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The Independent National Electoral Commission has published the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates for the January 2027 general elections. The list, signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, was released on Saturday in Abuja and contains candidates sponsored by 18 political parties. Of the 18 presidential candidates, 16 are male, while two are female. The male presidential candidates include Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress, Peter Gregory Obi of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, Adewole Ebenezer Adebayo of the Social Democratic Party and Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde of…

This Justice Department court filing in the case against Hamza Doost and Kunal Mehta, that includes a photo of Malone Lam, is photographed Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.Twenty-two-year-old Malone Lam of Singapore recently pleaded guilty to a RICO conspiracy charge in Federal District Court in Washington DC related to his masterminding of a sophisticated cryptocurrency theft ring. Lam used the colorful aliases Anne Hathaway, King Greavy and $$$. In addition, at one of his initial hearings Judge Alicia O. Valle referred to him as the 1986 fictional movie character Ferris Bueller…

Games may be life with all the hard bits removed, but they provide a way to study why people make the choices they make. Traditional games are usually played against a static background: the rewards per outcome are constant. That limits their relevance to behavior because, in real life, the rewards and consequences of strategic choices are ever changing. Now, researchers have used a mathematical model to study a series of games that include evolving strategies and randomly varying returns. A bit of history Perhaps the most famous game-theory contest is the prisoner’s dilemma. In the prisoner’s dilemma, a pair…

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has explained that his plan to restore fuel subsidy is aimed at supporting local refining and reducing the cost of petrol, rather than subsidising imported fuel. Atiku made the clarification in a series of posts on his X platform on Saturday, saying his proposed policy would amount to a “production subsidy” rather than an import subsidy. He explained that the government would support crude oil refined in Nigeria to enable domestic refineries to produce petrol at lower costs and pass the savings to consumers. Using shoemaking as an analogy, Atiku said government could either spend public…

Coronary artery calcium scans are becoming an increasingly popular way to assess a person’s future risk of heart disease. The quick, relatively inexpensive CT test measures calcium buildup in the arteries that supply blood to the heart. But new research from Northwestern Medicine suggests the scan may provide its greatest benefit to a narrower group of patients than previously assumed. Researchers followed more than 6,000 adults for 10 years and found that, for the overall study population, adding a coronary artery calcium score provided only a small improvement over PREVENT, the American Heart Association’s primary cardiovascular risk calculator. How Heart…

Key events57 mins: Everton have all the play now and Spurs are clinging on a little it feels. The home fans burst into song to try and get their team going but you can feel the nerves through the telly.Share55 mins: Everton surge forward and get a corner. Close! George fires towards goal through a crowded box, Bentancur is in the right place to block, that was going in.Share54 mins: The second half is thus far sprightlier from both sides.George Ronczy raises his head over the parapet: “Spurs fan here. This team is an improvement every game, they are starting…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. The Cy-Hawk rivalry is on. The Sept. 12 Iowa vs. Iowa State game will be broadcast live at 4:30 p.m. PT/7:30 p.m. ET on NBC, which can be streamed live via DirecTV (with a five-day free trial), Fubo (with a five-day free trial), Sling and Hulu + Live TV. The game will also be simulcast on Peacock, and while the service doesn’t offer a free trial of its own, fans can claim two complimentary months of Peacock…

Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja Ahead of the 2027 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of candidates for the Presidential and National Assembly elections. According to the timetable and schedule of activities, the electoral body fixed January 16 for the presidential and National Assembly elections. The presidential election would feature 18 political parties. The list, signed by signed by the Secretary of the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, which was released on Saturday showed that none of the 18 presidential candidates or their running mates declared any form of disability. The list also features two female…

ToplineAnthropic CEO and billionaire Dario Amodei on Saturday called on artificial intelligence companies to deliberately slow the pace of frontier model development, warning that unchecked growth could enable autonomous AI swarms to hijack global internet infrastructure within the next year amid dire warnings from industry insiders. Dario Amodei, right, talks to Andrew Ross Sorkin and at The New York Times DealBook Summit 2025.Getty Images for The New York TimesKey FactsAmodei, in an essay titled “We Must Pace the Frontier,“ warned that safety guardrails and regulations aren’t keeping pace with the rapid development of AI—and joined others in issuing a warning…

Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, better known as Sylvan Esso, have been bringing their low-key electro-pop to the masses since 2014, bursting onto the scene with their self-titled debut album and the single “Hey Mami.” Over the years, they’ve put out a number of excellent records, dabbling in dustier, more fragile textures on Free Love, going dancier and glitchier on No Rules Sandy. The two are constantly pushing at the edges of their sound while retaining the core of what makes a Sylvan Esso record sound like a Sylvan Esso record.Their new album Ow ∞, released this past Friday, represents…