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Nigerian singer Innocent “2Baba” Idibia has sparked fresh reactions after declaring that he has “seen trouble” and decided not to look for it again, amid speculation about his marriage to Natasha Osawaru, a member of the Edo State House of Assembly. The singer made the cryptic remark while performing at Daddy Showkey’s ‘50 Years on Stage’ celebration at Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Sunday. The event, which celebrated Daddy Showkey’s five decades as an entertainer, featured 2Baba alongside other Nigerian music stars. During his performance, the “African Queen” hitmaker reflected briefly on his recent experiences before telling the audience…

The managing director of John Lewis has quit the job after less than three years in charge of the British department store chain, as the company faces “really tough” trading conditions.Peter Ruis will leave the business in order to “pursue new projects”, John Lewis said in a statement on Monday.He will be replaced by Will Kernan, a non-executive board member of the employee-owned John Lewis Partnership, which also runs the Waitrose supermarket chain. Kernan said in a statement that John Lewis still had “significant headroom for growth”.The surprise departure comes after John Lewis’s chair, Jason Tarry, last week warned of…

American tennis player Frances Tiafoe enjoys a WNBA basketball game at CareFirst Arena on July 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)Getty ImagesTennis star Frances Tiafoe is in demand. The high-energy American has brand deals that span the gamut, ranging from apparel to beverages and vehicles to banking. Each one includes Tiafoe in campaigns requiring photo and video shoots. It’s a part of the process the 28-year-old has grown into. “Obviously a lot of my own time ends up going into that,” he tells me ahead of a shoot for Evian’s 200th anniversary campaign. “Ultimately I just…

Investment reportedly values the club at about $5.9bn, making it one of the largest ever football club valuations.Published On 10 Aug 202610 Aug 2026A consortium ‌that includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is close ⁠to a deal to acquire a stake of about one-third in Premier League club Liverpool, multiple media ⁠outlets have reported.The investor group also includes Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin, the reports said on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listSky News reported ⁠that the consortium is being led by Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal and a former shareholder in English second-tier club Queens…

Morning sessionTV: 10:30-13:15 on BBC One10:45: Britain’s Max Burgin, the second fastest man in Europe over 800m this year, seeks to book his place in the semi-finals. Ben Pattison, the 2023 world bronze medallist, and Alex Botterill are also in action.11:25: Imani Lansiquot is in the heat one of the women’s 100m qualifying but team-mates Asher-Smith and Hunt both have byes to the semi-finals.Other British athletes in qualifying events: Sarah Vincent in women’s shot put from 10:35, Jake Norris in men’s hammer from 10:40, Archie Yeo and Stephen Mackenzie in men’s long jump from 11:30, Lina Nielsen in women’s 400m…

Radio Caroline said the presenter did not realise they were off air because, as is common practice, they were streaming the programme remotely.The station said its presenter “would not realise that they had gone ‘off air’ unless they were monitoring their output via an internet monitor.”It added that the station director was across the station’s AM output but was on a call when the inaccurate announcement was broadcast.The station director noticed the issue only when he heard continuous music instead of the scheduled programme and contacted the engineer, who was aware of the issue and was already investigating.A brief apology…

NewsFeedA second shooting has occurred in Thailand within days after a former MP opened fire outside a government office in Nonthaburi, killing an ex-police official. The incident comes three days after a 14-year-old student killed at least eight people and injured dozens in the same province.Published On 10 Aug 202610 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

* Says it compromises public health Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja  The Nigeria Tobacco Control Community has called on President Bola Tinubu to withhold assent to the National Tobacco Control Act (Amendment) Bill 2025, saying it compromised the public health of Nigerians.  It also called on the National Assembly to immediately recall the consolidated Bill and subject it to a transparent, public health-led review.  It further called on the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to publicly clarify its position and demand the recall of the Bill if it was not properly consulted.  The group made the call on Monday…

Nigerian stocks are yet to witness a significant rally from the largely positive half-year corporate results as equities only appreciated by 0.1 per cent last week, driven by increased demand for bank stocks. Only the banking index advanced among the five sector indices tracked by the exchange amid broad profit-taking. The market is currently awaiting the earnings reports of four of the Big 5 lenders, which could be out any moment soon. PREMIUM TIMES has assembled some stocks with sound fundamentals, adopting rigorous approaches to save you the risk of picking equities at random for investment. The pick, a product…

Many blogs are written by industry leaders, but some academics are also jumping on the bandwagon. Helen Qu, an AI researcher from the Flatiron Institute, came to hate the unrewarding grind of conference submissions so much that she has decided to publish her research only on her new blog (she’s currently working on using game theory to prevent AI from acting subversively). One long-running blog, called the AI Alignment Forum, is written by a wide community of researchers, including many academics, who are concerned with how to make AI safe and beneficial to humanity. Instead of peer review, the AI…