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Nigerian-American racing driver Ugo Ugochukwu has been crowned the 2026 FIA Formula 3 Champion after finishing second in the final race of the season in Madrid, Spain. The 19-year-old secured the championship on Sunday at the newly built Madring circuit, driving for Campos Racing, and became the first American to win the FIA Formula 3 title. Ugochukwu entered the final race level on points with British driver Freddie Slater after a dramatic championship battle throughout the season. While Finland’s Tuukka Taponen won the Madrid Feature Race, Ugochukwu’s second-place finish was enough to secure the title. Slater finished eighth, leaving Ugochukwu…

Seventy-one years after the brutal murder of Emmett Till, the way that the US as a country honors his memory is still being contested. Markers commemorating his life have been shot at, stolen and become the site of white supremacist group recruiting events. A new exhibit opening in Chicago asks the country to memorialize his life not only by remembering his death, but by asking America to consider the question: What if Emmett Till Lived?Open now and running until December, the exhibition If Emmett Till Lived: Freedom on American Ground at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago is an…

Whether in hospitality, operations, training, leadership development or organisational capability, the hospitality executive Toyin Dada has spent nearly three decades exploring what makes  people perform, grow and give their best, Vanessa Obioha writes Toyin Dada carries an unassuming air. There is little about her demeanour that immediately announces the breadth of a career spent navigating some of the most demanding corners of hospitality. Spend a little time in conversation with her, and you’d begin to see the different layers of a woman who has spent nearly three decades understanding how people shape organisations. But beneath the structured, purposeful professional persona is someone…

Orders statewide crackdown By Dayo Johnson Akure The Ondo State Government has banned the sale and distribution of unverified alcoholic drinks and other substances across the state. Governments decision followed the death of 30 persons and the hospitalisation of 50 others after consuming a local herbal alcoholic mixture, commonly called “monkey tail” in Odigbo Council Area of the state. In a statement, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Hon. Idowu Ajanaku, said the measure was necessary to prevent further deaths and contain the incident. According to him, the directive applies to alcoholic drinks and other substances sold in sachets, bottles,…

Beirut, Lebanon – More than six months after Israel intensified its war on Lebanon, a displacement crisis is slowly solidifying.At its highest point in April, more than 1.2 million people were displaced by Israeli attacks on Lebanon.Today, the figure stands at about 330,000, according to estimates by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) – but humanitarian workers say the drop should not be interpreted as permanent or even durable.Nadine Mazloum, of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), said displacement patterns remain “highly fluid and often reversible” due to the possibility of renewed attacks.While the “overall number of displaced people has…

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It was a week that left mathematicians reeling. Hot on the heels of a flurry of cases of artificial intelligence furthering the field, OpenAI declared a major scalp: its latest AI model had cracked a Millennium Prize Problem, a puzzle with a $1m reward that had defied human brains for decades.The achievement bore little resemblance to how mathematical problems normally fall. A near-trillion dollar private company had unleashed 10,000 agents – AI systems that carry out tasks autonomously – on the problem. The bill was estimated at $15m.The trajectory towards AI capable of superhuman maths has long been clear, but…

The Presidential Campaign Council of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi lack the capacity to move Nigeria forward if elected in 2027. The council’s Chief Communications Adviser, Comrade Mark Adebayo, stated this at a press conference in Abuja on Saturday, while urging Nigerians to participate actively in the election and protect their votes. Adebayo said the SDP presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, was better prepared to lead the country, describing him as intellectually equipped and backed by a comprehensive blueprint for addressing Nigeria’s…

After Rangers International’s hard earned win via penalties against AS SOBEMAP away in Lome, Togo, Nigeria’s representatives in the CAF inter-club competitions face another decisive day on the continent, with Rivers United, El-Kanemi Warriors and Shooting Stars all carrying the country’s hopes in crucial return-leg fixtures. The three Nigerian clubs have taken contrasting paths into the decisive stage of the preliminary rounds, but the objective is the same: survive the first hurdle and keep Nigeria’s continental campaign moving. Rivers United will lead the charge in the CAF Champions League when they host Côte d’Ivoire’s San Pedro at 4pm, while El-Kanemi…

Céline Dion’s first concert in years delighted fans, with the Canadian singer crying as she made an emotional comeback to the stage.It was Dion’s first full concert in six years after she was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder called stiff person syndrome, which forced her to cancel tours.Joyful fans spilled out of the Paris La Défense Arena on Saturday night singing and dancing to her classic hits, while some were still wiping away tears.Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield went along and reflects on getting swept up in the Dion dalliance that French fans are calling “the biggest comeback since Charles…