With Kola, Sultana, and Koyin being excluded from the reality series’ Sunday night finale, the competition for the $115 million grand prize has intensified even more.
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Both housemates had been strong contenders in the lead up to the final hours, so their eviction, announced by host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, drew loud gasps from the live audience.
One of the season’s standout figures was Sultana, who is renowned for her emotional strength and bold personality, while Kola’s composed and steady demeanor earned him sage admiration from the audience.
Lagos, the first time an all-electric powerboat racing competition held in Africa, hosted a race in the rain-soaked nation’s capital city on Sunday to compete in the UIM E1 World Championship.
The Lagos Lagoon is home to Team Drogba’s electric boat during the E1 final race on October 5, 2025. OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFP (Photo)
Nine of the world’s top sports and entertainment stars were waiting for hours while the finals were delayed by a previous tropical storm, which had delayed the tournament’s start.
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The E1 Lagos Grand Prix, which is the penultimate round of the season, took place on Lagos’ lagoon in preparation for the season finale in Miami later this year.
Since the championship’s second-round split increased from five to seven races, Africa is the fourth continent to host an E1 race in the series’ second season.
In addition to Jeddah, Doha, Monaco, and Miami, competitions have been held in the past.
We are incredibly proud to be here because “Africa needed to be there, the motherland needed to be there,” founder and CEO Rodi Basso told AFP.
He said, “We are incredibly proud that we have won seven races in four continents in season two, compared to five on two continents in season one.”
Rain or shine
Fans poured into white tents as watching areas along the coast as afrobeats music blared from large speakers and vendors sold food, including Jollof rice, a staple of Nigeria.
Some fans drank champagne from the balconies of hotels and high office buildings. Out of curiosity, 61-year-old advertising executive Bumi Oke and her husband attended the race.
The race’s hostility and the organization’s ability to host global events gave “Nigerians” more confidence in their own ability to do so.
When you hold international events, business continues, she said, “Come rain, come sun.”
Didier Drogba, the legendary football player from Ivorya, and his partner Gabrielle Lemaire, who had a major role in the first-ever introduction of the race to the continent, mingled with the winners and posed for photos on the podium following the race.
Olympic-winning athletes like Drogba, Tom Brady, LeBron James, LeBron James, and Rafael Nadal, who are all famous for their own E1 teams, are also famous for their global sporting and entertainment stars.
The race was won by Team Brazil, which is owned by tech entrepreneur Marcelo Claure, with Team Blue Rising from India, second place, and Drogba’s team coming in third.
For each team, there are two pilots for each team, each with a different sport’s unique combination of motorsport, go-karting, and powerboating.
Thomas Skinner, who became the first Strictly Come Dancing star to be fired this year, has made an online statement. After the first public vote, Thomas, who gained fame on The Apprentice, was removed from the show, which placed him and rugby player Chris Robshaw in the bottom two.
Tom became the first star to leave the 2025 competition after the judges made a unanimous decision to save Chris. Tom told host Tess Daly, “I’ve loved it,”’ Tom said during the interview. Amy is amazing despite the fact that I’ve never danced before and my stay was brief. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed and had a great time. Although I can’t dance very well, I had fun! Amy, I appreciate your patience because you’re a different type of person.
The actor has since broken his silence on social media, though. The reality star and businessman said, “One of the most amazing people I’ve ever met, is Amy Dowden,” in a heartfelt post on social media. I adored dancing with her every second. Inside and out, she is a truly wonderful person.
Rugby player Chris Robshaw (PA) and Thomas Skinner placed in the bottom two.
She didn’t deserve to be eliminated first; we left so early in the competition because we were so disappointed. She knows dancing to be absolutely everything. Amy, keep shining. Sorry, but it was a short trip on Strictly. But you keep shining, girl. The world belongs to you. Bosh. “
Fans responded with a few words to show their support for Tom, saying, “Tom, you put everything into your performances, and if you could achieve that, you would be at the top of the leaderboard!” You must be very proud of you, Amy. “Onward and upwards to the upcoming adventure.
Your lifting skills were well-suited for your needs. You were a little rigid, to be honest, but you aren’t a natural actor, so 10/10 for joining the show. You made what I would characterize as a brilliant effort, “you said.” A third was added as well: “Mate.” You probably had the best of both, ten times better than you thought, and you had the best sense of self. Continue. “
Fourth, “Tom,” gushed a fourth time, “You should be really proud of what Amy said to you about how you light up a room and how you helped her feel alive again with her cancer battle is worth more than anything.”
Amy Dowden, Tom’s professional dance partner, mentioned getting to know “the real Tom” while on Strictly and how he helped her regain confidence during his short stint.
He is “adorable.” He looked after me, she claimed. We’ve had a lot of laughter. Although we’ve worked so hard, a glitterball would have been amazing, but I’ve come to understand that happiness, health, and being alive are more important than anything.
“I’ve made a lifelong friend, and I’m unchangeable.” I’m a little disappointed that a Ballroom boy didn’t get to do the Ballroom, but I’ve had a difficult time over the past three years, as you know.
I lost all my confidence as a dancer, but when I walked into the room with you, I was so happy and appreciative.
Tom’s Twitter rants helped him get a lot of attention during his brief time on the show. The reality star and US Vice President JD Vance were pictured the day before the 2025 case was revealed.
After stealing a journalist’s phone, he stormed out of Strictly’s press interviews, and it later became known that he had an affair with an aesthetician just weeks before his 2022 wedding to wife Sinead.
He made his Strictly debut in September and yelled, “I won’t be cancelled,” before taking to X in a furious tirade. Life ain’t easy, he wrote at the time on X. I’ve been called every name in recent memory, and some of it I deserve, because, yes, I’m not always right. However, since JD Vance invited me to a BBQ,… it has completely vanished.
“Certain people are going to hell with me,” they said. He blasted “mostly Faceless accounts, giving it up, and hypocrites making everything political.”
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After Western nations reinstated international sanctions against Iran, the country’s foreign minister has declared that cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog is no longer necessary.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that the Cairo agreement, which was a deal reached last month with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is no longer relevant for our cooperation with the IAEA.
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After Tehran suspended cooperation following Israeli and American attacks on its nuclear facilities in June, that agreement established a framework for new inspections and monitoring.
The 2015 nuclear agreement, which included Britain, France, and Germany, was put on hold as a result of the UN’s repeated sanctions against Iran, who had previously criticized Iran for breaking its commitments. Tehran has since refuted these accusations.
Araghchi reportedly threatened to implement a snapback after the three European nations “fell in their hands and threatened to do so” in a statement to foreign diplomats in Tehran. They have already seen the effects of using this lever. The three European nations have undoubtedly diminished their influence and almost eliminated any justification for negotiations with them.
In any future discussions about Iran’s nuclear program, he added, the European trio “will play a much smaller role” than they did in the past.
Double standards
Tehran has accused the IAEA of using double standards, alleging that despite its obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the organization did not condemn Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
Iran has long been accused of having nuclear weapons by Western nations, supported by Israel and led by the US, a claim Tehran strongly refutes. Iran insists that the NPT only grants it the right to enrich uranium while its program is solely for civilians.
Despite President Masoud Pezeshkian insisting that Iran will continue to fulfill its obligations under the NPT, some Iranian lawmakers have suggested completely withdrawing from the agreement.
Without going into specifics, Araghchi said that “there is still room for diplomacy” and that Tehran’s “decision regarding cooperation with the agency will be announced.
After Israeli attacks in June targeted Iranian nuclear, military, and residential sites, Iran and the US negotiations that started in April to revive a wider nuclear agreement fell apart.
Tehran has since called on Washington to restore diplomacy and demand that it be guaranteed and recognized before any potential resumption of talks.
In tonight’s results show, Strictly Come Dancing revealed the first celebrity to be axed from the 2025 series. hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly announced that Thomas Skinner, a former The Apprentice star, and rugby player Chris Robshaw had made the cut after the public vote.
However, after a dance-off, Thomas and his professional partner Amy Dowden were the first Strictly Come Dancing contestants to be declared disqualified from the program this year. After the pair performed their Viennese Waltz to Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ Die With A Smile once more, the judges unanimously decided to save Chris and Nadiya Bychkova.
While Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, and Craig Revel Horwood chose to save Chris, Motsi Mabuse, who received the decisive vote this week, said she also would have chosen to save Nadiya and Chris.
The first celebrity to leave Strictly Come Dancing (PA) is Thomas Skinner, who is also known as PA.
Thomas said to Tess, “I’ve loved it, I’ve loved it. Amy is amazing despite the fact that I’ve never danced before and my stay was brief. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed and had a great time.
“I’ve had fun even though I can’t really dance that well!” Amy, I appreciate your patience because you are a different type. “I’m sorry that we haven’t done too well.
In the meantime, Amy claimed that she first met Tom while competing with him, and that he is “awesome.” He has taken care of me. We’ve had a lot of laughter.
We’ve worked so hard, and a glitterball would have been amazing, but what I’ve learned over the years is that being alive, being happy, and being in good health are more important than anything.
I’ve made a lifetime of friends, and I wouldn’t make any changes. I’m a little disappointed that a Ballroom boy didn’t get to do the Ballroom, but I’ve had a difficult time over the past three years, as you know.
I lost all my self-assurance as a dancer, but when I walked into the room with you, I was so happy and appreciative. Sincerely, I thank you.
Thomas has had his share of dramas on Strictly, with the reality star snatching a reporter’s phone just before the show’s launch and escaping from one of its press interviews. He later learned that he had a sexual encounter with an aesthetician just weeks before his 2022 wedding to his wife Sinead.
Thomas revealed that he had already lost a stone from the training after the training had begun. He stated to It Takes Two this week, “I’ve lost a stone since starting Strictly. I weigh less than a stone. I don’t feel any different. I’m eagerly awaiting my return to the cafe.
No, really, I’ve lost some weight and noticed that my pants are getting a little bigger. Once you learn to dance, it’s amazing. I’m learning a skill. They belong to a different class than the professionals. It’s not very good, but I do it. But I’m making an effort and succeeding.
Strictly Come Dancing airs on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Saturday at 6:05 p.m.
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