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A man and a woman are murdered in cold blood inside their Topeka, Kansas bedroom under cover of darkness in 2002. Suspicion quickly falls on the man’s ex-wife, Dana Chandler, with family and forensic evidence painting her as the jealous type. But the county prosecutor at the time declines to pursue charges in large part because nothing places Chandler at the scene of the crime. It’s only after a politically motivated prosecutor is appointed and CBS’s 48 Hours airs a 2009 report rehashing the case that Chandler is arrested on two counts of premeditated first-degree murder in 2011 and condemned…

Chiemelie Ezeobi  The Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Logistics Command, Air Vice Marshal Abubakar Suleh, has urged Nigerian Air Force personnel to embrace sportsmanship as part of their professional responsibility, describing it as a vital ingredient for strengthening the nation’s security architecture. Air Vice Marshal Suleh made the call in Lagos at the closing ceremony of the 2026 Third Quarter Headquarters Intra-Command Sports Competition, organised for personnel of Logistics Command and co-located units in the Lagos area. Air Vice Marshal Suleh said the competition showcased teamwork, endurance and tactical excellence across football, volleyball, basketball and handball, reflecting the qualities required of…

London, United Kingdom – In a wheat field near High Wycombe in the rolling English countryside, Alex Nelms watched the harvest on his farm die in a matter of days.His crop had looked strong until the first heatwave came in May, when temperatures surpassed 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) just as his milling wheat entered its grain-fill phase, the critical weeks when the plant fattens its kernels.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“It just killed everything stone dead,” he told Al Jazeera. “Everything was finished really early, and when we were sort of full of optimism and hope,…

By IkechukwuNnochiri The Federal High Court in Abuja has slated September 21 to hear a petition seeking to formally wind up NICON Insurance Limited following the cancellation of its operating licence. Justice ChigozieOnah, while fixing the matter for hearing, ordered that assets, properties, investments, bank accounts, books, records, documents, and other proprietary interests of the company “be preserved and protected from any disposition, dissipation, alienation, encumbrance or dealing inconsistent with the statutory functions of the Receiver/Provisional Liquidator and the interests of policyholders, creditors and other stakeholders, pending the hearing and determination of the petition.” The petition, marked FHC/ABJ/PET/18/2026 (for the…

Γεια σου, Victoria from Techpoint here, Here’s what I’ve got for you today: Kenya wants one short code for everyone AI is coming for Africa’s radiology gap ARC Ride raises $33.3M to bet big on electric bikes Algeria opens tender for 3,000 areas Kenya wants one short code for everyone If you’ve ever seen a bank use one USSD code on Safaricom and another on Airtel, that could soon become a thing of the past. Kenya’s Communications Authority (CA) has introduced a new framework that changes how short codes are allocated, moving from an operator-based system to a service-based one.…

Three others injured as passengers and ​vehicle traffic temporarily halted after attack causes large fire, Ukrainian officials say.Published On 9 Sep 20269 Sep 2026Russian drones have struck a border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova in the southern Odesa region, killing at least two people, and also targeted the capital, Kyiv, overnight, according to Ukrainian authorities.Two civilians were killed and three others were injured in ‌the attack near the Starokozache crossing, Governor Oleh Kiper said on Wednesday in a post on Telegram.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listPassenger and vehicle traffic were temporarily halted across the border after the attack,…

Like many retained firefighters, O’Hare has another job that he needed to keep up alongside his firefighting duties.”I was doing 10-to-12-hour shifts on the A31, then coming home early in the morning and working from 08:00 to 18:00 at my manufacturing job. “But everyone does it because they love it.”Watch manager at Fordingbridge Fire Station Shaun Lincoln, 59, said it was the largest fire he had been to in 21 years as a firefighter. “It was off the scale, very, very tiring. I think adrenaline keeps you going and community spirit,” he said.”We live in the New Forest, it’s quite…

FIFA has confirmed that there were more international transfers (1,406) and for more money ($28.6 million) in women’s soccer this summer than ever before.Among all those moves, there were some that made more sense than others and where a player goes is down to a wide range of factors, both in and out their control. But could there have been a better landing spot for some players?Here are seven transfers from this summer that would have made more sense than where they actually ended up.Actual move: Joined London City Lionesses, FreeIdeal move: Bayern MunichEditor’s Picks2 RelatedPutellas is arguably the most…

The creators of South Park, the animated TV show, have announced that its new series will be named South America, in an apparent reference to US President Donald Trump’s attempts to rename a lake and a gulf.”Inspired by the bravery and patriotism of Apple and Google, we are changing the name of South Park to SOUTH AMERICA,” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker wrote in a statement. Trump signed an executive order in August to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, and last year declared that the Gulf of Mexico be known as the Gulf of America.The announcement from South…

The Lagos State Government has opened the inbound carriageway of the AFA Bridge on Agric-Isawo Road, Ikorodu, to traffic, easing movement for motorists who have had to contend with flooding and the poor condition of the old crossing. According to a report by Punch Newspaper on Wednesday, the opening came during an inspection of road and bridge projects in Ikorodu and Kosofe by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Infrastructure, Olufemi Daramola; the Permanent Secretary, Office of Infrastructure, Olutokunbo Oyenuga; and other government officials. Mr Daramola stated that the newly opened carriageway would enable motorists to use the elevated…