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Urges relevant institutions to learn from shortcomings observed during election•Obasanjo charges governor to continue to deliver good governance Ooni: end of election should mark beginning of a new chapter in state Our victory in Osun signals hope of a brighter future for Nigeria citizens, says Accord chair Mohammed, Abiodun, Bamidele, Aregbesola, Salaam, George, federal lawmakers, APC, SDP, ADC, NDC, CODER, others speak on significance of poll, congratulate gov on victory Ohanaeze warns Tinubu not to depend on APC govs alone for presidential poll Police commissioner cautions against forceful takeover of LGAs Michael Olugbode, Adedayo Akinwale, Sunday Aborisade, Folalumi Alaran in…

In opening arguments, the prosecution portrayed Davis as the ringleader of the group responsible for the shooting – and point to a memoir he co-authored where he wrote in detail about the night of the shooting. “Let’s be clear, Duane Davis did not pull the trigger. But he did plan the shooting in retaliation of the beating of his nephew,” Chief Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal told the jury. “Remarkably, you will learn that from Duane Davis himself.”Davis’ attorneys called the narrative “fiction”, dubbing the case a product of a flawed-decades-long investigation. Davis has distanced himself from the memoir, saying…

Peyush Bansal, cofounder and CEO of Lenskart Solutions.© 2025 Bloomberg Finance LPPeyush Bansal, the cofounder of eyewear retailer Lenskart Solutions, is the latest Indian to join the three-comma club. Shares of SoftBank-backed Lenskart, which went public nine months ago, hit an all-time high of nearly 627 rupees on the National Stock Exchange last week. Bansal’s close to 9% stake in the $11 billion market cap company plus the proceeds of shares he sold in the IPO, give him an estimated net worth of $1 billion.The stock jumped after the company reported a four-fold rise in net profit to 2.28 billion…

Like many of us, Sam Rosenthal plays games like Wordle every day, chasing after good scores and sharing the results with friends and family. But he’s also a game designer, the creative director at Blaseball developer The Game Band, and so this regular habit got him thinking about what else could be done in the space. “When I was a kid and I played word games with my family, they weren’t the New York Times puzzle games,” Rosenthal explains. “We were sitting in a car on a road trip playing these really loose games that couldn’t be made digitally before.…

London, United Kingdom – Tens of thousands of mourners dressed in black have filled London’s Trafalgar Square, with many carrying flowers for a vigil for Jason Arday, a former Cambridge University professor who died amid weeks of media scrutiny over claims of plagiarism.The 41-year-old academic, who was the youngest Black professor in Cambridge’s history, was found dead at his home in south London on Friday, with many at Monday’s vigil blaming relentless and “racist” media coverage for his death.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listArday, who was diagnosed with autism as a child, had denied the allegations against him.Mourners…

Todd Boehly and Mark Walter have held talks about selling their shares in Chelsea to Clearlake Capital.Clearlake currently owns 61.5 per cent of the club, while Boehly, Walter and Hansjorg Wyss each own a 12.8 per cent stake. Clearlake, under the leadership of Behdad Eghbali and Jose Feliciano, effectively run the club even though Boehly is the chairman. Datawrapper This content is provided by Datawrapper, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Datawrapper cookies or…

Afrobeats star David “Davido” Adeleke has disclosed he is not considering a career in politics despite his family’s long history in government and his active role in his uncle Ademola Adeleke’s re-election campaign in Osun State. The singer said this on X in response to fans and other users who urged him to run for political office after his involvement in the campaign that secured his uncle’s re-election as governor. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the “Timeless” hitmaker led the youth campaign mobilisation team for his uncle, the Accord Party (AP) flagbearer. During Saturday’s election, Davido also urged officials to use…

The White House launched a personal attack against a CNN reporter on Monday with a social media post that mentioned her children and accused her of asking a “disgusting and inhumane question”.A White House post targeted Kristen Holmes, a senior White House correspondent for the network, after she asked Donald Trump to respond to a widely shared comment by Democratic senator Jon Ossoff in a speech on Sunday.The Georgia senator told a crowd that Trump “doesn’t want to do the job” and instead “wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by…

US President Donald Trump has revealed North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has responded ‘very positively’ to a request for talks. Trump scaled back military exercises with South Korea at the last minute on Sunday, and says talking to Kim makes the region ‘safer’.Published On 18 Aug 202618 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NORFOLK, VIRGINIA – AUGUST 10: Oba Femi enters the ring during RAW at Scope Arena on August 10, 2026 in Norfolk, Virginia. (Photo by Craig Ambrosio/WWE via Getty Images)WWE via Getty ImagesOba Femi has gone headfirst into his next feud and his opponent will be Bron Breakker. You could make the argument the two young superstars are clashing too early and that having one go over at this point creates a premature established tier. But no one asked me and I’m still hyped for this match which is set to determine who the “future of WWE” will be. Let’s talk…