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Veteran actress Idowu “Iya Rainbow” Philips has revealed how the late theatre icon Hubert Ogunde persuaded her to resign from nursing and pursue acting full-time, a decision she says changed the course of her life. Before becoming a full-time actress, Iya Rainbow balanced her nursing career (at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba, the General Hospital in Lagos, and others) with performances for the Osumare Theatre Group. Speaking in an interview on Feel Right News TV on Thursday, the 83-year-old recalled that Ogunde urged her to embrace theatre after watching her performance in the stage production Rabiatu Dance Drama at…

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The man next doorI first met Peter Rusch in October 2022 on North Compound, Unit 2-B Right. I had just been transferred there after a tactical search team (TST) raid on my housing unit. Employees had gotten a tip that I had a contraband item, and since staff generally don’t approve of my writing — often about the injustices of prison — they jumped at the chance to put me in administrative segregation, or ad-seg, basically solitary. I arrived with nothing but the clothes on my back.Peter was living in the cell next to mine. I could see him when…

Linus Aleke in Abuja The Kaduna State Government, has applauded the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) for initiating the Forest Guards programme, describing it as a strategic intervention aimed at tackling terrorism, banditry kidnapping and other emerging security threats in forested and rural communities. Governor Uba Sani gave the commendation while receiving a high-level delegation from ONSA, led by the Director of Defence Affairs, Major General HI Mabeokwu, at the Government House, Kaduna. The delegation visited the state to assess the ongoing training of more than 1,000 armed forest guards who were being prepared for deployment to security…

Jeremy Allaire, CEO and co-founder of Circle Internet Group, the issuer of one of the world’s biggest stablecoins, and Circle Internet Group co-founder Sean Neville react as they ring the opening bell, on the day of the company’s IPO, in New York City, U.S., June 5, 2025. NYSEStablecoin issuer Circle surged after the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, or OCC, granted it approval Friday to operate as a trust bank, the company said.Shares of the company gained more than 7%.The approval gives the company the ability to manage reserves directly for its regulated stablecoins, primarily the USDC…

But that number had scaled up to 50,000 by this March, as the extent of its problems continued to grow. Then in late June, a German magazine reported that now, 100,000 jobs would go by 2030, along with the unthinkable: closing four German factories, something that has never been done in its history. But Volkswagen’s public statement on the restructuring plan makes no mention of job losses or factory closures—at least not directly. But it does call for a heavily edited model lineup, with half as many vehicles offered across all its brands. These will be “concentrated on the most…

Former Conservative minister turned Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe has died aged 78.

Smartphones, electric vehicles, and countless portable electronics all depend on batteries. As demand for better energy storage grows, improvements in battery capacity, lifespan, and safety will play a major role in the future of electrification. One of the most promising technologies is the solid-state battery, which could allow smartphones to operate for several days on a single charge and give electric vehicles driving ranges up to three times greater than many current models. Unlike conventional lithium-ion batteries, which use a liquid electrolyte between two solid electrodes, solid-state batteries replace the liquid with a solid electrolyte. This design offers several potential…

Jul 10, 2026, 06:44 AM ETThis page will be updated throughout the summer, so continue to check back for the latest content.As the weather heats up, so does our excitement about the 2026 fantasy football draft season.Your League, Your RulesCreate a league and customize league size, scoring and rules to play in the league you want to play in.Create a league today! Whether you play in a casual redraft league, an intense deep dynasty format or anything in between, we at ESPN Fantasy are here to help.This draft guide will serve as a one-stop shop for all of our best…

W hen he first campaigned for president a decade ago, Donald Trump pointed to his singular achievement in public service: a skating rink. A primetime video at Trump’s nominating convention recounted the legend of Wollman Rink, on the edge of Central Park, as if it were the beaches of Normandy —  how Trump had grown tired of seeing the dilapidated rink from his panoramic office window and decided to do something about it, how he had taken over the project from the city and delivered a beautiful surface in record time. OK, maybe Trump couldn’t tell you what the nuclear…