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By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor ABUJA—The presidential candidate of Peoples Redemption Party, Mr. Donald Duke, said yesterday he joined the presidential race to solve Nigeria’s mounting problems and give Nigerians a new lease of life. Duke, who spoke to journalists in Abuja, regretted that Nigeria had not been able to resolve its leadership deficiency since the return to democratic rule in 1979, and pledged to fill the gap if elected president next year. He said while leaders who had presided over Nigeria since 1979 came with political visions, none of them came forward with a leadership vision to give…

Researchers at Flinders University have found new evidence that coffee and tea may have different relationships with bone health in older women. Published in Nutrients, the study tracked nearly 10,000 women aged 65 and older for 10 years. The researchers examined whether regular coffee and tea consumption was associated with changes in bone mineral density (BMD), an important measure used to assess osteoporosis risk. Osteoporosis is a major health problem worldwide. It affects roughly one in three women over age 50 and is responsible for millions of fractures each year. Because billions of people drink coffee or tea every day,…

Jeremy FowlerSep 1, 2026, 06:25 AM ETCloseJeremy Fowler is a senior national NFL writer for ESPN, covering the entire league including breaking news. Jeremy also contributes to SportsCenter both as a studio analyst and a sideline reporter covering for NFL games. He is an Orlando, Florida native who joined ESPN in 2014 after covering college football for CBSSports.com.Multiple AuthorsThe NFL Rank project celebrates 100 players expected to have a terrific season. One problem: More than 100 qualify.ESPN’s NFL experts rated players based on performance expectations for the 2026 season. Though the players who made the cut are deserving, at least…

Stolen Babies9pm, BBC TwoAnn in Wales was sent away by her parents when she became pregnant after being raped (“I didn’t blame them, I blamed myself”). Joan in Sunderland gave evidence in court against the teacher who raped and got her pregnant – but he was acquitted. They tell their stories in this blood-boiling documentary, along with other women who were unmarried, pregnant and sent to so-called “mother and baby homes” between 1949 and 1976. People who worked in those places also speak, as do some of the grown-up children who were adopted by mostly white, middle-class families. It brings…

By Femi Salako Recently, when the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, put a lie to the border-reopening falsehood of former Vice President and 2027 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, he was doing the very best thing a government should do to silence critics: marshal logic, science, data, and a history of verifiable achievements. Playing on the intelligence of Nigerians, Atiku had promised to reopen closed land borders with Benin Republic, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon, arguing that restrictions had damaged cross-border trade, businesses, and employment. Atiku was playing politics as usual. But as the Interior…

Good morning. This summer, datacentres have become targets of resistance across the world. Ever since the arrival of ChatGPT, big tech has been lobbying for the creation of enormous new facilities. Many governments claim they’re essential in any country that wants to cash in on AI.Campaigners argue datacentres drain resources and exacerbate the climate crisis. The Scottish National Party has backed a moratorium on new developments; so has the Greens. The boom has been immense, and so has the backlash. Today’s newsletter explains why.At First Edition, we’re keen on pushing the boundaries of frontier technologies (no luddites here), so today…

Drivers on residential roads in Japan have been forced to take their foot off the accelerator, after the speed limit was slashed from 60km/h (37mph) to 30km/h in an attempt to reduce deaths and injuries among pedestrians on narrow urban streets.The new limit, which went into effect on Tuesday, applies to residential roads with no centre line or maximum speed signs, media reports said.Narrow roads with no centre lines or pavements are a common sight in crowded Japanese cities, with data indicating that children and older people are at particular risk of being involved in a fatal or serious accident.The…

ToplinePresident Donald Trump on Tuesday night said that he was not interested in forcing Iran to agree to a deal to end the war and questioned why the Iranian people were not rising up against their government, after U.S. forces completed a fresh round of strikes.US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order that aims to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC.AFP via Getty ImagesKey FactsIn a post on Truth Social, Trump said he was “not trying to force Iran to the bargaining table,” dismissing reports about…

AI datacentres are almost universally unpopular. They are loud, unsightly and drain environmental resources, with most of the profits generated flowing back to the US companies that build them – and the statistics against them are piling up. Guardian reporter Hettie O’Brien visits Brick Lane in east London, where people are trying to resist plans for a 5,200-sq metre datacentre being pushed through by the government, to find out why people hate them so much

Damn the electorate. They’re so impatient. No sooner do they get a new leader than they want another one. Those ingrates are already starting to grumble about Andy Burnham. Maybe the country is becoming ungovernable. Perhaps it’s social media. Or a consumerist culture, always picking the next shiny thing. Perhaps we’re addicted to drama. As we’re on our sixth prime minister in 10 years, and as similar levels of discontent surface in many other countries, these claims are recited across the media. What’s wrong with us?Yet our disgruntlement is entirely rational. We give up so quickly on our prime ministers…