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‘I will forever miss you’ – Toluwanisings’ wife breaks down in tears at night of tributes
Toluwanisings died on 15 October after he slumped at his residence in Ibadan, Oyo State.
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The Food Discourse kicks off its Bodawuro Project in Vane
The Food Discourse, a youth-led initiative and community platform, has kicked off its Bodawuro Project with an engagement with farmers in Vane, in the Ho West District of the Volta Region. Vane, the gateway to Avatime, lies at the base of Mount Gayi in the Ho West District of the Volta Region.
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Radio 4 Extra sustains a major part of our cultural heritage. Save it from the BBC cuts
A boon of his years in that great radio studio in the skies is the regular messages I get from friends who have heard him of late on BBC Radio 4 Extra in such programmes as Ballylenon and Baldi. Not to mention the astonishing roll call of British actors that could be cited, including Paul Daneman, John Moffatt, Robert Hardy, Robert Lang, Richard Pasco, Norman Rodway, Anna Massey, Stephanie Cole, Elizabeth Spriggs, Joanna David, Maggie Steed, Melinda Walker, Geraldine McEwan, and the words of our finest writers from Alan Ayckbourn to George Bernard Shaw.
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Homes across UK to get low- or no-interest loans to fund solar panels and heat pumps
Government-backed Warm Home Loans scheme to help households cut energy bills by hundreds of pounds Households across the UK can now cut their energy bills by hundreds of pounds a year at no upfront cost by applying for interest-free or “low-interest” loans to fund upgrades such as heat pumps, batteries and solar panels. The government-backed Warm Home Loans scheme, which launched on Tuesday, could mean thousands more households are able to access low-carbon energy alternative technologies, thanks to loans ranging from £7,500 to up £35,000.
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Operation Thelima 2.0: Food Safety department conducts inspections in Kasaragod
The inspections were conducted as part of Operation Thelima 2.0, a Statewide initiative to ensure food safety. Two special squads were formed in the district to carry out the inspections.
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Tony Elumelu Sends Congratulatory Gift To Zlatan Ibile, Wife After Traditional Wedding
Nigerian music star Zlatan Ibile has shared a glimpse of a congratulatory gift he received from billionaire businessman Tony Elumelu following his traditional wedding to his wife, Davita, in Lagos. The gesture comes days after Zlatan and Davita celebrated their traditional wedding in Lagos, which attracted fans, celebrities and other prominent personalities.
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Bottled water and tinned food sales surge after UK government issues emergency stockpile advice
Retailers also report jump in purchases of wind-up radios and torches to deal with extreme weather and cyber-attacks Sales of tinned foods, bottled water, wind-up radios and torches have surged after the UK government advised households to prepare for emergencies. The Be Ready campaign was launched last week with the aim of persuading households to lay in supplies to last 72 hours.
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The Master Builder review – false swagger and queasy infidelity propel Ibsen’s big-drop drama
Arcola theatre, London David Edgar’s translation grounds Ibsen’s otherworldly play about a middle-aged architect’s fall from power, but its flaws are too loud to ignore This outing of Henrik Ibsen’s play, translated by playwright David Edgar, is reassuring after Lila Raicek’s oddly conceived West End version last year starring Ewan McGregor – as well intentioned as its feminist revisionism might have been. Edgar’s is more faithful to the original in form and spirit (although he compresses three acts into two), and its strengths lie in drawing out the psychological aspects of the ageing, anxiou
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Shabana Mahmood urged to grant visa to former Weather Underground activist
Home Office refused entry to Judith Clark, 77, invited by RSC to speak about restorative justice after her time in prison Human rights activists and celebrities including the lawyer Helena Kennedy, the actor Harriet Walter and the theatre director Phyllida Lloyd have urged the Home Office to overturn its decision to refuse a visa to a former member of the radical US group the Weather Underground, saying her decades of rehabilitation should count in her favour. Judith Clark, 77, was the inspiration for Walter’s portrayal of prisoners in the Donmar Warehouse all-female Shakespeare trilogy, inclu
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Fresh isn’t always best: six easy ways to make better pasta, according to Julia Busuttil Nishimura
The Australian cookbook author shares her simple but effective techniques to improve your midweek pasta – and why you should be generous with olive oil and salt Pasta is a well-loved staple in the kitchen. But if your pasta sauce is a little too watery, or lacks that oomph of restaurant dishes, there are a few simple tricks and techniques that can take your simple midweek dinner to new and delicious heights.
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Why do we measure root ginger in ‘thumbs’ and centimetres rather than weight?
In other words, if Nick were to use a smidge more (or less) ginger than Cloake in, say, her dal, it’s unlikely to make or break it. However, Nick is right in that ginger does vary hugely in shape, Cloake says: “If it was a very thick piece, or it wasn’t thumb-shaped, I’d cut it so the cumulative flesh of the ginger was roughly the same as the cumulative flesh of a thumb.
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Toluwanisings’ burial dispute deepens as uncle calls for death probe
PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the “Kabiyesi Olorun Ayo” crooner died after he slumped at his residence in Ibadan, Oyo State on 15 October.
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Airport lounges: how did they get so horribly, competitively decadent?
The airlines’ battle to please the 1% is getting increasingly bizarre Name: Airport lounge wars. American Airlines opened the first airport lounge in 1939.
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Eight great new indie horror games for Halloween
Whether you favour spooky fairtales, satanic card games or infernal hijinks at the chip shop there are all manner of fresh top scarers at large this witching season Tis almost All Hallows’ Eve and naturally, the thoughts of all good video game players are turning to horror. 2026 has already been a bloody good year for the genre with Resident Evil Requiem and Silent Hill:
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Ulster's Augustus enjoying South Africa homecoming
Ulster back row Juarno Augustus is relishing being back in his native South Africa as he prepares to face his former club Stormers after recovering from ankle surgery.
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A job that changed me: I was a rookie tour guide for art lovers – no one goes harder than active seniors in search of cultural enrichment
I was also doing some work for the Art Gallery of New South Wales, hosting panel discussions and interviews, when a colleague asked if I would be interested in co-leading a guided tour to New York, focusing on art and theatre. Handling the art side of things was my gallery colleague Brian Ladd and together we landed in a wintery Manhattan in January with about 25 guests largely, shall we say, a certain demographic who were keen to sample the cultural delights of the great metropolis.
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Admit it: the English love affair with European food has grown stale – we need a native cuisine we can be proud of
You might find jamón ibérico, of which Spain is so proud, but never stuffed chine, a shoulder cut of salted pork marbled with parsley, once a delicacy in Lincolnshire. We barely need to mention the English middle classes’ long love affair with France and Italy and Spain.
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Video: Pastor marries 2nd wife, says ‘monogamy is unbiblical’
Pastor Israel Ford of LifeWorks Church in Wickliffe, Ohio, United States, has announced his marriage to a second wife, describing monogamy as unbiblical. Prophetess Lydia Ford took the pulpit to introduce church minister Shakayla Ford as her husband’s second wife, revealing they have been privately wed for… pic.twitter.com/0ilxBtD06i— Vanguard Newspapers (@vanguardngrnews) October 26, 2026 Vanguard News
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Fritters and chocolate cake: Thomasina Miers’ recipes for cooking with pumpkin
Quick, simple finger food that children will love for Halloween: pumpkin and carrot fritters with a chilli-coriander relish, and pumpkin baked into a dark chocolate slice It would be lazy to write, with a rueful shake of the head, that Halloween gets bigger every year. I have seen it grow, vicariously, through my children year on year and, despite previously approaching it with a Scrooge-like attitude, something in me has shifted.
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Cheer up, Scrooge! The merriest Christmas theatre shows, from musketeers to a penguin party
The merriest Christmas theatre shows, from musketeers to a penguin party. The festive season brings swashbuckling adventure, heartwarming Antarctic antics, a yuletide spin on Pride and Prejudice and Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella Royal Exchange theatre, Manchester, 5 December to 30 January Continue reading...
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Meghan Markle will return to Australia to co-host Junior MasterChef
The Duchess of Sussex said she was thrilled to return to the cooking show's team, after joining as a guest judge on MasterChef Australia in April.
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Verify travellers’ phone numbers to help trace Ebola cases – Prof Amuasi
Prof John Amuasi, Leader of Global Health at the KCCR, has urged Ghana to verify travellers’ phone numbers to help authorities trace them if they develop Ebola symptoms after arrival. Nigeria confirmed a case in Abuja on October 20 in a woman who had travelled from Uganda.
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Escaping Idi Amin review – there’s a happy ending to this awful tale … and it should be a lesson to us all
Four Britons describe the horrors they witnessed as children as thousands were expelled from Uganda – or killed – by the Ugandan dictator. The star witnesses are four people who would become British citizens, but were Ugandans born and bred when, in 1971, army commander Idi Amin took control of a country that was the only home they had ever known.
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Choreographer behind Kylie's grand final show prepares to reveal final work
As Rafael Bonachela prepares to leave Sydney Dance Company, his final full season as artistic director looks to both its history and the next generation of dancers and choreographers.