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Following the death of veteran Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, questions have emerged about how someone who appeared well in public weeks earlier could later be diagnosed with stage-four cancer. Hassan, 66, died on Sunday, August 23, 2026, after a battle with cancer. His family had disclosed his condition only days before his death, prompting widespread concern and questions about the rapid deterioration of his health. Nigerian doctor and health educator, Aproko Doctor, has now offered an explanation, warning that appearing healthy does not necessarily mean that a person has no serious underlying illness. In a series…

Charterhouse Lagos’ Founding Head and Director of Education, John Todd, has been honoured with the traditional chieftaincy title of AARE Oluko of Ogombo Kingdom by the Oba of Ogombo, HRM Alaiyeluwa, Oba Muslim Abiodun Ogunbo (Ogudu Oshadi of Ogombo Kingdom). The ceremony, held last  Saturday, brought together traditional rulers, representatives of the Lagos State Government, community leaders, members of the Charterhouse Lagos leadership team and other distinguished guests. According to a statement, the title recognises Mr Todd’s contribution to education in Nigeria, as well as his pivotal role in the establishment and development of Charterhouse Lagos. “As Founding Head, he has…

International Alert, in partnership with the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development, has trained about 150 journalists and media practitioners in Sokoto State on conflict-sensitive reporting and responsible journalism. The two-day training, held under the Resilience, Engagement, and Conflict-Prevention for At-Risk Populations’ Protection in Sokoto State Project and funded by the European Union, is aimed at equipping media professionals with the skills to report conflicts accurately without escalating tensions. Speaking at the training, Programme Manager of International Alert, Sanusi Audu, disclosed that participants were drawn from radio, print, online and digital media platforms across the state. He said the participants…

An independent arbitrator has ordered the Washington Post to rehire the high-profile opinion columnist Karen Attiah, abruptly fired by the news organization last September over comments she made on social media about Charlie Kirk, the then recently killed conservative activist.On Monday, an arbitrator ruled that the Post had violated her rights as a union-protected employee and ordered the newspaper to reinstate her and compensate her for lost wages.“This decision confirms what we’ve said from the start: I was doing my job as an opinion journalist, and doing that job is not misconduct,” Attiah said in a statement. “After spending over…

WWE Raw from Ottawa, Ontario in Canada featured a contract signing between Bron Breakker and Oba Femi as well as follow-up from last week’s big angle where Solo Sikoa turned on the Bloodline despite having to report back to Roman Reigns. Solo Sikoa’s babyface rise featured a new “Pew Pew” t-shirt in homage of his parody of Jey Uso’s warning shot. WWE Raw saw the return of Stephanie Vaquer, wrestling her first match since April as she defeated Roxanne Perez. The semifinals of the AAA tournament pit Dragon Lee against Rey Fenix while Penta took on La Parka. The wins…

On Saturday, PC Tom Clough, 38, and PC Matthew Blades, 37, died when a Volkswagen Passat, which officers had been pursuing until seconds before, collided with their marked armed response car on the A66 near Middlesbrough.All five of the Passat’s occupants – Saddington, Michael Robert Cahill, 23, Jacob Matusiak, 23, Theo Rae, 17, and Cole Robert Worthy, 17 – also died.A video posted on the TikTok account believed to belong to Saddington in March 2025 showed him and four other young people involved in what appears to be a police pursuit. The video has since been deleted.BBC Verify analysed the…

President Trump has stuck his neck out for Senator Darline Graham.In the weeks leading up to South Carolina’s primary election runoff for Senate on Tuesday, Mr. Trump traveled to Myrtle Beach to rally supporters and personally called high-level state officials to compel them to endorse Ms. Graham. A super PAC run by his advisers, MAGA Inc., notoriously wary to spend on races this cycle, invested nearly $800,000 on phone calls on her behalf, according to campaign finance filings released on Monday, nearly a third of the total the committee has spent this year.On the line: The president’s credibility in a…

More downpours and thunderstorms are heading the UK’s way

Guardian writers’ predicted position: 6th (NB: this is not necessarily Sophie Downey’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips)Last season’s position: 7thProspectsA first FA Cup final was a historic moment for Brighton. Despite losing to Manchester City at Wembley, it will have filled Dario Vidosic and his team with the belief that they are on the right track.It has been a summer of relative stability on the south coast. While there are seven new faces, departures have been limited to four. The arrivals of Lia Wälti and Gabby George bring vast experience and increased defensive acumen to the ranks…

An unexpected theme on this year’s Edinburgh fringe is assisted dying. It is central to Morna Young’s After Party, about a matriarch who chooses to die after her 80th birthday, and Ben Harrison’s adaptation of Andrew O’Hagan’s Mayflies, in which a terminally ill man travels to Dignitas. It is hinted at in Eilidh Loan’s Cathy, about a woman adjusting to bereavement. And it is here again in this breezy storytelling show by sibling duo Maddie and Marcus Rice.The semi-fictional tale is about Maddie’s befriending of the 87-year-old Darcy O’Shea, an artist and piano teacher 50 years her senior, who is…