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Nigeria’s U-17 women's national team, the Flamingos, made history by winning the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup with a 2–1 victory over Japan. The triumph in Morocco makes Nigeria the first African nation to win a FIFA women's world title in any age category.🎉🥰💃

Awawu Bashiru opened the scoring for Nigeria in the 39th minute, capitalising on a delivery from Mary Dunstan that slipped past Japanese goalkeeper Kou Kadowaki.

Oluebube Umejiaku doubled Nigeria's lead in the 47th minute, finishing off an assist from Esther Stephen with a delicate lob over the advancing keeper.

Japan's Fuki Ito pulled a goal back in the 80th minute, but the Nigerian defence held firm through stoppage time to secure the trophy.

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Nigerian singer Skales recently shared a throwback story claiming that Burna Boy once begged Davido to allow them to hitch a ride on his private jet.

During an interview, Skales recounted a memorable trip to Yola where both he and Burna Boy were booked to perform their hit collaboration, the "Temper" remix. According to Skales, Burna Boy reached out to Davido, who was also booked for the same event, and asked, "Please, can I join the jet?"

Davido immediately agreed to let them join, saying "Why not?" The private jet was already completely full. To accommodate Burna Boy and Skales, Davido actually had to ask one of his own team members to step off the plane and fly the next day.

Skales noted that the aircraft was so crowded that someone even had to sit on the toilet seat during the flight so he and Burna Boy could have standard seats. 👀🧐

Skales heavily praised Davido’s character, remembering how Davido insisted on giving up the major, comfortable seats for his guests.
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He was 29 when he set off from Chile. He returned at 57, grayer and softer, and the first thing his mother asked him was, Where have you been?

Karl Bushby was a 29-year-old former paratrooper when he walked away from his mother's row house in Hull, England, on November 1, 1998. He caught a flight to Punta Arenas, Chile, and started walking north. He had two rules. He would not use any form of transport to advance his journey. And he would not return to the UK until he could complete the entire path on foot.

He thought it would take twelve years. It took twenty-eight.

The journey, which he called the Goliath Expedition, took him across four continents and thirty countries. He hacked through the Darien Gap, a roadless jungle between Colombia and Panama. He crossed the frozen Bering Strait between Alaska and Russia, a crossing that landed him in jail and nearly cost him his life. He swam the Caspian Sea and, on the final stretch, swam the English Channel to avoid taking a boat or a plane.

Bureaucracy cost him years. The 2008 financial crash dried up his sponsors. The COVID-19 pandemic stopped him completely. Visa problems left him stranded in Mexico for months at a time, waiting for permission to keep moving. He estimated that only about fifteen of the twenty-eight years were actually spent walking.

On Monday, November 2, 2026, Bushby walked through the streets of Hull one last time. Hundreds of people gathered in Queen Victoria Square to cheer him on. He pushed his two-wheeled cart, the one he called The Beast, and joked to the crowd, Sorry to keep you waiting. Is that it, is it done?

Then he walked the final few miles to his mother's home. Angela Bushby had not seen her son in a decade. She was waiting outside, surrounded by journalists and a banner that read Welcome Home Son. When she saw him, she asked, Where have you been?

He hugged her. He said that they say it takes a village, but that literally it took a world to get him there. He credited the kindness of strangers, so many, from individuals to nation states. He said he did not do it alone, that there was a big team, the biggest team, Earth.

He also met his twelve-year-old granddaughter for the first time. His son Adam, who was eight when his father left, was there too.

Bushby has said the end of the journey is frightening. Half of his life has been devoted to this single purpose. Now it is over. But for one afternoon in Hull, none of that mattered. He was home.

#karlbushby #goliathexpedition #walkaroundtheworld

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BREAKING: The King has said the slave trade “fills my heart with horror” during a speech to Commonwealth leaders

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Aliko Dangote's net worth surged to $39.4 billion, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index, mainly due to investor interest in his $20 billion oil refinery.

This increase puts Dangote ahead of Jeff Bezos's ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott on the index, following months of relatively stable wealth after the IPO launch of his refinery.

Bloomberg now reports Dangote’s year-to-date wealth rise at $8.84 billion, with his latest increase tied to the refinery’s return to profitability.

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery, now at full capacity, recorded $4.725 billion in net income for nine months, strengthening his industrial presence in Africa.

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JUST IN: Abba Abubakar, son of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has described his support for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid as a personal decision based on his convictions and conscience.

Abba, who is the Founder and Chairman of the Haske Bola Tinubu Organisation (HBTO), made the remarks at a press conference in Abuja, saying he respects the right of others, including his relatives, to hold different political opinions.

He explained that HBTO was established as a political mobilisation platform for Nigerians who support Tinubu’s leadership and the reform agenda of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration.

While acknowledging that the president’s reforms had brought difficult adjustments for Nigerians, Abba argued that they had also created opportunities and potential long-term benefits. He cited the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, investments in road infrastructure, increased allocations to states through FAAC and transportation support for public sector workers.

The HBTO chairman also announced that the organisation would begin a transportation support programme with an initial provision of 10 luxury buses in the Federal Capital Territory before expanding to other parts of the country.

He further disclosed plans for a two-million-man mobilisation march across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, beginning in Abuja.

Abba said the organisation would work with FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and other political stakeholders to mobilise support for Tinubu in the FCT and Rivers State ahead of the 2027 election.

He added that HBTO was preparing for a major mobilisation exercise in Rivers State next week, while plans were underway to establish its structures across the six geopolitical zones.

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu kisses the Black Stone (al-Hajar al-Aswad), a focal point for pilgrims during rituals, before being granted the rare honour of entering the Holy Kaaba in Makkah.

The Kaaba is recognized as the holiest site in Islam.
As He as gone to Pray for Nigeria Sin👀

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U.S. Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III stated South Africa has the foundation to become a major global economic power if the right policies are adopted.

He highlighted South Africa's abundant resources and tourism, and compared its democratic progress to the American experience after the Civil War.

Bozell emphasized that closer U.S.–South Africa relations and investments would be mutually beneficial, urging South African leaders to embrace their potential.

He warned that poor governance could lead South Africa toward economic collapse like Haiti, while good policies could make it as successful as the U.S.

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I did not carry placard in protest against Jonathan — Pastor Adeboye

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