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Toke Makinwa, a popular media personality, disclosed in a Snapchat post on 6 May that she used the prescription weight-loss injectable drug Mounjaro before returning to the gym after giving birth in August 2025. “Consistency really produces results… I’m not one to pretend or lie. I was on Mounjaro till December; my last dose was on the 31st of December, and I hit the gym hard in January,” Ms Makinwa wrote. Many entertainment blogs and social media users republished the post. This sparked discussions in the comment section about the drug’s cost and usage, to which vendors responded with adverts…

Electric scooter riders in Paris face being fined if they fail to comply with new safety rules, as police try to curb the number of accidents in the French capital.Some 79 people were killed in e-scooter accidents last year, a sharp rise from the 45 who died the year prior, police said on Saturday, citing figures from France’s road safety watchdog.In a bid to address “the concerning rise in serious and fatal accidents” involving the motorised vehicles, it is now mandatory for riders to wear a helmet and high-vis vest on public roads.Those who don’t face fines of €135 (£129)…

Bennett Oghifo  Lanre Shittu Motors (LSM) has explained that its decision to donate copies of the book Clean Hands, Bright Future: A Youth Guide to Avoiding Financial Crime in Africa to public secondary schools across Lagos State is driven by a conviction that the fight against financial crime must begin with early value orientation and youth education. The automotive company said the initiative is part of its broader commitment to youth development, character building and corporate social responsibility, with the goal of equipping young people with the knowledge and moral foundation needed to resist the growing temptation of fraud, cybercrime,…

Tom Vek burst onto the scene in 2005 with his album We Have Sound, which garnered a solid 7.6 from the tastemakers of the day over at Pitchfork. His undeniably catchy brand of dancy indietronica landed him an appearance on The OC and placement on the Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack. His follow-up, Leisure Seizure, had a lengthy gestation period, but arrived in 2011 to similar success, reaching No. 79 on the UK charts.Vek has continued to release music at regular intervals over the last 15 years, dropping Newer Symbols in 2022. But in 2020 he started toying with this…

Utah wildfire response continues despite loss of helicopter crew, with containment standing at 24 percent.Published On 9 Aug 20269 Aug 2026A pilot and one crew member have been confirmed dead after their firefighting helicopter crashed while battling a massive wildfire in central Utah.The Sikorsky S-64 ‘Skycrane’, operated by Helicopter Transport Services under contract with the United States Forest Service, went down about 10am local time on Friday (16:00 GMT) near Richfield, in the Three Creeks Reservoir area southwest of the city, close to the southeastern edge of the Widemouth 2 fire.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe National Interagency…

The rapid expansion of data centers across the United States is putting growing pressure on the nation’s electricity supply. These facilities require enormous amounts of power not only to operate their computing equipment, but also to keep it cool. The Electric Power Research Institute estimates that data centers could account for as much as 9% of annual U.S. electricity generation by 2030, compared with 4% of total electricity demand in 2023. Researchers are now exploring ways to reduce some of that strain. A team led by Gang Wu, the Elvera and William R. Stuckenberg Professor in the McKelvey School of…

The Washington Commanders were dealt a tough blow during Saturday’s practice, as star left tackle Laremy Tunsil suffered a torn triceps, which will require surgery and force him to miss most, if not all, of the 2026 season, per ESPN. Tunsil suffered the injury while attempting to stifle a bull rush from free-agent addition Odafe Oweh during one-on-one drills. Just five months ago, Washington made Tunsil the first $30 million-per-year offensive lineman, signing a two-year, $60.2 million extension that reset the left-tackle market. It marked the second time in his career that Tunsil became the highest-paid player at his position.Tunsil was acquired by the Commanders from the…

Tickets for Oasis’s comeback tour went on sale in 2024, they sold out immediately, but some fans criticised the sales process.Prices were affected by “dynamic pricing”, where prices were increased by more than £200 to reflect growing demand.More than 4% of the UK population applied for tickets to see Oasis perform at the Hertfordshire venue on 10 and 11 August 1996.A documentary following the band’s 2025 reunion tour, featuring their first interviews together since before they split in 2009, will release in September.In 2024, the owner of Knebworth House, Henry Lytton Cobbold, said he wanted the band to return to…

Babafemi Fakorede There comes a point in the life of every public institution when repeated errors of judgment can no longer be explained away as isolated missteps. A pattern becomes discernible. Confidence begins to erode. Questions about an individual’s decision gradually give way to more fundamental concerns about the competence, temperament and suitability of the person exercising such enormous public power. For the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, that moment may finally have arrived. President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the controversy surrounding the freezing of an Osun State Government bank account should not…

By Phillip Ogbonna As Nigeria gradually moves toward the 2027 general elections, political parties are expected to strengthen their internal structures, inspire confidence among their members, and present themselves as credible alternatives to the electorate. In Abia State, however, concerns are beginning to emerge within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), prompting important discussions about fairness, inclusiveness, internal democracy, and the party’s electoral strategy. Across various parts of the state, conversations among party members have increasingly focused on whether recent decisions concerning the allocation of party tickets reflect the principles of equity, justice, and balanced representation that many believe should guide a…