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On July 8, at about 11:10 GMT, about 99 percent of the world experiences sunlight at the same time.Published On 8 Jul 20268 Jul 2026Because of Earth’s tilt and the timing of the Northern Hemisphere’s summer, about 99 percent of the world’s population – some 8.2 billion people – will experience daylight or twilight simultaneously on July 8, at about 11:10 GMT.For a brief period lasting only about a minute, Earth’s most populated areas will all be under the Sun, with only a small fraction experiencing nighttime.Daylight will stretch across North America, South America, Europe, Africa and most of Asia,…

HBM Nigeria Plc has appointed peacebuilding expert Fatima Akilu and former Attorney-General of Cross River State, Nella Andem-Ewa, as the company’s Independent Non-Executive Directors, effective 1 July. The appointments, disclosed in a regulatory filing signed by the company’s Secretary and Legal Director, Adewunmi Alode, are subject to ratification by shareholders at the company’s next Annual General Meeting. The appointments follow the resignation of Adenike Ogunlesi, an Independent Non-Executive Director, and Elenda Osima-Dokubo, a Non-Executive Director, whose exits took effect on 30 June. HBM Nigeria acknowledged the outgoing directors for their service, describing their contributions as instrumental to the company’s growth…

Amid public backlash over its smart glasses, Meta announced that it will be updating its glasses with a new feature that will disable the camera when it detects that someone has tampered with or destroyed the glasses’ privacy LED light. The update is meant to address modders who have taken actions such as physically drilling into the LED light.Meta has previously tried to discourage tampering with the LED light. For example, starting with its second generation glasses, blocking the light with tape or other objects will trigger a prompt asking users to uncover the recording light. However, many modders have…

The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money, the Guardian can reveal.The disclosure will put further pressure on the Reform UK leader, who is awaiting a decision by the standards commissioner over whether his failure to declare the money breached parliamentary rules.Farage was given a deadline of 1pm on Tuesday to respond to the Guardian about this article. He gave a video address at 2pm announcing he would force a byelection in his seat of Clacton-on-Sea.That attempt to shake off…

Remnants of an exploded star, captured by the Hubble Space Telesope.Credit: NASA, ESA, and F. Summers, G. Bacon, Z. Levay, and L. Frattare (Viz 3D Team, STScI)The Hubble Space Telescope is an audacious expression of human curiosity. Since its launch in 1990, it has done much more than just expand humanity’s scientific reach: it has changed how people see themselves in the cosmos.Space diplomacy: bridging the operating gaps between myriad missionsNow, Hubble’s future hangs in the balance. A NASA working group is considering whether to extend the observatory’s mission into the 2030s by boosting it into a higher, more stable…

Frites 4 Cheats 1. Tintin 4 Tonto 1. Some good news here, perhaps. It seems Gianni Infantino was right after all. Football has united the world. Mainly football has united the world in gleeful satisfaction at the USA exiting its own World Cup tournament as soon as possible following the great and glorious Donald Trump Mr-Fix-It intervention.This was the tone of the immediate global reaction to the USA’s invertebrate defeat in Seattle on Monday night, soundly beaten by a righteous and highly motivated Belgium: land of beer, waffles and sporting vigilante justice. Ghent 4 Bent 1. Antwerp 4 A twerp…

When Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce tied the knot at Madison Square Garden on July 3, 2026, the guest list read like a who’s who of, well, everything in the world. From athletes to actors, dignitaries to divas, it was a celebrity-filled smorgasbord. Among the attendees were a handful of country music stars who made the trek from Nashville (and beyond) to celebrate their genre’s onetime princess — who may be making a return to her roots. Rumor has it her next album will follow in the footsteps of her Toy Story single, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” which has…

The arraignment of Adeniyi Adeyemi, the man accused of creating and operating the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), has been repeatedly delayed since he was charged by the police in November 2025 due to a series of adjournments arising from requests by the defence, court scheduling issues and claims of ill health, PREMIUM TIMES can now report. Court documents and police case diary reviewed by this newspaper show that Mr Adeyemi was arrested by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Unit on 27 October 2025 and remained in detention for 23 days before he was granted administrative bail.…

Business owners in Edo State have until 30 July to install functional Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras at their premises under a new security directive aimed at tackling kidnapping, cultism and other violent crimes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Edo State Security Squad announced the deadline on Monday, urging businesses to comply to support ongoing efforts to improve security across the state. Addressing journalists in Benin City, the group’s spokesperson, Noah Idemudia, said CCTV cameras would strengthen investigations by helping security agencies identify suspects and recover crucial evidence. “Business owners are encouraged to install effective, working cameras…

Nume Ekeghe  Ecobank Nigeria has been awarded the Client Excellence Award by Deutsche Bank in recognition of its outstanding performance, operational excellence, and commitment to delivering superior Institutional Cash and Trade Finance services. The award recognises Ecobank Nigeria’s consistent achievement of high standards in transaction processing, service delivery, operational efficiency, and collaboration within the global trade finance ecosystem. It further reinforces the Bank’s position as a leading financial institution providing innovative financial solutions that support corporates, financial institutions, and businesses engaged in domestic and international trade. Receiving the award on behalf of Ecobank Nigeria, Segun Anjorin, Coverage Head, Corporate and…