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Meta has taken a “don’t ask, don’t tell” strategy when it comes to the safety of children on its social media platforms, according to a whistleblower who testified during a landmark trial against the company on Tuesday and Wednesday.Arturo Béjar, a former Meta safety engineer, told the jury that the company was aware of the harm its products caused children, which included its recommendations pushing content from sexual predators and violent and graphic images. He said he repeatedly raised the issue to various Facebook and Instagram executives but that they did little to resolve it.In his testimony, Béjar said his…

Gov Hyacinth Alia and President Bola Tinubu. By Soni Daniel SOMETHING positive appears to be stirring in Benue State. For a state long associated with insecurity, deaths, abandoned infrastructure and economic hardship, a new narrative of roads, bridges, industries and improved healthcare is beginning to emerge, with residents expressing renewed optimism over the direction of the state. Across communities visited recently, one phrase has become almost a refrain:  “Our Governor is working.”  And, almost immediately, another line follows:  “Our President is working.” The refrain, according to observations across the state, reflects growing public attention to projects being executed by the…

After a summer that has seen England and Wales experience the driest July since records began, rain is finally on the horizon. But with reservoirs at ‘exceptionally low’ levels, will there be enough rain to replenish stocks? Madeleine Finlay hears from Dr Anna Murgatroyd, a lecturer in hydrology at Newcastle University, about how much rain we need to see us through next summer, why we’re now at increased risk of floods, and what we can all be doing to take better care of our water supplies

And so, calcio’s “third apocalypse” has passed. A lot of Italians enjoyed it more than they expected to. Without a team to cheer for, again, in the men’s World Cup, a nation turned its attention to different sports. And found its athletes dominating them.On the day that Spain defeated Argentina in New Jersey, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, the first Italian driver to win a Formula One race in 20 years, extended his lead in the season’s standings by triumphing again at the Belgian Grand Prix. A week before that, Jannik Sinner defended his men’s singles title at Wimbledon. Since then, Italy…

Veteran actors Jide Kosoko and Yinka Quadri have explained why their ailing colleague, Taiwo “Ogogo” Hassan, cannot be moved from his current hospital despite receiving hundreds of offers of medical assistance. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Ogogo’s daughters, Kira and Haleemah, disclosed that doctors had diagnosed their father with stage-four cancer and appealed to Nigerians to help explore medical options, including traditional treatment, after the hospital allegedly refused to treat him. Following the appeal, several Nigerians, particularly in the comments sections of his daughters’ social media posts, offered to assist with his treatment. Some also recommended traditionalist homes and hospitals,…

The prosecution: Pádraig double quotation markI sleep better on the left side of the bed. I shouldn’t have to swap just because we’ve moved to a new flat My partner Dave and I are two stubborn boys who both adore a great night’s sleep. But we cannot settle a disagreement about which side of the bed belongs to whom. We’ve recently moved into a new flat and the orientation of our room and bed has shifted. Now, the side of the bed I assumed was mine has become Dave’s.We lived in our old flat for three and a half years. We slept like kings there:…

By Osita Ngwu Nigeria stands at a consequential point in its economic journey. The country has begun the difficult process of confronting structural weaknesses that have constrained growth, investment and productivity for years. The challenge before us now is to ensure that economic reform translates into what every Nigerian can understand and feel: jobs, incomes, enterprise and a more secure economic future. This is why the conversation about unemployment must move beyond statistics. Nigeria needs a national strategy that connects economic reform with employment generation. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration deserves recognition for undertaking difficult structural reforms aimed at rebuilding…

The foreign minister says in an interview that Turkish military officials had visited the airbase as part of training.Published On 20 Aug 202620 Aug 2026Syria has no plans to establish a Turkish military presence at the Abu al-Duhur airbase attacked by Israel earlier this week, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani has said.Al-Shaibani said in an interview with the US news outlet Axios on Wednesday that while Turkish military officials had visited the site as part of training and broader military cooperation, he denied any Turkish military build-up, explaining that the facility was largely empty.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“There…

The Federal Government spent ₦30.64 trillion on incremental expenses between June 2023 and December 2025, with wage adjustments, external debt service and strategic infrastructure accounting for the largest portions, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has said. Oyedele disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while presenting the Federal Government’s “Nigeria’s Reform Scorecard: The Benefits, Costs and Harms Prevented”, an assessment of the economic reforms implemented under President Bola Tinubu. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele making the presentation The presentation provided the government’s account of how additional resources generated…

Two faces that appeared on my Instagram feed in recent months gave me pause. One belonged to John Travolta at Cannes. The other to Carla Bruni on a date night with her husband, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Both looked recognisably themselves, yet, they both also looked oddly unfamiliar. Their looks have provoked speculation about cosmetic enhancement, though never acknowledged by them. Bruni has previously denied having had work done.In any case the feeling lasted only a second: a flicker of unease, as though I were looking at people who had become approximations of themselves.There is a name for that…