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As Kaduna State moves steadily towards another governorship election, the African Democratic Congress (ADC)’s greatest challenge may not simply be to capitalise on the ruling APC’s declining popularity in some quarters. Rather it will be convincing voters that it possesses the internal cohesion, principled leadership and policy direction required to govern effectively. The choice of the party’s governorship candidate will therefore be decisive. Regrettably, following the conduct of the party’s governorship primary election which initially produced Isa Ashiru Kudan as winner, the ADC has been plunged into an avoidable crisis that the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) appears either unwilling…

The Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO) has pledged to cooperate fully with the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) in its investigation into major global technology companies and generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, saying it will provide all necessary evidence to support the inquiry. The body issued the pledge in a statement signed by its Vice President, Frank Aigbogun, on Friday, noting that the move to investigate the tech giants will challenge the tech companies’ lack of transparency and accountability in their operations in Nigeria. On Monday, President Bola Tinubu directed the FCCPC to investigate major global tech companies over…

Last year, we told you about Xtra, the company that lets DJI sneak its popular cameras into the US, and Skyrover, a brand seemingly selling DJI drones in disguise. They’re just two of the many firms DJI is suspected of starting to skirt the United States’ foreign drone ban.But it appears the FCC is finally doing something about “DJI front companies,” as watcher Konrad Iturbe dubbed them last year. Today, the FCC is fining eight of them $25,000 each — and giving them until Monday, July 20th, just 10 calendar days, to answer the FCC’s questions before the agency takes…

Campaz was threatened after failing to score in the last-16 match against Switzerland, which Colombia lost on penalties.Published On 10 Jul 202610 Jul 2026Colombia’s Jaminton Campaz has received death threats following his team’s exit from the World Cup, the country’s football federation said, as it condemned the threats.“No athlete, nor any member of their inner circle, should be subjected to intimidation for representing their country in a sporting arena,” the Colombian Football Federation (FCF) said in a statement on Friday.Colombia’s tournament ended Tuesday in a penalty shootout loss to Switzerland in the round of 16. During extra time, Campaz —…

Posting studies on preprint servers such as bioRxiv is common practice in many scientific fields.Credit: Michael Szebor/NatureThe central conclusions of biomedical preprints rarely change following peer review in a journal1, according to a study posted on the preprint server bioRxiv this month. The research also found that studies that appeared first as preprints are retracted at roughly half the rate of papers that did not appear online before being in a peer-reviewed journal. The authors say the findings suggests that preprints are a reliable source of information, although some scientists say the finding should be interpreted more cautiously.Posting preprints is…

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Pitbull and his legion of fans have set the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people wearing bald caps at his headline BST Hyde Park show. The rapper and singer, who has been called Mr Worldwide, lived up to his name by inspiring a global trend in recent years which sees crowds rock up to his concerts dressed in his signature style of suits and sunglasses and, of course, wearing bald caps.Ahead of his performance at the London festival, tens of thousands of concertgoers gathered by the main stage to be officially counted.It was later confirmed to Pitbull…

The Women in Leadership Advancement Network (WILAN) has launched the WILAN Leadership Suite, an integrated digital ecosystem designed to advance women’s leadership, expand civic participation and improve access to mentorship, career development and digital safety. The initiative comes amid concerns over the low representation of women in Nigeria’s political leadership, where women occupy only about 4.5 per cent of seats in the National Assembly, while 15 state Houses of Assembly have no female lawmakers. Unveiled alongside an online campaign tagged “What’s Your Move?”, the Leadership Suite is designed to encourage Nigerians to play an active role in promoting inclusive leadership…

ConferenceThe British Council is organising the South Asia TeachingEnglish Online Conference 2026. This free three-day event will bring together educators, researchers and teachers from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to examine a pressing question facing education today: how can schools equip learners with the creativity, adaptability and communication skills needed to thrive in an increasingly complex world?Dates: July 23-25For details, visit https://tinyurl.com/4tsue2hzAdmissionsMIT World Peace University has launched the Hafeez Contractor School of Architecture to offer industry-aligned programmes. Admissions for its five-year B.Arch are now open. Scholarships are available.Eligibility: Minimum 50% aggregate in Classes 10 and 12 with English,…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed the bail application filed by jailed former Acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Chukwunyere Nwabuoku, pending the determination of his appeal against his conviction for laundering N868.5 million. A three-member panel of the appellate court, in a ruling delivered on Friday, held that Mr Nwabuoku’s application lacked merit. The decision, read by the lead judge, Adebukola Banjoko, upheld the opposition of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which argued that the former acting accountant general-failed to establish sufficient grounds to warrant his release after conviction. The EFCC disclosed the court’s decision in…