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Veteran Nollywood actress Ngozi Nwosu has made an emotional appeal for financial assistance as she battles an undisclosed illness, revealing that she has been hospitalised for three weeks and is preparing to undergo three surgeries. The actress shared the heartfelt video on her Instagram page on Thursday, where she appeared from her hospital bed, visibly emotional as she appealed to fans, friends and family members not to abandon her during the difficult period. Addressing her supporters, Nwosu explained why she had been absent from public view in recent weeks. “My people, my fans and my family, I know that you’ve…

FACTFILE with Lanre Alfred Every country produces politicians but only a few produce custodians. Nigeria, unfortunately, has seen too many of the former and too few of the latter. I have spent enough years around the machinery of power to know its peculiar chemistry. Power changes the tenor of a man’s voice and alters his gait. It also expands his appetites and shrinks his patience. Sometimes, it creates an invisible moat around him, separating him from ordinary suffering. Thus, it can turn decent men into emperors and public servants into minor deities. Yet every once in a while, you encounter…

• Approves other bills on FCT courts, tobacco control, ratifies Sept. national security summit  •Adjourns for annual recess, to resume September 15 after endorsing key reforms Sunday Aborisade in Abuja The National Assembly has passed the National Inland Waterways Authority (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2026, a major reform aimed at bringing Nigeria’s inland waterways law into line with the Constitution and a landmark Supreme Court judgment. The bill, which is a House of Representatives legislation, repealed and replaced the existing National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) Act, following Supreme Court’s decision in the legal dispute between the Attorneys-General of Lagos State…

Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukrainian Colonel Mykhailo Drapatyi drove an armoured vehicle at breakneck speed through a barricade built by pro-Russian separatists who had just taken over the southeastern city of Mariupol.Another armoured vehicle followed Drapatyi’s to save police officers taken hostage by the separatists in an Interior Ministry building.It was May 9, 2014, and Ukrainian forces were locked in a battle for the country’s east against Russia, its soldiers, militias and local separatists backed by Moscow — a conflict that escalated into a full-blown war after Russia’s 2022 invasion.Several officers and separatists were killed in clashes and shootouts that day,…

Jake Bauers has already set a new career high for home runs and can add another tonight.Getty ImagesA pair of losing MLB best home run bets on Wednesday dropped the season’s record to 18-61 and three no-bets. The record for home run props isn’t impressive without adding context, but it’s quite good for long-shot bets, such as home run bets. As a result, anyone who has bet $100 on each of the touted home run bets at the listed odds this year is up $1,061. The profits are nice, as they award some wiggle room for an inevitable cold streak.…

Muzaffarabad, Pakistan-administered Kashmir — Zaheer Iqbal remembers exactly how much fuel it took to save his brother’s life. First, 2.5 litres to drive from his hilltop village of Keri Kot to the government hospital in Hajira, more than 10km (6 miles) away, a journey that took an hour.Then another five litres, brought by a cousin who drove more than 60km (37 miles) from Kotli city in a two-hour trip, so there was enough petrol to continue to Pakistan’s capital Islamabad.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIt was the middle of the night in mid-June when Iqbal’s elder brother collapsed…

A series of health challenges – hantavirus, screwworm, Ebola, cyclospora, measles, whooping cough, bird flu – are exposing the widening gaps in America’s ability to prevent, identify and halt infectious disease outbreaks.The rapid dismantling of the US public health system at all levels means the US is in worse shape than it was before the Covid pandemic, former top CDC officials say.The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lost much of its funding for battling parasites, which are notable global killers, in the last year. Experts were tasked with monitoring potential outbreaks – such as a previously rare…

It’s Silver Dominion versus Alfred Wallace as King George weekend gets under way at Ascot – live on Sky Sports Racing.2.55 Ascot – Classy pair Silver Dominion and Alfred Wallace reoppose in featureThe Listed Flexjet Pat Eddery Stakes looks a belter with Silver Dominion and Alfred Wallace reopposing at Ascot. Silver Dominion finished just ahead of Alfred Wallace when they were fourth and fifth in the Group Two July Stakes at Newmarket just 13 days ago and should have obvious claims in these calmer waters. Hector Crouch returns for the ride aboard the Oliver Cole-trained colt, with the Whatcombe-based trainer…

Two weeks into Bon Jovi‘s latest tour, the band had to reschedule a stop after Jon Bon Jovi had to end the show early. During Thursday’s Madison Square Garden show, the frontman performed through vocal issues before pulling the plug early, telling the audience that he plans to reschedule the show at the famed New York City venue. “I’m sorry, I’m hurt and you’re not getting the best of me,” he said in videos posted online from the concert. “Don’t throw away your ticket stubs, I’m gonna figure something out, OK? Just hold onto it, we’ll figure out how to…

Project Breathe Clean Air Abuja is proving that access to clean cooking energy can do far more than replace traditional fuels as it can improve public health, protect the environment and transform lives. Through a partnership between the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and IHS Nigeria, the initiative has provided 10,000 households with LPG cylinders while generating scientific evidence that cleaner cooking significantly improves indoor air quality and reduces exposure to harmful pollutants, particularly among women and children. Chiemelie Ezeobi reports  For thousands of families across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), cooking no longer has to come with clouds of smoke, burning…