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Afghanistan Earthquake Kills 622 With More Than 1,500 Injured

Over 600 people have reportedly d!ed after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan.
The earthquake also left over 1,500 injured.
Helicopters ferried survivors from the rubble as rescuers combed through remote villages for more victims.
The magnitude 6.0 quake struck the eastern provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar, destroying homes and razing three villages in Kunar. Officials reported 610 deaths in Kunar and 12 in Nangarhar.
The country’s Military teams conducted 40 flights to transport more than 420 wounded and dead as aid efforts intensified.
This marks Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquake since June 2022, when over 1,000 lives were lost. The nation, already facing severe humanitarian challenges and a drop in foreign aid, has yet to receive international support for relief efforts.
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Court Has Not Declared Rivers LG Poll Illegal – Wike Replies Atiku, Obi

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has pushed back against those slamming the recently conducted Rivers State Local government election.
Replying Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, he stated that the court has not declared the Rivers State local government election illegal.
Atiku and Obi had in separate statements described the exercise as unlawful.
Wike, while speaking during a media parley on Monday, said the polls were legally conducted and commended by many for being free and fair.
“Listen, I don’t blame Atiku; he didn’t know that his boss signed the emergency rule in 2004. If he knew, if he was obedient and working along with his boss, who was President Olusegun Obasanjo, he would have known that the President has the power to make regulations for the governance of emergency areas.
 
“So, he was not in tune. He doesn’t know, and as I said, what you don’t know, don’t comment about it. If Atiku had comments about Customs, I know he has worked in Customs. I can give it to him, but this is law.”
The minister added that Obi lacked the moral right to speak about the conduct of elections.
 
“Now take Peter Obi. He said rascality. Who can be more [of a] rascal than Obi? Obi was the governor of Anambra State for eight years. He conducted local government elections two months before he left office — eight years as governor.”
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GWR: Hilda Baci to Cook 250 Bags of Rice to Set Record for World’s Biggest Jollof Pot (Video)

Celebrity chef and ex-Guinness World Record, GWR, for marathon cooking, Hilda Baci has announced her plan to cook 250 bags of rice.
This will allow her set a new world record for the biggest jollof pot.
Hilda made the plan public on Monday in a trending video shared on her Instagram page.
Analysing the scale of the project, Hilda explained that she would be using a 22,619 litres pot for the cooking.
Speaking about the cooking process, she said,“I’m making the executive decision to cook 250 bags of basmati rice. The pot is 6 meters wide by 6 meters wide, 1.1 meters tall, and about 1.3 meters deep. I’m sure the pot is not going to sink.”
The event which is set for September 12, 2025, aims to feed 10,000 people.
This came two years after Hilda Baci cooked for 93 hours 11 minutes to break the record for longest cooking marathon by individual.
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Sanku Comedy involved in ghastly accident

Nigerian skit maker and content creator, Sanku Comedy, has reportedly been involved in a ghastly motor accident.

Videos circulating on social media show the entertainer and his companions after crashing into a ditch, leaving their vehicle completely wrecked.

In the clips, Sanku appeared unresponsive, sparking fears that he may have lost his life. However, contrary to the speculations, some of his close associates confirmed that he survived the crash and is currently receiving medical treatment, though his condition is said to be critical.

Fans and well-wishers have since taken to social media to pray for his quick recovery.

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Liverpool Agree British Record £125m Deal to Sign Alexander Isak

Alexander Isak has signed a British-record transfer deal to play for Liverpool.
Premier League champions Liverpool agreed with Newcastle United  to sign Alexander Isak on a six-year deal, according to reports.
Both The Telegraph and football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano have reported that the deal has been agreed in what will end the biggest transfer saga of the summer window, with personal terms already sorted.
Isak is set for a medical at Liverpool on Monday before the summer window closes at 7pm with a British record move set to be completed.
The deal eclipses the current British record of £115m which Chelsea paid Brighton for Moises Caicedo in 2023.
Liverpool had a bid of £110m plus add-ons rejected for Isak at the start of August as Newcastle were unwilling to sell their star man without certain conditions being met as they valued him at £150m.
Earlier this month, Newcastle said they were ‘disappointed’ by Isak’s bombshell social media post after he spoke publicly about his desire to leave the club.
Posting on Instagram after he was named in the PFA Premier League team of the Year, Isak said: ‘I’m proud to be recognised by my fellow professionals with a place in the PFA Premier League Team of the Season for 2024/25.
 
‘First and foremost I want to thank my teammates and everyone at Newcastle United who has supported me along the way.
 
‘I’m not at the ceremony tonight. With be everything going on, it didn’t feel right to there.
 
‘I’ve kept quiet for a long time while others have spoken. That silence has allowed people to push their own version of events, even though they know it doesn’t reflect what was really said and agreed behind closed doors.
 
‘The reality is that promises were made and the club has known my position for a long time. To now act as if these issues are only emerging is misleading.”
‘When promises are broken and trust is lost, the relationship can’t continue. That’s where things are for me right now – and why change is in the best interests of everyone, not just myself.’
Responding with a statement of their own, Newcastle strongly refuted Isak’s suggestion that he had been given their blessing to leave this summer.
‘We are disappointed to have been alerted to a social media post by Alexander Isak this evening,’ the statement read.
‘We are clear in response that Alex remains under contract and that no commitment has ever been made by a club official that Alex can leave Newcastle United this summer.’
Isak has registered 62 goals and 11 assists across 109 games for Newcastle since he joined the club from Real Sociedad in 2022.
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Donald Trump breaks silence amid death rumors

The 79-year-old President of the United States, Donald Trump, has addressed swirling rumors about his death.

Rumors about Donald Trump’s death flooded social media platforms over the weekend, sparked by hashtags #TrumpIsDead and #WhereIsTrump.

In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), Donald Trump addressed swirling rumors, stating ‘NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE’ and declared Washington D.C. a crime-free zone.

“NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE. Also, DC IS A CRIME FREE ZONE”,The tweet reads.

Notably, rumors of Trump’s death emerged after his recent diagnosis with chronic venous insufficiency, a condition affecting blood flow in the veins.

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#BBNaijaS10: Faith dethrones Sultana, emerges Week 6 HoH

Big Brother Naija Season 10 housemate, Faith, has emerged as the new Head of House (HoH) for Week 6 after an intensely contested challenge on Monday evening, taking over from Sultana.

It would be recalled that Sultana had been serving as the interim HoH after winning a three-stage challenge on Sunday. However, Faith outperformed fellow housemates Koyin, Imisi, Sultana, Ivatar, and Doris in the Monday showdown to clinch the coveted title.

His victory not only secures him immunity from this week’s nominations but also places him at the helm of leadership and strategy within the house.

As part of his new privileges, Faith selected Joanna,tagged the “Snail of the house”, as his official guest, granting her access to the exclusive HoH lounge and its benefits.

In addition, Faith was crowned the “Most Influential Player” of the week.

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FG Paying Bandits, Empowering Them – El-Rufai Cries Out

Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has made a damning allegation against the federal government.
According to him, FG is paying bandits in Nigeria.
He said the policy of negotiating and compensating armed groups was a national directive championed by the Office of the National Security Adviser.
Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television, the former governor argued that the best way to handle bandits is to kill them and not negotiate.
He said, “What I will not do is to pay bandits. They are paying bandits. They are empowering bandits. This is what this government has done. We have the evidence. They are paying bandits. They are empowering bandits.
 
“It’s a national policy driven by the Office of the National Security Adviser, and Kaduna is part of it. Many states are objecting to that. But that is the policy now.”
El-Rufai maintained that dialogue with terrorists is dangerous.
“My position has always been that the only repentant bandit is a dead one. Let’s kill them all. Let’s wipe them. Let’s bomb them until they are reduced to nothing. And then the 5% that still want to be rehabilitated can be rehabilitated,” he declared.
He argued that the so-called non-kinetic strategy only strengthens criminal groups.
“You do not negotiate from a position of weakness. You don’t empower your enemy. You don’t give him money to go on and buy more sophisticated weapons. That’s why the security problem has not gone away. It will not go away. As long as this policy continues,” he added.
The former governor also cited intelligence and media reports to back his claims.
“Just last week, SBM published a report that showed that the security situation in Kaduna and Zamfara has actually deteriorated under this government’s watch. A week earlier or two weeks earlier, Sahara Reporters published another credible report that actually, insecurity has been increasing. What the government has been doing both at the national and state levels is buying the media from reporting it,” he said.
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Mockery of Democracy – Peter Obi Blasts Rivers LG Poll

Former Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has reacted to the just concluded Local Governments’ election in Rivers State.
He described the election as a “mockery of democracy.”
Obi stated this on Sunday via his X page.
He said the conduct of the election was rascality taken too far.
According to him, when a Sole Administrator, illegally appointed conducts an election that should empower the people, it is not democracy but outright desecration of its very foundation.
The former Anambra state governor added that such actions are unconstitutional, legally untenable, and morally indefensible.
He added that the actions send a dangerous message that the rule of law can be discarded at the whim of those in power.
“But the truth remains unshaken: illegality can never give birth to legitimacy. Any structure erected on a foundation of lawlessness is a danger to both the state and the people.
 
“Nigeria cannot afford to continue on this perilous path. We cannot pretend to practise democracy while silencing the will of the people – especially at the grassroots, where democracy matters most,” he wrote.
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BBNaija 10: I Was Married Off at Age of 15 – Sultana

Big Brother Naija Season 10 housemate, Sultana has opened up about her life.
Speaking during the live show on Sunday, Sultana said she was married off at the age of 15 and she is a mother of two girls.
Sultana spoke during a conversation with Jason Jae at the garden area.
According to Sultana, she did not want to be married off, but it happened nonetheless.
However, she credits her stubbornness for helping her escape the situation.
Sultana, “I was married off really young as a child”.
Jason Jae, “Oh wow, how old were you?”
Sultana, “I was about 15”.
Jason Jae, “Wow”.
Sultana, “Was it something I wanted? No, but it happened and the thing is my stubbornness got me out of it. I was already growing and because I like piercings, tattoos, I haven’t even gotten the kind of tattoo I want because I dey think of my mama.”

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