlete — who played for both the Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana — had died. He was 25. “The South African Football Players Union (SAFPU) is devastated by the untimely passing of Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana midfielder, Jayden Adams,” the union announced via its official X account. “His passing is an immeasurable loss to his family, teammates, clubs, the football fraternity and the country at large.” The statement continued, “Death has cruelly stolen…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has appealed against the FCT High Court’s judgement holding it liable and awarding N10 million damages against it for defaming a former Minister of Power, Olu Agunloye. It also applied for a stay of execution to halt the enforcement of judgement pending the determination of its appeal. According to a statement by EFCC’s head of media and publicity, Dele Oyewale, on Sunday, the commission filed the notice of appeal on Friday at the Court of Appeal in Abuja. The commission filed the appeal on 11 grounds of appeal and presented four prayers. “The…

Allie Eklund is in no hurry to jump back into the dating pool following her messy and very public split from The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys star Steven McBee Jr. “For me, at this point in my life, you know, it would be really hard to randomly date and get back out there,” Eklund exclusively told Us Weekly on Friday, July 10, while discussing her personal business venture Triple E Mercantile, a collection of goods inspired by her family’s private Texas Hill country ranch, home to more than 100 animals. “I just turned 29 this year, and catching someone…