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Funmi Ogundare  The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Thursday, called on the Lagos State Government to sustain investments in child nutrition and ensure every child under five is reached through the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week (MNCHW). It stressed that about three million children in the state depend on timely nutrition and healthcare interventions. Speaking at the official flag-off of the 2026 first round of the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week held at the Oshodi/Isolo Local Government Secretariat, UNICEF Chief of Office, Lagos, Celine Lafoucriere, commended the wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, for her…

Three businesses that are being investigated by police who are looking into illegal waste activity have forfeited a total of more than £275,000.West Mercia Police said additional crimes had been identified in its investigation across Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire.The force added that more assets were under review and a money laundering investigation was still active. It comes after two men were arrested at an address in Drakes Broughton, Worcestershire, in January. Six firearms were seized at that location, along with about £18,000 in cash.Another location involved in the investigation was a farm in Peopleton, Worcestershire, where electrical goods suspected to…

There have been legal clashes over the sharing of the former players’ medical information since the action began in 2020.Lawyers for the governing bodies are asking for cases they claim do not have all the required documents to be struck out, in order to prevent more delays ahead of a trial.In a further development, lawyer Richard Boardman, who has represented the claimants through Rylands Garth, will no longer be acting on the ex-players’ behalf.In a statement released after Wednesday’s hearing, former Wales union forward Alix Popham said the former players thanked Rylands Garth for its work but felt the switch…

Twenty years ago, Mitsuko Uchida released a studio recording of Beethoven’s last three piano sonatas that remains a benchmark. Now comes this performance recorded live in Tokyo last October.Those who have loved her previous recording won’t find big surprises – her interpretations remain similar, albeit at times a little broader or more elastic, and with less obvious urgency in, say, the brief second movements of Op 109 and 110. Yet, even from a pianist who has been playing these pieces for so many decades, the music emerges as if new: nothing sounds predetermined. Nor did Suntory Hall, which seats about…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced three terrorists linked to the May abduction of school children and teachers in Orire Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State, to a life imprisonment. Justice Salim Ibrahim sentenced the three men after they pleaded guilty to some of the 10 terrorism charges preferred against them by the federal government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abdulrazak Umar (a.k.a. Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid), Yunusa Musa (a.k.a. Yunusa bin Musa) and Shamsu Adamu Sani (a.k.a. Abu Itisar), pleaded guilty to counts four and six. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the three…

NewsFeedMore than 1,000 people have died in the latest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, according to official government data and the Africa CDC. The outbreak has killed people at a faster rate than any outbreak of the virus on record.Published On 23 Jul 202623 Jul 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the Houthis had “acted very responsibly” since the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran.”Unfortunately, now they are starting up again, shooting at two Saudi Arabian ships last night,” he added.”Please let this TRUTH serve to represent that if they do this again, the U.S. will hold Iran responsible, in that the Houthis are a Surrogate and/or Proxy of Iran, and major military punishment will be inflicted upon Iran and, of course, the Houthis, themselves.”US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said earlier that the Houthis “apparently have gotten themselves suckered into this”…

Nigeria’s greatest resource isn’t buried beneath the ground. It’s found in classrooms, lecture halls, and campuses across the country. Millions of young Nigerians are in those spaces right now, learning, dreaming, and quietly preparing for futures they can’t fully see yet. Among them are the innovators, entrepreneurs, doctors, engineers, and leaders who will define the country for decades. But talent on its own doesn’t go very far. It needs encouragement, access, and support systems built around it. Without those, even the most promising young minds struggle to find their footing. That’s where Keystone Bank comes in. It’s often said that…

Origin Energy customers’ addresses, phone numbers and partial bank account data have been accessed in a hack, the company has confirmed.The firm has 4.8m customer accounts in Australia, providing electricity, fossil gas, LPG and internet services to homes and businesses.Origin has yet to confirm which, and how many, customers had been affected. In a statement to the ASX on Thursday, it said it would tell customers once it confirmed whether they had been affected.A person claiming to be the hacker has reportedly contacted media outlets with unverified claims that 2 million customers’ details were accessed.Sign up for the Breaking News…

Andy Burnham’s first week in office has seen him announce a range of measures to help people with the cost of living crisis, and scrap several of Keir Starmer’s big policies. But critics – including former Starmer ministers – are questioning how they will be funded and whether they go far enough. Pippa and Kiran look at what’s behind Burnham’s policy blitz.