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After nearly 35 years, Joe Eszterhas is back to basics with the follow-up to his 1992 erotic thriller. The Basic Instinct screenwriter, who was tapped to pen a reboot for Amazon MGM Studio’s United Artists last year, has given an update on the script, which features the onscreen return of Catherine Tramell (infamously originated by Sharon Stone). “They came to me and asked, ‘Do you have any ideas for this?’” Eszterhas recalled to Interview Magazine. “And I said, ‘I do.’ I really talked about bare bones. As you know, after Basic, there was a so-called sequel. … it’s really bad.”…

Chief Executive Officer abd Theorist-In-Chief, Sundiata Post, Dr Max Amuchie, on Sunday announced the launch of the Sundiata Post Model, a pioneering institutional framework that positions an independent African newsroom as a genuine knowledge-producing institution within the global information and research ecosystem. The framework reimagines the newsroom as a knowledge institution capable of systematically generating original analytical constructs for global scholarly and policy conversations. Conceived and articulated by Dr. Max Amuchie through his weekly syndicated column, “The Sunday Stew’, the Model codifies how an independent newsroom can systematically generate original analytical constructs that shape journalism, scholarship, and policy discourse in…

Linus Aleke in Abuja The Headquarters of Joint Task Force (North-east), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), has announced that troops have rescued six additional abducted students of Government Day Secondary School, Lassa, and pledged to continue ongoing search and rescue operations until all the remaining victims are recovered unharmed. The victims, comprising four adults and two infants, were rescued at Talakawa in Chibok Local Government Area. According to the Acting Military Information Officer of Joint Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai, Captain Mohammed Goni, the rescue followed sustained air and ground exploitation supported by credible intelligence. He explained that the…

Cape Verde’s football team have been welcomed home by tens of thousands of elated supporters following a historic run at the World Cup. The Blue Sharks flew into the capital city, Praia, on Sunday, having been knocked out of the tournament after a thrilling match against reigning champions Argentina.Jubilant fans transformed the airport’s grounds into a carnival of sorts, banging drums, dancing, chanting and waving the national flag.Goalkeeper Vozinha, who drew global attention with his performances, told the BBC: “It is a very great moment for us to be here with our people.

By Elizabeth Adegbesan  As part of the Federal Government (FG) borrowing plan for the 2026 budget, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has issued Treasury Bills, TBs, to raise N5.8 trillion in the third quarter of 2026 (Q3’26). This represents a 241 percent year-on-year (YoY) increase when compared to N1.76 trillion sold in Q3’25. CBN disclosed this in its Nigeria Treasury Bills Issue programme for Q3’26. Treasury Bills are short term (less than one year) debt instruments used by the apex bank to borrow money from the Nigerian public on behalf of the federal government.  CBN also uses TBs to control…

We spend dozens of hours at our desks each week (if not more), so it’s worth creating a workspace that’s productive and enjoyable. The right desk gadgets can help you reduce clutter, stay focused, and add a little extra convenience to your day. From ambient lighting to smart mugs, there are lots of products designed to make your time at your desk better, so we’ve combined a list of some options. Whether you’re working from home or in an office, these gadgets can help transform your workspace. Odistar Desktop Vacuum Cleaner — $13 Image Credits:Odistar The Odistar desktop vacuum is…

Zack Polanski has confirmed he will pay any outstanding council tax he owes, saying he believed he was not liable for the charge while living on a houseboat in London.The Green Party leader told the BBC he could be liable for between £3,000 and £4,000 in unpaid council tax, owed to the London borough of Waltham Forest.However, Polanski said the council has yet to tell him whether he faces a bill for unpaid tax – and claimed he may not owe anything at all.Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Polanski said working out the tax bill for living on a boat was…

An increasing number of scientists think we have let the climate crisis fester for so long that our only hope to stave off ever-intensifying catastrophes is to use technological interventions. Cloud brightening, injecting sulphur into the atmosphere and the use of tiny mirrors in space – all of which might reduce the amount of sunlight reaching Earth’s surface – are among the concepts being promoted by entrepreneurs and governments alike. Geoengineering, they argue, is now inevitable.Ever since the God of the Old Testament granted our species dominion over the Earth, ideas of remaking the world to better suit us have…

Key eventsSafiullin 6-7 (6-8), 3-6, 6-3 Djokovic* (*denotes next server)All Safiullin needs to do is hold. He is yet to win a set against Djokovic across the four meetings the pair have had. He gets to 30-15 and a long shot from Djoko puts him within a point of pushing this to a fourth set. He does it, huge. What resilience.Roman Safiullin takes the third set. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty ImagesShareUpdated at 17.29 CESTSafiullin* 6-7 (6-8), 3-6, 5-3 Djokovic (*denotes next server)Safiullin was in this exact position in the first set but he did not capitalise and Djokovic battled back to win…

Marcellus Wiley was arrested Saturday on a charge of domestic battery, the latest in a series of legal issues against the former football player-turned-podcaster. An inmate search confirms that Wiley was booked into Orange County Corrections in Orlando, Florida on the Fourth of July on one count of domestic battery, where he remained at press time pending his court hearing. TMZ first reported news of Wiley’s arrest, the details of which have not been revealed. The arrest comes over two months after Wiley was accused of sexual assault by four accusers, including a former ESPN production assistant; following his retirement…