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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won a seventh term in office on Saturday after an election marred by violence and an internet shutdown, with African observers saying arrests and abductions had “instilled fear”. Museveni, 81, won 71.65 percent of the vote in Thursday’s election, the Electoral Commission said, amid reports of at least 10 deaths and intimidation of the opposition and civil society. His victory allows him to extend his 40-year rule of the east African country. He defeated Bobi Wine, 43, a former singer-turned-politician who won 24.72 percent and said he was in hiding on Saturday after a raid by security…

The Anambra State Police Command has revealed that a male suspect, Ifesinachi Ezeolu aged 28 years, as the person inside the violent masquerade that carried out several unprovoked attacks on residents during a festival in Awgbu community, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state. Recall that in a viral video that recently circulated online, the masquerade was seen chasing and attacking passers-by, residents and also disrupting a public function, thereby causing tension. The incident was said to have occurred over the weekend during the last Ofala Festival of the traditional ruler of Awgbu community. Following the development, the Anambra…

The Spokesperson of the African Democratic Congress, Bolaji Abdullahi, has said the party belongs to no individual, dismissing rumours of an automatic presidential ticket for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Abdullahi made the remarks during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday evening. The PUNCH reports that zoning of the party’s presidential ticket has become a subject of debate, with state chairmen urging the ADC leadership to jettison zoning and instead conduct credible party primaries from which a candidate would emerge. In July 2025, a coalition of high-profile politicians unveiled the ADC as its platform with the aim…

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria and the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform, Taiwo Oyedele, have noted that the newly enacted tax laws were designed to help Nigerian businesses recover, regain competitiveness, and expand from the domestic market into regional markets, following years of distortion caused by multiple taxation and policy inconsistencies. Speaking at MAN’s hybrid stakeholders’ engagement in Lagos titled ‘Legislative Assembly to Factory Floor: What the New Tax Laws Mean for Nigerian Manufacturers’, on Thursday, the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform, Oyedele, said the old tax regime…

Senegal coach Pape Thiaw on Saturday said he hoped the Africa Cup of Nations final against Morocco would not be Sadio Mane’s last ever game at the tournament, insisting the former Liverpool star could not consider walking away from the team. “His decision is no longer up to him. There is a whole people behind him too and they would like to see him continue,” Thiaw told reporters in Rabat on the eve of the final against the host nation. Sadio Mane in action for Senegal. Photo: CAF Mane, 33, said after Wednesday’s semi-final against Egypt in which he scored…

American rapper, A$AP Rocky, has revealed that his mother, Renee Black, always believed he would end up with global music star, Rihanna, long before their friendship blossomed into romance. Rocky disclosed this in a recent interview with the New York Times Popcast which was shared on Thursday. He noted that his mother repeatedly encouraged him to pursue a relationship with the Barbadian singer, even when he insisted they were only friends. According to the rapper, he initially brushed off her comments, convinced that Rihanna had no romantic interest in him at the time. “My mother used to say I know…

The Vice-Chancellor of the newly established Federal University of Technology, Ikot-Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Prof Leo Daniel, has decried the lack of classroom blocks to accommodate the growing number of intakes every year. He therefore called on the Federal Government and public-spirited individuals to intervene to address the situation. Daniel stated this at the institution’s temporary site on Friday while receiving the leadership and members of the Eket Senatorial District Professionals, led by their chairman, Dr Edet Okpo, who were at the university for an on-the-spot assessment of the facilities. Represented by the Acting Director of…

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 112, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, I hope your home is warmer than mine right now, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)This week, I’ve been reading about WhatsApp and Gavin Newsom and David Ellison and Andreessen Horowitz, obsessively waiting for every new episode of The Pitt, using the app Monologue to talk to my computer instead of typing to it, joyfully rewatching The Night Manager before diving into the new season, finally getting my Ikea buttons…

Ether (ETH) traded at $3,310, up 11% year-to-date, as renewed ETF buying and record onchain activity placed it on a path toward $4,500 over the next few weeks.Key takeaways:Spot Ethereum ETFs recorded $474.6 million in inflows over four days, outpacing new supply amid a surge in institutional buying. Ethereum network activity exploded, with active addresses rising to a 28-month high. Traders expect ETH to rally to $4,500 as long as key support levels hold.Ethereum ETFs attract nearly $500 millionEther has seen a sharp increase in demand from institutional investors that have recently increased their ETH exposure through spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs).Data…

Selena Gomez is showing off her natural beauty! Posting via her Instagram Story on Friday, January 16, Only Murders in the Building star shared a makeup-free selfie and looked as gorgeous as ever. The Rare Beauty cosmetics founder, 33, was all smiles in the snap as she posed casually with her hand resting gently on the side of her forehead as she looked towards the camera. Gomez has been outspoken about her self-confidence journey when it comes to beauty and her body after being regularly scrutinized while growing up as a public figure. “Being in the public eye from such…