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*Imole campaign council alerts nation, international community, IGP on unsettled political climate in state *Olawepo-Hashim urges people to stand with party despite gov’s alleged disloyalty, reject Tinubu’s endorsement *AAC: debate boycott shows APC, ADC, others unprepared to lead state *Oyintiloye charges police on neutrality, security  Chuks Okocha in Abuja, Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo, and Sunday Ehigiator in Lagos Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has charged Osun residents and voters to ignore threats from the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) and troop out en masse to vote for his re-election on August 15. Addressing worshippers during a church service at the Winners Church, in…

Legislation recognising English as an official language of New Zealand has been passed by parliament, prompting derision from linguists and legal experts and a now-viral broadside from a Māori MP who called it “pathetic”.The English language bill became law on 30 July giving English, which is spoken by 95% of the country, the same official status as te reo Māori (Māori language) and New Zealand sign language.The bill formed part of a coalition deal between the centre-right National party and the minor populist New Zealand First party, whose leader Winston Peters, has long opposed affirmative initiatives for Māori. National needed…

Washington’s decision to join Japan in supporting the battered yen has prompted questions over what motivated the rare coordinated intervention.

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! TechCrunch covered a couple of stories this week that illustrate the countervailing forces at play within the autonomous vehicle industry. The federal government is hitting the accelerator while state and local officials are pumping the brakes on autonomous vehicles.  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration made a series of autonomous vehicle technology announcements designed to cut red tape and accelerate…

A total of 1,000sq km (386sq miles) has burned across Washington state, and some of the fires have not been contained.Published On 3 Aug 20263 Aug 2026Wildfires in eastern Washington state have forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area and destroyed at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures, authorities said on Sunday.The fires in and around Spokane, the state’s second-largest city, burned about 21 square kilometres (8sq miles) over the weekend and were among dozens of wildfires across the Western United States that stretched the ability of federal, state and local agencies to fight them.Roughly 1,000sq…

On 21 July 2026, Nigeria’s upstream petroleum regulator, the Nigerian National Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), unveiled the 31 companies that emerged as winners of 37 oil and gas blocks after what observers described as a rigorous evaluation process ultimately determined through a computer-based bid evaluation system designed to eliminate human interference. Yet, questions about transparency are inevitable in any licensing exercise involving strategic national assets. The true measure of transparency is not the absence of scrutiny, but the presence of clear rules, public disclosure, and a process that can withstand independent examination. The journey began in 2025 when President…

Belgium winger Jeremy Doku has disclosed that he coughed blood and suffered severe chest pain during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, forcing him to seek emergency medical treatment before eventually leaving the national team camp for the birth of his first child. The Manchester City star shared the details in a video posted on his YouTube channel on Saturday, describing the period as one of the most difficult experiences of his career. Doku explained that the health problems began after Belgium’s match against Tunisia when he developed a persistent cough despite recovering from an earlier illness. “I started coughing every…

By Enitan Abdultawab BBNaija host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu delivered a blunt assessment of the housemates during Sunday night’s live show, criticising what he described as a lack of urgency and initiative in the house after the first week. Addressing the contestants, Ebuka said he initially gave them the benefit of the doubt, believing they were still settling into their new environment. However, he noted that the week’s events, including the wager task and the pool party, failed to meet expectations. “Too many of you were just not there. I thought it’s just day two and you all were trying to acclimatize.…

The disparity between investment and returns has led to frustrations for farmers, especially commercial ones in the North. The major cause of this disparity is the Fall Armyworms that usually ravage maize farms in the North. Dr Sina Behmanesh, the Chief Executive Officer of Informiton, a firm based in Virginia, United States of America, which is into agricultural and biometrical technology, said access to the latest technology, incentives, and infrastructure is the reason American farmers seem far ahead of their Nigerian counterparts. The reason Sentinel X, a new technology developed by his company, is the final solution to Fall Armyworms…

US President Trump says new talks with Iran will start Monday ‘in the form of a negotiation’ after calling off attack.