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Pastor Jimmy Odukoya introduces new wife

Mr Odukoya previously married Ms Banjoko in London in March 2013, and they have two children.

The kindness of strangers: In 1989 I lost a wallet with $1,000 in it. A couple went to incredible lengths to return it

Cash was king in those days, and that money was enough to last me for a month as I slowly travelled from Australia back to the UK Read more in the kindness of strangers series It was a hot night in 1989 when my wallet – stuffed with $1,000 cash – fell out of my pocket. After university, I left the UK and went travelling in Australia for a year.

Historian Lucy Worsley looks back: ‘The story of my life has been – the bookworm shall go to the ball’

The presenter recalls being a ‘weird little nerd’, almost becoming a scientist – and the most revealing costume she’s worn for work Born in Reading in 1973, Lucy Worsley is a historian and TV presenter. Worsley spent 21 years as chief curator of Historic Royal Palaces, overseeing the Tower of London, Hampton Court and Kensington Palace, among others.

What does Olivia Colman's hot sex with a basket tell us about heteropessimism?

In Wicker, the love interest is a man made of plaited twigs. I’m prompted to ask by the release of Wicker, the loopy erotic fable in which Olivia Colman’s fisherwoman enjoys a mutually supportive, sexually satisfying partnership with Alexander Skarsgård, whom the basketmaker (Peter Dinklage) has woven from wicker.

APSRTC kicks off BRICS Sustainable Lifestyle Week with yoga programme

How to make the perfect venison casserole – recipe

Venison casserole is as autumnal as fallen leaves, a glass of red and a fire in the grate. In fact, it’s the perfect autumn and winter entertaining option, even if the only people you’re entertaining are yourselves, the dog and the cast of Celebrity Traitors.

Jess Cartner-Morley’s November style essentials: fancy flats, sexy knits and a Christmassy pigeon

Whether it’s a two-in-one coat or a truly delicious handbag, add some fun to getting dressed during the cold, dark months with our expert’s favourites • The best women’s shoes and boots for autumn The clocks have gone back. So this month’s edit is about finding the fun in getting dressed when the weather is trying to discourage you.

Prince Adu-Owusu: Your person will find you

Sometimes, the hardest part of heartbreak is having to see the person you once imagined a future with continue living their life with someone else while you are still trying to understand how yours changed so suddenly. Sometimes, we become so attached to the person we have lost that we forget there is still a whole life waiting for us beyond that relationship.

Like many authors, I’m bombarded by scam fan mail. I wasn’t prepared for what would happen when I wrote back

Like many authors, I’m bombarded by scam fan mail. Almost every day, multi-paragraph emails arrive from passionate and well-informed readers in Barcelona and Frankfurt, Chicago and Warsaw.

Why you should treat charisma as a red flag

“Some people even believe the Earth is round!” As a result we can arrive at very polarised conclusions about vaccines, the climate, gender, geopolitics, the shape of the Earth and everything else.

This is how we do it: ‘We don’t have penetration – but it’s by far the best sex I’ve ever had’

Penetrative sex is painful for Nina, but intimacy with Noah is fun, hot and loving • How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymously The mechanics of how we have sex don’t matter to me.

Kannada is a confluence of history, culture and diverse literary traditions: Priyank Kharge

Emphasising the importance of preserving the State’s cultural heritage, Mr. Kharge said the present generation must protect its literature, history and traditions and pass them on to future generations

Photos: Sanwo-Olu walks runway alongside models at Lagos Fashion Week

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has made a surprise appearance on the runway at the 2026 Lagos Fashion Week, joining models to showcase a fashion ensemble. pic.twitter.com/B1tnMiiSoh— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) October 31, 2026 The 2026 Lagos Fashion Week, themed “CRAFTED: Heritage”, began last Wednesday at the Federal Palace Hotel in Lagos and is scheduled to end on Sunday.

Malawi cattle farmers travel farther as El Nino worsens drought

For many families, keeping cattle alive is becoming an increasingly costly struggle.

Asylum seekers still being sent to France under ‘one in one out’ weeks after scheme ended

Guardian understands Home Office continues to detain dozens of people, with one group forcibly removed this week The Home Office is still putting asylum seekers on to planes to France weeks after the controversial scheme to remove them ended, the Guardian has learned.

Sanwo-Olu makes runaway appearance at Lagos Fashion Week (PHOTOS)

It is his second runway appearance.

It’s snow time: the best winter activity holidays in Europe for non-skiers

From husky sledding and chasing the northern lights in Lapland to bear-spotting in Transylvania, here’s our pick of wild and magical snowy breaks in Europe At Ruka, the first skiers of the year slalomed down the slopes on 2 October. Just inside the Arctic Circle, Ruka’s long snow-sure season and cosy village atmosphere make it a popular ski resort with Finnish families.

Moods, Leeds LS2: ‘Puzzling, if not quite a car crash’ – restaurant review

It took the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Leeds Civic Trust and Rushbond, a Leeds-based developer with a penchant for rescuing buildings, to drag it out of danger. Then Will and Hayley Moody arrived, slotting in their Buzz Club Tattoo Studio and a hair and beauty salon called Self, and now, on the ground floor, there’s Moods, a kitchen reportedly run by Craig Rogan.

BioWare studio shuttered by EA after more than 30 years of video games

Fans and former employees have paid tribute to the studio behind some of the biggest selling games of the 2000s and 2010s.

Y. S. Sharmila announces shifting of daughter’s wedding venue amid row over Yelahanka property

The Congress leader said it was every parent’s cherished wish to celebrate their child’s wedding at their own home and expressed anguish over her inability to fulfil her daughter’s aspiration

Maharashtra FDA issues order to curb sale, repackaging of expired food items

Speaking at a press conference in October 30, Mr. Mundhe says that instead of destroying stale and expired food items properly, they are being “disposed of only on paper.” In some cases, even the production dates are being manipulated

Immigration requirements hit African travellers hardest — IATA

By Dickson Omobola International Air Transport Association, IATA, has released the results of its 2026 Global Passenger Survey, GPS, revealing, among other findings, that immigration requirements have discouraged passengers from visiting certain destinations. Speaking on the survey, IATA’s Senior Vice President, Operations, Safety and Security, Nick Careen, said: “Passengers are embracing technology to make travel easier.

With God, it isn’t too late, by Funmi Komolafe

Ephesians 3 vs. 20, the God that is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all that we think and ask, according to the power that worketh in us, that message touched me though I have faith in God that there is nothing God cannot do but after that particular programme, I went to Open Heavens House in the camp and I prayed . I cried to God, I wept , Ah Jesus!

Mixed reactions trail Zlatan’s wedding

By Sarah Ammah Nigerian street-pop star Omoniyi Temidayo Raphael, popularly known as Zlatan Ibile, has sparked conversations online following his traditional wedding to his longtime partner, Davita Lamai, in Lagos on October 24, 2026. The wedding also attracted attention following Nollywood actress Joke Jigan’s comments about the absence of popular “Lagos baddies” at the event, which generated mixed reactions online.