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Lagos fire incident at Afriland Towers, not UBA House IN SHORT: A video of a building on fire in Lagos, Nigeria is circulating on social media with a claim that it is the UBA House, the headquarters of the United Bank of Africa. But the claim is false. “UBA House Marina, Lagos on fire. Workers in the building have been scampering for safety,” reads the caption of a video of a burning building, circulating on Facebook in Nigeria. Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp | LinkedIn The UBA House is the headquarters of the United Bank of Africa,…

Him, a Jordan Peele-produced splatter film in the psychological mold of Us, deviates from the schmaltzy, feel-good formula that has defined American sports movies since Charlie Chaplin in The Champion. Tackle football, notorious for eating the young, is recast as a genuine meat grinder for Cameron Cade (Tyriq Withers) – a generational college quarterback touted as an heir apparent to Marlon Wayans’s Isaiah White, the Tom Brady of this world. But when a trippy, blunt force head injury endangers Cameron’s professional aspirations and multimillion-dollar payday, he agrees to train and rehab at Isaiah’s desert-based cement compound – a haunted house…

ReutersMalawians voted in presidential, parliamentary and local elections on TuesdayPolice in Malawi have arrested eight people for alleged electoral fraud as the country waits for the final results of Tuesday’s general election.Inspector General Merlyne Yolamu said the suspects, who were working as data entry clerks, had been trying to manipulate the figures.Malawi’s 2019 election was marred by controversy when the highest court annulled then President Peter Mutharika’s victory, citing widespread irregularities.As a result, Malawi’s electoral commission is on high alert for any potential issues. Official tallies, so far, suggest Mutharika is leading the race for the presidency with incumbent Lazarus…

269 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, on her election as Vice-President of Airports Council International (ACI) Africa. The President’s message was conveyed in a statement released on Friday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga. The statement, titled “President Tinubu Congratulates FAAN Managing Director Olubunmi Kuku on Her Election as Vice-President of ACI Africa”, described her election as a milestone achievement that underscores Nigeria’s growing influence in the global aviation industry. Mrs. Kuku’s election was officially ratified during the 34th ACI…

After years of battling drug addiction and a series of bizarre court delays, corrupt traffic official Rory Petrus has been sentenced to house arrest and rehabilitation programmes instead of prison. After years of battling drug addiction and a series of bizarre court delays, corrupt traffic official Rory Petrus has been sentenced to house arrest and rehabilitation programmes instead of prison. As he left the dock, Rory Petrus let out a quiet sob as he embraced his mother and other family members waiting for him in the public gallery. Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp | LinkedIn After months…

The first-ever treaty to protect marine diversity in international waters will come into force early next year, after it was ratified by the 60th nation, Morocco.Morocco’s formal adoption of the Marine Biodiversity Treaty on Friday means the agreement will now enter into force on January 17, 2026, offering new protections to an area covering two-thirds of the world’s oceans and as many as 10 million different species, many of which are still unidentified.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listCountries have rushed to ratify the treaty as the world’s oceans face growing threats, including from climate change, over-fishing and deep-sea…

Alden GonzalezSep 19, 2025, 07:00 AM ETCloseESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016.LOS ANGELES — It was the middle of June, the San Diego Padres were in town for what promised to be a heated series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Joe Musgrove, their injured ace, had one thing on his mind:Securing a signed Clayton Kershaw jersey.Major league players often send each other jerseys for personalization, to commemorate friendship or admiration or even milestones. But Musgrove had done that only a handful of…

The first external signs of the chaos about to hit JLR, Britain’s largest automotive employer, came on the quiet last Sunday of August. Managers at a factory in Halewood, Merseyside, told industry contacts there might have been a hack – although it was not clear then just how bad the situation was.That changed quickly on the Monday morning. JLR, the maker of the Jaguar and Land Rover brands, quickly shut down systems after realising the severity of the cyber-attack. Three weeks later, the carmaker is still incapacitated, unable to produce at any of its factories across the UK, Slovakia, Brazil…

Trump administration says Syrian nationals in the US must leave the country within 60 days or face arrest and deportation.Published On 20 Sep 202520 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe United States has ended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Syria, warning Syrian migrants they now face arrest and deportation if they do not leave the country within 60 days.The action on Friday came as part of US President Donald Trump’s broad effort to strip legal status from migrants.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIt will terminate TPS for more than 6,000 Syrians who have had…

Bill Maher is sharing his opinion on ABC’s decision to indefinitely preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live!, with his perspective as a fellow late night host who endured his own share of controversy while on air with the same network. The Real Time host wasted no time addressing the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show at the top of his monologue, where he started, “Well, I guess you all heard Jimmy Kimmel, my friend, my compatriot, he’s canned by ABC for comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s assassin.” “The day right after [he made the comments], the head of the FCC said he’s…