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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the polling unit of former Osun State Governor and former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, in Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Mr Aregbesola, who defected from the APC last year, is a leader and the national secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). At PU001, Coop. Building Junction, Isare, Ward 08, Ilesa East Local Government Area, where Mr Aregbesola earlier voted on Saturday the APC’s candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, secured 256 votes to come top there. Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party came second with 43 votes, while ADC’s candidate Najeem Salaam…

Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo The European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria Election Observation Hub (EU-SDGN EOH) says it recorded 38 security incidents and 323 cases of electoral offences and irregularities in the 726 polling units monitored as of 12 noon on Saturday, as voting held in the Osun State off-cycle governorship election. A preliminary statement issued this evening said, “the Hub, made up of the Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO), the International Press Centre (IPC), the Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF), TAF Africa, The Kukah Centre (TKC) and Yiaga Africa, said it deployed 823 accredited observers across…

Eleven people have been killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, authorities say, in one of the deadliest days of attacks since an agreement aimed at reducing hostilities was announced in June.Lebanon’s prime minister said seven people were killed in a strike on a house on the outskirts of Ansar, 70km (43 miles) south of the capital, Beirut. State media reported three children and two women were among the dead.Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF) said it had killed a commander of Hezbollah – the Iran-backed Shia militia – following an attack against Israeli soldiers.The commander’s family “who he used as human…

  Ademola Adeleke,Osun State Governor, has rejected the preliminary report on the ongoing governorship election, expressing dissatisfaction with widespread voting disruptions, technical failures, and voter intimidation across the state. Speaking on Osun Radio, Adeleke complained that Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BIVAS) machines malfunctioned and operated too slowly in numerous polling units. He urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to intervene immediately to restore system functionality and safeguard the process. The governor further alleged that armed thugs were actively disrupting voting operations in Olorunda and Irewole local council areas. He specifically identified a suspect known as Enuku, claiming the individual…

AI coding startup Cursor is now officially a part of SpaceX, according to an announcement on the Cursor blog. Elon Musk’s SpaceX — which also acquired Musk’s xAI earlier this year — announced a deal in April for the companies to develop technology together; the deal also gave SpaceX the option to acquire Cursor for $60 billion. Two months later, as SpaceX became a public company, the companies said they were moving forward with the acquisition. In its announcement that the deal has closed, Cursor repeatedly referenced SpaceX’s computing infrastructure, which the company has been renting out to customers including…

Civil society organisations monitoring the Osun State governorship election have reported 323 cases of electoral offences and irregularities across 726 polling units observed as of noon on Saturday. Their review raised concerns over vote trading, ballot exposure, voter obstruction and other breaches of the electoral process. The organisations, operating under the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria Election Observation Hub (EU-SDGN EOH), also documented 38 security incidents, including 25 cases of thuggery, 12 attacks on electoral officials and nine instances of voter intimidation allegedly involving security personnel. The EU-SDGN EOH comprises Yiaga Africa, Centre for Media and Society…

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has called on Galatasaray to wake up after his brace rescued the Turkish champions from an opening-day setback against newly promoted Çorum. Osimhen struck twice as Galatasaray were held to a 2-2 draw, earning their first point of what promises to be a demanding 2026/27 season. Despite finding the net twice, the Nigerian striker was far from satisfied with the result and described the outcome as a disappointment, urging his teammates to learn from the early warning. “It’s a disappointment. We didn’t see a small opponent. Such opponents are difficult. We knew they would force…

“Mutrion,” a short film set in the Venice lagoon by 26-year-old Italian director Marco Cavazzin, has scooped the best director award at the Locarno Film Festival’s Pardi di Domani (Leopards of Tomorrow) section. “Mutrion,” which is the only Italian entry in the section, stars Manfredi Marini, who previously starred in Giovanni Tortorici’s “Nineteen,” and Giulio Maroncelli and is produced by the independent studio Etimo. The short, shot entirely on the lagoon islands, is supported by the Veneto Film Commission and distributed by Italy’s Cattive Produzioni. “In a lagoon suspended in time, legend has it that sooner or later every inhabitant loses the toenail of their…

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Senator Seriake Dickson, has raised the alarm over what he described as the decline of Nigeria’s political culture, calling for a return to the ideals, values and sacrifices that shaped the country’s early democratic politics. Dickson, a former governor of Bayelsa State, spoke on Saturday at his private residence in Abuja during an epochal reunion of former leaders and associates of the Alliance for Democracy, AD. The gathering, tagged “Epochal Homecoming Reunion of the Old Guard Alliance for Democracy”, was organised under the aegis of the NDC…

A massive egg recall affecting nearly 1.6m dozen eggs has been elevated to the US Food and Drug Administration’s highest-risk warning as officials investigate a salmonella outbreak that has sickened nearly 100 people.The FDA on 12 August reclassified the recall of nearly 1.6m dozen white and brown cage-free eggs over concerns they may be contaminated with salmonella.The recall is now designated class I, which the FDA defines as “a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death”.At least 98 people across 17…