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As Nigeria inches closer to the 2027 General Elections, the Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with Lenders Consult International, is once again convening the Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers (CARSPO), this time with electoral security squarely in focus. The sixth edition, holding September 21 to 23, 2026, in Owerri, Imo State, will bring senior police officers together under the theme “Developing a Nigeria Police Roadmap for Effective Management of Security During Elections,” aiming to concretise strategy for protecting voters, personnel and materials ahead of the 2027 general elections. Chiemelie Ezeobi reports With few months to go before Nigerians return to…

KPMG to cut nearly 400 staff in wake of audit leaks scandalLuca IttimaniKPMG Australia is cutting 27 partners and about 360 employees in the wake of an audit leaks scandal that saw it cut off from new government contracts.The audit and consulting giant today reported its revenue fell 1% year-on-year, to $2.26bn in the year 2025-26.While the embattled audit arm had seen revenue grow 11%, its consulting revenue was down 16.9%. Most of the workers to be let go are from the consulting arm.KPMG’s new chief executive, John Sams, said weak demand for its services was expected to continue beyond…

At least 30 people have been killed after a mound of rubbish at a major waste site collapsed on to nearby homes in Guinea’s capital Conakry, the government has said. Another 22 people were injured, including six seriously, in the city’s Dar-es-Salam area.”Significant” resources and personnel – including the military – have been deployed to search for survivors after the collapse at about 02:00 local time following heavy rain overnight, the government added in a statement.One woman told local media her five children had died in the disaster. There are fears that the death toll will rise further.Rescuers were later…

George Nwabueze, accused by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) of promoting a fake federal agency, has defended the status of the National Brands Development and Made-in-Nigeria Special Project Office. He posted documents he said showed that the initiative was linked to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF). Nwabueze, who describes himself as the National Coordinator and Executive Director of the project office, has continued to reject the ICPC’s allegation that the organisation was operating without government authorisation. The documents shared by Nwabueze on LinkedIn include a purported appointment letter…

The country needs to find a “compromise” between privacy and safety, according to Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley. “When people talk about just one of these, privacy or safety, they’re prioritizing the wrong thing, and what we have to prioritize as a country is compromise,” Langley said during a recent interview with Fox News. “How do we have our safety, and how do we balance privacy?” Langley’s Fox News appearance was just the latest interview he’s given as the company faces a growing public outcry around concerns that Flock’s surveillance cameras, drones, and license plate recognition technology could be misused.…

 CHIKA ESOMONU argues for the speedy resolution of crisis within the party Since the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) released the official campaign timetable for the 2027 general elections, political parties and candidates are expected to begin public campaigns – in form of rallies, media advertisements, voter engagement, and grassroots mobilization. This development has again brought to fore the need for the Supreme Court to speedily resolve the judicial problem of the Labour Party (LP) as the lower courts overstepped bounds by wading into LP’s internal affairs. Instructively, millions of ordinary Nigerians – workers, artisans, traders, students, transporters, joined the…

Melanie Simmonds, head of Save the Children Wales, said: “In Wales and across the world, children are breathing in smoke from wildfires, coping with extreme heat and losing the freedom to play outdoors because the air is no longer safe.”These conditions are not only frightening – they carry serious health consequences for children whose bodies and lungs are still developing.”Torfaen council said it was not aware of the research and “it is not clear what data or evidence was used in the assessment to arrive at the reported conclusion”.It said it “recognises that prolonged wildfire incidents have the potential to…

Following their huge win against Manchester United, Hull City assistant head coach Dean Holden joins Gabby Logan, Danny Murphy and Joe Hart in the Match of the Day studio.

A new report says that Hayden Panettiere suffered from mysterious pain that felt like “pins and needles” in her legs and that she gave specific instructions during a Manhattan book tour in May that ex-boyfriend Brian Hickerson could not attend. The New York Times on Sunday said Panettiere was accompanied by private security during the visit to Barnes & Noble that gave “clear instructions to keep [Hickerson] away.” Hickerson was present when Panettiere, 36, was found dead Aug. 16 in an apartment in Greenville, S.C. Police initially announced that no foul play was suspected; an initial autopsy found no signs of…

President Trump has warned that “Economic D-Day” is coming for Iran. This weekend, Tehran promised to fight back, threatening any nation that helps the United States.Iran’s new security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, on Saturday vowed to strike the interests of oil-rich neighbors if they joined U.S. efforts to further isolate Iran, whose economy is already in free fall. He warned that Tehran would seek to prevent “even a single drop of oil” from leaving the region.“Any country that becomes a partner in creating economic restrictions against us will be regarded by us as an enemy,” he said in an interview with…