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Jay-Z turned Yankee Stadium into a celebration of legacy, hometown pride, and the enduring impact of Reasonable Doubt, delivering an opening-night performance that balanced nostalgia with spectacle as the first of three anniversary concerts. When I arrived in the Bronx, the atmosphere surrounding Yankee Stadium felt like an event long before anyone stepped inside. It was absolute pandemonium. Traffic had completely overwhelmed the Grand Concourse, River Avenue, 161st Street, and the surrounding blocks, forcing me to abandon the car and walk the rest of the way to the stadium. Thousands of fans poured through the streets in every direction, all…

Iyobosa Uwugiaren reviews the Town Hall on Building a Consensus for State Police, organised by THISDAY/Arise News recently, arguing that the true measure of the event’s success will not lie in the quality of the discussions alone, but in whether the ideas generated influence the constitutional amendments and policy decisions that now lie ahead Speakers at the THISDAY/ARISE News Town Hall on Building a National Consensus for State Police and National Security commended the Chairman/Editor-in-Chief of THISDAY/ARISE Media Group, Prince Nduka Obaigbena, for convening what many described as a timely and nationally significant national conversation.  Their commendations, however, went beyond acknowledging…

Latest match highlights, reaction and previews from the FIFA World Cup 2026 in North America.

Looking for help with today’s Easy, Medium and Hard NYT Pips puzzles? Whether you’re after a nudge in the right direction or just want to compare notes, below you’ll find everything you need to solve each of today’s Pips plus a full walkthrough for today’s Hard Pips. It’s lazy Sunday and also my son’s 16th birthday, so happy birthday kiddo, even if you’re hardly a kid anymore. Before the festivities, we have some Pips to solve!Looking for Friday’s Pips? Read our guide right here.How To Play PipsIn Pips, you have a grid of multicolored boxes. Each colored area represents a…

Last weekend’s brutal NYC heat wave had me craving a frozen drink almost every afternoon. Normally, that would mean sweating through a walk to 7-Eleven for a slurpee. This time, though, I stayed home and put the new Ninja Slushi Twist to the test. Ninja’s latest slushie machine builds on the popularity of the original Slushi, but with a big upgrade. Instead of a single mixing chamber, the Slushi Twist has two 48-ounce vessels that can make two completely different frozen drinks at the same time. Beyond classic slushies, it can also make frappés, milkshakes, frozen coffees, and smoothies —…

By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja Abuja has a way of transforming seemingly routine political exchanges into conversations that echo far beyond the Federal Capital Territory.  On any given day, the city’s hotels, private residences and political party offices double as informal negotiating tables where governors, former ministers, lawmakers and party strategists quietly take the measure of one another.   Alliances are tested over breakfast meetings, political futures are debated in hushed conversations, and a single public statement can alter the calculations of men already looking beyond tomorrow’s headlines to the presidential contest of 2027.  It was against that backdrop that an exchange between former…

There is no approved drug to help the medical teams scrabbling to save lives in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – but there are hopes that could change within months as the first patients are enrolled in a treatment trial.It is a record pace to set up and start this kind of research, scientists said, with patients enrolled just six weeks after the outbreak being declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 17 May.Nevertheless, in Bunia, the capital of Ituri province, where the virus is raging, people…

The Senegal Football Federation has dismissed head coach Pape Thiaw following the country’s underwhelming performance at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The federation announced the decision on Saturday, saying a change in leadership was necessary after the Teranga Lions failed to meet expectations at the tournament. Senegal arrived at the World Cup with high hopes after lifting the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations title by defeating Morocco in the final earlier this year. However, their campaign unravelled quickly. The West Africans lost their opening two group-stage matches against France and Norway before suffering a dramatic exit in the knockout phase.…

By Ayo Onikoyi Nigerian singer and entertainer Portable has opened up on his childhood struggles, street experiences and the lessons he learnt outside the classroom, stating that life on the streets taught him valuable skills. The singer shared his experience during an interview on The Honest Bunch Podcast, where he spoke about losing his mother at the age of 13 and how the loss affected his upbringing. According to Portable, although people were available around him, nobody could provide the same care and support his mother would have given him. “You learn from the street more than school. I lost…

New Kano Pillars Technical Adviser Daniel Ogunmodede has wasted no time in setting the tone for a new era at the former Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) champions, declaring that winning every competition will be the driving force behind his ambitious project at the club. Popularly known as IJABALL, the Super Eagles assistant coach outlined an expansive blueprint for the Sai Masu Gida during his official unveiling at the Kano Pillars Secretariat on Saturday, promising not only immediate on-pitch success but also the creation of a sustainable football structure capable of producing future stars. Addressing journalists, Ogunmodede made it clear…