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The UFC handed out four post-fight bonuses after Saturday's card, including one to a debuting lightweight.

The Oakland International Film Festival hosted a screening of “Outlaw Posse” at the Grand Lake Theatre on Monday. Special guests included director/actor Mario Van Peebles and his co-star, Oakland native Scytorya Rhodes. The film is Peebles’ second western, the first being ‘Posse,’ 13 years ago. | By Carla Thomas The Oakland International Film Festival hosted a screening of “Outlaw Posse” at the Grand Lake Theatre on Monday. Special guests included director/actor Mario Van Peebles a...

Kansas recorded its first shutout of the season as the Jayhawks beat Kansas State 4-0 on Saturday at Tointon Family Field in Manahttan. Kansas starter Dominic Voegele threw six dominant innings, while Cooper Moore, Tegan Cain and Hunter Cranton each threw a scoreless inning of relief.

Oakland natives and esteemed members of the African American Sports and Entertainment Group (AASEG), Jonathan P. Jones and Dr. Maritony Efua Jones, recently embarked on a significant journey to Ghana as guests of the World Martial Authority Ghana. This trip signifies a crucial opportunity to bolster partnerships, explore new avenues of collaboration, and contribute to impactful initiatives in Ghana. | By Post Staff Oakland natives and esteemed members of the African American Sports and Entertain...

Henry Texada was known as a leader, a role model, godfather, and a friend to all. He enjoyed mentoring younger members of his family and participants at the Boys and Girls Club. He was always giving and present in the lives of others with a kind word or suggestion. Henry used the skills gained at Youth Radio as a digital media photographer to inspire others. He wanted to learn as much as he could to be a supportive person for youth, so he enrolled at Laney College for the fall of 2020 for classe...

Against the backdrop of persistent and prevalent power failures that have no doubt been retrogressing virtually everything that has something to do with electricity, it is germane to remind Mr. President that as Nigeria continues to struggle with the delivery of regular electricity that the people’s collective patience is by each passing day wearing thin, particularly he would on May 29, 2024 mark his one year in office, yet nothing seems to be working in the electricity sector except when it ...

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Mayor’s Press Office Mayor London N. Breed introduced legislation on April 26 to encourage and expand outdoor community events. The first will waive City fees for certain events, making them less costly to produce. The second will simplify the health permitting for special event food vendors through the creation of an annual permit. Both pieces

But all these actions and habits are crystal clear in the eyes of a truthful mind and dirty as mud in the eyes of a hypocrite. This country called Nigeria no doubt has been subjected to some of the worst atrocities committed by humans on earth; from ritual killings, slavery, civil war, ethnic and religious battles , religious extremes , banditry, kidnapping, terrorism and massive lootings. So why are we killing Nigeria?

The rapid growth propelled Nigeria to the largest economy in Africa. Buhari, with strong endorsement from Obasanjo, took over, and, by 2018, the country became the poverty capital of the world. Two recessions, one in each term, yielded average annual growth of the economy of less than one and a half percent for eight miserable years under Buhari. Consequently, this country, by the end of this year, will no longer be the largest African economy.