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The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) rescued 363 victims and arrested scores of terrorists, informants, logistics suppliers and other criminal suspects in one week during operations nationwide. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Michael Onoja, a major general, made this known on Friday in Abuja, while providing weekly updates on ongoing military operations. Mr Onoja said the operations also resulted in the neutralisation of terrorists, recovery of arms and ammunition, disruption of logistics networks and dismantling of illegal oil refining facilities. In the North-east, he said the troops of Operation HADIN KAI rescued 35 victims, including women and children, while…

A lion that escaped the war in Ukraine after being found as a four-month-old cub inside a duffel bag at Odesa railway station is facing an even greater battle for survival in his new home in Minnesota from a rare and often fatal fungal disease.Taras, his two sisters Lesya and Stefania, and an unrelated, slightly older cub from Kyiv named Prada, were brought to the US in November 2022 by the Wildcat Sanctuary, a secluded private reserve near Sandstone, Minnesota, that arranged their rescue with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).An American veterinarian working in Ukraine’s capital, which was…

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Electricity consumers across Nigeria paid a total of N208.15 billion for power supplied in May 2026, as electricity distribution companies (DisCos) improved their revenue collection efficiency despite a decline in billing efficiency. This is contained in the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Commercial Performance Factsheet for May 2026 which also showed that the DisCos received electricity worth N328.95 billion during the month, representing an 8.58 per cent increase from April.  Of this, electricity valued at N252.87 billion was billed to customers, translating to a billing efficiency of 76.87 per cent, down 6.45 percentage points from the…

Since the advent of the internet, there has been a dedicated digital art community that’s all about creating through computing. Wacom, a Japanese company founded in 1983, is considered one of the longstanding leaders in this sector. One of the oldest producers of graphics tablets in the world, Wacom has spent the last few years iterating on its MovinkPad series — a specialized Android tablet that creators can use to spin up digital art at the click of a button or the swipe of a stylus. I’m not a professional artist, or even a hobbyist. But I am a tech…

Sadiq Khan has called on the government to commit to revamped climate action and to reduce the UK’s reliance on oil and gas, as the UK endures a summer of drought, wildfires and heatwaves.Writing in the Guardian, the mayor of London said that Andy Burnham’s administration must reaffirm its commitment to net zero and make clear it will continue to reduce the UK’s reliance on oil and gas “to get Britain back on track.”There is growing concern among Labour MPs and climate experts that the new prime minister may support renewed drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea;…

Little stirs in the mountains above Somosierra beyond the wind that lashes the flat peaks, the cows that graze on parched grass and the sun that beats down on the abandoned aerodrome where generations of glider pilots learned to ride air currents alongside squadrons of vultures and red kites.But all this stillness will disappear, albeit temporarily, on the evening of 12 August, when swathes of northern and eastern Spain and the Balearic islands experience a total solar eclipse, the likes of which has not been seen here for more than 120 years.Irma López Muñoz, Somosierra’s tourism manager, tests a pair…

QPR host Millwall with ALL Carabao Cup first-round games on Sky LIVE!

Something wicked this way comes — a Ryan Murphy show that wants to be narratively enticing, chock-full of thrilling newcomers, and grippy in a way that feels almost illegal. Here we go again.  A writer, producer, and director, Murphy is an industry giant, the visionary behind some of the biggest television series of the 21st century. Since 1999, Murphy has had a hand in crafting — often as the sole creator — at least 30 scripted series, from the salacious medical drama Nip/Tuck and the hypersexual high-school drama Glee to the melodramatic network procedural 9-1-1 and the genre-bending anthology franchise American Story…

The enduring strength of MNI versus MNIPR in NIPSS lies not in its recounting of institutional disagreements but in its demonstration that resilience can transform disappointment into lasting contribution… The closing reflection captures this beautifully: “Institutions may grant opportunities, but they do not own ideas. Once knowledge becomes a mission, it acquires a life of its own. No withdrawal letter can take that away.”.. That single sentence summarises not only Chapter Nine but also the relationship between the memoir and its companion volume on artificial intelligence. When I received copies of MNI versus MNIPR in NIPSS: Tackling Institutional Bullying and…

Ultimately, federalism succeeds not merely because power is decentralised, but because authority, incentives and capability are deliberately aligned to make productivity the basis of political success. When states compete to build institutions, attract investment, develop people and expand their productive frontiers, rivalry becomes developmental. It is through that alignment, not constitutional perfection, that productive capabilities are built, locational comparative advantages emerge and sustainable development becomes possible. Productive Federalism Productive federalism is not a race to duplicate identical industrial parks, airports, universities or government-owned enterprises. While such investments are not inherently negative, the use of scarce resources requires a more strategic…