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Paramount Skydance agreed to a longer-term delay of its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, preventing the companies from combining until after a judge rules on the merits of a case in which a dozen states challenged the legality of the merger. Under a stipulation filed in court today, the states and companies agreed that the merger will not be completed and the firms will not integrate their operations until “five days after the merits determination in these matters,” or on June 1, 2027, whichever is earlier. The delay was also agreed to by the Writers Guild of America,…

With more plot twists than a spy thriller, Argentina’s 3-2 victory over Egypt was one of the World Cup’s most unpredictable matches.But in one living room in Reading, to the astonishment of his 16-year-old son, a football clairvoyant appeared to know exactly what would happen next.“I told him I was reading the state of the game and I could tell whether there was a goal coming,” says Dode Dahroug, a 51-year-old former RAF pilot. “He bought it, hook, line and sinker.”In fact, Dahroug was furtively glancing at a live odds graph on Polymarket, one of the online “prediction markets” that…

“They just tend not to be honest. Nigerians as a group, frankly, are marvelous scammers. I mean, it is in their national culture.” That damning comment appeared in the 25 September, 1995, edition of The New Yorker. That scathing assertion stirred a hornet’s nest, and its author — Colin Powell, the urbane American diplomat, Army General, and later the 65th Secretary of State (and the first Black American to serve in that role) — courted unpleasant rebukes for those remarks. Powell was like smelly rot on whom flies perched as he courted outrage with that unflattering categorisation. A similar whitewash…

Key eventsNetballThings are getting very interesting in The Hydro, where Northern Ireland are fighting back. At the end of quarter three, the score is Malawai 44-38 Northern Ireland.ShareWeightlifting: Mirabai Chanu sets new Games recordTime to check in with the women’s 48kg weightlifting. These were the standings after the snatch, during which Mirabai Chanu Saikhom set a new Commonwealth Games record.85kg Mirabai Chanu Saikhom (India)77kg Irene Jane Henry (Malaysia)75kg Ruth Asuquo Nyong (Nigeria)71kg Tammy Wong (England)70kg Nikole Roberts (Wales), Jo-Beth Deireragea (Nauru)ShareUpdated at 16.08 CESTReuben Ward, right hand placed on his heart, belts out Flower of Scotland during the men’s all-round medal…

Colombian pop superstar Shakira has opened up about her decision to collaborate with Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy on the official song for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, saying she was determined to have him feature on the track. Speaking during a recent appearance on the Capital Evening Show with Jimmy Hill, Shakira said she wanted a strong masculine voice to complement the song, titled ‘Dai Dai,’ and believed Burna Boy was the perfect fit because of his energy and vocal style. “I have always loved Burna. I was obsessed with getting him on the track, so I called him,”…

Iyobosa Uwugiaren examines the decision by the Department of State Services to appeal the sentences handed to commanders of Ansaru terrorist group, and whether the judiciary is imposing punishments severe enough to match the devastating impact of terrorism in the country The life sentences handed to two deadly senior commanders of the Ansaru terrorist group may have sealed one chapter in one of Nigeria’s most significant terrorism prosecutions, but they have opened another – one that could shape how the country’s judiciary deals with terrorism for years to come. The Department of State Services (DSS) last Tuesday announced plans to appeal…

The Israeli military has launched an aggressive crackdown in the occupied West Bank, storming several towns and villages and detaining hundreds of Palestinians, amid escalating attacks by Jewish settlers, in a furious reaction to a shootout in a village near Nablus in which four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were killed.The “wide-scale military operation” across the West Bank ordered by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following the deaths of the soldiers intensified on Sunday, and settlers became bolder and more violent, marauding through villages, scrawling graffiti on buildings and attacking Palestinians.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listSettlers tried to…

By Omolabake Fasogbon  The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division has reaffirmed the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) as the sole statutory authority empowered to regulate the practice of taxation in Nigeria. In a judgment delivered on July 15, 2026, the appellate court dismissed the appeal filed by Chief Afolabi Igbaroola and others against the Federal Inland Revenue Service (now Nigeria Revenue Service), CITN and others. The appeal challenged the judgment of the Federal High Court, Lagos Division delivered on May 21, 2019. The decision upholds an earlier May 21, 2019 ruling by the Federal High Court, Lagos Division,…

Elon Musk’s tunneling startup The Boring Company is in talks to raise a $4 billion funding round at a valuation of $20 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. The deal hasn’t closed and the terms could change, the WSJ says. At $20 billion, the valuation would be a significant increase from The Boring Company’s $5.7 billion valuation in 2022. The startup has already built a network of tunnels under Las Vegas, through which Teslas shuttle customers to different stations. But tunnel workers have suffered serious injuries, and Nevada regulators said last year that The Boring Company violated environmental regulations…

Dr. Taiwo Fasoranti is back as Secretary to the Ondo State Government (SSG), months after stepping away from the role to chase a Senate seat that, by some accounts, should have been his in the first place. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa announced the reappointment through his Chief Press Secretary, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, confirming it took immediate effect. Fasoranti had resigned as SSG on March 30, 2026, to contest the APC senatorial primary for Ondo Central. Officially, he lost that primary to incumbent Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire. But his camp tells a different story. Reports and court filings allege he actually won the…