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By Adegboyega Adeleye A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Buba Galadima, has said only God and President Bola Tinubu know what will happen in the 2027 presidential election. Galadima made the remark while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, where he discussed the chances of NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi and his running mate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, ahead of the 2027 election. “Only God and Tinubu knows what will happen in this election,” Galadima said, while alleging that there had been coordinated attacks on the opposition. He, however, expressed confidence in the Obi-Kwankwaso ticket, saying the…

Sometimes what we see does not immediately make sense. A shadow can briefly resemble a face, or one object can momentarily be mistaken for another. New research suggests that the brain may resolve these visual conflicts by allowing different regions to compare their interpretations until a more consistent picture emerges. In a study published in Nature Neuroscience, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cynthia R. Stebbins Fellow Mitra Javadzadeh and collaborators at the University of Cambridge and University College London examined how two neighboring regions of the visual cortex interact. They found that when activity in the two regions matched, the shared…

The Ogun State Government and DP World MEA FZE have signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for the development of the Gateway Deep Sea Port and the Ogun State Blue Marine Special Economic Zone, with the projects expected to attract more than $7 billion in initial investment and create over 50,000 direct jobs. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu witnessed the signing in Paris, France, alongside the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and the Director-General of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho. Special Adviser to Ogun State on Information and Strategy, Kayode Akinmade disclosed this in a statement…

A huge datacentre project hailed by the UK government will miss its launch date next year and could be delayed into the mid-2030s.The site in Loughton, Essex, was described as the country’s largest AI supercomputer when it was announced in 2025, but power supply problems mean it now faces a lengthy wait before coming online.Doubts had already emerged about the scheme after the Guardian revealed in March that the planned location was still an operational scaffolding yard.Now there are further concerns about the project due to its inability to obtain enough power before its planned 2027 debut. The Loughton supercomputer…

Israel’s election panel has voted to disqualify the two main Palestinian-led lists from next month’s election. Reacting to the decision, Hadash lawmaker Ofer Cassif, also barred, told Al Jazeera Israel has become a ‘fully fledged fascist dictatorship’. The bans are not final and appeals are expected.Published On 24 Sep 202624 Sep 2026Share Israel moves to ban main Palestinian-led lists from election on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan The Chief Executive Officer of ZenithCare Hospital, Dr. Lekan Ogunlowo, has urged governments and stakeholders to establish stronger support mechanisms for indigent patients unable to afford medical treatment. He made the call during an ongoing free medical and surgical outreach organised by the Pistis Foundation in collaboration with ZenithCare Hospital in Ibadan, Oyo State. The expert said some illnesses require treatments that are financially beyond the reach of many Nigerians, leaving indigent patients unable to settle their medical bills, stating that government intervention is necessary to complement the efforts of foundations and hospitals providing free healthcare…

Thousands of protein pairs from disease-causing viruses, such as monkeypox virus, have been added to the protein-structure database AlphaFold.Credit: Kateryna Kon/SPLA database of predicted structures for nearly every known protein on Earth is being upgraded to better represent some of the least known and deadliest species: viruses.Researchers added more than 8,000 virus protein dimers — pairs of interacting molecules — to the AlphaFold Protein Structure Database today. The resource contains predictions of the 3D structure of proteins, which are generated using the AlphaFold2 artificial-intelligence tool and made publicly available. The added proteins come from 23 virus families, all with human-infecting…

The Max Mara catwalk at Milan fashion week had well-cut coats, sturdy block-heeled boots, crisp white shirts and capacious suede handbags. What it quite deliberately did not have was shock value. “I hope everyone watching this show can recognise something of themselves in what they see,” said Ian Griffiths, the British designer who has been at this Italian house since 1987. “I think that’s really important. Without being critical of other brands or designers, so much of fashion alienates people and makes them feel that they aren’t good enough or thin enough or young enough to wear what’s being represented.”Models…

A powerful nor’easter developing this week will bring wicked winds, rough surf, and heavy rains to coastal communities from North Carolina to Nova Scotia.These types of storms are more synonymous with mid-winter than mid-fall. And true to form, this storm is a little different. It won’t drop snow or ice like a classic winter nor’easter. In fact, this system may bring a tease of tropical weather to an Atlantic basin that’s been devoid of hurricane activity so far this year.An Impactful Nor’easter for the East CoastNor’easters are special types of low-pressure systems that earn their name from the fierce northeasterly…

Mahmoud Abbas says saving the two-state solution begins with preserving Palestinian land and protecting those who live on it.Published On 24 Sep 202624 Sep 2026Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has ⁠warned the United Nations General Assembly that Israel’s policies go beyond undermining a two-state solution and now threaten the “very life and existence” of Palestinians.Abbas’s prerecorded remarks from his office in Ramallah were broadcast before the assembly on Thursday after the United States denied visas to a Palestinian delegation to attend the gathering for the second year in a row.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listAbbas said Palestinians were…