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Good morning. In late July, Itamar Ben-Gvir, West Bank settler and far-right extremist minister of security in Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, joined a group of more than 2,000 Jewish extremists to storm al-Aqsa mosque compound, Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site. The far-right group has been doing this for years. Ben-Gvir has made series of visits to the site over the last three years, eroding norms and inflaming tensions. Jordanian officials have recently warned that it could be at risk of an “imminent” Israeli takeover.With national elections scheduled in October, and many eyes still firmly on Gaza (this weekend, Netanyahu rejected a…

NewsFeedA fast-moving wildfire in Canada’s British Columbia province has forced thousands of people from their homes. Canadian officials say more than 20,000 residents have been evacuated from the towns of Summerland and Peachland in the Okanagan region.Published On 10 Aug 202610 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Business Day, established in 2001, is a daily business newspaper based in Lagos. It is the only Nigerian newspaper with a bureau in Accra, Ghana. It has both daily and Sunday titles. It circulates in Nigeria and Ghana… Read More… Phone:+234-803-322-5506 |+234-802-601-1296 |+234-813-346-4051

What kind of truck? Based on Reuters’ report, nothing is finalized, so there are no concrete details at this point. We have no idea what size pickup VW is considering, how much it might cost, or even whether it will be gas- or electric-powered. A few possibilities suggest themselves, though. Firstly, VW could just start building the Amarok in the US. That’s a truck designed for South America, but Ford’s Ranger was designed in Australia for non-US markets, and it’s now on sale here, so that approach could work. That sure would be boring, though. For a more considered alternative,…

Osun State is heading toward one of Nigeria’s most closely watched governorship contests, with the August 2026 election pitting incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke, popularly known as the Dancing Governor, against a resurgent political machine built around former governor Gboyega Oyetola. Oyetola, now Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, is not on the ballot himself. The All Progressives Congress has fielded Munirudeen Oyebamiji, known widely as AMBO, but Oyetola remains the force shaping the party’s strategy. That strategy leans heavily on federal muscle. Oyetola’s close ties to President Bola Tinubu have brought a National Campaign Council stacked with governors and…

Uranium, a radioactive heavy metal, is typically locked inside minerals in soil. However, mining and other environmental processes can change uranium into forms that dissolve in water. Once it becomes mobile in this way, it can spread through the environment and create problems because of its toxicity. Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), working with Wismut GmbH and scientists from the University of Granada, have now shown for the first time that bacteria can transform uranium dissolved in water into a stable chemical compound when glycerol is available as a food source. During this process, the uranium enters a chemical…

Nigeria’s Super Falcons suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Cameroon after Nyadjou’s 19th-minute goal proved decisive in their WAFCON 2026 encounter. Cameroon goalkeeper Michaely Bihina was instrumental in securing the victory, producing eight saves as Nigeria repeatedly searched for an equaliser. The Super Falcons created several opportunities but were unable to find a way past Bihina, who stood firm throughout the contest to preserve Cameroon’s lead. The defeat means Nigeria will not automatically qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil through the WAFCON route. Only the four teams that reach the semi-finals of the African championship will…

The Telegraph’s Dominic Cavendish wrote, external: “At almost four hours, it’s a long evening, sometimes too dense with detail, and it lacks the grit and gore (not to mention the nudity) of the TV series.”Still, it capably serves newbies and devotees, and speaks in a timely fashion to our age of unruly leaders.”He added: “It’s not up there, yet, with the Harry Potter or Stranger Things prequels but, on balance, the Game of Thrones franchise has yet another worthwhile and lucrative spin-off on its hands.”The Times’ critic Clive Davis, external had greater reservations, writing that while the play “gives hardcore…

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles fell 4-1 to Burkina Faso in the final of the 2026 WAFU Zone B U-20 Championship on Sunday at the Stade Charles Konan Banny in the Ivorian city of Yamoussoukro. It was a tough afternoon for the defending champions, who were undone by a blistering first-half display from the Young Stallions and could not recover despite a spirited second-half push. Burkina Faso came out with clear intent and took full control inside the first 45 minutes. Three quick goals put the Burkinabe 3-0 up at the break, exposing gaps in Nigeria’s backline that the opponents exploited with…

More than a million people were moved to safety across eastern China by Sunday evening as powerful Typhoon Dolphin made landfall amid fears torrential rain would cause flooding and landslides.Wenzhou, a coastal city in Zhejiang province, said it relocated more than 900,000 people and opened more than 1,500 emergency shelters. In neighbouring Fujian, 98,900 people were moved from high-risk areas.In Shanghai, 215,600 people were moved from areas considered at risk by Sunday evening, substantially higher than an earlier figure of 30,300. A weather station in the city centre recorded its highest 24-hour rainfall in more than 150 years.Forecasters in China…