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Carla Jeffery’s twin brother, Carlon Jeffery, shared the poignant final message he sent to his sibling before her tragic death. Sharing a screenshot of the text via his Instagram Story on Wednesday, September 2. “Hey sis, call me back when you get this,” Carlon wrote in the message. “I was just calling to see how your day went! I love you to the moon and back sis.” In the text message, Carlon urged his sister to embrace her “light” and not shrink herself for others. Related: Disney Channel Star Carla Jeffery’s Family Denies Rumors She Did Drugs Carla Jeffery’s family…

The Nigerian government has denied claims that it backed the recent failed coup attempt in neighbouring Niger, describing the allegations as false, baseless and a deliberate attempt to mislead the public. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sola Enikanolaiye, in a statement on Thursday, said the ministry’s attention had been drawn to “false and mischievous claims” suggesting that the failed coup had the support of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and, by implication, the endorsement of Nigeria. The minister stressed that Nigeria remains committed to constitutional order and democratic governance across West Africa and would never…

The ruling APC knows something about how opposition parties can come together, overcome their differences, create synergy around a single candidate, mobilise and defeat an incumbent president. They know the process very well because they did it between 2013 and 2015, when they came together, negotiated, agreed on how the candidate would emerge and then went ahead to agree on a consensus candidate. The said candidate, Muhammadu Buhari was in a sense an easy candidate to agree on because the other leading contenders could see possibilities for themselves in the post-Buhari era. The outcome of the consensus position that emerged…

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Yobe State, Muhammad Gadaka, has urged married women whose husbands prevent them from voting for the party to seek divorce, offering to pay their dowries. Gadaka made the remark while speaking at a campaign rally in Nangere, Yobe State, on Thursday, according to Arise News. In a video shared by News Central, the APC chairman said women whose husbands would not allow them to vote for the party should stand up to them and leave their marriages. “If your husband won’t allow you to vote for APC, stand up to him and…

There is a torrent of unappetizing slop coming from restaurants, cafes, and brands that are increasingly turning to AI to generate images promoting their food. The resulting horror show includes donut shrimp, Reubens from the deep, wormlike noodles, and noodle-like pastries and stringy chicken. There’s also construction material masquerading as ice cream, ice cream masquerading as brains, and other masonry-adjacent cuisine. I don’t even know how to begin describing this monstrous attempt of a burger, and the less said about the trypophobic burrito from hell, grubs and all, the better. There are lumps. And holes. So many holes.“Diffusion models are…

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (SFC) introduced a three-phase roadmap to develop infrastructure for tokenized securities issuance, for assets including stocks, bonds and funds.Starting Feb. 4, 2027, tokenized securities will be legally recognized as digitized forms of securities after an update to the Act on Electronic Registration of Stocks and Bonds is scheduled to take effect, the FSC revealed in a Friday press release.The first phase will offer tokenized securities legal recognition, including for institutional money market funds, bonds, unlisted stocks and fractional investment securities. Phase two would expand tokenization to all publicly offered securities, while phase three aims for…

Bindi Irwin is marking the 20th anniversary of her father Steve Irwin’s death with a heartfelt post. Sharing a photo of the Crocodile Hunter and herself as a child via her Instagram Story, Bindi, 28, wrote a lengthy caption alongside it to remember her dad. “20 years ago today, the world lost the most passionate and dedicated wildlife conservationist. Our family lost our superhero,” she wrote. “My mum lost the love of her life; my brother and I lost the greatest dad. Grief never truly leaves us, we walk alongside it everyday. Where there is enormous grief, there is even…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has come under criticism after extending the tenure of the Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Clement Adebooye, by two years. Mr Adeleke announced the extension on Monday, 31 August, during the inauguration of the university’s reconstituted Governing Council at the Government House in Osogbo. The governor said the decision was taken in the interest of continuity and to prevent a leadership vacuum at the university. The university also said Mr Adebooye had initially declined the extension before accepting it after further consultations. However, the decision has triggered questions over whether the governor could extend…

Justice Amina Adamu Augie. She was grace and grit in one person: a woman of striking beauty whose intellect was her most enduring ornament; a jurist whose courage was matched only by her courtesy; a resident of many cities who never lost her bearings because her compass was principle… To Nigerian women, she is model and trailblazer: proof that a girl from a civil‑service family, schooled in many towns and tempered by many moves, can rise to the apex of the law without surrendering her humanity. There are lives that do not merely ascend; they illuminate. Honourable Justice Amina Adamu…

A total of 1,115 candidates are participating in the 2026 Warrant Officers–Master Warrant Officers Promotion Board of the Nigerian Army in Rivers State. The promotion exercise is being held at the National Youth Service Corps Orientation Camp, Nonwa-Gbam, in Tai Local Government Area and is hosted by Headquarters 6 Division, Nigerian Army. The Chief of Personnel Management (Army), Major General Adewale Adekeye, disclosed this on Thursday while addressing the candidates at the venue. Adekeye urged the participants to demonstrate professionalism and give their best throughout the exercise, describing the promotion board as an important stage in their career development and…