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Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir There have been calls for the prosecution of both Jingir and Fadahunsi. Unlikely as that eventuality may be, let us at least do what grown-ups do: introspect. The ultimate test of an elder’s relevance is not how much religious divisiveness or political violence he can incite but how he inspires the younger generation — permit me to paraphrase Oscar Hammerstein II — to climb every mountain, ford every stream, and follow every rainbow till they find their dream. Anyone against the universal brotherhood of humankind and the secularism of multicultural Nigeria is an infidel. So is…

President Donald Trump has said the US will “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his “very good relationship” with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un.He also noted on Truth Social that South Korea had recently declined to join the US in the “denuclearisation” of Iran.”These exercises are not only costly, with much of these costs paid for by the United States of America (as usual!), but send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile,” Trump posted.Seoul said the drills with the US would proceed “as scheduled”. Pyongyang has not yet commented. It comes after North Korea…

This photo taken on April 21, 2025 shows a customer walking past a display of instant noodles at a branch of Japanese discount retailer Don Quijote, also known overseas as Don Don Donki, in the Shibuya district of central Tokyo. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images) Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty ImagesJapan’s economy expanded 1.1% in the second quarter on an annualized basis, missing expectations for 2% growth as softer domestic demand strong exports. The figure compared to the 2.1% in the previous quarter. This is the first full…

“Breakups are… tough.”It’s the opening lines of an interlude towards the end of DOOMED! Called “It Happens in Every Universe.” It’s also basically the thesis of the entire record. It’s no grand revelation, but it’s a well-trodden subject that Open Mike Eagle manages to mine for artistic gold.Eagle’s subject matter is usually personal, and his productions tinged with nostalgia. But DOOMED! is his most intimate album yet. A lot of that is due to the production from Kenny Segal. The two have traveled in the same orbit and worked together before, but this is the first full-length album release from…

US president says he’s ‘not happy’ about the drills, citing his ‘very good relationship’ with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.Published On 17 Aug 202617 Aug 2026US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to scale back joint military exercises with close ally South Korea, citing his “very good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.Trump said in a social media post on Sunday that the exercises, due to start on Monday, are costly and “send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile” to North Korea, which he said “has been unthreatening and respectful” while Trump has been in…

Arise today and step out of the Egyptian cycle of endless, fruitless toil. Take up your yoke, learn the mechanics of the Kingdom, build the structures required to support the blessing, and watch the Lord of the Sabbath transform your regular labour into an enduring, multi-dimensional season of supernatural rest. Contemporary Believers Who Took Responsibility and Found Rest The Corporate Turnaround Architect Consider the story of a senior executive named David, who was appointed as the CEO of a failing manufacturing conglomerate. The company was deeply in debt, labor unions were striking, and market share was evaporating. David spent his…

Doncaster-born golfer Jack Whaley defeated American Jay Leng Jr in a gruelling 36-hole final on Sunday to win the US Amateur Championship and book his place at The Open next year.After making the final at Merion Golf Club, Whaley had already secured himself a spot at The Masters and the US Open, but his 4&3 win has now also earned him a place at St Andrews next summer. The victory also makes him only the third English golfer to win the tournament after Matt Fitzpatrick claimed victory at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, in 2013, while Harold Hilton won…

Four Renaissance paintings of “extraordinary value” have been stolen from a museum in Sicily, Italy’s culture minister has said.Alessandro Giuli confirmed that three panels of the Polyptych of San Gregorio and a double-sided panel of the Madonna with Child and Christ in Pietà, all attributed to Antonello da Messina, were taken from the Regional Interdisciplinary Museum of Messina on Saturday night.Police are now probing how the thieves were able to enter the museum without triggering its alarms and who may have been responsible.The incident is the latest in a string of museum heists across Europe that have led to a…

Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc has seen its interest income surge more than sixfold since the COVID-19 pandemic, while its banking subsidiary, Guaranty Trust Bank, has raised customers’ international spending limit on naira cards to $40,000 per quarter. GTCO’s interest income rose from N77.04bn in the first quarter of 2020 to N467bn in Q1 2026, representing a 506 per cent increase, as higher interest rates, expanding earning assets and stronger yields fuelled the group’s interest-driven earnings. The Q1 2026 figure was also 17.5 per cent higher than the N397.4bn recorded in the corresponding period of 2025. Net interest income increased…

Big Tech’s data centre building boom could create a huge new source of carbon emissions as the surging demand for electricity sparks a wave of fossil-fuel power plants, despite companies’ climate commitments.An FT analysis of 60 of the largest planned data centres being built in the US by Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Meta found that they could together produce 101.5mn tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year once fully operational, based on the most recent snapshot of US power generation. That would be equivalent to about 7 per cent of US power-sector emissions in 2025 — the annual emissions of…