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By Enitan Abdultawab Novak Djokovic has suffered a shock first-round exit at the 2026 US Open after losing to Argentina’s Mariano Navone in a gruelling five-set encounter at Flushing Meadows. The 39-year-old Serbian, who was targeting a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title, was defeated 7-6 (7-5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 by the world No. 49 in a match that lasted four hours and 36 minutes. The defeat marked Djokovic’s earliest exit from a Grand Slam since the 2006 Australian Open and the longest first-round match of his Grand Slam career. Navone, who had never previously beaten Djokovic, also secured his…

Howard Stern is bringing his SiriusXM show to HBO Max. The streamer has teamed with Stern’s production company and SiriusXM to release weekly filmed episodes The Howard Stern Show. The series will premiere on HBO Max globally on Thursday, September 17 at 12:01 a.m. PT/3:01 a.m. ET, with new episodes releasing subsequent Thursdays. Each week, Howard’s SiriusXM show will be adapted into a streamable episode for HBO Max. “Howard Stern has always been in a category of his own with an unmistakable, unique take on the world, said Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO and HBO Max Content. “Howard has changed…

Titilayo Adeh is building more than businesses. Across beauty, technology, photography, wellness and textured-hair education, the Nigerian-Canadian entrepreneur has developed ventures around a simple principle: identify a real need and create something meaningful to address it. Her growing portfolio reflects a rare combination of creativity, entrepreneurship and community-minded innovation. Her entrepreneurial journey includes Beauty by Akinola Jane, established in 2020, where beauty and confidence come together through services designed to respect each client’s individual features and identity. In 2021, she expanded into photography through Adehs Photography, helping families and individuals preserve important memories through visual storytelling. Titilayo’s work in natural…

The Government has still not made adequate preparations to introduce the new education reforms from next year (2027), including the training of teachers who will be required to implement the changes, the Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) claimed.CTU General Secretary Joseph Stalin said the Government was planning to introduce the new reforms for Grades Two and Six from next year, but the necessary preparations were not being carried out properly. He said teacher training for the reforms was still progressing slowly and questioned whether the Government would be ready to implement the changes as planned.“These reforms are coming next year for…

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA — The Centre for the Promotion of Public Enterprise (CPPE) has called for a decisive shift from chronic import dependence to a competitive domestic refining ecosystem, warning that unchecked Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) imports could undermine Nigeria’s refining industry and energy security. The Chief Executive Officer of CPPE, Dr Muda Yusuf, made the call in a statement on Sunday, amid concerns over rising petrol prices and increased PMS imports. Yusuf said petroleum-product imports should serve as a transparent mechanism for addressing verified supply gaps rather than operate as a parallel market that displaces adequate domestic production.…

The Zabaleen area, where the waste from Egypt’s capital is sorted, is seeing demand for its recycled materials surge as the war on Iran disrupts imports. But rising costs and new competitors mean the traditional recyclers aren’t necessarily better off.Published On 31 Aug 202631 Aug 2026Share More value in Cairo’s trash, but less for those who collect it on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Ministers are considering a shake-up of the government’s social mobility watchdog that could range from giving it more teeth to abolishing it outright.The move comes amid concerns that the Social Mobility Commission (SMC) – originally conceived under Gordon Brown’s government in 2010 – has become ineffective.Bridget Phillipson, the equalities minister, and others are said to feel strongly that work to improve social mobility – and thus the life chances of poorer children and families – should be a core function of government rather than being outsourced to arm’s lengths bodies such as the SMC.It is understood to be within the…

Former Super Eagles striker, Obafemi Martins, has expressed optimism that Seyi Tinubu could play a role in addressing some of the challenges confronting Nigerian football. Martins made the remarks while discussing the ongoing crisis surrounding the Nigeria Football Federation and recent calls for changes within the football administration during an appearance on the Obi One Podcast. The former Inter Milan and Newcastle United forward said Nigerian football needs young people who understand the system and can help bring about meaningful change. “We just need someone that can help a young person that understands the game, the system that can help…

Sleep has been part of the horror genre repertoire since The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, and the anxieties around it are spiking as the “sleep economy” becomes a thing. This ambitiously structured gore fest about a woman suffering from waking nightmares comes with an all-black cast, but race isn’t a central preoccupation here. Instead, as night terrors burst the banks into reality, debut director James Ross II concentrates on maintaining an appropriately scrambled and claustrophobic experience – perhaps to the detriment of the fear factor.On her 15th birthday, Riley (Jasmine Mathews) is paralysed in a waking/sleep state at her foster…

A new survey by Campus Reporter has found low voter readiness among Nigerian university students ahead of the 2027 general elections, with more than half of respondents not registered to vote. The Campus Reporter youth participation survey, which covered 222 students across 34 tertiary institutions, found that 52.1 per cent of respondents did not register to get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), a requirement for voting. Only 36 per cent said they would certainly vote in 2027, while 22.1 per cent said they were likely to vote. Voter Registration Status Since 2015, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has made…