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As the Young Progressives Party conducted its final substitution primary for the 2027 presidential election yesterday, architect, entrepreneur and former Labour Party presidential aspirant, Peter Agada, emerged as the party’s presidential candidate. In this interview, Agada explains his decision to join the YPP, rejects coalitions without ideological compatibility, and outlines his vision of lean governance, reduced borrowing, ‘ward capitalism’ and broader economic inclusion. Chuks Okocha brings the excerpts: What challenges have you faced ahead of the substitution primary in the YPP? The Young Progressives Party (YPP) is a veritable ideology-driven political party, which has been registered for years. It has an ideologically…

Heatwaves and wildfires are not just scorching forests, they are adding to the tipping point risks in the world’s vast permafrost regions, which contain three times more carbon than all the living vegetation on Earth.This is a major concern for Gustaf Hugelius, a professor at the Bolin Centre of Climate Research at Stockholm University, Sweden, and a leading authority on the risks from thawing tundra and peatlands. In this Q&A, he explains why the world should pay attention.What is permafrost?Permafrost is ground that is frozen all year round. It is found mostly in Russian Siberia, Canada, Alaska and parts of…

Ellison grew up in the suburb of Anfield, about a five-minute walk from Liverpool’s famous ground. He represented Liverpool schoolboys as a youngster, as well as playing for the club’s centre of excellence alongside Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard. As a child, he would walk the short distance to Liverpool’s ground on matchdays and stand outside the Kop, waiting for stewards to open the gates 20 minutes from the end of games to allow fans looking to make an early getaway to leave.”While they were leaving, I’d run into the ground and catch the end of the match,” says Ellison.…

Dolly Parton shared an update on Friday amid ongoing health issues following the death of her husband, Carl Dean, who died in March 2025. When speaking to People, Parton said, “I am dealing with some health issues that I just didn’t pay attention to when I was watching over Carl.” “It’s not like I haven’t been through hard times with my health,” she said, noting that in the early 1980s she was “down for several months with female issues.” Parton pointed to today’s “24/7 world with social media” and how it magnifies every incident in “ways it wasn’t years ago.”…

On May 3, 2018, Caitlin Joy Bailey was wrapping up a work event with her friend, the actress and entrepreneur Shay Mitchell, in uptown Manhattan, when they discussed where to have dinner.Mitchell suggested Carbone, a popular Italian restaurant in Greenwich Village. Bailey laughed, certain that a last-minute table would be impossible. But Mitchell had texted a friend she knew who worked there, so when they arrived, the hostess told them their “party” was waiting in the back room, which confused Bailey.Unbeknown to her, the friend happened to be Mario Jude Carbone Jr., an owner of Carbone, who was celebrating his…

*Demands ‘fair treatment or reimbursement of funds’   *Lawyer: Escrow fund meant for repayment allegedly utilised before ownership changeInsists they left disappointing legacy Demands ‘fair treatment or reimbursement of funds’  Lawyer: Escrow fund meant for repayment allegedly utilised before ownership change Insists they left disappointing legacy Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja and Sunday Ehigiator in Lagos The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Geregu Power Plc, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, has attributed the company’s N40 billion bond default to its former majority owner and Chairman, Femi Otedola, and former Chief Executive Officer, Akin Akinfemiwa, while assuring investors that the outstanding issues…

*ADC presidential candidate fires back at Tinubu: You removed subsidy, retained the racket, handed Nigerians the bill Chuks Okocha in Abuja, Dike Onwuamaeze, Sunday Ehigiator and Peter Uzoho in Lagos The debate over petrol subsidy removal has erupted into a pro-poor storm of ideas ahead of the 2027 presidential election, with former Vice President and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar defending a targeted subsidy intervention to ease the burden of high fuel and living costs, while economists and energy experts reject a return to the old regime but demand that savings from subsidy removal be transparently…

Green Bay Packers running back Marshawn Lloyd (32) celebrates after a touchdown against the Denver Broncos during the first half of an NFL preseason football game Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Denver.Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reservedThe Green Bay Packers’ 2025 season went up in smoke during their Week 15 trip to Denver.Star edge rusher Micah Parsons suffered a season-ending ACL tear that included meniscus damage. Green Bay blew a nine-point lead and eventually dropped a 34-26 decision.And the Packers didn’t win again, losing their final five games and finishing a remarkably unfulfilling season 9-8-1.Green Bay was back…

Michael Polansky is remarkably unassuming for someone operating in a corner of the world known for outsize egos. Seated at a leafy patio outside a popular bakery in Mill Valley, an affluent town about 15 miles north of San Francisco, Polansky — bespectacled, his fresh face framed by dark hair shot through with gray — has the look and the friendly demeanor of a young professor. He is, in fact, both the co-founder of a buzzy AI and biology startup called Outer Biosciences and the creative, business, and romantic partner to Stefani Germanotta — better known as Lady Gaga. It’s…

The economist Lord Jim O’Neill, who has been advising the prime minister, has said he will not be taking a job in Andy Burnham’s government. Lord O’Neill, a crossbench peer, was once a treasury minister under the Conservatives.As first reported by, external the Financial Times, he said he did not want the constraints involved in taking on a formal role.The former chief economist at Goldman Sachs had been tipped to become Burnham’s chief economic adviser. He said he was enjoying what he was currently doing too much and did not want to have to give up control of his business…