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The Oyo successful rescue is a triumph of intelligence and interagency cooperation, reckons  YAKUBU DATI The successful rescue of abducted pupils and teachers in Oyo State is not merely another success story of freed abductees, neither is it a tale of high calibre negotiations.   The way it was achieved goes to show that a more effective, well thought out and sound strategy has been worked out and the security of citizens has been enhanced. It is a powerful confirmation of a paradigm shift in the security template that is increasingly distinguishing the Tinubu administration as clearheaded in addressing one of…

A new Gallup-Lumina Foundation poll finds that almost half of Americans view AI as a looming threat to the value of a college degree.gettyNew survey data from Gallup and the Lumina Foundation show that American’s confidence in higher education has slipped backwards after a moderate uptick in the prior year.Thirty-eight percent of U.S. adults report that they have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in U.S higher education, compared with 42% last year. However, the latest figure is substantially below Gallup’s first reading of higher education confidence in 2015, when 57% of respondents reported they were confident.…

The Oyo State House of Assembly has thrown its weight behind Governor Seyi Makinde’s call for an independent international investigation into the abduction of pupils and teachers from schools in Oriire Local Government Area, insisting that such a probe would strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture rather than undermine it. The Assembly’s position comes hours after the Nigerian Senate cautioned the governor on Tuesday against seeking the involvement of the United Nations, arguing that the incident was a domestic security matter that should be handled within Nigeria. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Office of the Speaker, Adebo Ogundoyin, and…

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged residents to plant and nurture trees as part of efforts to combat climate change and improve the environment, saying the state aims to plant at least 20,000 trees in 2026. The governor stated that 13,401 trees, representing about 67 per cent of the target, had already been planted across Lagos’ five divisions as of 30 June, with the exercise continuing throughout the rainy season until October. Mr Sanwo-Olu spoke on Tuesday at the 2026 Tree Planting Day celebration held at Eko Amore Gardens, Freedom Way, Lekki, according to a statement shared by the…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday that today’s stock market is nowhere near the kind of bubble that preceded the dot-com crash.While companies such as SpaceX may fuel perceptions of excess, Cramer argued they are exceptions to the rule, rather than representative of the broader market. “There are always outliers,” the “Mad Money” host said. “There is some froth, but the froth does not represent what we trade. What we own.”Stocks have surged to new highs over the past year as enthusiasm surrounding artificial intelligence fueled massive gains in semiconductor and other AI-related companies. Memory-chip makers Micron and Sandisk have jumped…

While most fitness trackers are losing the screens to keep the price low, the CMF by Nothing Watch 3 Pro is a bit different. The budget-friendly smartwatch with a 1.43-inch OLED display is even cheaper than usual at Amazon, where it costs $69 in every color (the price fluctuates between $79 and $99). Some notable specs include compatibility with iOS and Android, and long battery life of up to 13 days on a single charge. It’s great for workouts (with accurate, dual-band GPS, IP68 protection, and a heart rate sensor), but stylish enough to wear out to dinner. It currently…

Older teenagers in the UK will face an overnight social media curfew, the government has announced – though they will be able to opt out of it by changing their account settings.It would means apps such as Instagram, TikTok and YouTube being set to be unavailable by default to 16 and 17-year-olds between midnight and 06:00.The government also wants “addictive” features such as auto-play and infinite scroll to be set to be disabled, saying – combined with the curfew – the measures will improve teenagers’ focus, sleep quality and family life.However, critics have described the proposals as “piecemeal” and a…

The Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Taiwo Johns, in the trial of the former Taraba State governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku, alongside the former permanent secretary in the state’s Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Bello Yero, on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, narrated before Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja, how local governments in the state were made to transfer funds to his company’s account for the purchase and distribution of Christmas grains. The transfers made to his P3 Cornerstone account, he said, were on the instruction and directives of his bosses, Yero, the second…

Spain’s midfielder #16 Rodri and defender #22 Pau Cubarsi celebrate after their team won the 2026 World Cup football tournament semi-final match between France and Spain at the Dallas Stadium in Arlington on July 14, 2026. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) Spain coach Luis de la Fuente saluted his players as the “best team in the world” on Tuesday after a stunning 2-0 World Cup semi-final upset of France. De la Fuente, who had repeatedly said Spain were the best side in the tournament, was left beaming with pride as La Roja outplayed France to reach Sunday’s World Cup final.…

The hosts are out, but the audiences have stayed. The quarterfinals of the World Cup delivered their four largest English-language audiences ever, continuing to fuel a run of big atings for Fox Sports. While they didn’t reach the record-setting heights of matches involving co-hosts Mexico and the United States in the previous round, any fears of viewers abandoning the World Cup after the hosts (including Canada, also out in the round of 16) were eliminated were unfounded. Saturday’s match between England and Norway led the quarterfinals with 21.8 million viewers on Fox, based on final same-day Nielsen ratings. Argentina’s victory…