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The 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup has moved into the knockout stage, but the battle for the Golden Boot is already providing another interesting race for Nigeria’s Falconets. Argentina’s Annika Paz currently leads the scoring charts with five goals after the group stage, but Nigeria have three players among the tournament’s leading scorers following their remarkable 10-1 victory over New Caledonia. Rivers Angels’ Ramotalahi Kareem and Winner Onajite David have three goals each, while defender Rebecca Adegbemile has two, leaving Nigeria with a significant presence in the individual scoring race as the competition enters its decisive phase. The Golden…

Europe has its latest microdrama platform, Snäxx. The service, which has been in the works for some time, has the backing of Germany vertical video business Black Forest Studios and a board of “top-level” media, entertainment, technology and investment industry execs. Earlier this year, we reported Station 19 actor Boris Kodjoe was among the app’s advisors. The service will launch on November 1 on iOS and Android and claims to be “Europe’s first premium microdrama platform.” Others may dispute that title having launched services in the likes of the UK and France, but Black Forest is attempting to position it…

I was helping my father, who has dementia and Parkinson’s disease, reduce his £113.50 Sky TV bill.We explained to the Sky call centre agent that, as his eyesight and attention span have deteriorated, he wanted the cheapest available TV package to free up money for his care.The agent insisted on offering Sky Cinema, two new televisions, another 24-month Sky Q package and broadband, despite us repeatedly stating that we did not want any further offers. We asked to cancel.Eventually, we were offered £18-a-month Sky Essential TV. However, we were then asked to authorise a £77 monthly direct debit because Sports…

The Nigeria Police Force has reported a series of operational successes across 11 states, including the neutralisation of a suspected terrorist, the rescue of kidnapped victims, and the arrest of suspected kidnappers, armed robbers, and a suspected bandit informant. The operations, carried out between September 12 and 15, 2026, also led to the recovery of firearms, ammunition, illicit drugs, vehicles, motorcycles, ransom money, and other exhibits. In a statement on Tuesday, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, said police operatives, working with other security agencies, continued to intensify operations against criminal elements across the country. He said, “Police…

The North Sea oil and gas industry has called on Labour to scrap the windfall tax on fossil fuel firms three years early, as Britain heads into a winter with energy bills expected to reach their highest level since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), the industry’s trade body, wants the tax replaced in 2027, rather than in 2030, with a narrower levy that only applies during price spikes.OEUK is also pressing ministers to approve two big North Sea oil and gasfields, Rosebank and Jackdaw, as part of a call for looser regulation of the sector.The current windfall tax,…

Most plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) today get an average of around 30-50 miles of battery-only range: decent, but not mind-blowing. With hybrid sales dominating the market today, Volvo is out to prove that its PHEVs can push the limits of what’s possible.Today, the Swedish automaker revealed the updated PHEV versions of its popular XC60 and XC90 SUVs are its first “long range plug-in hybrids,” delivering class-leading ranges of 78 miles and 73 miles, respectively. That’s more than double the electric range of previous PHEV variant. The numbers are still preliminary and based on EPA testing standards. But if confirmed,…

A new bill will remove references to banning the ‘promotion’ of homosexuality.Published On 15 Sep 202615 Sep 2026Hungary’s government has submitted a bill to parliament to amend anti-LGBTQ rules for minors that were introduced under former nationalist leader Viktor Orban.The law, which was created as an add-on to the country’s existing child protection regulations in 2021, banned the “promotion of homosexuality” to under-18s. The same law was later used to ban Pride marches.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listActivists and leaders across the European Union had criticised the law for stigmatising LGBTQ people and linking same-sex relations to paedophilia.The…

Stakeholders have called for stronger investment, quality healthcare and sustainable domestic financing to reduce preventable maternal and newborn deaths in Nigeria. The World Health Organisation (WHO), the Gates Foundation and the National Assembly made the call at the national inauguration of the Incentives to Increase Maternal and Newborn Care Services Utilisation (INSEMN) initiative in the State House, Abuja, on Monday. The calls come as Nigeria continues to confront a high burden of maternal and newborn mortality, with evidence showing that demand-side measures such as financial incentives are most effective when combined with skilled health workers, functional facilities, reliable commodities and…

A coral reef off the coast of Benin that was thought to be dead for decades has been found alive and apparently healthy. Surveys conducted in the 1960s, which were primarily designed to locate productive fishing grounds, identified what appeared to be a deep-water coral reef. At the time, researchers concluded that the reef was probably dead. More than 60 years later, scientists returned to the area armed with modern sonar and the Deep Sea Camera System provided by the National Geographic Exploration Technology Lab. What they found was very different from what the historical records had suggested. “It was…

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