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As Robert Pattinson has learned, you either die an Edward, or you live long enough to see yourself become the Jacob. While discussing his character Antinous in The Odyssey, the actor compared the role in the Christopher Nolan-helmed movie to Taylor Lautner’s Jacob in the Twilight movie franchise, nearly 15 years after Pattinson last played Edward Cullen. “I think they will be rooting for him,” he told MTV UK. “I keep comparing it—it’s kind of like Jacob in Twilight,” Pattinson added, “What The Odyssey is about — Penelope just can’t make her mind up between the two guys and I’m…

The Education Department released its latest regulatory agenda Friday. J. David Ake/Contributor/Getty Images News/Getty Images After a year of carrying out Congress’s higher ed overhaul, the Education Department is now turning its attention to other key political priorities of the Trump administration—defining sex; eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs; and cracking down on foreign funding in education. The new regulatory agenda, which was released Friday and first reported on by Politico, includes 19 proposed items. Six of the items deal directly with higher ed, and another four concern civil rights enforcement. The regulatory agenda provides brief descriptions of what the…

A long-awaited rainfall should have been received with joy by Khalid Umar and other farmers in the Pandogari district of Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. In these rural communities, a downpour prompts farmers to rush to their fields to spray pesticides and plant seeds. Instead, a recent one became a trap. Within hours of the rain stopping, armed bandits encircled the farmlands on 15 June, forcing Mr Umar to abandon his motorcycle and run on foot for his life. Some villagers were not as fortunate. That afternoon, the assailants killed Dauda Galadima, a resident of the nearby Ruba…

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned that plans to reduce its statutory share of the five per cent Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) could undermine aviation safety and weaken its ability to effectively regulate Nigeria’s aviation industry. The warning comes as the National Assembly considers a bill seeking to reduce the NCAA’s share of the TSC in favour of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). Under the existing arrangement, the NCAA collects the five per cent Ticket Sales Charge and distributes the proceeds among key aviation agencies, including NAMA, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), the Nigerian College of Aviation…

Traders are buying insurance against renewed weakness in the euro as climbing crude oil prices threaten last week’s rebound.

Goeie dag, Victoria from Techpoint here, Here’s what I’ve got for you today: Starlink freezes new sign-ups in seven Kenyan counties Andrea Aid wants to fix medical crowdfunding South Africans say Facebook is restricting accounts without warning Starlink freezes new sign-ups in seven Kenyan counties Gbadebo’s Starlink setup Starlink has hit a speed bump in one of its fastest-growing African markets. The satellite Internet provider has suspended new customer sign-ups in seven Kenyan counties — Nairobi, Kiambu, Mombasa, Machakos, Murang’a, Kirinyaga, and Kwale — after demand outpaced the network’s available capacity. The company says it is working to expand capacity,…

The second and final day of the key gathering is under way in Turkiye's capital.

In the mid-1980s, an unexpected discovery sparked one of the most frenzied episodes in scientific history. The finding in question was of materials that turned into superconductors – materials that conducted electricity with zero resistance – at much higher temperatures than had ever been seen before. Almost overnight, labs the world over shelved their existing research programmes and jumped on the bandwagon to find other examples. Newspapers heralded an impending age of lossless power transmission, floating trains and extraordinary supercomputers. A Nobel prize was handed out within a year. Amid all the fuss, it was easy to overlook another odd…

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has explained why he broke down in tears after his side secured a dramatic 3-2 victory over Egypt to reach the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The South American champions mounted a stunning comeback after falling two goals behind during Tuesday night’s Round of 16 clash. Egypt took the lead through Nasser Ibrahim before Messi failed to convert a penalty, with his spot-kick saved. The miss was his second unsuccessful penalty of the tournament. Mostafa Zico then doubled Egypt’s advantage after finishing off a swift counter-attack, leaving Argentina facing an early exit. However, Argentina…

A Lagos State Magistrates’ Court has granted TikTok streamer Habeeb “Peller” Hamzat bail for ₦500,000 in a case involving the Lagos State Police Command. The Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES that the content creator was arrested and subsequently arraigned before the court on Monday. Peller and his friend, Bello Oladipo, appeared in court over an incident that occurred on 2 July along the Coastal Road in Lekki, Lagos. The pair faced three charges: resisting police officers, obstructing officers from carrying out their duties, and allegedly threatening and recording police personnel whilst they performed lawful duties.…