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PDP Kicks As Sokoto North Senatorial Candidate Maccido Dumps Party Ticket

Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto There is palpable tension in the Sokoto State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the dramatic withdrawal of its Sokoto North Senatorial District…

  • PDP candidate Ahmed Muhammad Maccido withdraws from Sokoto North senatorial race.
  • PDP Chairman condemns Maccido's decision as betrayal to party.
  • Maccido aligns with African Democratic Congress, causing internal conflict.

Culture

The Rockets are a huge pain in the ass in the best way possible

In 2022-23, the Sacramento Kings became the darlings of the league, storming to the third-best record in the Western Conference, ending a dreaded playoff drought, and pushing the then-reigning champion Golden State Warriors to the brink in a cinematic seven-game series. At the time, that seemed like the genesis of something beautiful.

Tech

Security updates for Tuesday

Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (gd, gimp, kernel, kernel-rt, libpcap, librabbitmq, mariadb-connector-c, osbuild-composer, ruby:2.5, and sudo), Debian (libmodule-cpants-analyse-perl…

Science

Blue light could cut food poisoning from raw chicken

A low-power blue light could be the key to significantly reducing food poisoning caused by raw chicken in the U.K., scientists at the University of Reading have found. Campylobacter is the most common cause of bacterial food poisoning worldwide. In the U.K.

Health & Medicine

Kenya: Young People Must Shape Their Own SRHR Future, Says Kenyan Activist

[allAfrica] Across Africa, young people are being told that their sexual and reproductive health and rights matter. But for many, accessing those rights remains a daily struggle.

  • Kenyan activist Jerop Limo urges young Africans to lead SRHR future.
  • Progress in SRHR faces obstacles for adolescents, especially girls and women.
  • AYARHEP empowers youth in decision-making and program design.
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