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On 13 July 2026, the Honourable Justice John Terhemba Tsoho, KSS, OFR, FCIArb (UK), Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, issued the Federal High Court (Pre-Election) Practice Directions (Amendment), 2026, effective from Tuesday, 14 July 2026. The instrument amends the Federal High Court (Pre-Election) Practice Directions, 2026, and was made pursuant to Sections 254, 285(9), (10) and (14) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), and Sections 29(5) and 88(2) of the Electoral Act, 2026. Its arrival, roughly six months before the general elections scheduled for 16 January 2027, is deliberate rather than incidental:…

FIFA has abandoned its proposal to sell minority stakes in a new commercial subsidiary managing World Cup and other tournament rights, sources told the New York Post on Friday. Private investors, including a group expected to be led by Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Eternal, and adviser JPMorgan have pulled out of the deal amid intense opposition. The plan, valued at around $20 billion with a targeted $4.2 billion raised from selling roughly 20% of FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), is effectively dead after less than a week of public scrutiny. The collapse marks a major setback for FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who…

A 45-year-old construction worker went to the emergency department for his right shoulder, which was extremely swollen and becoming progressively more painful. Doctors took an X-ray to try to see what was causing the problem. But when the images came through, it was what they didn’t see that explained the situation: His entire shoulder joint was gone, seemingly blasted apart into small, lingering pieces. The shoulder joint is a ball-and-socket joint, with the sphere-like head of the upper arm bone (humerus) sitting in the socket of the shoulder blade. According to a case report in the New England Journal of…

Gianni Infantino looked every bit the “King of Football”, as US President Donald Trump likes to call him, when the two allies sat together watching the World Cup final less than two weeks ago.Sure, there were some boos inside MetLife Stadium near New York when the two men walked across the turf to present the trophy and medals to Spain and Argentina players on July 19.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listStill, that 104th and final game capped the biggest-ever tournament seen as a vindication for the FIFA president – a consensus success on the field and a financial…

Smog and Sunshine Ann Carlson Univ. California Press (2026)From the 1940s to the 1990s, smoggy Los Angeles, California, had “stunningly unhealthy air”, writes environmental lawyer Ann Carlson. Now, it is “remarkably clean”. Her powerful book details how scientists, lawyers and residents collaborated with public officials to reduce pollution, especially from vehicles, beginning with the state’s first Clean Air Act in 1963. Today, however, air pollution is growing again as a result of wildfires driven by climate change.Ignorance George Szpiro Columbia Univ. Press (2026)Unlike knowledge, ignorance receives little systematic study and is often regarded negatively, observes journalist George Szpiro. But ignorance…

Hosts Morocco and Senegal boosted their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) quarter-final hopes with crucial victories on Thursday, setting up a thrilling conclusion to Group A. Morocco claimed derby bragging rights with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Algeria, while Senegal returned to winning ways by edging Kenya by the same scoreline to keep qualification firmly within their grasp. Senegal revive quarter-final hopes Seynabou Mbengue’s first-half strike proved decisive as Senegal defeated Kenya 1-0 in a fiercely contested encounter. The victory marked a strong response from the Lionesses of Teranga after their defeat to Algeria and leaves them well placed…

The opening night of Lollapalooza proved too hot to handle for some as audience members reportedly passed out from the heat during Lorde‘s headlining set. On Thursday night, the 2x Grammy winner briefly paused her performance to check on fans near the stage who were losing consciousness, calling security over to help them, according to multiple outlets. “You look hot from up here,” said Lorde as she greeted the packed audience at her opening night set in Chicago, Rolling Stone reported. During her set on Thursday, Lorde performed “Royals”, “Supercut”, “Greenlight”, “Ribs” and more, including “Girl, So Confusing” with a…

By Kingsley Omonobi Troops of the 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, under the 2 Division, have rescued 14 kidnapped victims following a kidnap incident along the Lagos–Benin Expressway in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. The operation, conducted under Operation Whirl Stroke, followed credible intelligence received by troops on routine patrol at about 9:30 p.m. on July 30, according to the spokesman for the 4 Brigade, Capt. Kennedy Anyanwu. He said the troops immediately pursued the kidnappers along their escape route, forcing them to abandon 11 of the victims before fleeing into a nearby forest. Anyanwu added that during…

Femi Akintunde-Johnson It began, as these things often do nowadays, with a concert. South African music sensation Tyla was billed to perform in Lagos. Within hours, social media erupted. Some Nigerians demanded an outright boycott. Others insisted the performance should be cancelled in protest against the recurring xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other African nationals living in South Africa. A third group counselled restraint, arguing that many law-abiding Nigerians still live and work in South Africa, and that culture should not become another casualty of political failure. All legitimate positions. Yet, beneath the noise over one artiste lies a much…

Aradel Holdings reported a dramatically higher turnover for January to June but saw no commensurate boost in earnings. Within the period, global oil drillers generally cashed in on the sweeping supply chain disruption induced by the US-Israeli War against Iran. The oil and gas corporation, which last year completed a majority stake purchase in ND Western, an oil drilling firm where it previously held a non-controlling interest, expanded revenue nearly seven times to ₦2.5 trillion from ₦368.1 billion. That sharp pace of growth could not be matched by after-tax profit, which climbed to ₦191 billion from ₦146.4 billion as exploding…