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الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

[Mesut Özil @M10]

Jumma Mubarak! 🤲

[Mufti Menk @muftimenk]

For every pain you endure,
For every fear that grips your heart,
For every worry that keeps you awake at night,
For every loss that you grieve over,
For anything & everything that you can’t handle, leave it to the Lord of the Worlds. He’s the best disposer of our affairs.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

On this day in 1948, Alice Coachman became the first black woman (of any country) to win an Olympic gold medal following a record-setting high jump despite nursing a back injury.

She was often unable to use the training facilities due to segregation and also trained barefoot and used old equipment.

—Alice Coachman became the first black woman from any country to win an Olympic Gold Medal when she competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, UK. Born November 9, 1923, in Albany, Georgia, to Evelyn and Fred Coachman, Alice was the fifth of ten children. As an athletic child of the Jim Crow South, who was denied access to regular training facilities, Coachman trained by running on dirt roads and creating her own hurdles to practice jumping.

Even though Alice Coachman parents did not support her interest in athletics, she was encouraged by Cora Bailey, her fifth grade teacher at Monroe Street Elementary School, and her aunt, Carrie Spry, to develop her talents. After demonstrating her skills on the track at Madison High School, Tuskegee Institute offered sixteen-year-old Coachman a scholarship to attend its high school program. She competed on and against all-black teams throughout the segregated South.

In 1943, Coachman entered the Tuskegee Institute college division to study dressmaking. She played on the basketball team and ran track-and-field, where she won four national championships for events in sprinting and high jumping. Coachman completed a degree in dressmaking in 1946. In 1947, Coachman enrolled in Albany State College (now University) to continue her education. Coachman completed a B.S. degree in Home Economics with a minor in science at Albany State College in 1949 and became teacher and track-and-field instructor.

During World War II, the Olympic committee cancelled the 1940 and 1944 games. Alice Coachman’s first Olympic opportunity came in 1948 in London, when she was twenty-four. On August 8, 1948, Alice Coachman leapt 5 feet 6 1/8 inches to set a new Olympic record and win a gold medal for the high jump...

[B/R Football @brfootball]

Kylian Mbappé’s new coaches are José Mourinho and Zinedine Zidane 🔥

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

US President Donald Trump has pledged to use frozen Iranian assets to pay for any damage to ships and cargo in the Strait of Hormuz, garnering strong condemnation from Tehran. https://t.co/60t1QNF2Iz

[Globe Eye News @GlobeEyeNews]

Andy Burnham officially becomes Prime Minister of the UK.

[Africa Facts Zone @AfricaFactsZone]

Egypt has built the world's largest military command Headquarters, the Octagon in the New Administrative Capital.

The military complex sits on 22 acres, and contains eight octagonal buildings.

[B/R Football @brfootball]

Only eight remain 🌎🏆

[B/R Football @brfootball]

2006. 2010. 2014. 2018. 2022. 2026.

Cristiano Ronaldo says farewell to the World Cup 🇵🇹

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🇲🇦 OFFICIAL: Morocco qualify to World Cup quarter finals!

[Islam And Life @IslamAndLyfe]

#EidMubarak to you and your family.

[Punch Newspapers @MobilePunch]

Today's Biggest Headlines

Here are some of the news reports that you shouldn’t miss this morning

1. States’ capital spending plunges 58% as 2027 politics intensifies

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2. 2027: Southern, M’Belt leaders reject power shift to North

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3. Vehicle imports jump 67% in three months

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4. 3,715 PHCs inactive in 19 states, FCT

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5. INEC deadline: Opposition parties rush to submit membership registers

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6. 2027 Rivers governorship: Drama as APC committee screens Fubara, Wike allies

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7. Another suspect charged over killing of UK-based Nigerian teenager

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8. FG mandates drug tests for secondary school students

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9. Military denies civilian deaths in Niger airstrikes, says 70 bandits killed

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10. You can only try, Osimhen tells Super Lig foes

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[The Guardian Nigeria @GuardianNigeria]

These are the headlines in today’s edition of The Guardian.

Get The Guardian on the newsstands for the latest in world news, sports, and in-depth analysis. ⁣

1. Opposition ‘crumbles’ as Atiku takes Nigeria’s crisis to global stage https://t.co/Wj9nw0uXPH

2. FG summons South African envoy over xenophobic attacks amid concerns about rights infringements https://t.co/NaZFKy6UNc

3. Atiku slams FG over declining foreign reserves despite N5tr oil windfall https://t.co/yrzH3eZnid

4. Trust on trial: INEC and future of Nigeria’s elections https://t.co/tzBmfMi9XY

5. World Press Freedom Day: SERAP, NGE, HHRC demand safety, justice for journalists https://t.co/coShE7rEtn

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#BreakingNews #Nigeria #Nigerians

[Presidency Nigeria @NGRPresident]

Fela Lives: President Tinubu on Fela’s Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

[Genius @Genius]

it’s official 🏆 @kendricklamar and @leftygunplay_ win best rap song at the 2026 #GRAMMYs for “tv off” 👏🔥

[Big Ryllz 🖤🦅 @Bigryllz]

Congratulations OBO @davido on your New Grammy Award🏆
E no easy, you self don try, you deserve am 🎉💯
New Taker ✅

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Aspiring Nigerian singer dies after being bitten by a snake https://t.co/kkf2bv9ia7

[Africa Facts Zone @AfricaFactsZone]

Mohamed Salah has been named the Greatest African Player of All Time in a poll by One Football.

He beat out Samuel Eto'o, Didier Drogba and Sadio Mane.

[Forbes @Forbes]

The full snow moon — the second of 13 full moons in 2026 — will turn full on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. Named for the snow on the ground at this time of year in North America, this full moon will rise close to a spectacular star cluster.

Read more: https://t.co/FTpp3HP37b
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