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BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-FCB Nyasa Big Bullets have suspended their National Executive Supporters’ Committee Chairperson,Stone Mwamadi, following his alleged involvement in a recent thuggery act that is currently under police investigation.

The decision, announced through an official club statement, takes immediate effect.

The club says the suspension is necessary to allow for due process and to preserve its integrity, values and public reputation.

According to the statement, the club acted after receiving reports linking Mwamadi to an incident that has drawn wide public attention and concern.

Details of the case have not been fully disclosed as investigations are still ongoing.

“The club finds it appropriate to suspend Mwamadi from his duties to allow for due process and to protect the integrity, values and reputation of FCB Nyasa Big Bullets Football Club,” reads part of the statement released by the club’s management.

FCB Nyasa Big Bullets emphasized that it remains committed to the highest standards of discipline and professionalism both on and off the pitch.

The club warned that it will not tolerate any behavior that might bring its name into disrepute.

The statement also made it clear that the suspension is not a declaration of guilt but a temporary measure to ensure fairness while law enforcement agencies carry out their investigations.

Meanwhile, the club has appointed Chingeni Gumbala Kadam’manja as Acting National Supporters’ Chairperson.

He will oversee the operations of the supporters’ executive committee during the period of Mwamadi’s suspension.

Supporters have been urged to remain calm and continue rallying behind the team as the club works to resolve the matter responsibly and transparently.

FCB Nyasa Big Bullets concluded by reaffirming its commitment to accountability and ethical conduct, saying it values the trust of its fans, stakeholders and partners and will always act in the best interest of the club.

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…..Violence escalates in Palma, a strategic town at the heart of Mozambique’s international gas hub

MAPUTO-(MaraviPost)-Islamic insurgents have killed three people in new attacks in northern Mozambique on Friday.

The attacks also resulted in the kidnapping of 11 children.

Locals reported that the violence affected several areas, including Palma.

Palma is a key town in a major international gas hub in Mozambique.

The assaults mark another escalation in the ongoing insurgency in the northern Cabo Delgado province.

Residents described the attackers as heavily armed and highly organized.

The kidnappings have raised fears for the safety and well-being of the children.

Security forces in the region have been struggling to contain the insurgent activities.

Palma has been a focal point of repeated attacks due to its economic and strategic significance.

The gas hub in Palma is central to international investments and energy projects in Mozambique.

Local communities continue to live under the threat of sudden raids by insurgents.

The Mozambican government has yet to release an official statement regarding the latest attacks.

International observers have expressed concern over the continuing instability in northern Mozambique.

Humanitarian agencies warn that displacement and trauma among residents are increasing.

The attacks underscore the challenges faced by security forces and the urgent need for coordinated responses.

The situation has drawn attention from regional and global stakeholders invested in the safety of the gas infrastructure.

The plight of the kidnapped children remains a top concern for local authorities and aid organizations.

Efforts to restore peace and protect civilians in Cabo Delgado continue amid these repeated violent incidents.

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.…Blantyre police apprehend suspects linked to intimidation of Malawi Broadcasting Corporation Director General over campaign remarks

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi Police in Blantyre arrested two overzealous Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cadres for forcing Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Director General George Kasakula to apologise to President Peter Mutharika on air.

The two DPP cadres are Yonah Green Malunga and Stone Mwamadi who are also Wanderers and Bullets supporters committee members respectively.

Deputy police spokesperson for the Southern Region, Inspector Beatrice Mikuwa, confirmed the arrests of Malunga and Mwamadi on Friday evening.

Inspector Mikuwa stated that the suspects will appear in court once all necessary procedures are completed.

Reports indicate that the individuals forced Kasakula to apologize on MBC broadcast.

The apology was over remarks made by Kasakula that were perceived as insulting President Peter Mutharika during the campaign period.

The police have assured the public that due process will be followed in handling the suspects.

MBC management has not yet released an official statement regarding the incident.

Observers note that the episode has raised concerns about freedom of expression and media independence in the country.

Political analysts have called for restraint and adherence to the law in resolving disputes related to public statements.

The incident has sparked debate on social media, with users expressing differing views on the appropriateness of the suspects’ actions.

Authorities continue to investigate the matter to determine the full circumstances surrounding the intimidation.

The court proceedings for Malunga and Mwamadi are expected to commence once formal charges are filed.

This case is likely to attract attention from both media freedom advocates and political commentators.

The situation highlights the challenges faced by media personnel in balancing public communication and political sensitivities.

MBC remains one of Malawi’s key broadcasting institutions, tasked with providing impartial information to the public.

The arrests underscore the importance of law enforcement in maintaining order and protecting public officials from intimidation.

President Mutharika has not commented directly on the incident, but political observers are monitoring developments closely.

The nation awaits further updates from the police and MBC as investigations continue.

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From hiding, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado reacts to her Nobel Peace Prize, announced Friday, and tells NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe why she dedicated the prize in part to President Trump.

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This one’s for all the kings and queens out there — it’s National Chess Day, and we thought we’d mark the occasion by bringing you a gallery of celebs playing chess! Chess is one of those games that’s really great for any occasion … like hanging…

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Katie Thurston is feeling “optimistic” about the next step in her health battle as she continues to grapple with stage 4 breast cancer.

Speaking to E! News on Thursday, October 9, The Bachelorette alum, 34, said she was “doing good, all things considered.”

She added, “I actually get my six-month scan on Monday, so I feel very optimistic about it.”

After finding a lump in November 2024, Thurston was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2025. In March, the cancer spread to her liver, which put Thurston in stage 4.

Katie Thurston Shares Tearful Cancer Update Ahead of ‘Big Scan’

Since then, Thurston has been battling the disease and told E! News that having her loved ones by her side during the journey – particularly her husband Jeff Arcuri – has been appreciated.

“You can’t face cancer alone,” she told the outlet. “You really have to rely on your friends and family. And to have someone who’s your partner, who’s right there with you every step of the way? It’s meant everything.”

Thurston also divulged that her diagnosis has caused her to approach day-to-day situations differently than she would have in the past.

“I’ve realized you never know what someone is going through,” she continued. “I find that I’m more patient with strangers. If someone is driving too slow or grumpy, you don’t know what they’re going through in their own life. And so I just feel like I’m more kind.”

Thurston’s health journey hasn’t always been smooth sailing in an emotional sense, as well as physically.

The former reality TV star cried on Instagram on September 30, becoming emotional as she spoke to her followers about how she’s coping after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

“Tomorrow is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and I’m, like, totally crashing out if I’m being so for real,” Thurston said in the video posted to her Instagram Stories. “I don’t know what I’m even saying, guys. I just want to be so honest. I know I seem positive sometimes, but it’s very hard to be positive.”

She added, “I was very much looking forward to, like, the end of the year kind of being my final push and then it’s smooth sailing,” she said in the clip. “You know, like, treatment’s working, things are good. Instead, it’s like I’m hurting my liver, I’m lowering my dose of medication, I’ve postponed my surgery, which I haven’t even talked about yet.”

Katie Thurston Details ‘Mentality’ Going Into Stage 4 Cancer Treatment

Thurston previously shared via a September 19 Instagram post that was planning to get a double mastectomy “in November.”

In April 2025, Thurston also opened up about having “moments” when feels like she’s dying following her diagnosis.

“I think that comes from reading from other people’s experiences. Just like others, there’s just a lot of unknown. People just aren’t experienced with cancer,” Thursto, said during an April 17, appearance on the “Uncomfortable Conversations” video series with host Emmanuel Acho. “You usually hear stage 4, you hear that it’s spread to the liver, and I think automatically people think you have a short time to live.”

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Fans who didn’t want to miss a moment of Taylor Swift on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon are in luck.

Days after the pop superstar’s Monday, October 6, appearance on the late night show, NBC aired the extended cut of her interview with host Jimmy Fallon as its own special episode on Friday, October 10.

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p class=”p1″>While a shorter version of the episode showed part of Swift’s in-depth appearance, some segments were left on the cutting room floor due to time constraints but later uploaded online. This extended cut bundled together the previously cut footage then it was aired as a special encore episode on Friday that featured more of what the singer had to say.

One part that did not originally air in the shortened version of the Tonight Show was Swift, 35, clearing up why she has no plans to perform as a Super Bowl halftime act.

Taylor Swift’s ‘Showgirl’ Interviews: Everything She’s Revealed So Far

“Jay-Z has always been very good to me,” Swift said. “Our teams are very close. They sometimes will call and say, ‘How does she feel about…?’ And that’s not an official offer or a conference room conversation. We’re always able to tell him the truth, which is that I am in love with a guy who does that sport on that actual field.”

She went on to explain that she was fully focused on her fiancé, Travis Kelce, when she attends NFL games and wants her attention to be on that.

“Can you imagine if, like, he’s out there every single week putting his life on the line doing this very dangerous, very high-pressure, high-intensity sport and I’m like, ‘I wonder what my choreo should be. I think we should do two verses of ‘Shake It Off’ into ‘Blank Space’ into ‘Cruel Summer.’”

Swift visited The Tonight Show to discuss her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, though her wide-ranging conversation with Fallon, 51, also touched on her engagement to Kelce.

“He’s just my favorite person I’ve ever met — no offense to everyone else,” she gushed. “But the fact that this is the person that I get to hang out with every day forever … that’s the whole thing of it. You look at [the ring] and you’re like, ‘I get to hang out with him forever,’ and this represents that.”

Swift also confirmed that Kelce, 36, proposed after she recorded her “New Heights” debut.

“I think, for Travis, the podcast was just sort of a distraction, sort of a ruse, to keep me not looking out the windows of the house,” she explained, revealing that he had “blackout drapes on every single window of the whole house.”

All the Records Taylor Swift’s ‘Life of a Showgirl’ Has Broken — So Far

At the time, Swift was thrown off by Kelce’s apparent nerves about their joint podcast appearance.

“I kinda realized that he’s walking around sorta nervous about the podcast, [saying], ‘My heart is racing. … I know how much this means to you. I just really want this to be what you’d hoped it would be.’ Because we’d been talking about doing the podcast and announcing the album,” she shared. “And he’s like, ‘My heart’s just racing.’ I’ve never seen this dude nervous. Ever. He’s professionally not a nervous person.”

After they finished recording, Kelce asked Swift, “Do you wanna go and just walk around the backyard and have a glass of wine?” to which she replied, “I’m always gonna wanna do that.”

Everything We Learned From Taylor Swift’s ‘Release Party’: Easter Eggs, More

When Swift saw Kelce’s “secret garden” setup outside, she realized “why all the windows were curtained and why he was nervous.”

She added, “It was the best possible-case scenario.”

Elsewhere in her Tonight Show appearance, Swift debunked online rumors about herself, including that she joked about her friend Selena Gomez beating her to the altar at the actress’ September wedding to Benny Blanco.

Taylor Swift’s Suggestive ‘Wood’ Lyrics Surprise Other Stars: Best Reactions

“I did make a speech, but I actually made a point not to mention anything about my engagement,” she insisted. “No one wants you to be like, ‘Hey, I know this is your wedding day but … ’ I was like, ‘Don’t mention it.’”

Swift also spoke to Fallon about her process when writing songs like “Wood” for her Life of a Showgirl album.

“I brought this into the studio and I was like, ‘I wanna do sort of like a throwback kind of timeless-sounding song,’” she recalled. “And I had this idea about, ‘I ain’t gotta knock on wood,’ and I would knock on wood and it would be all these superstitions. And it really started out in a very innocent place.”

She then joked of the spicy lyrics, “I don’t know what happened, man. I got in there, we started vibing and I don’t know, I don’t know how we got here. But I love the song so much.”

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Dancing With The Stars competitors Scott Hoying and Rylee Arnold busted a move to High School Musical’s  “Bop to the Top” this week – and now Ashley Tisdale is weighing in.

Tisdale, who famously performed the song as her character Sharpay in the Disney movie, took to TikTok on Friday, October 10, to share her take on the reality TV show recreation.

The social media clip showed the singer sitting on a bed as she watched the performance by Hoying, 34, and Arnold, 20, on her phone while being filmed by an unknown person.

“Oh my God, they actually did the dance moves,” Tisdale, 40, said as she shared her reaction. “There’s some moves that they’re doing and some moves that are obviously ballroom stuff…”

Lucas Grabeel Says Ashley Tisdale Was ‘So Sharpay’ on ‘High School Musical’

While Tisdale was impressed that the pair followed many of the same choreographed moves from the actual movie, she did admit it was strange hearing a version of  “Bop to the Top”  that wasn’t performed by her.

“It’s weird hearing someone else sing it though,” Tisdale confessed.

Pentatonix singer, Hoying, and his dance partner, Arnold, took on the challenge of dancing salsa to the famous song as part of Dancing With The Stars’ Disney Night.

For their efforts, they scored 21 out of 30 points from the judges. It was enough to keep them in the competition. Hilaria Baldwin and Gleb Savchenko were ultimately eliminated from the show.

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Eagle-eyed fans spotted Hoying seemingly subtly embodying the High School Musical character Ryan Evans (the brother of Tisdale’s Sharpay Evans) throughout the DWTS episode.

A TikTok user shared a post pointing out that Hoying could be seen wearing a different hat in the background of each of his fellow contestants’ post-dance interviews. The viewer suggested this is likely a nod to Ryan Evans, who wore similar hats in the High School Musical films.

Tisdale starred in all three High School Musical films, which were released in 2006, 2007 and 2008 respectively.  She also portrayed the character in subsequent spinoff, 2011’s Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure.

Despite being grateful for the gig, Tisdale has been open in the past about not necessarily wanting to reprise her role as Sharpay any time soon.

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“I just feel like I wouldn’t be able to really do that again and give it justice,” she told Entertainment Tonight in August 2021.

Tisdale told the outlet that she was concerned about ruining the magic of her original stint as the character and she didn’t want to disappoint fans.

“I think at that moment in time, I was very unaware of myself and my surroundings, and I feel like that’s a big part of Sharpay,” Tisdale explained. “She is just not really aware, and so as I grew up and became more aware, I think that it’s just something that it wouldn’t be the same.”

Tisdale added, “It’s so good, and it’s like, for me, I would hate to ruin something that is perfect for that moment, and yeah, I don’t think I could go back to it.”

Dancing With the Stars airs on ABC and Disney+ Tuesdays at 8 p.m.

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Anotha’ day, anotha’ dolla for Cardi B — but let’s be honest, she’s makin’ more than just dollars on the daily. Today however is solely about her 33rd birthday! Sit back — don’t be throwin’ beverages — and enjoy the smoke show! Whether in a…

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