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New Bell – a notorious prison in Douala, Cameroon – is a city within a city.The facility has its own “taxis” (inmates who whizz through congested courtyards on foot to hand deliver messages), its own law enforcement (burly prisoners who help stretched guards police the facility) and market (a string of stalls where convicts sell and buy goodies, like fried cassava and beignet pastries).Basically, the occupants of New Bell have adapted the jail’s slack laws to work for them. The clearest example of this spirit is Jail Time Records, an on-site music studio and label making mini stars out of…

It was a tough week for stocks, as investors navigated everything from escalating tensions in the Middle East to key tech earnings reports to healthcare developments. Logging their second straight weekly losses, the S & P 500 slipped 0.6%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 2.1%. Here’s a closer look at what drove the trading action. Oil prices are back in the driver’s seat Oil spiked for a third week in a row on Iran war uncertainty. U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude jumped more than 8%, while international Brent crude surged nearly 10%. Oil prices jumped on Monday after President…

An Indonesian gambling syndicate has been hiding illegal online casinos and lottery pages inside official government websites across at least 16 countries, affecting around 20 government websites. Their motive is to leverage the credibility of these government websites to boost their casinos’ rankings in Google search results. The syndicate is not operating crypto scams; it’s illegal online gambling, and no cryptocurrency is involved. The initial attack affected six countries: Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, and South Africa, but has since expanded to 10 more countries: Mozambique, Malawi, Mauritania, Rwanda, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Libya, Madagascar, and Tanzania. Google trusts a…

NewsFeedFlavio Bolsonaro, son of disgraced former Brazilian President Jair, has launched his bid to unseat President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Flavio is vowing to carry forward his father’s legacy and has won right wing support from Argentina’s President Milei.Published On 26 Jul 202626 Jul 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Behavioral scientists from UNSW Sydney and Griffith University have found no evidence that personal climate-friendly choices reduce people’s interest in broader action on climate change. The research, published on July 23, followed nearly 2,800 Australians over four years as part of the National Climate Action Survey. Participants who recycled, used reusable cups and containers, took public transportation, ate greener diets, or cycled to work were no less likely to support wider climate policies and collective action. The findings challenge a common argument that governments and businesses promote small lifestyle changes to shift attention away from more difficult reforms, such as…

Beth LindopJul 25, 2026, 10:06 PM ETCloseBased in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.Multiple AuthorsNASHVILLE — It didn’t take long for Andoni Iraola to acquire a new Liverpool headache. The Basque’s first game in charge ultimately ended in a 4-2 preseason victory over Sunderland but, with just four weeks to go until the dawn of a new Premier League campaign, the sight of defender Joe Gomez going to ground with an injury after just eight minutes in Nashville reinforced the Reds’ glaring need for decisive action.At his first news conference as Liverpool…

Fuji music icon Wasiu “Kwam 1” Ayinde has responded to public allegations that he fathered and subsequently abandoned a 12-year-old girl, Azizat. The singer addressed the matter while performing at the 10th coronation anniversary of the Onikate of Ikate, Lateef Adams. A video capturing his comments was shared with PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday by his media aide, Kunle Rasheed. In the clip, the veteran musician neither confirmed knowing the accuser, Ogechi Eleana, nor acknowledged a romantic history. Instead, he dismissed the claims, advising those involved to leverage digital platforms. “On your phone, turn on Bluetooth. Go to TikTok, then go…

It was June 1961, I was 19, and innocently dating in the ways of that time – I’d had several boyfriends, had my heart broken once and had broken two.A platonic friend decided I should meet Ian, as we both liked to talk. So he invited Ian – who was 20 – and me to dinner. It was at our friend’s family’s home with Beethoven’s violin concerto playing in the background, and he was right. From the outset Ian and I were totally immersed in our conversation, and I felt an immediate connection and attraction to him. Driving me home,…

The syndicate that thrives on inflating the number of workers should be exposed Despite the deployment of electronic verification system, the ubiquitous Nigerian ‘ghost workers’ have continued to divert billions of government money into their private pockets. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) nationwide investigation has revealed widespread payroll fraud across federal ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The ICPC Chairman, Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, who made the disclosure, alleged that some senior public officials exploited the system by enrolling relatives and associates as government workers to receive salaries illegally. One suspect allegedly placed the names of…

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the South-west zone has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to withhold assent to the proposed Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2026.The Senate had passed an amendment to the FRSC Act, prescribing sanctions for preaching in commercial buses, which some religious leaders described as anti-Christian and prohibiting hawking in such vehicles. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Bishop Barnabas Tunde Akinsanya, CAN said it supported the federal government’s efforts to improve road safety and reduce accidents.It however explained that it was concerned about the provisions prescribing sanctions for preaching…