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United Nigeria Airlines has temporarily suspended all flight operations to and from Benin Airport following the closure of the airport’s runway by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. The airline announced the suspension in a statement issued on Thursday and signed by its management, saying the disruption would remain in place until the runway is reopened. PUNCH Online reports that the development came hours after an aircraft operating into Benin Airport veered off the runway after landing, prompting aviation authorities to shut the runway to facilitate recovery operations and safety assessments. In the statement, the airline said, “We wish to…

•Lauds COAS, officers, others for their commitment to defend nation’s sovereignty • Reorganisation exercise in two phases to be completed by September, December this year Deji Elumoye and Linus Aleke in Abuja President Bola Tinubu has approved the expansion of the Nigerian Army’s structure from eight to 12 divisions—a move designed to enhance the country’s security architecture and improve the operational effectiveness of the Nigerian Army. Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, in a release stated that the approval underscored President’s unwavering commitment to equipping the Armed Forces to address Nigeria’s evolving security challenges effectively and to strengthen national defence capabilities further.…

A recall Taylor Farms issued led to the removal of iceberg lettuce the company distributed to 27 states. But the recall list was vague, not providing consumers with information on where the lettuce was sold or how consumers could avoid it. The FDA reported that some of the lettuce was sold at Walmart stores, while media reports found the lettuce also went to Jack in the Box restaurants, and food distributors Sysco and US Foods. It was also sold in blends with romaine lettuce. Whether the new outbreak the FDA identified Wednesday is ultimately from an entirely different source or…

The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM), a quadrennial conference dating back to the 19th century, kicks off today in Philadelphia, PA, USA. The highlight of the opening ceremony is the announcement of a new cohort of Fields medalists. The award is often described as the Nobel Prize of mathematics, but Fields medalists are conspicuously younger than Nobel Laureates, who typically conduct their award-winning research in chemistry, economics, medicine, or physics in their mid-40s and receive the award decades later. Mathematicians are only eligible for the Fields Medal until the year they turn 40. Why is mathematics’ highest honor reserved exclusively…

Dan MurphyCloseDan MurphyESPN Staff WriterDan Murphy is a reporter on ESPN’s investigative and enterprise team. Reach him at daniel.murphy@espn.com. and Multiple AuthorsJul 23, 2026, 06:16 PM ETAn expansive federal bill aimed at reshaping how college sports are governed is not expected to be put to a full vote in the U.S. Senate before Congress takes its August recess, a congressional source told ESPN on Thursday.The Protect College Sports Act, a 100-plus-page piece of legislation that would create an antitrust exemption for the NCAA to enforce spending caps, transfer rules and eligibility limits in college sports, was voted out of the Senate Commerce…

Social media personality, Blessing Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, was on Thursday granted N20 million bail by an Ikeja Special Offences Court over alleged N69.15 million property fraud. Justice Rahman Oshodi admitted the defendant to bail with two responsible sureties in like sum. Oshodi said although the prosecution did not oppose the application, the court had a duty to assess the gravity of the charges. He said the court also considered the severity of the prescribed punishment before exercising its discretion. The judge said the court took into account the defence’s explanation on the whereabouts of the defendant’s international…

Indian “cockroach” activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a 26-day hunger strike on Friday over an exam paper scandal that has spiralled into a wideranging youth-led protest against Narendra Modi’s government, with protesters continuing to call for the education minister to resign.Wangchuk said on social media that he ended the hunger strike in Delhi in the presence of two federal ministers at the urging of scores of members ⁠of parliament, and after “a long negotiation on various conditions and in view of possible violence in the country”. He did not elaborate on the talks but promised to lay out details in a…

The US has imposed new tariffs on 60 trading partners, accounting for the vast majority of its imports, over claims they failed to properly stop forced labour. The duties, ranging from 10% to 12.5%, target key economic partners – including the UK, China, the European Union, Canada, Japan and India. They came into effect on Friday, as a temporary 10% tax on foreign goods introduced earlier this year expired.The move is the latest escalation in the global trade war reignited by US President Donald Trump when he returned to office last year.The US Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that…

Broader concerns Users have been finding LG Monitor App Installer and its ads on their systems without LG ever showing a prompt or asking for permission. LG has some of the most expensive computer monitors available. Paying, in some cases, over $1,000 for a monitor that ends up forcing ads onto Windows is disruptive and a privacy concern. Once the app is installed, “LG technically possesses permission to use ‘all system resources,’” as well as to “collect geolocation, device data, online activity, contacts, user credentials, transactions, and more,” Burke said. Gamers Nexus shared this screenshot showing LG’s app installing via…

…As Akpabio apologises, Oshiomhole recalls ‘massaging woman’s legs’ jibe, says no more hostilities “Sorry, we have a truce. Agreement is agreement. Oshiomhole is my brother, friend and colleague” — Akpabio By Henry Umoru, Abuja A mild drama occurred on the floor of the Senate on Thursday as Senator Adams Oshiomhole (APC, Edo North) accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of breaching a truce agreement between them after the latter made reference to a previous controversy involving him. The exchange occurred during the consideration of a motion on the persistent non-compliance of Government-Owned Enterprises (GOEs) and Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) with…