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  Prophet Sam Olu Alo, the founder of the Christ Apostolic Church, Adamimogo Grace of Mercy Prayer Mountain, has pleaded with the federal government, the Kwara State government, and the emirate of Ilorin to step in and stop the detention of well-known Isese activist Adegbola Abdulazeez, also known as Talolorun. The Emir of Ilorin, Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, was allegedly insulted by Abdulazeez, who was detained on August 16 in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, and taken to a police station there. Olu Alo pleaded with the government to free Abdulazeez in order to maintain calm and prevent any chaos. He requested that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ask the Emir to balance justice with mercy while framing his intervention in the spirit of true brotherliness. He said that since God is love, both Christians and Muslims should put down their weapons and attempt to live in peace. Additionally, he begged Talolorun's attorney to let the situation go away in response to the President and others'...

  President Bola Tinubu has given Ambassador Molly Phee, the U.S. Presidential Envoy and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, advice to make sure that American policy is deliberately cooperative with independent African democracies at a time when they are being attacked by anti-democratic forces both inside and outside of the continent. This information was released in a statement on Saturday by Ajuri Ngelale, the president's special adviser on media and publicity, according to theglobalnewsupdates. In order to meet the developmental needs of younger democracies in Africa that operate in authoritarian-crowded environments, the President noted that American-backed development finance and multilateral institutions, which were designed to support war-torn Europe after World War II, need swift and comprehensive reform. This will prevent the legitimate aspirations of Africans from being used to further the narrow objectives of self-seeking demagogues through unconstitutiona...

Kiddwaya, the third housemate of Big Brother Naija All Stars to be sent out, has stated that he is fine with the eviction jury's choice to boot him out rather than Tolanibaj . The eviction jury, composed of Vee, Elozonam, and Saskay, unanimously decided to save Tolanibaj, the second-worst housemate for the week, leading to Kiddwaya's eviction on Sunday. When Kiddwaya appeared on Pulse's One On One, a program presented by former reality star Christy O, he expressed satisfaction with the choice. "Tolani is my girl, so I would rather leave than her," he declared. I'm relieved that they [the jurors] chose to dismiss me because they were correct. "To be honest, I'm not that concerned about being evicted. You could tell from how I acted in the House that I wanted to leave based on a few factors. I'm glad the choice was made because it was between Tolani and me.

Chukwuemeka Okoye, aka Frodd, a housemate on Big Brother Naija All Stars, claimed he had a dream in which he, Mercy Eke, and Whitemoney advanced to the reality show's finals. He told Mercy about his dream when they were conversing in the house. However, he claimed that except Mercy and Whitemoney, the two previous winners, he was unable to identify the other two finalists he saw in his dream. "I see you, me, and Whitemoney here in the final week," Frodd added. I'm not sure if there are any more people. The people I don't see, I do know. Those are the ones I am certain about.

At the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Saturday, President Bola Tinubu hosted Mary Phee, the US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. Phee met with President Tinubu, according to theglobalnewsupdates, to discuss US assistance to ECOWAS and other regional leaders in the reaction to the Niger issue. In a conversation with the ECOWAS Chairman, Phee emphasized the support of the United States for the stance taken by ECOWAS in safeguarding democracy and constitutional order in West Africa and outlined the shared goals of maintaining the nation of Niger's fought-for democracy. The US administration also demanded President Mohamed Bazoum's prompt release and recuperation, as well as that of his family and other members of his unjustly incarcerated government.

Former Director of Defense Media Operations of the Defense Headquarters, Major General Benard Onyeuko, has passed away. The military general passed away on August 26 following an unexplained illness, according to a source. The director of procurement at Defense Headquarters Department of Logistics was also an army general. More to come...

During the BBNaija Season 8 All-Stars edition show, housemate Mercy Eke engaged in a friendly conversation with fellow contestant Ike, who happened to be serving a punishment in the Big Brother house. Ike, initially busy rolling tissues as part of the punishment assigned by Big Brother and a few other housemates, was approached by Mercy Eke. Without hesitation, Mercy Eke inquired, “Where’s my breakfast? You promised me breakfast. I don’t care; you can leave this task and make breakfast for me.” In response, Ike explained that he would attend to her request once he had finished rolling the tissues.