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The police command in Imo has rescued a kidnap victim from a forest bordering the Nekede, Ihiagwa and Agbala areas of the Owerri West Local Government Area. The command’s public relations officer, DSP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. Okoye said the operation was part of efforts to eliminate criminal elements and restore security across the state. According to him, Commissioner of Police Mr Audu Bosso led the operation on Saturday with local vigilance operatives. He said the action followed a directive from the Inspector-General of Police through the Deputy Inspector-General supervising the South East Zone.…

Rescuers in ‘critical hours’ to find survivors as death toll reaches 1,450The president of Venezuela’s National Assembly has warned time is running out to rescue survivors trapped under the rubble.The death toll from the earthquakes has risen to at least 1,450 people, with 3,150 injured and 12,721 others displaced, Jorge Rodríguez said yesterday in a televised address.“We are in critical hours, in crucial hours to continue rescuing lives and to build camps where those people who have lost their homes, or who cannot return, for whatever reason, to their residences can stay,” Rodríguez said.Search and rescue operations continue for survivors…

For the second week running last week, Nigerian stocks retreated, in this case by 1.7 per cent, as sell pressure on industrial goods and oil & gas equities weighed on the benchmark index. That continued the broad market correction that has been evident in trading in past weeks, which, thankfully, has opened up opportunities for investors seeking strategic entry points for investment in cheaper stocks. “Following the recent market pullback, a number of fundamentally sound stocks are now trading at more attractive valuations, which could spur selective bargain hunting and support renewed buying interest,” analysts at Meristem Securities said in…

Recently, my father called me in a panic. There were just a few minutes until Netflix would start streaming a live MMA event, and he couldn’t get into my account. For a while, he had accessed Netflix as an add-on member with his own profile through my household’s account. That day, however, he was logged out and couldn’t use my login credentials to watch Netflix. Instead, he saw a prompt asking him to “add an email address to your profile” to continue. A Reddit user shared this image of the notification that affected profile owners are seeing. Credit: Scotti_Dev/Reddit/Netflix A…

The 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage continues on Monday with three more round of 32 ties, as Brazil, Germany and the Netherlands bid to join Canada in the last 16 of the tournament.Five-time champions Brazil face an improving Japan, Germany take on Paraguay as they look to go beyond the group stage for the first time since lifting the trophy in 2014, while the Netherlands meet Morocco in the day’s final match.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listAway from the action, Canada are celebrating a historic first World Cup knockout victory, Iran are reflecting on a heartbreaking elimination…

Researchers led by Daan van der Vliet, working with teams from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Leiden University, and Utrecht University, have identified a biological process that may help explain why multiple sclerosis (MS) becomes especially severe in some patients. Examining brain tissue from people with rapidly progressing MS, they found large numbers of unusual immune cells packed with fat droplets. The findings could point to new treatment strategies and future biomarkers that help predict how quickly the disease will worsen. MS damages myelin, the fatty protective coating that surrounds nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord. As this…

England face New Zealand on the final day of the third Test at Trent Bridge with the series on the line, and with captain Ben Stokes bidding farewell to international cricket after the shock news of his retirement on day four; watch live coverage on Sky Sports Cricket

Japanese media group Nippon TV is undergoing a major restructuring as it expands its international activities, launching a Global Strategy division, headed by former Hulu Japan President Kazuo Takaya. Working in parallel with the company’s Content Business division, the new unit will drive long-term growth initiatives across IP development, technology, strategic partnerships and region-specific market strategies.  In addition, Satoru Hiramatsu has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Content Business, from his previous role as Managing Director of the division, reporting directly to Tadafumi Shimomura, President, Content Business. The announcements were made by Keiichi Sawa, Board Director, Senior Executive Operating Officer,…

One of South Africa’s most senior police officers has survived an attempted assassination in Johannesburg, police say.Deputy crime intelligence boss Maj-Gen Feroz Khan was shot on Sunday evening as he was driving home and has since been rushed to hospital for emergency surgery, local media say.The shooting comes just days before Khan was due to appear before a public inquiry set up to investigate criminality in South Africa’s police force.South African police spokesperson Brig Athlenda Mathe said in a statement released on Monday that police were investigating.”It is premature and irresponsible to speculate on any possible motive or to conclude…

South Africa is grappling with a renewed surge in anti-foreigner sentiment in 2026. Vigilante groups like March and March and echoes of Operation Dudula have organised protests and actions in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, and other South African cities. They have targeted African and Asian migrants in incidents bordering on violence, lootings, displacements, and deaths. Existing reports say that a number of some documented and undocumented Mozambicans, Nigerians, Malawians, and others, have been variously affected. The risks this portends for South Africa is grappling with a renewed surge in anti-foreigner sentiment in 2026. Vigilante groups like March and March and echoes…