Today’s Headlines: My Pastor Is From Nigeria — Nicki Minaj; US Judge Halts Trump Ads

Rapper Nicki Minaj has said her Nigerian pastor influenced her decision to speak out about the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria.

Minaj, who is one of the vocal foreign figures on Christian persecution in Nigeria, made the remarks during an X Takeover event at Tesla’s Giga Texas facility in Austin, Texas on Saturday, where she discussed her personal connection to Nigeria and called on more celebrities and influencers to speak about violence against Christians in the country.

The rapper said reports of attacks on Christians, particularly in Nigeria, had deeply troubled her and questioned why the issue was not receiving greater public attention.

The Trump administration was already planning to stop ⁠running the ads before Rochon’s order, according to a separate statement filed with ​the court on Saturday.

𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡, 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐨𝐮𝐭

Victor Boniface’s frustration sparked a warning from Bayer Leverkusen chief Simon Rolfes after the Nigerian striker headed down the tunnel following his omission from Saturday’s dramatic 4-3 Bundesliga win over Mainz.

The Super Eagles forward was overlooked once again as coach Carles Martínez made his final substitutions in the 84th minute, introducing Equi Fernández and Jonas Hofmann for Aleix García and Patrik Schick.

With no chance to enter the game, Boniface reportedly headed to the dressing room instead of remaining with his teammates on the bench.

The incident has raised fresh questions about the striker’s situation at Leverkusen, where his playing time has been severely limited this season.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹’𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗹

On August 10, 2026, Israeli publication CTech reported that NVIDIA was in advanced negotiations to acquire AI startup Decart, with SpaceX, Amazon and Nebius reportedly among those interested in the deal, which was valued at $6–7bn.

Haaretz reported on August 11 that Elon Musk denied reports that SpaceX was seeking to acquire Decart, calling them “fake news”.

On August 13, Bloomberg reported that Anthropic was in talks to acquire Decart in a deal worth about $6bn.

Then came a twist. Bloomberg reported on September 8, 2026, that Anthropic walked away from the deal after conducting “due diligence”. Despite the walk-away, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that the two companies may still pursue other collaboration opportunities.

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