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The police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested 10 suspected cultists and recovered a locally made pistol, machete, charms, suspected cannabis sativa seeds and cult regalia. Five suspects were arrested on 4 August at Akpautong Village, Esit Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, following credible intelligence and an investigation into cult-related activities, the police spokeswoman in the state, Timfon John, said in a statement sent to this newspaper on Saturday. Ms John, a deputy superintendent of police, identified the suspects as Benjamin James, Moses Asuquo, Isaac Jimmy, Akaniyene Ekpo and Aniekan Samuel, all residents of the community. Police said…

For the first time this century, people across the UK will be able to see an almost total solar eclipse in the evening sky on Wednesday.A solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves between the sun and the Earth, blocking the sun’s light either partly or fully. This year, people in the UK and Ireland will see 90-96% of the sun covered by the moon for the first time since 1999 – and it’s their last chance until 2081.Across north-western Europe, people will see about 88-95% coverage, while spectators in parts of Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain will see a…

George Okoh in Makurdi The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Benue State, Herman Hembe, has declared that the ADC’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, will win the 2027 election. Hembe disclosed this in Makurdi yesterday while unveiling his deputy, John Abba. He had constituted a committee to select the party deputy governorship candidate a few days after he emerged as the party’s gubernatorial candidate. According to Hembe, the selection of deputy governorship candidate which has the endorsement of the national chairman of the party, Senator David Mark, was transparent. Hembe said, “Let me congratulate Abba on his selection as deputy…

A person waves Iranian flag in front of a giant banner as daily life continues amid ongoing tensions between the U.S. in Tehran, Iran, on Aug. 6, 2026.Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesIran on Saturday laid out sweeping demands to the U.S. for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, according to media reports.The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, said Saturday that reopening the strait would require Washington to lift its naval blockade and sanctions, withdraw U.S. military forces from the region, pay war reparations, and release frozen Iranian assets. The council also called for an end…

OpenAI will pause some work on an artificial intelligence model because of security concerns, the company stated Friday, following a series of incidents in which AI agents have escaped containment.The company had evaluated the agent, Astra, and found “significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity”, which had moved to a “critical” threshold where it can find and exploit vulnerabilities without human intervention, or devise and execute cyber-attacks when given only a “high level desired goal”.OpenAI stated that the model was not involved in an incident in which one of its AI agents went rogue during a test, accessed the open…

NewsFeedThe UK media has been accused of giving far-right leader Nigel Farage an easy ride. Now, social media influencers are fact checking his anti-immigration rhetoric. Nigel Farage resigned as an MP after an investigation into his finances triggering a by-election. Al Jazeera’s Antoine Allen spoke to the influencersPublished On 8 Aug 20268 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

A meteor streaked across the New York City area in broad daylight on July 16, 2024, producing a sonic boom as it passed just south of the Statue of Liberty. Not long afterward, a meteorite weighing more than two pounds punched through the roof of a home in Hillsborough, New Jersey. An international research team has now analyzed the recovered material and reported its findings in Science Advances. “A forensic study of the fragments revealed that they contained preserved bits from near the surface of a primitive asteroid where it experienced concentrated salty fluids — a process not previously known…

Alex Neil felt Lukas Jensen deserved his moment of glory after the fit-again goalkeeper saved all four QPR penalties to take Millwall through to the second round of the Carabao Cup.After a 1-1 draw, with a late Mark Sykes own goal bringing Rangers level after Luke Cundle’s opener, Millwall won 2-0 in a shootout which included six missed spot-kicks. Jensen, back after a long injury lay-off, kept out penalties from Ilias Chair, Harvey Vale, Koki Saito and Kwame Poku.The Millwall manager said: “To save four penalties is really, really rare. And to put in the context behind that, Lukas has…

If you found Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey too bombastic, you might prefer your Greek drama filtered like this. Written and directed by Zinnie Harris, Supposing: could scarcely be staged more simply. Designer Alisa Kalyanova outlines a white-edged circle on the floor of an otherwise empty space. It could be the hole on the high street that Sally trips into for want of a protective bollard. Or it could be the kitchen where she tells her husband, Richard, about her strange concern. “I think I’ve been cursed,” she says, imagining him react in a hundred different ways – incredulous, mocking, shocked…

Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo  The Imole Campaign Council has described as laughable and defeatist the attempt by the Osun State All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council to link Governor Ademola Adeleke to an alleged oath-taking video currently circulating on social media, stating emphatically that the governor has absolutely no connection whatsoever with any such activity. In a statement issued yesterday by the Chairman, Media Committee, The Imole Campaign Council, Bamidele Salam, said the council is presently examining the authenticity, source and circumstances surrounding the video in question.  According to him, “It is important to state categorically that Governor Ademola Adeleke…