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The Zamfara State Government has called for the establishment of the Victims Support Fund as an integral part of the wider security and peacebuilding framework. The Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Mohammed Nakwada, made the call during his acceptance speech as Chairman of the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) Peace and Security Committee. The Committee was inaugurated on Monday by Governor Dauda Lawal, represented by his deputy, Mani Malam Mummuni, at the Grand Chamber, Government House, Gusau. The SSG also reiterated that the activities and approach of the Committee will be anchored on the resolve of the Governor Lawal…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Automobiles myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Members of a creditor group owed £1.3bn by Aston Martin have filed for discovery to obtain information about a contentious £550mn financing deal involving BlackRock-backed private credit firm HPS, as they prepare for legal action against the luxury car maker.Aston Martin announced in July that it had agreed to borrow up to £550mn from investors led by HPS. The transaction stripped some of the company’s most valuable assets away from its existing creditors, causing the price of its bonds to plummet.Creditors holding the…

More specifically, the RFI asks the public to consider whether vaccine recommendations should be made with a “presumption in favor of individual autonomy and religious freedom.” It also seeks input on how to handle recommendations when “randomized controlled trial evidence is absent, infeasible, or unethical to obtain.” This relates to a common attack Kennedy has made against childhood vaccines, in which he claims their safety and efficacy trials are flawed because they didn’t test the vaccines against an inert placebo. Scientific and medical experts have largely dismissed this attack, noting that such trials are unnecessary, in many cases unethical, and…

Yan Diomande topped Real’s transfers, and Jose Mourinho says he is happy despite missing out on Rodri to Barcelona.Published On 25 Aug 202625 Aug 2026Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho says he is “very happy” with his squad, which he considers complete despite missing out on midfielder Rodri, later signed by rivals Barcelona.Los Blancos revamped their squad this summer, signing six players including record arrival Yan Diomande, Bernardo Silva and Marc Cucurella.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listHowever, Madrid’s approach for Rodri broke down, meaning that, beyond former Man City playmaker Silva, they have not strengthened in midfield.“For me the…

Cameroon football legend and FECAFOOT president Samuel Eto’o has thrown his weight behind Gianni Infantino’s bid to remain FIFA president, dismissing criticism surrounding the Swiss administrator’s leadership. Eto’o said Infantino had not done anything wrong and argued that some of the criticism against the FIFA president was linked to the approaching election. Speaking to CNN Sports, the former Barcelona and Inter Milan striker said, “I don’t think that President Gianni Infantino has done anything wrong.” He added, “I think the timing of all of that is because there’s an election coming out.” Eto’o also praised Infantino for what he described…

Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s strand in which, each fortnight, we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films landing success in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track… So, we’re going to do the hard work for you. This week, we’re taking a breather and looking back at five of the best Breakouts from the year, with the titles on offer ranging from meditations of fatherhood in France to honor killings in the…

Prospera Finance Limited, a fast-growing financial services firm in Nigeria, has expanded its governance board with the appointment of Dr. Ijeoma Ude as a Non-Executive Director. The strategic appointment brings Dr. Ude’s extensive expertise in brand positioning, corporate revenue expansion, and strategic leadership to Prospera Finance as the institution continues to broaden its footprint in commercial lending, SME support, and digital financial management.Prospera Finance Dr. Ude joins the board with a distinguished track record of driving organizational growth, executing cross-sector market penetration strategies, and spearheading top-tier marketing and commercial initiatives. Over the course of her remarkable multi-decade career, she has…

Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has condemned the reported post-election violence in Osun State, calling on security agencies to swiftly arrest those responsible for killings and other acts of violence. Oyetola, a former governor of the state, made the call in a statement posted on his X handle on Tuesday. He said he was “deeply concerned” by the escalating violence and loss of lives in parts of the state. “I condemn these attacks in the strongest terms. Violence against our people is a grave assault on the peace, heritage and democratic values that define our state “No…

This article is an on-site version of our Energy Source newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Tuesday and Thursday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newslettersHello and welcome to Energy Source, coming to you from New York where the Trump administration is fighting an economic war with Iran and one of its closest allies, Canada. “Canada will be treated like a State no longer!” Donald Trump wrote on social media. “On Trade, and in other ways, also, they are among the worst Nations in the World to deal with. They…

Many developers have been changing their workflows to incorporate AI coding agents more heavily, thanks to powerful frontier large language models and increasingly sophisticated harnesses like Claude Code or Codex, but the cost of running those cloud models is steep, and many are questioning whether it will remain practical. Open-weight models that can be run locally, like some of the latest Qwen and DeepSeek models, can accomplish many of the same tasks but without charging a fortune for tokens, as they’re smaller and driven by the user’s own local energy and compute. Still, most standard consumer hardware, like an average-spec…