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Argentina striker Julian Alvarez says he wants to leave Atletico Madrid to “fulfil his dream”.The 26-year-old has reportedly drawn interest from Barcelona and Paris St-Germain, while Atletico rejected a 150m euro (£130m) offer for Alvarez from rivals Real Madrid earlier in June.Alvarez is currently at the World Cup with Argentina and has come off the bench in their first two games after recovering from an ankle injury.”I spoke with the people at [Atletico] I needed to speak with, and the best thing for everyone is a transfer. I want to fulfil my dream,” Alvarez said after Argentina’s World Cup win…

By Adegboyega Adeleye Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Wizkid will host an exclusive pre-release party for his upcoming album in Paris, France, on June 25 as anticipation builds around his next musical project. The event, scheduled to take place at Cova Club Paris, is being organised in partnership with Deeds Paris Fashion Week (PFW). According to an announcement shared on Deeds Magazine’s Instagram page, the exclusive gathering will be hosted by Sina Braetz, Grey93 and Rae. The development comes days after Wizkid hinted at new music on social media, posting a brief message on X with the caption: “Album🦅.” Although the singer…

Key Highlights:Ellucian has joined MortarCAPS as a Founding Partner of the Higher Learning Data Standard.The collaboration supports global data interoperability and sector-led innovation.The partnership expands momentum across APAC and international higher education ecosystems.SYDNEY and RESTON, Va., June 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Ellucian, the leading higher education technology solutions provider, announced a new partnership with MortarCAPS, joining as a Founding Partner of the MortarCAPS Higher Learning Data Standard (MCDS), a sector-led not-for-profit charity focused on standardising and sharing data structures across higher education systems globally. The partnership reflects a shared commitment to advancing…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission recently opened the national grid to enable solar users (homes, offices and factories) called ‘Prosumers’, send their surplus electricity to the grid and be paid for it. But hardware infrastructure gap poses a major drawback to this laudable policy as about 90 per cent of inverters in Nigeria can’t feed into the grid. Peter Uzoho writes. On June 3, 2026, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) flipped a switch on policy. For the first time in Nigeria’s power history, households, offices and factories can legally sell excess solar electricity back to the national grid.  The…

Martha Karua is a lawyer representing detained Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye who is on trial for treason.

A food delivery driver drives past the headquarter of China’s travel agency Trip.com Group in Shanghai on January 15, 2026. Jade Gao | Afp | Getty ImagesBeijing has stepped up corporate regulatory enforcement this year, though analysts say it’s unlikely to pursue a repeat of the 2021 crackdown that wiped out more than $1 trillion from Chinese tech stocks. Since January, officials have opened a formal antitrust probe into the country’s largest online travel agency Trip.com and summoned a dozen tech giants — including Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance’s Douyin, Baidu, JD.com and Meituan — over aggressive price competition and promotional claims…

Cardtonic recently brought together a select group of Nigerian designers for an evening focused on conversation Artificial Intelligence, collaboration, and the future of creativity.  What was intended as a gathering to discuss the changing creative landscape soon turned into a space where conversations flowed freely, perspectives collided, and questions about the future of design took centre stage. Inspired by insights from its Design Is Changing report, the event encouraged participants to reflect on how artificial intelligence, evolving industry demands, and creative identity are reshaping the profession.  As discussions unfolded, it became clear that the evening was about more than networking, it…

Suleiman Bello Every presidency eventually encounters a defining moment — a controversy that crystallizes larger questions about leadership, credibility and the sincerity of its reform agenda. Such moments become political litmus tests. They reveal whether a government is prepared to live by the standards it proclaims or whether those standards apply only when politically convenient. For President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the continued controversy surrounding Bello Matawalle may become one of those defining moments. The issue is no longer merely about one minister. It is no longer simply about the rivalry between political actors in Zamfara State. Nor is it solely…

Artificial intelligence is changing from an auxiliary tool into an integral part of the infrastructure for science. Tasks that once demanded large, interdisciplinary teams, such as literature review, experimental design and model building, can increasingly be handled by smaller groups equipped with strong judgement and effective AI systems.The question is no longer whether AI will increase science production, but how it will reshape the questions that scientists choose to ask. For instance, a 2026 Nature study used a pretrained language model to identify AI-augmented research in 41 million natural-science papers (Q. Hao et al. Nature 649, 1237–1243; 2026). It found…

Jun 22, 2026, 08:13 PM ETIt’s another week of 2026 FIFA World Cup action, and we have some big teams playing today!First, Argentina defeated Austria 2-0 in Dallas on the back of Lionel Messi’s record-breaking brace.Next, it’s on to France versus Iraq in Philadelphia, Norway facing Senegal in New Jersey and, finally, Jordan against Algeria in Santa Clara, California.Enjoy all the features, news, video analysis and color from around the competition.