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Twenty-five years on, memory is giving way to history. Soon the US will cross the point where half its population were born after 11 September 2001 or were too young to remember the day that terrorists crashed planes into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in northern Virginia and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.“When I do that math, I get to the bomb at Hiroshima – that’s how distant it is,” says Brian Knappenberger, 56, director of a new Netflix documentary, Turning Point: Generation 9/11. “When we talk about the second world war, for our generation it…

Ayodele Williams Mallam Nasir Danladi Bako, PhD, OON, is a man of many parts: a journalist, sports enthusiast, technocrat, seasoned administrator, lecturer and humanitarian. He rose from a humble background to become an icon in the firmament of broadcasting.  Described by a South African, Mr Lazarus Zim, as a maverick, Mallam Nasir defies so many stereotypes or categorizations, yet he can be described as a thinker, a strategist, an astute communicator and an incurable optimist, whose major pre-occupation in life is how to add value to his community and how to touch the lives of people around him. He has…

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana and activist Omoyele Sowore have condemned the use of tear gas to disperse pensioners protesting on Monday at the Lagos State Government Secretariat in Alausa, Ikeja. The retirees were protesting outstanding pension adjustments, consequential increases and wage awards when police officers intervened and fired teargas at the protesters. Mr Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), described the police action as unlawful and asked the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, to identify and prosecute the officers involved. In a statement on Monday, the senior lawyer stressed that the pensioners were exercising their right to peaceful…

Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has fixed September 3, 2026, for the hearing of the bail application and possible commencement of trial of the Leader and Spokesman of the Conscience of Ogoni People, Chief Gani Topba, over alleged terrorism, cybercrime and other offences. Topba is facing a four-count charge filed by the Department of State Services (DSS), including allegations bordering on terrorism, unlawful seizure and detention of oil wells in Ogoniland and cybercrime. According to the charges, Topba allegedly insisted on seizing and detaining all oil wells in Ogoniland in a…

“The HVAC contracting industry … needs to take heat pumps seriously,” he said, arguing that today’s equipment can provide comfort that competes with traditional furnace and air-conditioning systems.ShutterstockFor decades, heat pumps have had a reputation problem. Ask a homeowner who lived with an older heat pump in a cold climate, and you may hear stories about cold air blowing from the registers, expensive electric bills, or emergency heat running whenever the temperature dropped. Those experiences shaped how an entire generation thought about heat pumps.The heat pumps installed today are not the same machines from the past. Modern heat pumps have…

The governor of the Bank of England has warned G20 finance ministers that artificial intelligence could cause a global economic downturn and pose a significant cyber security risk to financial systems.Andrew Bailey said any collapse of growth in the AI sector could lead to a “future market correction” that spreads worldwide.In an open letter to finance ministers in the US on Monday, he said companies around the world should prepare for security breaches “involving simultaneous disruption across multiple firms”. Earlier this month, a group of 100 firms, including Google, Microsoft, Anthropic and OpenAI, urged countries and groups to beef up…

Andy Burnham is meeting his cabinet in Downing Street, ahead of his first speech to the House of Commons as prime minister.

Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan A South Africa-based medical expert, Dr. Ademola Tosin Ojo, has called on women to pay greater attention to their reproductive health and take preventive measures against cervical cancer, which he described as a major health concern among women. He made the call during a health programme on radio where he sensitised listeners on cervical cancer, its risk factors and the importance of early detection. According to him, cervical cancer affects the cervix, the lower part of the womb that opens into the vagina, stating that women should not ignore unusual symptoms, including abnormal vaginal discharge or bleeding,…

“Since Wednesday, life has been upended,” Upadhyay told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast on Tuesday. “For the first few days, we were we were waiting very hopefully for some information. There was some hope that he would somehow have walked up to higher ground and would have made the long trek, sort of the 60-mile trek home. “But as the days passed, that hope has definitely faded.”Authorities said rescue efforts had been largely focussed on the Trishuli 3A and 3B sites – hydropower projects with tunnels.Nepali authorities are blasting into hillsides to try and reach those trapped, with a controlled blast…

Aston Villa have confirmed the signing of Ibrahim Mbaye from Paris Saint-Germain.Sky Sports News understands the deal is worth a club-record £47m for the 18-year-old right winger. The Senegal international, who scored at the World Cup, was part of the PSG squad which won successive Champions League titles as well as Ligue 1 twice. Mbaye’s arrival follows the sale of England forward Ollie Watkins to Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal in a £51m transfer.More to follow… This is a breaking news story that is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh this page for the latest updates. Sky Sports brings…