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Microsoft is testing a cleaner version of the Windows 11 search menu that strips it of recommended content and ads. In a blog post on Monday, Microsoft announced that it’s rolling out the decluttered Search Box to Windows Insiders in the Experimental channel as the company looks to regain trust with users and fix Windows.One of the biggest changes is a revamped search homescreen that displays only your recent searches. Currently, when you open the search menu, it shows your recent searches alongside several distracting tiles on the right pane, containing things like the image of the day, daily quizzes,…

•Nigeria not a lab for policy experiments — Atiku •Suspension of hike in fees, victory for the people — Peter Obi By Joseph Erunke, Omeiza Ajayi & Elizabeth Osayande Former Vice President and presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, and his Nigeria Democratic Congress, ADC, counterpart, Peter Obi, in the 2027 elections yesterday, expressed excitement over the decision of the Federal Government to suspend the proposed review of registration fees for the 2027 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations, WASSCE, and National Examinations Council, NECO, Senior School Certificate Examinations, SSCE. Recall that the government had on Sunday, announced…

Organic chemist Josh Smalley uses baking concepts to teach science and engineering to children.Credit: Josh SmalleyA career in science can require perseverance and determination, with long days in the laboratory or in the field. There is often little free time for a social life, let alone charity work.But despite these pressures, many researchers seek out volunteering opportunities to develop friendships and find purpose in their local communities.Some are influenced by family members, and many are motivated to serve and help people by their religious beliefs. Scientists who have moved to another country might work with diaspora communities to connect with…

It was Andoni Iraola’s humility that made the biggest impression at his unveiling as Liverpool’s new head coach on Monday. Without fanfare or bombast the 44-year-old promised not to change as a result of landing the biggest job of his coaching career and also to connect with club and city alike. “The magic of being the Liverpool manager,” as he nicely described the opportunity. And without being asked directly, it was Iraola who insisted he must prove himself at Anfield.For all the magic he produced during three years at Bournemouth, ending with European qualification for the first time in the club’s history and approaches…

The President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu “MC Oluomo” Akinsanya, has reflected on his rise from a bus conductor to one of Nigeria’s most influential transport union leaders. MC Oluomo spoke at the 50th golden jubilee birthday celebration of Islamic singer Hafsat Adegoke and the unveiling of her new album, which Fuji musician Saheed Osupa attended.  The transport union leader, who has repeatedly faced public ridicule over his spoken English and educational background, said practical experience had given him a greater understanding than many people with university degrees. MC Oluomo also pointed to his children’s…

A preterm baby girl delivered at just 25 weeks of pregnancy and weighing 750g at birth has been discharged from Ibom Multi-Specialty Hospital after spending six months in the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), a feat the hospital describes as the smallest baby it has successfully managed to discharge. World Health Organisation (WHO) defines preterm birth as babies born alive before 37 completed weeks of gestation. The organisation classifies preterm births into three categories: extremely preterm (less than 28 weeks), very preterm (28 to less than 32 weeks), and moderate to late preterm (32 to less than 37 weeks). Seven hundred and fifty…

Angus Taylor says he criticised One Nation ‘with a heavy heart’Opposition leader Angus Taylor answered questions earlier about his heavy criticism of One Nation, saying his primary focus remains “attacking a rotten Labor government”.Taylor took to 2GB this morning, where he was asked about his speech last week in which he warned Australia was in for an “eternity of pain” if One Nation won government.Taylor said he made those remarks with “a heavy heart”, going on: double quotation mark90% of that speech, 95% of that speech, was against Labor and how they’re wrecking this country … I know many of…

Judge Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday received an update on the whereabouts of an elusive casefile on police offficers implicated in the disapperance of a businessman who was abducted by the officers from his home in 2017. But police authorities have ignored the judgement since its delivery about 10 months ago. Mrs Anozie, through her lawyer, Vincent Adodo, deciced to institute in December 2025 a contempt suit against the then-Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbotokun, for disobeying the court judgement. Proceedings did not make significant prgress up  till when Mr Egbetokun left office in February…

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 07: (L-R) Catherine Laga’aia and Dwayne Johnson attend the Moana World Premiere at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California on July 07, 2026. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for Disney)Getty Images for DisneyDisney’s live action remake of Moana has tanked at the box office, and there is no shortage of explanations why, ranging from a script that repeats the 2016 original almost scene for scene to a release date that landed less than two years after Moana 2.The movie’s failure has also cast a question on why audiences even find live-action remakes appealing since…