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Fall Armyworms usually devastate farming and negatively affect farmers’ bottom line, especially in the northern part of Nigeria. But Martha Solomon, the General Manager of Prexea Technologies Limited and also the Project Lead of Sentinel X, the latest agricultural technology from the United States, says the technology not only fights Fall Armyworms, but also strengthens the crop’s defence and immune systems. Oluchi Chibuzor brings the excerpts: Many, except farmers directly affected, don’t know much about Fall Armyworms. What do they do to crops, especially maize? Let me just sumarise it: they destroy the crop, maize and ensure farmers don’t get expected returns…

Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit this week accusing Amazon of interference with contractual relations, breach of contract, and unfair competition. As reported by Deadline, the lawsuit alleges Amazon has been “hurriedly seeking to pirate away a number of contracted employees,” including Pia Barlow, an HBO Max marketing executive who recently joined Amazon MGM Studios. Warner Bros. (whose pending acquisition by Paramount has been paused for at least a few months) said Barlow’s employment contract was “not set to expire until October 31, 2027.” “In blatant disregard of established California law, Amazon has gone rogue by attempting to induce Plaintiffs’…

The judgment of Justice Salim Ibrahim of the Federal High Court in Abuja awarding a whopping N140 million against the Adolphus Wabara-led Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and an additional N10 million personal cost against their counsel, Chief Chris Uche (SAN), is still eliciting reactions about three weeks after it was delivered. The fine against the plaintiff was for filing a frivolous suit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and others. The judge awarded the fine after dismissing the leadership tussle suit for being “an abuse of court process, unmeritorious and lacking in merit.”…

What the Senate owes the public now is a reconciliation conducted on the record, following the documents wherever they lead, insulated from political pressure in either direction, and concluded with a finding ordinary citizens can read. The analyst, Ike Onwuachu, made this point in his assessment of the hearing, arguing that the question should be settled by transparent reconciliation, rather than competing narratives, and that reading numbers off a balance sheet without understanding the historical transactions and operational structures behind them is an incomplete exercise. The easiest way to rile Nigeria on the matter of public finance is to throw…

Welcome to our special cricket edition of our Who am I? game.The rules are simple. Each day of The Hundred there’s a new cricketer taking part in the tournament who we want you to guess in as few attempts as possible.After each wrong guess you unlock a new clue. Guess the answer after as few clues as possible to score more points.Three is a good score, four or five points is exceptional.So take part and return for more tomorrow.Today’s player and clues set by BBC Sport’s Joe Rindl.After more quizzes? Go to our dedicated Sports Quizzes page and sign up…

PBS SoCal again collected the most trophies at the 78th Los Angeles Emmy Awards, held Saturday night at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, matching its 2025 haul with 8. Also equaling its last year’s tally is KMEX-TV with 7, followed by KVEA (6), ABC7 4, NBC4 (4), Spectrum News 1 and Spectrum SportsNet (2) and LA36, Spectrum SportsNet LA and USC Football (1). KVEA, which swept all three Regularly Scheduled Newscast categories last year, remained dominant, winning two of the three, with ABC7 taking the 4 AM – 11 AM time period. Honored at the ceremony, hosted by…

I’m in my 30s and have been living in Spain for a decade. My partner is Spanish and we have lived together for a year.The bond he has with his mum sometimes makes me feel angry, jealous and helpless. I’m aware that, culturally, Spanish people often have closer bonds with their families and I try to accept that. He is an only child and his father left his family when he was a teenager and started another. I feel my partner has developed an unhealthy and codependent relationship with his mum.His mum often says things such as “I never see…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted a consignment of tramadol pills concealed inside black soap containers in an attempt to smuggle the illicit drugs to the United Kingdom. The agency disclosed the seizure in a narco-trend update shared by its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on his X handle on Sunday. According to the agency, the concealment was uncovered by NDLEA operatives in Lagos during a routine interdiction operation. Babafemi reiterated the agency’s warning to members of the public against accepting parcels or luggage from other people without knowing their contents. “It’s difficult not to continue…

A Nigerian Navy lieutenant commander standing trial over an alleged coup plot admitted sending a message describing President Bola Tinubu as “scared” after the cancellation of the 1 October Independence Day parade. The admission was in a statement written by the 38-year-old officer from Kogi State, Bayawo Abdullahi, where he acknowledged sending a WhatsApp message to the coup leader, Mohammed Ma’aji, a Nigerian Army colonel, shortly after the annual parade was called off. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the coup plot was uncovered in September 2025, leading to the initial arrest of 16 military officers. In total, about 40 people, including…

Sahara Group has called for a fundamental reform on energy transition, infrastructure financing and energy journalism, urging stakeholders to embrace solutions that reflect the continent’s realities while building the partnerships, institutions and investments required for long-term development.  The call formed the central thrust of discussions at the third edition of Asharami Square, a Sahara Group thought leadership initiative held under the theme “Energising Africa’s Future: Legacy, Impact and Transformation.”  Opening the discussions, the Director, Governance and Sustainability, Sahara Group, Ejiro Gray, stated that Africa’s energy future must be shaped by local realities and called for more balanced, evidence-based journalism capable…