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By Timiebi Koripamo-Agary In the last year, I have become increasingly troubled by the trauma our children and grandchildren are being subjected to simply because they are trying to begin their professional lives in Nigeria.I am particularly concerned because, on several occasions, I have been approached and asked to help young people navigate these difficulties. I am always happy to help where I can, particularly because my years as a senior bureaucrat have given me contacts and some understanding of how our public institutions work.But each time I am asked to intervene, I find myself wondering: what about the children…

Vice-Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress in the 2027 election, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, says former governors Ibrahim Shekarau and Abdullahi Ganduje, as well as incumbent Governor Abba Yusuf, are politically finished in the state. Kwankwaso stated this while reflecting on the political fortunes of former members of his political family who had fallen out with him. While featuring on the News Agency of Nigeria Personality Interview Series on Sunday in Abuja, he described as unsustainable any political success built through “treachery”. The former Kano State governor further said that his experience over the past two and a half decades…

Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it wasn’t done punishing the Big Island with hurricane-force gusts. Total rainfall of nearly 3ft (one meter) was expected on the higher windward slopes, turning rivers into raging torrents and threatening mudslides.The Hawaii governor, Josh Green, said at least one person died in a car accident in the South Point area of the Big Island. More than 130,000 households were without power Sunday morning across Hawaii’s three largest islands, according to the utility tracker poweroutage.us. At least three hospitals were operating on generator power,…

Tobore Oborevwori’s, wife of Delta State Governor and Founder, You Matter Charity Foundation, carrying a child with special needs flanked by Catherine Onyeme, wife of Deputy Governor (behind) and other dignitaries during the Free Medical Outreach for children with special needs in Ika Federal Constituency held at Agbor. …Raises N6m towards medical care of two children living with special needs Tobore Oborevwori, wife of Delta State Governor has called for total eradication of stigmatisation of autistic children and children with special needs, as the You Matter Charity Foundation’s (YMCF) free medical outreach extends to Ika Federal Constituency of the state.…

When Soundgarden Wrote “Black Hole Sun,” they may have inadvertently been onto something.In a new paper in Nature, scientists have chronicled a “black hole star” that’s the size of our solar system and glows bright red in the depth of space. The findings are based on observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, which continues to change how astronomers think about the cosmos.Researchers focused on some of the most distant observable phenomena in the universe, which appear to be something like a star in disguise. Based on the light they emit, they appear to share some characteristics with giant stars,…

By Nwafor Sunday Former Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson; Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo; former Senator Ben Murray-Bruce; and other political figures have congratulated Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on his victory in Saturday’s governorship election. The politicians, in separate messages on X on Sunday, described Adeleke’s re-election as significant for democracy and the people of Osun State, while urging political actors to draw lessons from the outcome. Dickson: Victory reminder of people’s democratic power Dickson congratulated Adeleke on his re-election, saying the outcome demonstrated that the people could still assert their democratic will through the…

The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), a democracy advocacy group, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and voters in Osun State for the conduct of Saturday’s governorship election, urging political actors and the judiciary to protect the mandate given by the electorate. TMG said the election was largely free of major technical glitches in most locations, while results were mostly uploaded in real time on the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV). The group made its position known in a statement shared on Sunday by its chairman, Auwal Musa, who is also the executive director of the Civil Society Legislative…

Kate O’Connor celebrated winning heptathlon gold for Ireland at the European Championships in Birmingham with a “double burger”.That choice seemed fitting: one burger for each major championship she has won in the past three weeks following on from her success for Northern Ireland in the Commonwealth Games.”It was beautiful, it was stunning, I ate every single bite of it. And yeah, it was bliss,” said O’Connor.Some of those words could have been used to describe the performances this summer which have lifted the 25-year-old to legendary status in Irish athletics. But the Newry-born athlete’s thoughts are already turning to the…

Back in 2013, actor George MacKay and director Paul Wright paired up for “For Those in Peril,” an atmospheric study of youthful alienation, trauma and psychological collapse in small-town Scotland that sealed both men’s place on the U.K. industry “ones to watch” list. Since then, MacKay’s career has gone from strength to strength, while Wright has made just one film in the interim — 2017’s archival doc “Arcadia.” It speaks to MacKay’s continued commitment to challenging British independent fare that he returns for Wright’s long-awaited second narrative feature. Both his stardom and his fearless approach are assets to “Mission,” an…

The re-elected Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has reaffirmed his endorsement of President Bola Tinubu for a second term in the 2027 presidential election. Mr Adeleke made the declaration on Sunday while addressing journalists after he was declared the winner of the Osun governorship election, saying the president remained a “son of Osun State”. The governor also praised Mr Tinubu for what he described as his support for a free and fair election in the state. “At this point, I must deeply appreciate Mr President, His Excellency Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for his strong support for a free and fair…