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The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has identified safety concerns around the runway-end environment, control tower line of sight and availability of meteorological information following the runway overrun involving an Enugu Air aircraft at the Benin Airport in Edo State. The bureau has consequently issued four immediate safety recommendations to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) as part of its ongoing investigation into the 23 July incident. The recommendations, numbered A-2026-039 to A-2026-042, were contained in the preliminary report disclosed by the NSIB in a statement issued…

The Swift space observatory has been in operation since 2004. It specializes in gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the most energetic electromagnetic explosions known in the universe. Its original mission was supposed to last just two years. More than two decades later, it continues to explore some of the most violent phenomena in the cosmos. Now it is nearing the end of its life.Swift doesn’t have a propulsion system capable of significantly raising its orbit. Although it is hundreds of kilometers above the Earth’s surface, there are still atmospheric particles at that altitude that exert a small but constant drag on the…

File image. The Presidency, this morning, released a list of members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, with President Bola Tinubu as Chairman. Read Also: 2027: Obi lists five critical questions that should shape polls, begins campaign in Onitsha The list was released in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information and Strategy) on Saturday. He noted that members of the APC Presidential Campaign Council have been constituted; Abdulaziz Yari to serve as DG, Uzodimma secretary President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima will serve as chairman and vice chairman, respectively. Party…

NATURE PODCAST 21 August 2026 Nature staff discuss how an FDA-approved drug for narcolepsy could have promise beyond the condition, and the longest-lived human brain organoids yet.

For Root, the innings victory sealed inside three days against Pakistan was the ideal start to his second spell as captain.It also extended England’s run of wins at Headingley, which began in 2018. Their longest winning streak at another ground is six at Chester-le-Street.The decision for Headingley and Old Trafford to miss out on the 2027 Ashes roster was announced in 2023.But the match allocation has once again come into focus after the schedule for next year’s series was confirmed in July.Nottingham’s Trent Bridge will be the most northerly ground to host a men’s Ashes Test, with Southampton given an…

Sandra Wollner’s Everytime has been awarded the Honorary Heart for best narrative feature film at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival. As this year’s edition drew to a close on Friday night, filmmakers gathered at the city’s National Theatre where the jury members — including Igor Bezinović, Sara Klimoska, Matthijs Wouter Knol and Athina Rachel Tsangari, led by Emily Watson — unveiled their top picks. A final Honorary Heart of Sarajevo was awarded to Emir Hadžihafizbegović, one of the most prominent actors in Bosnian-Herzegovinian and regional cinema, in recognition of his contribution to film. He joined Watson, Diego Luna, Woody Harrelson and…

Light Nwobodo The Association of Nigerian Journalists and Writers of Tourism (ANJET) has said it will honour the Radisson Group and the Chairman of the Avalon Group, Chief Tajudeen Owoyemi and others as part of the activities to mark its 2026 conference and awards themed, ‘Nigerian tourism industry and Tinubu administration’s immigration reforms.’ The event billed to take place in October will hold at  Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.  ANJET President Okorie Uguru explained that the awards to both Owoyemi and Radisson Group was in recognition of their contributions in the Nigerian hospitality ecosystem  in the last close to 25 years.  He…

When Lebanese and Israeli officials sat down in April for their first direct talks in decades, Lebanon’s leaders called it a breakthrough: a chance, finally, to reclaim some control over the country’s fate after Hezbollah had dragged it into yet another war with Israel.But four months and seven rounds of negotiations later, there is little to show for it. The standstill is a blow to Lebanon’s president, Joseph Aoun, who took office last year with a popular mandate to wrest power from Hezbollah.Mr. Aoun, elected by Lebanese lawmakers, pledged to restore the state’s monopoly on arms and curtail Hezbollah’s political…

*Yilwatda to serve as vice chair, for Gov Yari is campaign DG President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima will serve as chairman and vice chairman of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, according to the list released Saturday morning. Party Chairman Professor Nentawe Yilwatda will also serve as vice chairman, while former Zamfara State governor Senator Abdulaziz Yari will serve as the director-general of the campaign.Governor Hope Uzodimma will serve as secretary of the campaign council. APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Bashiru and Hadiza Bala-Usman will serve as deputy and assistant secretaries. See the Full statement issued by…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on July 23, 2026. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty ImagesIt has been a volatile year for global markets, rewarding some trades while punishing others.CNBC asked six investors about the biggest risks they see and how they are positioning portfolios in response. Despite differing views on the biggest threat to markets, the investors repeatedly returned to the same response: diversify beyond this year’s biggest winners. Fading U.S. exceptionalism Chris Rush, investment manager at IBOSS, told CNBC the biggest risk investors were taking was being “too…