The 284-kilometer Kano–Jigawa–Katsina–Maradi railway project will be finished by 2026, according to President Bola Tinubu’s announcement on Friday.
The president made the announcement at the state’s Tashar Bala Area’s 24-kilometer Eastern Bypass and Katsina State Agricultural Mechanization Centre public.
The president claims that the construction of a railroad line that connects Maradi in the neighboring Niger Republic to Kano State in Nigeria’s Northwest Region will ease traffic for people and goods there, reducing the burden on Nigerian roads once it is finished.
The president also made it known that the Federal Government had awarded contracts to complete rehabilitation of the Kafur-Malumfashi-Dayi-Gidan Mutum Daya Roads as well as the complete rehabilitation of Martabar Kankara-Dutsina-Katsina-Katsina Road and Zaria-Hunkuyi-Dabai.
President Tinubu speaking in Katsina
He added that work is still being done on the road and that the second phase of the Katsina-Kano Road is on track. He claimed that the Federal Government had overcome the road’s previous technical and bureaucratic difficulties.
The Katsina-Kano Road’s second phase is “firmly on track.” The work is still being done along the way, thanks to the accomplishment of previous technical and administrative challenges.
“We have received the contract for the complete rehabilitation of the Kafur-Malumfashi-Dayi-Gidan Mutum Daya Roads, as well as the Martabar Kankara-Dutsina-Katsina-Katsina Road and Zaria-Hunkuyi-Dabai Roads. The roads will be delivered on time, according to us.
The 284-kilometer Kano-Jigawa-Katsina-Maradi rail project, in addition, is scheduled to be finished in 2026. When finished, the project will lessen the strain on our roads and ease the transportation of people and goods.
I want to assure the people of Katsina State that there are enough projects and programs under development for the people who are committed. He thanked you for your prayers.
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When it was revealed that Kirk Medas, the show’s star, had passed away after spending several weeks in the hospital, fans of the raunchy Jersey Shore spin-off Floribama Shore were heartbroken.
Kirk Medas, a star of Floribama Shore, regrets one thing about his life just before his unanticipated passing from necrotising pancreatitis.
The 33-year-old was a founding cast member of the obscene MTV reality show, which ran for four seasons and follows a group of eight 20-somethings living on the “pan handle” coast, which runs between Florida and Alabama.
For the two weeks leading up to his death, Medas was in an intensive care unit at a Miami hospital, with his family telling TMZ that he was in a coma and unable to breathe for himself. They later confirmed he had died from liver failure.
Eight weeks ago, Medas posted a video of himself working out in the gym that showed signs of good health. He also posted a heartfelt caption about his life and how he regrets not alcoholic sooner.
He resisted the loss of a lot over the course of the previous year, saying, “But he stayed resilient.” Body, mind, and spirit. The first step was completely altering my lifestyle.
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Kirk Medas was pictured on a ventilator in a Miami hospital as he battled necrotising pancreatitis(Image: GoFundMe)
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The best thing I’ve ever done was to put the bottle down and go home, “took the Bible.”
The only regret I have is not making these lifestyle adjustments sooner. Although my mind is still far from perfect, it is much clearer. Men should experience this loneliness. “Me vs.
Between 2017 and 2020, Medas was well-liked by viewers and his co-stars when he made 25 episodes of Floribama Shore.
After visiting him in the ICU, one fan said, “Watching someone you love go through something so painful and uncertain is heartbreaking, but your messages, prayers, and kind words have truly lifted us in this dark time.”
“His mama and I are in heaven, and I know Kirk will too.” We’re believing in miracles, healing, and recovery, so please keep praying for him. He’s strong, and we’re praying for him. “One day at a time.”
After appearing in Floribama Shore alongside Aimee, Nilsa Prowant, Gus Smyrnios, Jeremiah Buoni, Candace Rice, Codi Butts, and Kortni Gilson, Kirk rose to fame in 2017.
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Kirk Medas pictured in 2018(Image: Getty Images)
Before his death, Kirk’s family and friends joined forced to raise money for his hospital care. Nilsa wrote on Instagram: “Thank you all so much for the overwhelming love, prayers, donations, messages, and support for Kirk. He’s been in the ICU on a ventilator for two weeks now, fighting necrotizing pancreatitis and sepsis.”
In 2020 Medas was arrested in Georgia for drunk and disorderly behaviour. TMZ reported that as he was cuffed he shouted at police: “I’m on a TV show by the way.”
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Eberechi Eze won another victory in an online chess tournament just days after helping Crystal Palace to reach the FA Cup final.
The 26-year-old England international won Chess.com’s four-day amateur PogChamps competition, which featured 12 famous content creators and athletes. She won $20, 000 (£15, 000) in prize money.
Eze defeated American YouTuber Sapnap in the event’s final with a $100, 000 (£75, 000) total prize fund in the final of the event, which featured a 3-0 win over Aston Villa at Wembley last weekend as Palace prepared for an FA Cup final against Manchester City.
Eze first began playing chess after receiving instruction from his former Palace teammate Michael Olise at the club’s training facility.
He stated to The Athletic in 2023, “I didn’t begin learning chess until Michael arrived.
I started studying the game, watching YouTube videos of the best chess openings, and other things like that, because he and my brother nudged me when I was learning to play and face them.
Eze won the final 2-0 live on the streaming service Twitch after going through a group stage of competition.
Crystal Palace stated on X: “He can do it all. ” in response to Chess.com’s announcement of Eze’s victory.
In his 38 games with Crystal Palace, Eze has scored nine goals and provided 11 assists this season.
Just days after helping Crystal Palace reach the FA Cup final, Eberechi Eze has celebrated another victory – triumphing in an online chess tournament.
The 26-year-old England international pocketed $20,000 (£15,000) in prize money for winning Chess.com’s four-day amateur PogChamps tournament, contested by 12 celebrity content creators and athletes.
Eze, who scored in a 3-0 win against Aston Villa at Wembley last weekend as Palace set up an FA Cup final against Manchester City, beat American Youtuber Sapnap in the final of the event, which had a $100,000 (£75,000) total prize fund.
Eze began playing chess after he was taught by former Palace team-mate Michael Olise, who he would often play against at the club’s training ground.
He told The Athletic in 2023: “I didn’t start learning chess until Michael came in.
“It was him and my brother who nudged me to learn how to play and face them, so that’s when I started studying the game, watching YouTube videos of the best chess openings, things like that.”
Players had to compete in a group stage to earn a place in the Championship bracket, with Eze winning the final 2-0 live on the streaming service Twitch.
Quoting Chess.com’s announcement of Eze’s victory, Crystal Palace posted on X: “He can do it all.”
On the pitch this season, Eze has scored nine goals and contributed 11 assists in 38 appearances for Crystal Palace.
A deadly attack in Kashmir, which was the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for years, destroyed the idea that the region was safe, open for business, and back to “normal” again.
Indian authorities have responded with a comprehensive crackdown and nationalist rhetoric. The government’s message is echoed by a lot of media.
How did this happen, and how did it happen? is too fundamentally important to ask.
Contributors: Anuradha Bhasin, managing editor, Kashmir Times Sreenivasan Jain, a journalist and author Swasti Rao, associate professor at Jindal Global University, consulting editor at The Print Nirupama Subramanian – Journalist
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Powerful military and intelligence figures have predominated the media coverage of the events in Kashmir in Pakistan. However, users are retaliating with skepticism and satire on social media. reports Ryan Kohls.
The meme of cruelty and the White House
Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office were chaotic, marked by aggressive policies, talk of anannexing neighboring nations, and war declarations against the mainstream media, universities, and law firms.
His administration’s confrontational political style is reflected in and amplified by his administration’s online presence, which is full of obscene language and frequently cruel memes. Reports by Meenakshi Ravi.
One royal expert says that the Duke of Sussex has so far refused to do anything in the rift with his family that Prince Harry has claimed his father the King won’t speak to him but that he hopes for reconciliation.
Prince Harry is refusing to take responsibility for his actions despite wanting reconciliation with his family by not doing one thing, according to a royal expert.
In a bombshell interview after losing a legal battle over his security arrangements in the UK, the Duke of Sussex dramatically claimed his father the King would not speak to him but he would like reconciliation with him and the rest of the Firm, explaining: “this, at the heart of it, is a family dispute”. The rift between the Sussexes and the royal family opened significantly following their interview with Oprah Winfrey, during which they alleged a member of the family was concerned about their son Archie’s skin tone before he was born.
Prince Harry and his estranged father King Charles (Image: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Then the duke claimed in his controversial memoir, Spare, that Prince William had physically attacked him, that the King put his own interests above Harry’s and was jealous of Meghan. In his latest explosive tell-all with the BBC, he said: “Of course, some members of my family will never forgive me for writing a book. Of course, they will never forgive me for lots of things.”
Even though Harry has pleaded for reconciliation, Majesty Magazine editor-in-chief Ingrid Seward predicts that any apology from him for his past actions will take a long time.
She exclusively told the Mirror: “By now Charles is used to Harry’s disloyalty and contradictions. But what he will not be prepared to put up with is his youngest son’s stubborn conviction that he is always right. Harry’s ego is so fragile he thinks the world is against him. He refuses to take responsibility for his actions. If he wants reconciliation, why does he still attack his family?
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Harry in his bombshell TV interview with the BBC(Image: BBC)
He would have admitted he was wrong if he had expressed regret to his father and those he has hurt. Harry seems incapable of carrying this out because he has such a fragile sense of self. Hardy won’t likely be able to bring his wife and kids to the UK due to his stubbornness. At least for the time being.
He claimed to have known the “family,” but never made an apology. This is known by the King. However, he also recognizes that Harry is “extremely vulnerable” despite his accusatory exterior.
Harry also spoke out about the King’s health, who is currently receiving cancer treatment. He said, “Life is precious. It would be nice to reconcile with my father, but I don’t know how long he has been hiding from me because of this security stuff.
He also said information he learned during the legal process led him to discover “some people want history to repeat itself”, in an apparent reference to the death of his mother Diana, Princess of Wales. And speaking out so publicly about this is why the King has not been speaking to his youngest son, according to royal biographer Ingrid, even if it might be painful for him.
Harry, Meghan and William with King Charles (Image: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
She continued, “Charles needs complete trust. He is both the monarch and the head of state, as Charles vowed at his coronation. He will be devastated by this circumstance. However, until such a time as Harry’s trust is established, he must avoid him. If they ever do.
It comes as fellow expert, the former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond also told The Mirror how Harry’s “barely controlled emotion” was in stark contrast to how King Charles publicly reached out to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022.
Imagine King Charles hearing Harry accuse him of “not caring” about his safety after being informed that his younger son had given a TV interview. He is informed that the establishment and consequently the royal family attempted to detain Harry and his wife and children, allowing them to have their security reduced to make them stay in the UK.
And he notices Harry talking about “some people wanting history to repeat itself,” which would seem to be a reference to his mother’s security plans after her death in a car accident.
Contrast this with the King’s first broadcast the day after the late Queen’s passing, in which he made a definite point of loving Harry and Meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas. “
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Speaking of Prince Harry’s manner in the interview, Jennie continued: “The words that Harry used about losing his court case: that he was ‘devastated, gutted and surprised’ could well be the exact words that King Charles might echo about this latest bombshell interview.”
