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Ex-UK political aide Steve Hilton loses bid for California governor to Democrat
Hilton, who was endorsed by President Trump, faced an uphill battle as a Republican in the widely liberal state.
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I Drove Taxi To Fund My Education In US, Tinubu Speaks On Reason For NELFUND
President Bola Tinubu has shared one of his experiences in the United States, on how he worked as a taxi driver to fund his education in the country, as one of the major reasons for the creation of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Tinubu commended the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, the Minister of State for Education, Professor Suwaiba Sa’id Ahmad, and the entire education team for their efforts in implementing the administration’s reforms.
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2026 CAF Awards: Semenyo shortlisted for Player of the Year award
Ghana international Antoine Semenyo has been shortlisted for the Player of the Year at the 2026 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards. The Ghanaian will face competition from Ivory Coast’s Amad Diallo, DR Congo’s Yoane Wissa, Moroccan trio Ismael Saibari, Achraf Hakimi, Brahim Diaz, Senegal trio Ismaila Sarr, Pape Gueye, Sadio Mane and Teboho Mokoena from South Africa.
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2027: ADC urges Nigerians to replicate US voters’ revolt against ruling party
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has urged Nigerians to take a cue from American voters by using the 2027 general elections to reject the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, over economic hardship, worsening insecurity and declining living standards. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC described the American election outcome as a decisive rebuke of the ruling Republican Party’s leadership and economic policies, saying it offered an important lesson for Nigeria’s democracy.
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Iran supreme leader says those expecting US policy shift ‘seriously mistaken’
Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Wednesday that anyone expecting a shift in US policy was “seriously mistaken”, hours after midterm elections dealt a blow to President Donald Trump. Khamenei, 57, was named supreme leader after US-Israeli strikes at the start of the war killed his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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2027: APC cannot find evidence against Obi – Utomi
APC cannot find evidence against Obi – Utomi. Prof. Pat Utomi has said the inability of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government to prosecute the presidential candidate, of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, over alleged wrongdoing reflects the absence of credible evidence against him.
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‘Seismic shift’: World reacts to US midterm election results
Iran's top negotiator says US voters sent a “NO TO WAR” message, as Trump's Democratic opponents take Congress.
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Police avert Obi-Kwankwaso, APC supporters clash in Calabar
By Ike Uchechukwu CALABAR Police and other security operatives on Wednesday prevented a possible violent clash in Calabar, Cross River State, between hundreds of supporters of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso and a large group of All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters on a campaign walk. He stated, “Cross River State Police Command, through timely intervention and constructive engagement, helped avert a possible confrontation between participants at a presidential town hall meeting organised by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) at Hotel along the Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar and a…
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The new Congress must hold Trump accountable
An impeachment investigation would enhance transparency and allow Congress to reassert its authority In Tuesday’s midterm elections, voters sent the Republican party an unmistakable message: their love affair with Trumpism is coming to an end. The overwhelming victory for Democrats in both the US House of Representatives and the US Senate, was foreshadowed by a number of polls showing growing disenchantment with Donald Trump – and it was personal.
technology
Very good boys? The dark, dystopian rise of robot dogs
If so, I suggest you head to San Francisco, where a startup called Dimensional has been paying people $20 (£15) an hour to walk four-legged robot dogs. This isn’t because the dogs need the exercise – it is because the company needs the training data.
education
I drove taxi to fund my education in US – Tinubu
By Ayobami Okerinde President Bola Tinubu has recalled how he worked as a taxi driver and took up other jobs to finance his education in the United States, saying his personal experience has shaped his commitment to expanding educational opportunities for Nigerian children. Tinubu commended the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, the Minister of State for Education, Professor Suwaiba Sa’id Ahmad, and the entire education team for their efforts in implementing the administration’s reforms.
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History in US as Americans elect first Muslim, native American senators, other firsts too
Although most of the firsts are Democrats, the Republican Party has also broken some new ground.
business
Elevate Africa partners with National University to provide business mentorship for threads of Africa Fashion Film winners
Elevate Africa has entered into a strategic partnership with the Center for Business Innovation, Entrepreneurialism and Management (CBEM) at National University to provide an exclusive business mentorship programme for winners of the Threads of Africa Fashion Film Prize. The partnership, which was announced during the Threads of Africa Fashion Film Prize awards at the Elevate Africa 2026 Convening in Accra, Ghana, aims to strengthen the long-term impact of Threads of Africa, an initiative of Elevate Africa, by ensuring that the competition’s top creatives receive structured support to grow…
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