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Tiger Woods had the support of his girlfriend, Vanessa Trump, as he struck a plea deal in his DUI case during a court appearance on Wednesday, September 2.  Woods, 50, and Trump, 48, walked side by side as they both entered and exited the Martin County Courthouse in Stuart, Florida. While inside, Woods pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of reckless driving and refusal to submit to a lawful test in relation to his arrest in March.  The golfer was found guilty of careless driving, a moving violation, and agreed to pay $1,500 in fines.  Per the plea deal,…

Patrick Odey, the Akwa Ibom State correspondent of The PUNCH newspaper, has died. Mr Odey died on Tuesday morning after a period of illness. He was a member of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom State Council. Bassey Akra, chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel, confirmed Mr Odey’s death to PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday. “Odey is no more now; he died yesterday morning,” Mr Akra said. “He had some health challenges.” “Mr Odey was a hardworking journalist, very humble and a thoroughbred professional. He did his job with diligence, was a good mixer, peaceful, and had no issues with…

Sure, this is the first time Atiku’s policy thrust appears to resonate strongly with the people. His persistence, faith in his convictions, and audacity have strengthened the contest around our experimental presidential system of government. Whether he is playing to the gallery and seeking cheap popularity or not remains to be seen… What is certain, however, is that the destiny of 240 million Nigerians should not be tied to one impoverishing policy. Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga called Atiku Abubakar a “perennial candidate for the presidency of Nigeria” in his first official attack on the former Vice President’s promise to reintroduce…

The First Lady of Sokoto State, Maryam Aliyu, has pledged to support efforts to secure the timely release of the N150 million counterpart funding allocated to the United Nations Population Fund in the state’s 2026 budget. She made the commitment on Wednesday when the Sokoto State Family Planning Advocacy Group, supported by the UNFPA and the Sokoto State Government, paid her an advocacy visit. The First Lady assured the delegation that she would use her office to engage Governor Ahmed Aliyu on the need for the timely release of the funds to support family planning and other UNFPA-backed interventions in…

1Password faced immediate backlash from customers this week over a $300,000 pledge in support of a Linux distro created by David Heinemeier Hansson, who has regularly published overtly racist blog posts that include comments calling for deportation of ethnic minorities in Europe. The popular password manager is now a “distinguished corporate patron” of Omacom, the nonprofit foundation that oversees a popular Linux distribution known as Omarchy.One viral blog post declared that 1Password “Supports the Ethnic Cleansing of Europe” because of the donation. Others on social media asked for suggestions for alternative password managers so they would not support the funding…

New Jersey’s Attorney General and the state’s interim director for the Division of Gaming Enforcement have officially petitioned the US Supreme Court to hear a case aimed at resolving whether state authorities or federal agencies have jurisdiction over prediction market companies.On Wednesday, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and gaming enforcement interim director Mary Jo Flaherty filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the US Supreme Court over New Jersey’s enforcement against prediction market platform Kalshi over sporting event contracts. Officials cited civil cases brought by gaming authorities in “at least 20 states,” seeking the highest court in the US…

The Lagos State Government has graduated 6,190 residents trained under the 2025 Skills Acquisition Programme of the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, urging them to turn their newly acquired skills into sustainable livelihoods. In a post on its X handle on Wednesday, the graduates, comprising 4,225 females and 1,963 males, were celebrated at a graduation ceremony held on Tuesday at the De Blue Roof, Lagos Television, Agidingbi, Ikeja. Representing Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Abimbola Salu-Hundeyin, said the graduation reflected the administration’s commitment to equipping residents with practical skills that could improve…

Amazon is trying to combat impersonation scams with a new feature that allows you to use its AI assistant to determine whether an email, text message, or phone call actually came from the company. With the update, you can ask Alexa for Shopping about a message you received, and it will use AI to compare it “against a record of every message Amazon has sent,” while also analyzing its contents, formatting, and the sender.As noted by Amazon, the assistant will only confirm that a message is real if it’s “completely certain.” An example shared by Amazon shows a customer asking,…

Bitcoin (BTC) sold off into the early European trading hours on Wednesday to hit local lows of $76,400, per data from CoinGecko.Key points: Bitcoin’s apparent demand indicator turns negative again, with BTC price dropping to a local low of $76,400 before reclaiming $77,000.USD/JPY drops sharply to 158.5, sparking speculation that another yen intervention has taken place.Asian equities sell off sharply as South Korea’s KOSPI falls 4.0% to 6,562.72 and Japan’s Nikkei 225 drops 2.9% to 64,325.64.Bitcoin’s apparent demand flips negative againThe move in BTC came after US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded outflows of $236 million the day prior. Data…

September is a good month to be a Disney+ subscriber. In addition to releasing its usual mix of reality shows (Project Runway) and original animated shows (CoComelon), the streamer is scheduled to debut two of Disney’s biggest 2026 movies: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu and Toy Story 5. Pedro Pascal‘s sci-fi adventure wasn’t a huge hit in theaters, so a lot of people will be able to catch up on the Mandalorian’s latest exploits. Watch With Us has curated a list of all the new Disney+ movies and shows in September 2026 below. Related: New on Hulu in September…