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2023 General Election: Importance of Young Female Participation in Electioneering #HerVoteHerVoice

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3 years ago

March 3, 2023

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Young female participation in politics and Electioneering is important for several reasons:

Representation: Young women make up a significant portion of the population and their perspectives and experiences need to be represented in the political process.

Diversity: Young female politicians can bring new and diverse ideas to the political arena, which can help to promote more inclusive policies and programs.

Role modeling: Young female politicians can serve as role models for other young women, demonstrating that political engagement is possible and helping to inspire future generations of female leaders.

Addressing gender-specific issues: Young women often face unique challenges and barriers that are different from those faced by other groups, and young female politicians can bring these issues to the forefront of policy discussions and work to develop solutions to address them.

Promoting change: Young female politicians have the potential to bring fresh perspectives to politics and drive change in areas such as education, healthcare, and social justice.

Increased participation: Young female participation in politics can help to increase overall participation in the political process, as it encourages greater involvement by groups that are traditionally underrepresented in politics.

Overall, young female participation in politics is important for ensuring representation, promoting diversity, inspiring future generations, addressing gender-specific issues, promoting change, and increasing political participation. By encouraging more young women to participate in politics, society can become more inclusive and better represent the needs and aspirations of all citizens.

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Lagos Police Arrest 4 Notorious Eiye Cultists in Egbeda Initiation Raid

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17 minutes ago

June 5, 2026

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BY SUNDAY SAMUEL—Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested four suspected notorious cultists linked to a series of violent crimes and cult-related activities within Alimosho and its environs.

The suspects, identified as 34-year-old Nurudeen Ganiu, 38-year-old Oluwaleke Fagbula, 41-year-old Emmanuel Silas, and 41-year-old Nurudeen Abdullahi, were apprehended during a midnight initiation ceremony in the Egbeda area of Lagos State.

Acting on credible intelligence, police operatives launched a covert raid that disrupted the ring and led directly to their capture.

During the successful operation, law enforcement officers recovered one locally made cut-to-size pistol, one English Beretta pistol loaded with ten rounds of live ammunition, and a jackknife.

Further investigation by the Command revealed that one of the apprehended suspects is a notorious gang kingpin who was rusticated from a university in Ogun State in 2022 due to his involvement in cult activities. Police findings established that the gang has been deeply involved in local thuggery and has consistently terrorized residents of Egbeda and neighboring communities.

The suspects confessed to being active members of the Eiye Confraternity, a notorious secret cult group. Their standard mode of operation involved using motorcycles to launch swift attacks on unsuspecting members of the public and disrupting social gatherings at gunpoint.

The Commissioner of Police for the Lagos State Command commended the operatives for their professionalism and swift tactical response during the midnight raid. Reassuring residents of the state, the Commissioner emphasized that the Command remains steadfast in its resolve to combat cultism and eliminate violent crimes across Lagos. Members of the public were urged to stay vigilant and continue assisting law enforcement by reporting suspicious activities through the Command’s dedicated emergency lines.

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Founders Fund launches game show starring Sam Altman, Palmer Luckey, and other tech elites

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June 5, 2026

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Have you ever had the desire to see Sam Altman and Palmer Luckey square off over a moderately suspenseful card game? If so, you are in luck.

Silicon Valley’s leaders are rushing to embrace the power of media for the purposes of marketing and political capital. Now, in a sign of the times, Founders Fund, the venture capital firm co-founded by Peter Thiel, has launched its own game show.

“MAFIA the GAME,” will apparently be an ongoing thing, where prominent tech luminaries get together and face off over a game of cards (the show is named after the party-game favorite).

The spectacle is moderated by Pirate Wires editor Mike Solana (who is also the chief marketing officer at Founders Fund). The debut episode includes a who’s who of players — Sam Altman; Palmer Luckey; Bryan Johnson, the famed biohacker who will (according to him) live forever; and Moxie Marlinspike, the founder of encrypted chat app Signal.

“I’m so f*cking bored with VC content,” Solana told Newcomer, which originally reported the show’s existence. “There has to be a more interesting way to get to know someone, and I think that this is a way more interesting way to get to know someone.”

TechCrunch reached out to Founders Fund for more information on the program.

In many ways, having a reality-TV-esque platform is just good business these days. The internet has turned the world into a population of chronic media consumers, and the average American spends around 2.5 hours on social media per day. Much of that time is spent scrolling through an endless flood of advertising-laced memes and videos.

In the modern era, the road to power and influence is paved with infotainment.

Companies and executives have sought to take advantage of this new reality in different ways. OpenAI recently raised some eyebrows when it procured TBPN, the buzzy founder-led podcast. Meanwhile, a number of tech’s most prominent players have leveraged virality to their advantage. Johnson, for instance, has managed to grow his following through a very active (and quite bizarre) social media presence. Elon Musk, meanwhile, has also managed to leverage his public persona to go viral (although arguments could be made that his online presence has sometimes hurt rather than helped his businesses).

This trend has also spread to the startup space, where people like Cluely CEO Chungin “Roy” Lee have demonstrated the power of being a one-man viral hype machine.

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