Author: damazah@gmail.com

Governor Dauda Lawal has approved the appointment of Ibrahim Sani as his Special Assistant on sign language interpretation.Announcing the approval, the Secretary to the Zamfara State Government, Abubakar Mohammad Nakwada said the move is part of the administration’s commitment to inclusive governance. The appointment is intended to bridge communication gaps and enhance effective engagement between the government and persons with hearing impairment in all government activities. The development also aligns with provisions of the State’s Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities Prohibition Law. Mr Ibrahim Sani is a certified sign language interpreter and trained special education teacher with over a decade…

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in India for a three-day trip to deepen economic ties and strengthen security cooperation with counterpart Narendra Modi. Bloomberg’s Yoshiaki Nohara breaks down the context. (Source: Bloomberg)

T-Mobile is asking a New York court to rule that Broadcom was contractually obligated to continue supporting its VMware perpetual licenses. In its complaint, T-Mobile said it has tens of thousands of virtual machines using VMware software across approximately 303,140 CPU cores. It also said that it was migrating off VMware but noted the time-consuming and technical challenges involved in migrating over 1,000 applications. It filed its lawsuit, which was first reported by The Register today, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in August 2025 (PDF). The mobile company claimed that in 2023, it bought perpetual…

Islanders are being urged to use water “wisely” after the demand during June’s heatwave was the highest since the 2022 drought.Jersey Water said people used 159 million litres (35 million gallons) or nearly 5% of stored water last week as temperatures reached a peak of 39.2C (103F) on Thursday 25 June.It said water levels at reservoirs at Queen’s Valley and Val de la Mare are in a “good position” at 89% capacity but warned it “could drop fast with another heatwave on the horizon”.A spokesperson said water supplies were “finite”, with supplies for 120 days when reservoirs were full “so…

Key eventsJeff RueterFinal third entries so far: USA 38, BIH 10.ShareLots of mail …“The joy of having the USA play in the World Cup at our Santa Clara stadium is bittersweet for Santa Clara residents that paid $90M of our taxpayer money for a stadium that nearly bankrupted us and is calling itself the ‘San Francisco Stadium.’ San Jose and San Francisco are raking in all the profits from this game and we are sitting here unable to afford to clear the cockroaches from our streets having paid for all the extra security needed for this match. I guess we’ll…

Singer-songwriter Michaela Anne just may be the quintessential indie artist, one for whom the hustle never stops. She’s a working mom, a podcast host with her husband and bandmate, Aaron Shafer-Haiss, and the one in charge of keeping her music coming. Michaela Anne, the daughter of a military father who moved around for the bulk of her childhood, eventually settled in Brooklyn, then Nashville. Now she’s on the move again: She’ll perform this Fourth of July weekend at Rolling Stone’s Stateside Festival, headlined by Noah Kahan, in Kingston, New York. The festival stop is just one of many live dates…

Segun James  As part of efforts to ensure effective quality delivery of products to customers in Lagos, Itel, the Chinese phone and other digital product manufacturer, has opened 16 new service stores in Lagos. The stores, known as itelHome, becomes Nigeria’s largest one-stop digital home appliance retail chain centre in the country.  Speaking at the simultaneous opening of the stores in Lagos, itel’s Projects Operation Manager, itel, Ms Janet Ayegba,  said that the itelHome will manage, besides smart phones, a chain of smart home appliance brand. According to Ayegba, with the simultaneous opening of the new stores, the total number of…

The Anambra State Government says no fewer than 10,384 People Living with HIV (PLHIV) have been enrolled in the state’s health insurance scheme, strengthening access to affordable, quality and sustainable HIV healthcare services statewide. Nkem Okeke, the executive director and project manager of the Anambra State AIDS Control Agency, disclosed this at the end of a stakeholders’ meeting on Wednesday in Awka. Mr Okeke, a medical doctor, said the meeting reviewed progress in integrating HIV services into the Anambra State Health Insurance Agency, aimed at improving healthcare access and ensuring uninterrupted treatment for beneficiaries statewide. He said the milestone underscored…

Tielemans’s penalty late into stoppage time of extra time capped Belgium’s comeback from 2-0 down in Seattle.Published On 2 Jul 20262 Jul 2026Youri Tielemans struck a 125th-minute penalty as Belgium rallied from two goals down and defeated Senegal 3-2 after extra time in their World Cup last ⁠-32 clash in Seattle to keep alive their title hopes, which had looked dead and buried.Senegal’s Lamine Camara slid in on Tielemans as the ball flashed across the face of goal and conceded the spot kick after a ⁠⁠video assistant referee review, with the Belgian picking out the top corner to complete an…

Nigeria’s leading ICT company, ipNX, recently hosted an intimate and thoughtfully curated long service awards ceremony to celebrate employees whose dedication, loyalty, and contributions have played a pivotal role in the company’s growth and success over the years. Speaking at the ceremony, Group Managing Director of ipNX, Ejovi Aror, who himself has spent over 35 years with the organisation, having transitioned from Telnet Nigeria, paid tribute to the award recipients and reflected on the critical role they have played in the company’s journey. “Today is more than a celebration of years served; it is a celebration of belief, perseverance, and…