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Sixty-three years ago, the Midwest Region was created following the 1963 plebiscite that carved out part of the then-Western Region. The historic referendum increased Nigeria’s regions from three to four, and remains the last time a civilian government successfully created a new subnational entity. Since the creation of the Midwest Region, Nigeria’s subnational structure has expanded from four regions to 36 states, all created through military decrees, largely free from the constitutional restrictions that currently apply. All military heads of state, except Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Olusegun Obasanjo, Muhammadu Buhari and Abdulsalami Abubakar, created states during their tenures. Yakubu Gowon created 12…

New Delhi: The University of Delhi has commenced the undergraduate admission process for the academic session 2026-27. Students seeking admission to undergraduate programmes can participate in the first phase of the counselling process of DU CSAS UG 2026 by visiting the official website – ugadmission.uod.ac.in. In order to participate in the DU CSAS UG 2026 Phase 1 registration process, the candidates are required to use their CUET application number and personal details.  “Admissions to 73 Programmes and more than a hundred BA programmes offered in 67 Colleges of the university will be done solely on the basis of the scores obtained…

NewsFeedCape Verde erupted in celebration after the national team qualified for the World Cup knockout stage and made history. The footballing minnows are the tiniest nation, by population, to ever make the stage. They face defending champions Argentina on July 3 in Miami.Published On 27 Jun 202627 Jun 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

CEO of Anthropic Dario Amodei attends a working lunch with G7 leaders, G7 outreach partners and global tech CEOs on innovation and AI, during the G7 Summit on June 17, 2026, in Évian-les-Bains, France.Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe U.S. government on Friday granted Anthropic permission to release its Mythos 5 model to a group of roughly 100 companies and federal agencies, CNBC has confirmed. The decision, detailed by the Commerce Department in a letter to Anthropic, marks a major step forward in the negotiations between the Trump administration and the artificial intelligence company, which have been…

Jung also highlighted the South Korean military’s personnel shortage, especially among noncommissioned officers and officers expected to help train new conscripts to use drones. Lessons from Ukraine It’s worth noting that Ukraine, the model for so many countries’ military reform efforts, does not field a military where everyone is trained to be a drone pilot—although Ukraine has scaled up training to produce tens of thousands of drone operators. Instead, Ukraine’s effective use of military drones comes from having widely deployed specialized drone operator teams to back up front-line infantry units, standing up the Unmanned Systems Forces branch of the military…

By Egufe Yafugborhi Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, should have been basking in euphoria as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) restored suppressed state constituencies. Of the 22 restored seats announced on 10 June by the Commission, alongside Benue, Jigawa and Kogi, Delta got six seats back: Aniocha North II, Ika North East II, Sapele II, Ethiope West II, Warri South West II, and Warri North II. “Democracy is expanding,” INEC said. Painfully, in Ughelli South LGA, no drums were rolled out. Constituents were left with one bitter question: “If INEC can obey 2026 court orders in days, why has…

The US National Institutes of Health has seen grant applications held up by extra layers of scrutiny.Credit: Mark Wilson/Newsmakers/GettyHundreds of grant applications to the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) are being held up at any given time by unprecedented scrutiny after peer review. Some have been flagged by an algorithm for using terms, such as ‘gender’ and ‘climate change’, that have been deemed not to conform with the priorities of the administration of US President Donald Trump.These new layers of review have delayed delivery of funds to labs and research institutions — and have even resulted in the outright…

Jun 26, 2026, 10:20 PM ETAmazing scenes on Friday as Cape Verde, against all odds, sealed their spot in the round of 32!The African minnows’ 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia was enough to nab second in Group H after Uruguay fell to Spain 1-0.The early kickoffs in Group I saw Ousmane Dembélé net a first-half hat trick to lead France past Norway 4-1 and top the group. Meanwhile, Senegal rocked Iraq to the tune of 5-0, keeping alive their hopes of advancing to the knockout rounds.The day will end with Group G play, as Mohamed Salah’s Egypt face Iran at…

By Juliet Umeh Veteran entertainer and activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charlie Boy, has made startling revelations about his troubled past, admitting that he engaged in white-collar crime and committed several “foolish mistakes” in his youth days.  These experiences, he says, are fully documented in his forthcoming memoir, 999. Speaking during an interview on Arise Prime Time, Charlie Boy said he deliberately chose to tell his life story without filtering out the embarrassing or controversial moments, insisting that the book reflects his journey of mistakes, survival and redemption. “I’ve made mistakes in my life,” he said. “I’ve been a thief.…

No fewer than 271 children were among the 484 people displaced after armed bandits attacked Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State on June 15, 2026, the International Organisation for Migration has revealed. The IOM, in a fresh assessment obtained by Saturday PUNCH, said the attack displaced 484 people from 101 households, with children accounting for more than half of those forced to flee their homes. The figures are contained in two IOM reports on Nigeria obtained by Saturday PUNCH. They include Flash Report 291 on Population Displacement, obtained on June 25, and the Displacement Tracking Matrix’s Transhumance Tracking Tool…