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Popular Nigerian singer Bella Shmurda has denied reports claiming he lost $4 million in an alleged Lagos property scam, describing the story as false. The rumours gained traction after a viral report alleged that the singer broke down in tears during an Instagram Live session over a fraudulent property deal. However, the singer debunked the reports in a series of posts shared on his Instagram Story on Friday. In one of the posts, he wrote, “Fake news!! I wasn’t scammed. Trust bloggers @ ur own Risk. Doing fine and happy. Peace & Love” He also mocked the viral claim in…

Heating and burningThe problem Whenever we burn anything inside our homes, we cause indoor air pollution, whether we’re cooking using gas, frying bacon, lighting a wood burner, an open fire, a cigarette or incense, or ruining the toast. “ We spend 80-90% of our time indoors,” says Prof Francis Pope, chair of atmospheric science at the University of Birmingham. “And there is potential to have quite high concentrations of pollution indoors. This affects your respiratory and cardiovascular systems; certain components are carcinogenic, and there’s a growing body of evidence that air pollution affects cognition. In the long term, you get awful…

Asharami Energy Limited (AEL), Sahara’s upstream Exploration and Production business, through its subsidiary, Enageed Resources Limited (ERL), has achieved six million Lost Time Injury (LTI)-free man-hours in its OML-148 operations, reinforcing its commitment to operational excellence and safety leadership as Sahara Upstream targets 350,000 barrels of oil per day by 2030.LTI is a key indicator for workplace injuries that result in time away from work. The milestone reflects Asharami Energy’s ability to execute complex operations safely, in line with Sahara’s Beyond XXX vision, which builds on its 30-year legacy of responsible enterprise while marking its next chapter of impact, innovation…

The US homeland security secretary, Markwayne Mullin, doubled down on Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated election claims on Friday amid his agency’s efforts to support the president’s agenda.Trump used a review compiled by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as the basis of many of his unsubstantiated claims on Thursday during his televised primetime address to the nation.“This isn’t about rehashing the 2020 election. This is just exposing what took place, and to make sure it never happens again,” Mullin said, after the president’s speech was widely criticized for revealing no new information about the safety and security of the US elections,…

Matt Damon in “The Odyssey.”Universal Pictures/Melissa Sue GordonChristopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is new in theaters this weekend, and that’s where it will likely stay for quite a while before it debuts on digital streaming.Directed by Nolan from his adaptation of Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey began playing in preview screenings on Thursday before opening in theaters everywhere on Friday. Clocking in at 2 hours and 52 minutes, The Odyssey stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, the Greek king of Ithaca. Emerging victorious from the Trojan War, Odysseus embarks on a harrowing, years-long trek home to reunite with Queen Penelope (Anne Hathaway)…

Apple overtook Nvidia on Friday to become the world’s most valuable company, reshuffling the top ranks of tech heavyweights as investors reassess the outlook for artificial intelligence.Apple was last valued at $4.88tn as ⁠its shares held steady, while Nvidia ⁠was roughly at $4.86tn, ​after a 3.5% decline.Nvidia became the first company in the world to surpass a $5tn market valuation in October, a landmark that propelled it into a rarefied territory that ​was far beyond the reach of its rivals.Being superseded by Apple does not necessarily signal a lasting change in the companies’ relative standing. The chipmaker remains a major…

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said Burnham “comes in with absolutely no mandate of any kind at all” and called for “an immediate general election so the country can decide the future”.But Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said he welcomed Burnham’s call for a more collaborative politics, adding “my door is open”.He said the Lib Dems would particularly want to see changes to the water industry, support for the NHS and changes to social care, including more help for family carers.Burnham, who returned to Parliament a month ago in a by-election, cemented his status as the sole leadership candidate…

Vice President Kashim Shettima has charged local government chairmen to drive the implementation of the Nutrition 774 (N-774) Initiative at the grassroots to improve nutritional outcomes in communities across Nigeria. Accordingly, he directed the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) to actively participate in and strengthen the Local Government Committees on Food and Nutrition, ensuring they become centres of planning, coordination, implementation, and accountability in every council. Mr Shettima gave the directive on Friday in Abuja, during a courtesy visit by the National Executive Committee of ALGON to the Presidential Villa on the Nutrition 774 Initiative. He said the…

Developing sperm cells (blue; artificially coloured) fill the centre of seminiferous tubules (orange), which form the human testis.Credit: Susumu Nishinaga/Science Photo LibraryA cutting-edge operation has restored a man’s ability to make sperm by transplanting tissue samples that were removed from one of his testicles and frozen 16 years earlier, when he was still a boy. Scientists say that the remarkable achievement could mark the beginning of a new wave of fertility treatments.The samples were taken shortly before the boy received chemotherapy treatments that put his fertility at risk. “This is an important breakthrough,” says Rod Mitchell, a paediatric endocrinologist at…

Indiana football landed the highest-rated recruit in program history on Friday when five-star wide receiver Monshun Sales committed to the Hoosiers, beating out finalists Alabama, LSU, Ohio State and Texas for a prospect who probably had no business considering Indiana a few years ago.The 6-foot-5, 195-pound wideout from Indianapolis’ Lawrence North is the No. 13 overall prospect in the 2027 class and No. 1 receiver in the country, according to 247sports. The commitment lands about six months after Indiana capped an unbeaten season by winning the College Football Playoff National Championship, the latest reminder that Curt Cignetti tends to make good…