Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele died after the vehicle they were travelling in along with Joshua struck a stationary truck on a major road near Lagos on Monday. Joshua was taken to hospital before being discharged on Wednesday and he has flown back to the UK ahead of the funerals of Ghami, his strength and conditioning coach, and Ayodele, one of his trainers. The former two-time unified world heavyweight champion posted two images on Instagram on Sunday, sitting alongside his mother and three other women, one of whom clutched a photograph of Ghami. On Friday, the Ogun State Police Command confirmed Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, who was driving the car with Joshua as a passenger, had been charged over the crash at the Sagamu Magistrate Court. Joshua, who was born in Watford to Nigerian parents, was on holiday in the African country following his sixth-round knockout win over Youtuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in Miami on December 19.

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The remaining five lawmakers, said to be current House of Representatives members from Anambra State, dumped the Labour Party. They include Afamefuna Ogene (Ogbaru Federal Constituency), Oby Orogbu (Awka North/Awka South Federal Constituency), and Harris Okonkwo (Idemili North/Idemili South Federal Constituency). Speaking to Sunday PUNCH, ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said Obi’s formal defection had boosted the party’s momentum and more federal lawmakers were likely to join ahead of the 2027 presidential election. “Obi’s defection has given traction to the ADC, and we are expecting more quality politicians like him to join us. Obi had joined other opposition leaders in July to present the ADC as a coalition platform to challenge President Tinubu in the 2027 election.

From selling tea on the streets of India to driving buses in Venezuela, the personal histories of many of today’s and past world leaders shows a totally different journey towards attaining power. In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s early life as a tea seller at a railway station has become one of the most widely cited stories in modern Indian politics. In the United Kingdom, former prime minister Boris Johnson began his professional life as a journalist. Norway’s Jens Stoltenberg also worked in journalism before later serving as prime minister and subsequently becoming NATO secretary general. Pope Francis worked as a nightclub bouncer in his youth, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu served as a soldier.

View image in fullscreen Brigitte Bardot in A Very Private Affair, 1962. And yet, after her death, France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, called her the “legend of the century”, writing that “Brigitte Bardot embodied a life of freedom”. View image in fullscreen Brigitte Bardot supporting the French animal protection society in Gennevilliers, Paris, in 1982. As a mouthpiece for the radical right in recent decades, “Brigitte Bardot no longer bothered with nuance” but lived as a recluse in her Saint-Tropez estate, “surrounded by animals and her temper”. View image in fullscreen Brigitte Bardot with her husband, Bernard d’Ormale, a senior adviser to Jean-Marie Le Pen, on a carriage tour through Vienna in May 2002.

The US attacked Venezuela and captured its long-serving president Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, with Donald Trump promising to put the country under American control for now, even as Venezuelan officials vowed defiance. With Maduro in US custody, “we will run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition”, Trump said. Trump says US will ‘run’ Venezuela Donald Trump has vowed the US is “going to run” Venezuela until there is an orderly transition of power but provided few details after ousting the country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, in an audacious military attack. France, Russia, China and the European Commission were among those who said Donald Trump had broken international rules after US troops carried out the operation on Saturday morning. Read the full story Explainer: Is there legal justification for US’s Venezuela attack?

(Photo by Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images via AFP)President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would allow American oil companies to go into Venezuela to tap its massive crude reserves after a US military operation seized its leader, Nicolas Maduro. Trump also said that “the embargo on all Venezuelan oil remains in full effect.”Washington imposed economic sanctions on Venezuela in 2017, followed by oil sanctions two years later. Venezuelan oil is of lower quality and is mostly processed into diesel or byproducts such as asphalt, rather than gasoline. The United States has refineries around the Gulf of Mexico specifically designed to handle it. “The United States is doing just fine without Venezuelan oil,” Stephen Schork, an analyst at consulting firm the Schork Group, told AFP last month, pointing to political reasons instead.

British and French aircraft have carried out a joint strike on an underground facility in Syria that had been occupied by Islamic State, the UK Ministry of Defence has said. Typhoon FGR4 combat jets were used to bomb the target, supported by a Voyager refuelling tanker. The facility had probably been used to store weapons and explosives, and the surrounding area was devoid of civilians, the ministry said. The defence secretary, John Healey, said the UK was determined to “stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies” to “stamp out any resurgence” of IS. Western aircraft have been conducting patrols to stop a resurgence of the Islamist militant group that ruled parts of Syria until 2019.

Since returning to the White House in January 2025, President Donald Trump has significantly increased the US military footprint abroad. Which Countries Has the US Bombed 2025? These countries include with operations targeting both terrorist organizations and controversially, state linked activities. US Bombed in IraqIn March, US aircraft targeted al-Anbar province, killing ISIL deputy leader Abdallah “Abu Khadijah” Muslih al-Rifai. Trump described the strikes as necessary to delay Iran’s nuclear program and threatened further action if Tehran resumed sensitive activities.

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Fubara, like other APC governors, is running the affairs of his state well,” he added. His defection came shortly after 17 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly also joined the APC. Wike can’t decide for APC – Party officialHowever, a national official of the APC said the FCT minister could not determine the governor’s fate. “Fubara is a governor of the APC, and the Governors’ Forum of the APC is always a major support for the party. We will support Fubara, others – APCAlso commenting on the matter, Basiru told one of our correspondents that the party identified with Fubara.

Abubakar Malami, Nigeria’s immediate past Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, spent the Christmas and New Year festivities behind bars. But Malami was bound to Buhari by their common religion and Fulani ancestry in an administration in which power was not conducted in English. But now, Buhari is dead, and Malami is facing money-laundering charges in a country in which he once defined money laundering, and virtually every other charge. Throughout his eight years as “The Law”, Malami was routinely and persistently the target of recurring allegations and controversies. Recall, in this regard, that in November 2020, Malami led a presidential panel to dispose of all forfeited assets within six months.

Super Eagles defender Bruno Onyemaechi has revealed that he was overlooked for opportunities at the last Africa Cup of Nations under former Nigeria head coach Jose Peseiro, despite repeatedly asking for a chance to play, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. “When a coach gives you an opportunity, you need to take it,” Onyemaechi said. “I remember the last AFCON, I was begging for the opportunity, but Peseiro did not give it to me.”He added that the experience had helped shape his mindset ahead of the current tournament. At the ongoing tournament, Onyemaechi has been a regular presence in the team, starting the last two group matches and playing a total of 167 minutes. Defensively, he has recorded an average of 3.5 tackles and 3.5 clearances per game, while also winning the majority of his ground duels.

Senegal boasts the highest squad market value at the tournament, estimated at €449m, representing a 64 per cent rise compared with their €274.4m valuation two years ago. Their squad value has remained largely static, increasing marginally by 1.3 per cent from €334.58m to €339.03m. Their squad value has risen by 85 per cent since the last tournament, one of the sharpest increases across all competing nations, placing them at €254m overall. Marmoush has spoken of Egypt’s ambition to challenge for an eighth title, insisting the quality within the squad justifies lofty expectations. As Nigeria continues its campaign, squad values may shape narratives, but history suggests AFCON often defies financial logic.

Amanda Serrano got back in the win column with a unanimous decision win over Reina Tellez to successfully defend her WBO and WBA featherweight title in her native Puerto Rico. Serrano looked confident early on, but Tellez did impress with a few power punches early in the bout. Primarily, this bout served as an opportunity for Serrano to fight in front of a hometown crowd. Serrano was originally set to fight former foe Erika Cruz in a rematch of 2023 fight that Serrano won by unanimous decision. Serrano chose to continue with the fight even when Tellez missed weight and became ineligible to win the belt in the event of a win.