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When Big Brother introduced “The Gambit” in the first week of Season 11, it gave viewers a rather unusual choice. One male and one female housemate would be guaranteed a place until the finale, but permanently barred from winning the ₦160 million grand prize. On paper, it was a strategic decision. Viewers could identify potential threats, protect housemates they felt were valuable to the show, or simply keep certain people around while taking away their shot at the money. But what happened with the votes revealed something we already know too well: sometimes, Nigerians vote with their feelings first. Flora…

Sisters Temwa and Tabitha Chawinga combined for all three goals as Malawi beat Algeria 3-1 at the Olympic Stadium in Rabat on Wednesday to reach the final of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, becoming the first tournament debutants since Zimbabwe in 2000 to progress this far in the competition. The match, officiated by Nigerian referee Yemisi Akintoye, who was making her second appearance at these finals following her assignment for the Senegal-Kenya group game on July 30, produced two first-half red cards and a string of chances at both ends before Malawi held on to book a place…

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The shift I have witnessed When I look back at the evolution of data science, what stands out to me is how much the discipline has changed, not just in the tools we use, but in the way we think about solving problems. In the early stages of my career, data science was often defined by the amount of work required before meaningful insights could be uncovered. A significant part of our time was spent collecting data, cleaning imperfect datasets, building models from the ground up, and manually testing different approaches to understand what worked best. That process required patience…

A luxury Lake Como-inspired estate in the San Francisco Bay Area has sold to a buyer “in the AI world” for a record $70m, in the latest sign of a new tech wealth boom that’s pushing home prices to extraordinary heights in the regionThe property south of San Francisco not only becomes the most expensive sale in its affluent town of Hillsborough, doubling a previous record, but is also the most expensive sale in northern California this year, according to listing agent Jennifer Gilson of Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty.Gilson declined to share any details about the buyer, other than…

OPEYEMI BAMIDELE urges all to play by the rules in the governorship election The governorship election in Osun State is just 48 hours away. It is a critical process that presents the state’s 2.339 million registered voters another defining moment to painstakingly reflect before casting their ballots for the candidate who will best serve their collective interests. The registered voters, as shown in the INEC records, spread across 30 local government areas, 332 wards and 3,763 polling units that cut across the state. Perhaps, like never before, the process is indeed a defining moment that freely offers the people the…

Nigeria’s crude oil production declined by four per cent in July 2026, although the country continued to exceed its OPEC production quota for the third consecutive month, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has said. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the commission stated that the country’s latest production statistics showed that Nigeria produced an average of 1.505 million barrels per day (mbpd) of crude oil in July, above its OPEC quota of 1.5mbpd. An additional 0.17mbpd of condensate was produced during the month, bringing total average daily production of crude oil and condensate to 1.67mbpd. However, the July…

Malawi and Cameroon have reached the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) final after contrasting semi-final victories on Wednesday. Malawi defeated Algeria 3-1, with Tabitha Chawinga scoring twice and her sister Temwa adding another goal. Cameroon, meanwhile, edged hosts Morocco 3-1 on penalties after a goalless draw. Cameroon goalkeeper Michaely Bihina was the hero in the shootout, saving four Morocco penalties before Myriam Maéva Nyadjou converted the decisive kick. All four semi-finalists — Malawi, Cameroon, Morocco and Algeria — have also qualified for next summer’s Women’s World Cup in Brazil. For Malawi and Algeria, it will be their first…

Dolly Parton may be known for her glamorous wigs and full face of make-up, but Alex Jones says, before she becomes Dolly on stage, she is “still absolutely striking”. The TV presenter first met the American country singer, who is said to be “tickled pink” about her Welsh roots, in a dressing room before an interview at the start of her long stint as The One Show host. “In front of me she transformed into Dolly and I thought how special that we all know her as this vivacious, very made-up beautiful woman,” she recalled in a chat about her…

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