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The Presidency has faulted a proposal by Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), to reopen Nigeria’s land borders that are still shut if elected president in 2027. The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, said the government was unable to understand which land borders Atiku intended to reopen, insisting that Nigeria’s borders with neighbouring countries are already open. Mr Dare said the Tinubu administration directed the reopening of most of the country’s land borders on 14 March 2024 and that the directive had not been reversed. He stated…

Key eventsNepal’s government has appealed for financial help as it faces the daunting task of recovering from the devastating flash floods and braces for the possibility of more flooding.Entire communities have been swept away, leaving families homeless or sheltering in temporary facilities.“Multiple bridges have been washed away and major roads disrupted, leaving some of the worst-affected communities extremely difficult to reach,” the Red Cross says.At least 18 schools have been destroyed and another 20 damaged, leaving about 10,000 school-age children affected, according to the UN Children’s Fund.The disaster comes just ahead of the anniversary of last year’s September 8-9 mass…

The academy idea remains in its formative stages but is likely to include curricula that cover human and non-human spaceflight operations, ground control operations, space vehicle design, orbital debris mitigation, and related disciplines. The goal is to create a new generation of technical leaders who can support ongoing exploration efforts, both in commercial spaceflight and in ensuring that the US government maintains a global lead in doing hard things in space. This would be an entirely new academy, perhaps similar in design to the US Merchant Marine Academy, which is based in Kings Point, New York. Students would apply after…

The case centres on questions over clothing expenses claimed by Audrey Wales, 80, who was mayor between 2016 and 2017.The Ballymena councillor spent more than £2,300, but the council did not disclose the full cost when asked for details in an FoI request.Instead its response in 2019 said Wales had spent just £190.The entire bill was only revealed in a second FoI in 2022.In a statement in 2022, Wales said she had sent a cheque in 2019 reimbursing the council for most of the spending to stop “electorally motivated questions”.The cheque was received by Donaghy, but was never cashed.Wales, who…

Credit: Smithsonian Institution ArchivesHeisuke Hironaka, a prominent figure in algebraic geometry, was renowned for his landmark 1964 proof of the “resolution of singularities”. His work provides a way to unravel complicated phenomena in geometric objects, such as cusps, spikes and self-intersections. This fundamental result is a standard ingredient in research across a wide swathe of mathematics. Hironaka has died aged 94.The length and complexity of his 1964 proof inspired awe. For this work, Hironaka received the Fields Medal in 1970. His mentor Alexander Grothendieck, one of the 1966 Fields recipients, called the proof “doubtless one of the hardest and most…

Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit has backed Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen to bring greater physical presence to the club’s attack if a move to the Premier League side materialises. Petit was discussing Arsenal’s attacking options when he identified Osimhen as a potential alternative to Julián Alvarez, who has also been linked with the club. Osimhen is reportedly valued at around £100 million, while Petit believes the Nigerian and Alvarez would offer different qualities to Mikel Arteta’s team. “Next one for Arsenal then is Victor Osimhen at £100 million,” Petit said in an interview monitored by PUNCH Online on Friday. “They…

Celebrating James Bond at the Proms7pm, BBC TwoShake up a martini for this one! The next 007 should be confirmed by the end of the year, but in the meantime it’s Nick Mohammed who has a licence to thrill with a night of Bond classics. You Only Live Twice, Nobody Does It Better and Diamonds Are Forever should all be on the bill, conducted by Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser with some top-secret guest singers. Hollie RichardsonAlan Carr’s Celebrity Picture Slam6.20pm, BBC OneSnaps, cackles and pop (stars): the zippy visual guess-’em-up gets a special charity edition featuring soap veterans (Charlie Brooks and Sue…

Kenya’s rising debt, higher taxes and worsening economic conditions are fuelling frustrations among young people, while the government’s response is shrinking the space for citizens to protest and demand accountability, activists and human rights experts have warned. They spoke on Thursday in Nairobi, Kenya, during a panel discussion at the sixth African Conference on Debt and Development (AfCoDD VI), organised by the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD). The session, organised by Amnesty International, brought together David Ngira, an economic, social and cultural rights researcher for East and Southern Africa at Amnesty International; Juliet Wanjiru and Brian…

Icelanders head to the polls on Saturday to decide whether their country should reenter negotiations to join the European Union, a vote that could have economic and security implications beyond the small Arctic country.The election comes 13 years after Iceland, under a Eurosceptic government, paused the last EU accession talks, believing the country would fare better outside the bloc.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listBut much has changed since then.Arctic security concerns have grown amid Russia’s war against Ukraine and United States President Donald Trump’s threats to invade neighbouring Greenland, the cost of living has climbed and Iceland’s currency…

Thousands of people marched on Washington DC, invoking Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy on the 63rd anniversary of his ‘I have a dream’ speech, warning that voting rights and other civil liberties are under threat.Published On 29 Aug 202629 Aug 2026Share Bernie Sanders, AOC join marchers in Washington to ‘defend the vote’ on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo