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By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,405 per dollar from N1,410 in the parallel market on Wednesday. Likewise, the naira appreciated to N1,322.5 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the naira fell to N1,322.5 per dollar from N1,324.5 per dollar on Wednesday, indicating N2 appreciation for the naira. Consequently, the margin between the parallel and official markets narrowed to N82.5 per dollar from N85.5 per dollar on Wednesday. The interbank turnover at NFEM rose by 62.2 percent to N152.04 million…

This is Galaxy Robot Park, a 16,500-square-meter venue that’s opened near Seoul in South Korea . The company behind the park says their aim is to bring artificial intelligence and robotics into the world of entertainment. The question is, can robots keep people coming back?

Reform UK’s top media presenter has worked for a Chinese state propaganda channel within the past year, the Guardian can reveal.Ray Addison, who presents the political party’s in-house podcast and social media campaigns, fronted films about Xinjiang province – where the Chinese government is accused of committing genocide – for state media in September 2025.In the videos, entitled Raymond’s Xinjiang Stories, some of which praise Chinese infrastructure, Addison described himself as a CGTN correspondent. The series was made after Addison left GB News in 2024, where he had worked as a news presenter and reporter.Xinjiang province has attracted international attention…

The bird, affectionately nicknamed Kinky because of the kink in its broken wing, was nursed back to health by its two, unusually caring parents.In an unprecedented display of extended parenting, the two white-tailed parents skipped a year’s breeding season to continue to tend for their year-old offspring.This latest sighting, though, reveals that the bird survived his first winter alone.The bird was photographed flying over Loch Spelve, a sea loch on the south-east coast of Mull.

Former Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez plans to plead guilty rather than go forward with a trial next week stemming from an October 2025 fight with a truck driver outside an Indianapolis hotel, according to court records filed Thursday.The motion asks Marion County Superior Court to schedule a hearing for Sanchez to plead guilty and be sentenced. Online records did not indicate which charges he plans to plead guilty to.”This is a positive development. We are finalizing an agreement with the prosecutor’s office that provides a path toward resolving the state’s case. We’re also encouraged by the constructive conversations taking…

Throughout the show, fans shook lightsticks, parroted Katseye’s dance moves and, in some cases, spontaneously burst into tears.Many concert-goers also wore bindis, inspired by Lara, who has proudly incorporated her Asian heritage into her aesthetic.One individual also came dressed as a courgette, a reference to Internet Girl’s so-weird-it-almost-works refrain, “Eat zucchini”.The energy was infectious. And, if you looked closely, the parents were enjoying the show as much as their kids.Even Spice Girl Melanie C is a fan, hosting a Q&A with the band during their first UK trip last October.”They’re incredible girls,” she told the BBC earlier this summer. “They’ve…

After 12 years, the ride-hailing operator exits Nigeria, writes JOSHUA J. OMOJUWA This morning I would have opened Uber and switched the payment method to cash before ordering a ride. If you are like me, that is how it works in Nigeria, unless you prefer to have that ‘cash or card?’ conversation. Or the one where the driver says nothing until the trip ends, then explains that the app price does not work for him. After twelve years, Uber has wound down its Nigerian operations, effective 2 September. It cited a review of its investment focus across Africa. It left…

Big tech ‘making money’ from harming children, Plibersek saysTanya Plibersek, the federal minister for social services, spoke a few moments ago about the additional ways Australia needs to strengthen the regulation potential for algorithms.She said: double quotation markPeople should be able to opt out of getting violent and degrading stuff online. We know that an account set up by a teenage boy takes an average of 23 minutes to be fed misogynistic content online. That is a deliberate decision of Big Tech to do that. They are making money out of harming our children. We need to look at what…

The Missouri Supreme Court has unanimously blocked a congressional map backed by United States President Donald Trump ahead of November’s midterm elections, restoring the state’s previous districts.Thursday’s ruling delivered a rare judicial rebuke to Trump in the national battle over redistricting. But it is unlikely to be the final word in the case, with Republican officials already pledging to appeal the ruling.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listAt the heart of the case is a congressional map signed into law in September 2025, designed to help Republicans win an extra seat in the US House of Representatives this year.But…

The Nashville Derby ranks only behind the Kentucky Derby in purse money for a race restricted to three-year-oldsDanny BrewerFor the second consecutive year, the Nashville Derby will offer the second highest purse for a race restricted to three-year-old Thoroughbreds. Ranking only behind the Kentucky Derby as far as money distributed, this mile and five sixteenths run over the Kentucky Downs grass has attracted horses from all over the world. Once known as the Dueling Grounds Derby, the race was renamed in 2024 for that thriving city just 35 miles south of the only European style course in the United States.…