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Tearful Sharon Osbourne reveals Ozzy’s secret fall that led to ‘domino effect’ before he died

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Sharon Osbourne tearfully detailed the secret fall her husband Ozzy Osbourne suffered that caused a ‘domino effect’ ultimately leading to his death earlier this year

Sharon Osbourne has revealed that her husband Ozzy suffered a fall that may have ultimately caused his death. She detailed the horror accident on the family podcast, in her first appearance on the show since the rock icon’s death.

Ozzy Osbourne died in July of this year following a heart attack. His family have now said that his health was getting worse for a while and a “domino effect” of ill health started the December before, after he became poorly whilst the family were on holiday.

Speaking about it on The Osbournes, their podcast, Sharon was joined by her son Jack, who has since joined I’m A Celebrity, and her daughter Kelly. This is the first time in more than a year that the whole family had recorded a podcast episode together.

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While it has been reported that Ozzy had a bad fall in 2019, which dislodged metal rolls in his back, this was the first time a second fall had been mentioned. Sharon said: “It started in December of last year, the kind of getting worse. We were supposed to go to Finland, Daddy was going to stay here [in the UK], while we went to Finland and then we were going to stay for Christmas, New Year and stay until the show.

“It was the first week of December and he wasn’t feeling great and he took a little fall and he kept saying ‘My back hurts’ and we left on the 10th and said ‘You can come with everyone a little bit later’. He went to the hospital.”

Jack then added that his father “wasn’t very good at handling pain” and kept the fall a secret. “Backing up a bit, he wasn’t very good at handling pain… but being the gentleman he was, he didn’t tell anyone he took a fall and it turned out he had a fracture in his back, in his vertebrae.”

Sharon continued to say Ozzy’s age and prior issues with drugs meant he probably wouldn’t have healed from the fracture. “Someone of his age with his medical state, the condition of his body and the amount of drugs and other issues – you know it’s not going to heal itself. It would have been a miracle.”

“It started a domino effect,” agreed Jack. He revealed that after the fall, Ozzy got pneumonia and needed surgery. the Black Sabbath frontman died in July aged 76.

Elsewhere in the podcast, Sharon admitted she had trouble sleeping since her husband died. Kelly added that the “mornings are the hardest for her” because she briefly forgets her father is dead. She continued that the “outpouring” of love from fans was a real support after he died.

“The outpouring of love has been so helpful to us. I never could have even imagined it to be as helpful as it has been to know that we’re not alone in our grief, in our sadness and that the rest of the world loved him as much as we did.”

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Sharon added: “Ozzy, he wouldn’t believe it. He wouldn’t. He didn’t realise how much he was loved and that was his beauty because he never took it for granted from anyone. He never took it for granted I’m this, I’m that. He had no idea.”

Iraqi PM al-Sudani’s coalition comes first in parliamentary election

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A coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has emerged as winner in Iraq’s parliamentary election, according to electoral authorities.

The Independent High Electoral Commission said on Wednesday that al-Sudani’s Reconstruction and Change coalition received 1.3 million votes in Tuesday’s election, about 370,000 more than the next closest competitor.

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Speaking after the initial results were announced, al-Sudani hailed the voter turnout of 56 percent, saying it was “clear evidence of another success” that reflected the “restoration of confidence in the political system”.

However, while al-Sudani, who first came to power in 2022, had cast himself as a leader who could turn around Iraq’s fortunes after decades of instability, the poll was marked by disillusionment among weary voters who saw it as a vehicle for established parties to divide Iraq’s oil wealth.

Turnout was lower in areas like Baghdad and Najaf after populist Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of the Sadrist Movement, called on his vast numbers of supporters to boycott the “flawed election”.

As expected, Shia candidates won seats in Shia-majority provinces, while Sunni candidates secured victories in Sunni-majority provinces and Kurdish candidates prevailed in Kurdish-majority provinces.

But there were some surprises, notably in Nineveh, a predominantly Sunni Arab province, where the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) secured the highest number of seats.

Meanwhile, in Diyala province, which has a significant Kurdish minority, no Kurdish candidates won seats for the first time since 2005.

No party can form a government on its own in Iraq’s 329-member legislature, so parties build alliances with other groups to become an administration, a fraught process that often takes many months.

Back in 2021, al-Sadr secured the largest bloc before withdrawing from parliament following a dispute with Shia parties that refused to support his bid to form a government.

“None of the political factions or movements over the past 20 years have been able to gain a total majority … that allows one bloc to choose a prime minister, so at the end, this is going to lead to rounds of negotiations and bargaining among political factions,” said Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem, reporting from Baghdad.

The poll marked the sixth election held in Iraq since a United States-led invasion in 2003 toppled longtime ruler Saddam Hussein and unleashed a sectarian civil war, the emergence of the ISIL (ISIS) group and the general collapse of infrastructure in the country.

The next premier must answer to Iraqis seeking jobs and improved education and health systems in a country plagued by corruption and mismanagement.

Kelly Osbourne in tears as she reveals why she slept in dad Ozzy’s bed after his death

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Kelly Osbourne has tearfully revealed why she slept in her father’s bed after he died and spoken out about the ‘one resentment’ she has with herself since his passing

Kelly Osbourne has tearfully revealed why she slept in her father’s bed after he died. The reality star, 41, lost her dad Ozzy when the music legend passed away in July at the age of 76 following numerous health issues, and discovered that the mornings were the “worst time” for her amid the grieving process..

Kelly made an appearance alongside her mother Sharon and brother Jack on a comeback episode of the family’s podcast, where the former X Factor judge admitted she “hates going to bed at night” and “hates going into an empty room” now following the death of her husband.

Kelly replied: “I mean, I slept with you for the first two months so that you weren’t on your own but then I felt like you needed some space.” The former pop star then began to weep also admitted that early in the day is when she struggles the most.

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She said: “There is one resentment I have and that is I always heard dad going down the stairs in the morning and the first thing I always said to him was ‘Morning dad, I love you!’ and I’d call out and he’d say ‘I love you more…’ and walk down the stairs, but on the morning that he passed, I didn’t say it.”

Rushing to comfort her daughter, Sharon insisted: “But he knew. He knew. He knew so much. One thing Ozzy was great and a master of acting not dumb, but checked out, and he was a master of that, and he wasn’t. He knew everything that was going on. Everything!”

Meanwhile, Jack, who is just days away from appearing on this year’s I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here in Australia, chimed in with: “I have found alone time has been helpful.

“Not a huge amount, but I’ve been going up to Idaho and had a few days up there when I was alone and it was nice. It’s nice to kind of just be but. There’s a lot to do, you know? It’s it’s dad I’ve said this a thousand times to us that he left us a huge world, you know, and we have to we have to pick up the flag.”

The former Black Sabbath star died this summer, just weeks after his final concert that took place in his hometown of Birmingham, and it came after a number of health woes for the legendary music star. The family statement announcing his death read: “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love.

“We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis.” The family message was preceded by a location stamp, that read: “Birmingham, England July 22, 2025” – revealing that Ozzy made it back home for one last time.

“Ozzy was always meant to come back to Britain to live in Buckinghamshire, it was where Sharon had spent so long preparing their family home for him,” a friend the family said at the time.

“There was much hope that he would be around for a lot longer than this but at one point there were fears they would not get him back from Los Angeles for the concert earlier this month.

“Kelly has been at the house a lot in the last week or so, so has Aimee. It is terribly sad for all of them, they really hoped he would be able to carry on for a bit longer. But it’s so lovely that he had his children around him during his last days.”

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President Tinubu Can’t Be Accused Of Religious Bigotry — Majeed Dahiru

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A public affairs analyst, Majeed Dahiru, says President Bola Tinubu cannot be accused of religious bigotry.

Dahiru, who spoke as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, explained that Tinubu in his capacity as the Commander-in-Chief, has mobilised the military to tackle security threats within two years in office.

“President Tinubu has not by any sense of imagination been accused of religious bigotry or having sympathy with Islamist jihadist terror groups,” he said.

“Absolutely not. You can criticise him for every other thing but nobody can actually criticise him for this because he does not qualify for such criticism.

“That alone is something to bargain to say, ‘Look, I am the President of this country. I am the Commander-in-Chief. There is no way I will preside over a country and sit idly and allow, encourage the killings of Christians,” Dahiru stated.

He, however, noted that while some Christians were being killed in parts of the country, there had been gains recorded in the fight against insurgency.

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On October 31, United States President Donald Trump said Christianity faced an existential threat in Nigeria, describing the alleged killing as a “mass slaughter”.

“Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed.

“Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter,” he wrote.

The US president added that the United States “cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening” and directed Congressman Riley Moore and House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole to investigate the matter.

“I am hereby making Nigeria a ‘country of particular concern.’ But that is the least of it. When Christians, or any such group, is slaughtered like is happening in Nigeria (3,100 versus 4,476 Worldwide), something must be done!

“I am asking Congressman Riley Moore, together with Chairman Tom Cole and the House Appropriations Committee, to immediately look into this matter and report back to me.

“The United States cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening in Nigeria and numerous other Countries. We stand ready, willing, and able to save our Great Christian population around the World!” Trump wrote.

Lagos To Lunch ‘Ounje Eko’ Farmers’ Subsidy Phase II

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The Lagos State Government has announced plans to launch the second phase of the ‘Ounje Eko’ Farmers’ Subsidy Programme before the end of November this year to support farmers across the state and ensure they have access to quality feed to boost their production.

This was announced by the Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Systems, Abisola Olusanya, during a press conference at Alausa, Ikeja.

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The commissioner said the programme was a critical intervention of the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration aimed at sustaining food production, empowering farmers, and stabilising food prices across Lagos, particularly during the yuletide season.

Olusanya added that the results of the first phase of the subsidy programme launched earlier this year were resounding, as over 5,000 farmers benefited directly from the intervention.

The commissioner also said that over 993.3 metric tons of poultry feed and 265.65 metric tons of fish feed were supplied.

According to her, the programme sustained the production of 258,000-layer birds, resulting in over seven million eggs produced and 177,100 catfish.

Egg prices, she said, dropped from ₦6,000 per crate to between ₦5,000 and ₦5,400.

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Olusanya stated that building on this success, Governor Sanwo-Olu approved the implementation of the ‘Ounje Eko’ Farmers’ Subsidy Programme Phase II, expanding its reach and scope to provide greater impact and support to farmers across different value chains.

The commissioner further explained that phase two would include interventions like a 25 per cent subsidy on poultry feed layer mash, broiler starter and finisher
25 per cent subsidy on fish feed.

Others are free distribution of grains to pig farmers across the state to support livestock nutrition and sustainability, and distribution of agricultural equipment and inputs to crop farming clusters across the state to enhance mechanisation and reduce manual labour.

She emphasised that the programme would cut across 10 locations in the state, including Farm Service Centre, Agege; Agricultural Training Institute, Araga; Epe Coconut House, Mowo; Badagry Fish Farm Estate, Odongunyan, Ikorodu; Erikorodo Poultry Estate, Ikorodu; Aiyedoto Poultry Estate, Ojo; Ministry of Agriculture Cooperative Office, Ajah; and the Armed Forces Resettlement Centre.

As with the first phase, the commissioner explained that participation will be restricted to recognised and registered farmer associations such as the Poultry Association of Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter (PAN-LAG), Lagos State Catfish Allied Farmers Association of Nigeria (LASCAFAN) and Farm Estate and Settlement Associations to ensure transparency and accountability.

The state government advised farmers to register with the necessary associations to benefit from this support.