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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…

The National Gallery of Art conducted vibration tests to ensure its priceless collection could withstand the powerful rumble of the engines.On race day, however, the roar of celebration appeared to largely drown out any irritation. Many of those lining the circuit were there after winning tickets through a public lottery. Some wore Uncle Sam hats, while one woman came dressed as the Statue of Liberty. Families had travelled from across the country for what they saw as a once-in-a-lifetime event.American driver Josef Newgarden told the BBC that the significance of racing through the capital was not lost on him.”It’s super…

Nine thousand people working long hours, six days a week, to meet a deadline for full production of memory chips by the first quarter of 2027. The workers know they can each make $200,000, maybe more. They seem united in their mission; no Potemkin village going up in Boise, Idaho. Just two state-of-the-art fabs for the number three producer of dynamic random access memory (DRAM), Micron . All for one reason: Demand for DRAM is so strong that this proud American company — which stuck with memory-chip manufacturing even as peers, including Intel, closed U.S. factories — needs to get…

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja ABUJA: Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that no amount of resistance from President Bola Tinubu or “millions of his gang of economic jesters” can stop him from restoring a targeted fuel subsidy to Nigerians, accusing the administration of dressing up subsidy removal as reform while quietly extending fiscal concessions to oil investors. In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress ADC, said the President’s claim to have abolished subsidy could not be reconciled with tax credits…

Researchers in the United States have reported promising results from a personalised cancer vaccine designed to prevent melanoma from returning or spreading. The vaccine, known as intismeran autogene, is being developed by Moderna, a biotechnology company, in partnership with Merck, a biopharmaceutical company. It is designed for patients with high-risk melanoma after their tumours have been surgically removed, Reuters reported. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), melanoma is less common than other major types of skin cancer but is more likely to invade nearby tissue and spread to other parts of the body. Most deaths from skin cancer are…

An eight-year-old Louisiana girl has died after contracting a rare, typically fatal brain-eating amoeba after a swim in Lake Claiborne.Lillian Smart, of Ruston, died on Saturday, one day after celebrating her birthday, her family announced in a public Facebook post on the “Love for Lillian” page.“Last night Lillian ran from our arms to the arms of Jesus,” her family said in the post. “The injuries to her brain were too severe for her little body to recover from. Everyone did everything they could to keep her here. We are heartbroken and honestly do not know what to do next. How…

The Nigerian women’s Beach Volleyball team has qualified for the Olympic Games for the first time in history after defeating Morocco 2-0 in the final of the 2026 CAVB Women’s Beach Volleyball on Saturday. The team will fly Nigeria’s flag at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, U.S., after their impressive victory against Morocco. The women beat Morocco in both sets, 21-17 and 21-10, in Alexandria, Egypt, on Saturday to clinch gold and secure their ticket to the Olympic Games. Earlier on Saturday, the team dispatched Mozambique in the Semi-final, beating their opponents 21-17 in both sets. Reacting to…

Veteran Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, will be buried on Monday, August 24, 2026, in his hometown, Ilaro, Ogun State. Hassan died at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday at the age of 66, according to a burial announcement by veteran actor Jide Kosoko. Kosoko, in a statement shared on his Instagram page, said the late actor’s remains would be taken to Ilaro on Sunday ahead of the burial ceremony scheduled for Monday. The statement read, “With heavy hearts and profound sadness, we announce the passing of ALHAJI TAIWO HASSAN, popularly known as OGOGO, who passed away at 3:00…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has in recent past sent directors that have spent eight years in service packing because a government circular had made it a requirement since Yar’adua came to power. Many organisations have implemented the circular and some have navigated to find a way out by using different nomenclature such as General Managers or even Coordinating Director titles to escape the implementation. The NCC was on the other hand quick to implement the directive sending young and able directors into early retirement. However, last week there was a video clip going round on a speech given by…

Ambassador to Turkiye says US policy of recognising Israel’s claimed sovereignty over Syrian territory is ‘unchanged’.Published On 23 Aug 202623 Aug 2026United States Ambassador Tom Barrack has reasserted Washington’s position that Syria’s Golan Heights belongs to Israel after saying last week that the territory is occupied against “all of the international order”.US President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Turkiye and envoy for Syria walked back that comment on Sunday, underscoring Trump’s policy of recognising Israel’s claimed sovereignty over the stretch of land in southern Syria.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“United States policy on the Golan was set by President…