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Microsoft’s Surface laptop for consumers is back, faster and with longer battery life and a hefty price increase because of the high cost of memory and chips.The Surface Laptop 8 is a straight replacement for the seventh edition from 2024, which was the first of Microsoft’s new generation of ARM-based, Qualcomm-powered PCs designed to better rival Apple’s MacBook Air and other thin and light machines.The new machine comes with a choice of Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon X2 Plus or Elite chips but starts at £1,449 (€1,699; $1,600; A$2,799) – £400 or equivalent more than the launch price of the previous edition…

Iyobosa Uwugiaren argues that President Bola Tinubu’s decision to retain Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate ahead of the 2027 general election reinforces an image he has carefully cultivated throughout his political career—that of a leader who rewards steadfastness rather than convenience and places enormous value on loyalty. When President Bola Tinubu finally put months of speculation to rest by retaining Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election, he did more than settle an internal party debate. He sent a powerful political message about loyalty, trust and the kind of leadership he…

The Maya temple Tikal in Guatemala is about one day’s walk from Xultun, where researchers discovered mathematical formula scribbled on the walls.Credit: Kryssia Campos/GettyA mathematical formula inscribed on a wall at the Maya site of Xultun in Guatemala has revealed the name of an important Maya mathematician-astronomer for the first time. Researchers suggest Sak Tahn Waax, or ‘White-Chested Fox’, was a scholar comparable with mathematical giants of the past.In a study published 14 July in the journal Antiquity1, Heather Hurst, an archaeologist at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, and her colleagues describe their analysis of a mathematical text…

Americans have won each of the last three British Opens, with Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele and Brian Harman prevailing. Not since 2003-06 have U.S.-born golfers won this major four straight times, a drought that many will try to end at The Open 2026. In addition to the aforementioned, the likes of Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Young and Wyndham Clark are contenders to claim the 2026 Open Championship. Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose and Aaron Rai are among the Brits looking to triumph at the British Open 2026.Scheffler is the +700 favorite (risk $100 to win $700) in Open Championship 2026 odds…

The organisers of the Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange (WSICE) have announced the top 10 finalists from Ogun State in this year’s national essay competition ahead of an interactive mentorship session with Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka. The finalists emerged after judges assessed entries submitted by secondary school students across Ogun State, according to a statement by the organisers. The winners of the first, second and third prizes will be announced on 15 July during the 17th edition of the cultural exchange, tagged WS@92, alongside winners from other participating states. Finalists The Ogun State finalists are: Faparusi Tioluwani – The Ambassadors…

I have wholehearted respect for parents who recoil from any notion of family camping. Camping with kids is no picnic. In fact, it sets out from where a good picnic leaves off, venturing from the brevity and civility of a blanket on the grass into the uncertain – and certainly precarious – waters of soggy towels, tangled guyropes, cramped quarters and midnight meltdowns.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.And yet a great many of us voyage these waters regardless, ardently asserting (to ourselves as much as others) that…

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR) has launched the UAE Award in Higher Education under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, …

Sylvester Idowu in Warri  Operatives of the Naval Base Oguta have arrested a 57-year-old retired Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) identified as Alfred Kwosa for alleged vandalism of oil pipeline at Oguta, Imo State. Also arrested in connection with the vandalism was one Michael Nnamdi alias ‘Piloter’, aged 51, identified as a member of the criminal syndicate at his residence in neighbouring Nnebuku community. According to the Commander, Naval Base Oguta, Commodore Sabo Tanko Lengaya, the suspects were arrested on Monday when a Mercedes truck with registration number AGL 378 XV laden with 10 X crude oil pipeline was intercepted…

MTN Nigeria’s Live it 100 on Campus roadshow  is visiting seven universities across five of Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones to connect students to emerging career opportunities and equip them with the skills and insights needed to succeed. As artificial intelligence, automation, and digital transformation reshape industries worldwide, employers are increasingly looking beyond academic qualifications to practical skills such as problem-solving, adaptability, collaboration, and leadership. For today’s university students, success will depend not only on what they know but on their ability to apply that knowledge in a rapidly evolving world of work. It is this understanding that underpins roadshow by MTN…

Peter Uzoho Group Managing Director of Levene Energies Limited, Nneka Arowolo, has stated that Nigeria will not attract the billions of dollars needed to develop gas infrastructure and accelerate supply to the domestic market unless government and industry stakeholders fix credible demand and credit risk, especially in the power sector. Arowolo stated this while speaking on a panel at the 2026 NOG Energy Week in Abuja on realizing future gas economies, stressing that Nigeria’s problem was not gas supply but bankable demand and payment discipline.  She told the session that while gas aggregators should handle pooling demand, aggregating supply, managing…