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Charlie Kirk’s family has accused the Utah Valley University and state officials of “stunning failures and reckless decisions” that they say led to the conservative activist’s 2025 assassination during a campus event.In a legal notice, lawyers for the family say Kirk’s Turning Point USA event at the university campus was not properly secured or monitored, making him an easy target.Kirk, 31, was speaking to a crowd of thousands on the university campus, when he was shot and killed by a gunman positioned on a roof.The university said it was aware of the claim but did not comment further on the…

The EB-5 investor immigrant program has helped build America and created thousands of new jobs for American workers.gettyTwo clocks are now ticking for EB-5 Regional Center investors. The first stops on September 30, 2026, and the second reaches zero on January 1, 2027. They carry two very different consequences—and confusing them could prove costly.September 30 is not the expiration date of the EB-5 Regional Center Program. The program remains authorized through September 30, 2027. However, Congress granted investors who file qualifying Regional Center petitions on or before September 30, 2026 an important statutory protection: their cases must continue to be…

Concerns over AI safety are reaching a point where governments realise they must act to protect the public, similarly to in the Covid pandemic, according to one of the “godfathers” of the technology.Yoshua Bengio said recent events, including a “swarm” of OpenAI agents hacking a startup and tech insider warnings of an existential threat, were cutting through – making government action more likely.The Canadian computer scientist, a prominent voice in the campaign to rein in breakneck AI development, said he was now “more optimistic than many observers because I see the public moving”.Comparing the AI safety crisis to the onset…

He identified “putting digital ID on hold” as an example of how he had already “taken difficult decisions in this job in relation to reprioritising government spending” and vowed to continue to “take difficult decisions to make sure the economy remains on track”.Digital ID is a striking choice of example. Burnham announced that he was abandoning the scheme in the days before he became prime minister so that he could focus on policies affecting the everyday cost of living. But the spending was then, within the new government’s first few days, re-allocated to cut VAT on household electricity bills.So in…

The Federal Government of Nigeria commissioned a three-megawatt hybrid mini-grid project and a Renewable Energy Workshop and Training Centre at Yakubu Gowon University (formerly University of Abuja) on Wednesday. The project was commissioned under Phase 2 of the Energising Education Programme (EEP), which encompasses seven universities and two teaching hospitals, including institutions in Maiduguri and Calabar. The initiative is currently in the implementation stage of Phase 3. The Yakubu Gowon University installation features a 3.3 MWp solar array with 3MW of AC output capacity and 2 MWh of battery storage to support critical loads after solar hours. It also includes…

A delegation from FIFA and CAF has visited Nigeria as the country searches for a way out of the crisis confronting the administration of football. The visit comes amid growing calls for reforms following a turbulent period for Nigerian football, with the Super Eagles’ failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the Super Falcons’ failure to qualify for next year’s World Cup in Brazil adding to concerns over the state of the game. As the country awaits the outcome of the FIFA/CAF intervention, former Super Eagles defender Ben Iroha has already made his position clear on one…

I’m deeply suspicious of people who never change their minds. To be so completely sure of anything as to be permanently entrenched in any position isn’t something I admire, which is why I shove an olive into my mouth every couple of years and hope it finally takes.I do the same with lip gloss, with historically similar results. Fashion has, until recently, been on my side. Less sophisticated than lipstick, overshadowed by TikTok trending lip oils, less effortless cool-girl than tinted lip balm, gloss has barely had a look-in these past few years, but new formulas steal from other formats for a…

* Agencies, CSOs move to bridge complaint-resolution gaps, restore confidence in access to justice Michael Olugbode in Abuja The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and AccountabilityLab Nigeria have called for stronger inter-agency collaboration and coordinated mechanisms to ensure that victims of digital rights violations can access justice promptly and effectively. The call was made on Wednesday at a multi-stakeholder convening on ‘Building a Coordinated Response System for Digital Rights Violations,’ where representatives of government institutions, regulatory agencies, civil society organisations, the legal profession, the media, and the telecommunications and technology sectors examined gaps in the response to rights abuses in Nigeria’s…

By Elizabeth Adegbesan Headline inflation rate fell by 0.04 percent to 15.39 percent in August from 15.43 percent in July 2026, representing the third consecutive month decline since June. The development was driven by a further ease in the core basket to 13.29 percent in August from 14.97 percent in July. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this yesterday in its Consumer Price Index, CPI, report for August 2026. NBS stated: “In August 2026, the Headline inflation rate stood at 15.39 percent, down from 15.43 percent in July 2026 and stood at 23.14 percent in the same month of…

Later today, Max Verstappen will strap on his helmet and take to the track at the Silverstone circuit in England for a rather unusual race. The four-time Formula 1 world champion is recognized as the leading talent of his generation, but unlike some of the legends that have preceded him, Verstappen’s passion for motorsport extends beyond just the rarified world of F1. With apologies to Midweek Motorsport, but if it has wheels and they keep score, odds are good Verstappen’s down to race it. So at noon Eastern Time (5 pm BST) today, September 16, Verstappen will slip into something…