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The Lagos State Government says its proposed increase in the retirement age of magistrates and law officers is necessary to address a career progression imbalance created by the extension of the retirement age of High Court judges from 65 to 70 years. The government said the proposed amendment would enable Lagos to retain experienced magistrates and law officers for longer, preserve institutional knowledge and strengthen succession planning in the justice sector rather than allow senior officers to retire at 60 while the positions to which they could traditionally progress become less frequently available. The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal…

Pro-Palestinian activist and former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil is filing a lawsuit against the university and a dean, alleging ‘institutionalised racism’ against Palestinian students.Published On 14 Sep 202614 Sep 2026Share ‘Columbia did not care’: Mahmoud Khalil files discrimination lawsuit on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., returned to the Capitol on Monday after a three-month absence following a fall that left him hospitalized and out of public view for 92 days.McConnell said he has assured Senate Majority Leader John Thune that he will “do my best to be present for tough votes when our Conference needs me.””Today, I’ll cast my first Senate vote since I took a bad fall back in June,” McConnell said in a statement. “I’m really looking forward to being back on the Senate floor and seeing my colleagues.”The appearance is the first time the 84-year-old former Senate Republican…

China has dismissed what it said were “fearmongering” calls for the US to block Beijing’s AI industry, even as the top Chinese spy chief warned the evolving technology could threaten Communist party rule.The US tech entrepreneur and Anthropic chief executive, Dario Amodei, wrote an essay published over the weekend that called for a global slowdown in AI capabilities, but also said Washington should actively impede Beijing’s advancement in order to keep a technological edge.Warning that AI could give the Chinese Communist party a chance “to militarily dominate democracies”, Amodei said he believed “a Chinese lead in AI would pose grave…

Macklemore says he was dropped from Ed Sheeran’s US tour over his pro-Palestinian stance and alleges billionaire Robert Kraft pressured Sheeran over his involvement. The move comes after Pink had also condemned the rapper’s “Free Palestine” remarks.Published On 14 Sep 202614 Sep 2026Share Macklemore cut from Ed Sheeran tour for pro-Palestine stance on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

A new assessment of 1,480 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across 16 Nigerian states has found that 97 per cent failed to meet the national minimum staffing requirement, raising fresh concerns about the capacity of the country’s frontline health facilities to provide essential services. The PHC Operational Capability Report, produced by Orodata Science and Civic Tech, assessed facilities across 277 local government areas in Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. The assessment, conducted between October 2023 and June 2025, examined staffing, infrastructure, equipment, electricity, water supply and accessibility using the CheckMyPHC Digital Scorecard. According to the report, only three per cent of the…

What Science Says About AstrologyCarlos Orsi Columbia Univ. Press (2026)Seventeenth-century astronomers Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler were active astrologers. But in the Age of Enlightenment during the eighteenth century, astrology was relegated to a pseudoscience. Today, notes science writer Carlos Orsi in his engaging study of the relationship between astrology and science, astrologers “do much better work on finding stars and planets to explain the past than on using them to foresee the future”. Yet astrology remains popular, with a growing global market value estimated at US$12.8 billion in 2020.Albert SabinKaren Torghele Yale Univ. Press (2026)Virologist Jonas Salk’s injectable vaccine…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday’s newspapers…PREMIER LEAGUEThe bungling VAR duo – Matt Donohue and assistant Blake Antrobus – at the centre of the Manchester derby fiasco are set to be blocked from officiating on Man Utd matches for the foreseeable future – Daily Mail Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe sneaked into Old Trafford via a back door for the Manchester derby on Sunday – The Sun Watch Paper Talk on Sky Sports News Paper Talk is a review of the sports headlines from the national newspapers, every Monday to Friday, live on Sky Sports News from…

Bob Mackie, who designed dazzling costumes for stars including Cher, Tina Turner, Dolly Parton and Elton John has died, aged 87.The US fashion designer, known as the “Sultan of Sequins” for his sparkling creations, won a Tony Award, nine Emmys and received three Oscar nominations during his career.”It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Mr Bob Mackie passed away today,” a statement on his Instagram account announced on Monday.”He lived his 87 years to the fullest, fulfilling his dream of being a Fashion and Costume Designer, which is all he ever wanted to do,” it…

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is repealing rules limiting emissions by coal and gas power plants, in a move that undoes decades of protections meant to curb gasses scientists say are responsible for global warming.“Americans have been demanding more common sense at federal agencies under President [Donald] Trump’s leadership,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said at a news conference in Houston on Monday. “That means cutting red tape so we can build new power-generating infrastructure.”Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe EPA estimated the changes would eliminate more than $300bn in costs for power plants. The agency also…