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 Bennett Oghifo  Jetour Nigeria has launched the RELY R8, a premium, high-tech powerhouse engineered to conquer Nigeria’s toughest terrains while cradling you in SUV-like luxury. Perfect for agriculture, escort operations, construction, logistics, or weekend adventures, it is the ultimate partner that refuses to compromise on comfort, style, or capability. Built to Conquer  Off-Road The RELY R8 is over-engineered for the Nigerian environment, featuring high ground clearance, excellent approach/departure angles, and an advanced chassis built to resist strong crosswinds. All-Terrain Adaptability: Switch seamlessly between multiple driving modes to tackle mud, sand, or asphalt, it is also ready for heavy-duty work and…

On each side of the target ship, a black vessel keeps a watchful distance. Defender 1 and Defender 2 are the eyes and ears of the navy – but they have nobody onboard, and their paths are controlled by a computer system.This is the future of the Royal Netherlands Navy, according to Capt Sjoerd Feenstra, head of the expertise centre for unmanned systems. He is leading a five-week mission, off the coast of Den Helder in the north of the country, to test the limits of systems that operate without the human touch.“For the last year and a half we’ve…

Emmanuel Fadola In the evolving conversation about the future of Ondo State, the question of leadership has assumed renewed importance. For a state endowed with significant human and natural resources, the challenge is no longer simply about political succession. It is about the quality of leadership required to translate potential into sustainable development. It is within this context that the public record of Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, has attracted considerable attention. Tunji-Ojo, popularly known as BTO, has emerged as one of the more prominent figures associated with institutional reform and public-sector innovation in Nigeria. His approach to…

General-purpose artificial intelligence agents are at work in the materials chemistry laboratory

It is time to consign Diego Maradona’s Hand of God to a museum piece. For 40 years that moment and Maradona’s unforgettable “goal of the century” coloured the soul and passion of Argentinian football. Today things are very different, and the main reason is Lionel Messi. By asserting himself over the memory of Maradona, Messi is establishing a new Argentina.An impressive 2–1 semi-final victory over England showcased a revitalised Argentina who go into Sunday’s final against Spain relying on a simple, powerful weapon: excellent football.“For English football, this is more painful than the Hand of God,” Tomás Abraham says. He…

Visitors will enter via a mezzanine which means they will be able to see the entire length of the work in one go from afar. They’ll then walk – presumably at some pace – closer to the action; the 58 scenes of the events leading up to 1066 and the Battle of Hastings, complete with 626 figures, 202 horses and six women.We got a glimpse of one of those women as the conservators working on the tapestry lifted up a section of the cover that is on it now to protect it from the light.It shows a woman fleeing with…

The 2027 governorship race in Bauchi State promises to be a five-cornered contest involving the candidates of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Yakubu Adamu; the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar; the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Ibrahim Mohammed Kashim; the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Halliru Dauda Jika; and the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) candidate, Senator Shehu Buba Umar. Judging by the antecedents of the candidates, it would not be wrong to describe this as a formidable field of contestants: one former governor, two former senators, one former commissioner for finance, and one former secretary to the state government. By…

The only thing you might have in common with a World Cup football player is posting on Instagram as soon as you’re back home from a social gathering. Or, in the case of Erling Haaland, while you’re still in the dressing room after a win.Football’s biggest stars are giving an insider look into the World Cup, their training, and personal lives at the six-week tournament through social media, and for some of them, their following has grown by tens of millions. Their on-pitch heroics, popularity, and personal stories have led them to overnight social media stardom during the World Cup.Of…

Nigeria’s foremost development finance institution, the Bank of Industry (BOI), has secured a €60 million credit facility from the European Investment Bank to fund Nigeria’s cocoa and dairy value-addition drive, with a focus on processing, ingredients, and chocolate manufacturing. The Managing Director/CEO of BOI, Olasupo Olusi, disclosed this on Tuesday, during the Africa Cocoa Summit convened in Abuja by the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. With the summit, the ministry aims to transition Africa from exporting raw beans to local processing and branding. Also known as the Cocoa Value Addition Summit, with the theme ‘From Bean to Brand,’…

Just 20 minutes’ walk along the road to Wigan Pier, Andy Burnham’s own route back to Westminster was cemented. At the Edge community centre, about a mile from the famous canal wharf, the result of the Makerfield byelection was announced, surpassing even his highest expectations.“Andy knew running in Makerfield was high risk but it was the proof point he needed to show the Labour party and the country that if he could win there, he could win anywhere. He got 55% of the vote. It worked,” one of his team said.After the result, an exhilarated Burnham headed with his family…