Tinubu SouthEast Tour,Cameroon is WAFCON,Bezos buys Liverpool,Jason Ardays’s Death,‘Babangida @85

1. Tinubu South-East Tour

Support groups backing President Tinubu’s 2027 re-election (Obidient General Worldwide Team, City Boy Movement, and Renewed Hope Movement) have started a tour of the South-East to engage youths and students. They visited Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, urging the region to support Tinubu so it can benefit more from his administration. The tour continues to other South-East states.

Link: https://time.i.ng/2026/08/17/2027-tinubu-support-groups-begin-south-east-tour-to-woo-youths-students/

2. Cameroon wins first WAFCON title

Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses won their first Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title, beating Malawi 3-0 in the final.

Link: https://time.i.ng/2026/08/17/cameroon-win-first-wafcon-title-after-beating-malawi-3-0/

3. Bezos-backed group buys minority stake in Liverpool

Liverpool officially announced the sale of a minority stake (around 30%) to a consortium that includes Jeff Bezos (via K5 Sports), led by Amit Bhatia, and also involving the Mittal Family Trusts and Eduardo Saverin’s EE Capital. Fenway Sports Group retains majority ownership and operational control.

Link: https://time.i.ng/2026/08/17/official-liverpool-announce-minority-sale-to-bezos-backed-consortium/

4. Jason Arday’s death

Jason Arday, the youngest Black professor in the history of the University of Cambridge (who had been accused of plagiarism and resigned), was found dead.

Link: https://time.i.ng/2026/08/15/jason-arday-youngest-black-professor-in-the-history-of-university-of-cambridge-accused-of-plagiarism-found-dead/

5. Babangida turns 85

President Tinubu congratulated former military president Ibrahim Babangida on his 85th birthday, describing him as an elder statesman whose eight-year rule left lasting impacts on Nigeria’s political, economic, and geographic landscape.

Link: https://time.i.ng/2026/08/17/babangida-impacted-nigeria-distinctly-tinubu-celebrates-ex-leader-at-85/

Newsletter overview page: https://time.i.ng/2026/08/17/tinubu-southeast-tourcameroon-is-wafconbezos-buys-liverpooljason-ardayss-deathbabangida-85/

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