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Omolabake Fasogbon  Professional relationships have become a key economic asset, with many jobs, business partnerships and investment opportunities now emerging through trusted networks rather than public channels, a Professor of Accounting &Finance at Lead City University, Godwin Oyedokun has said. Speaking at the 2026 Babcock University Alumni Association Week in Ogun State recently, Oyedokun said graduates and institutions that intentionally build strong alumni networks would be better positioned to access opportunities, strengthen innovation and remain globally competitive. He advised that networking should no longer be viewed as a social activity but as strategic tool for career advancement, entrepreneurship and institutional…

Letterboxd is reportedly in talks with potential buyers.The owners of the popular social platform for movies are discussing a sale with companies including Netflix, Sony Pictures and Paramount, according to the industry newsletter Puck.The app is majority-owned by the Canadian holding company Tiny, which acquired a 60% share in the business in 2023. Co-founders Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow own the remaining 40%. The company has been “floating” a valuation of $250m, according to the report.Other potential buyers include the private equity companies TPG and Redbird, as well as the Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, husband to Serena Williams.Since its…

Sir Stephen Timms, Labour’s minister for social security and disability, is widely acknowledged to be a parliamentary expert on welfare. He has seen the system from almost every angle: as a pensions and Treasury minister under New Labour, a shadow welfare spokesperson, a select committee chair, and now as a government minister. After Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves’s ham-fisted attempt to balance the books on the backs of disabled people sparked a backbench revolt, the pair retreated behind Sir Stephen.His interim review into personal independence payment (Pip), the main non-means-tested disability benefit for working-age adults, is an attempt to clean up…

Nature, Published online: 10 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02113-3Pachyderms would have lost substantial amounts of weight traversing the mountains, as would have horses and soldiers.

Cape Verde arrived at the World Cup with barely half a million people and no history of global football power. By the time Argentina survived them after 111 minutes, the Blue Sharks had offered Africa something larger than an upset: a lesson in planning, identity and belief. The giant screen inside Hard Rock Stadium showed 111 minutes. What had been billed as another routine step in Argentina’s defence of the FIFA World Cup had become something few inside the stadium expected. A struggle. Lionel Messi had already delivered the kind of goal that usually settles knockout matches. Argentina had taken…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Argentina and Switzerland will face off after two nail-biting matches for both teams. Argentina fell 2-0 to Egypt in the round of 16 before rallying to score three goals, and Switzerland beat Colombia in penalty kicks to secure a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals for the fourth time in the nation’s history. At a Glance: How to Watch Argentina vs. Switzerland Lionel Messi, improbably, has already outpaced his 2022 World Cup performance, which, at the time, was…

.Thumbs up Obi Deji Elumoye in Abuja The Presidency on Saturday blasted former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, over his failure to rejoice with the federal government several hours after the release of the abducted pupols and teachers of Oriire local government area of Oyo state.Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, in a tweet on Saturday on his verified X handle,@aonanuga1956, said Atiku never deemed it fit to speak up and congratulate government at the centre and security agencies seveeal hours after rescuing the victims on Friday.The presidential media aide in the tweet…

Claim: An X user claims that while the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is “worth $700 billion,” Nigeria is “$500 billion in debt,” despite discovering oil two years earlier. Verdict: Mostly false! While Nigeria discovered commercial oil before the UAE, the claim that Nigeria has a $500 billion debt is false. Likewise, the UAE’s net wealth is $3.12 trillion, not $700 billion as claimed. Full Text On 25 June 2026, an X user, @felixherbt, shared a post comparing Nigeria’s debt with the UAE’s “worth.” The post (archived here) reads, “Nigeria discovered oil in 1956. The UAE discovered it in 1958. Today,…

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage have issued separate statements after Devon and Cornwall Police announced a murder investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe.The Reform UK spokeswoman and former Conservative minister was found dead at her Dartmoor home on Thursday morning.In a press conference, Assistant Chief Constable Matt Longman said a 26-year-old man was in custody,Read more on this story.

The Senate Committee on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has commenced an investigation into allegations that some international oil companies have failed to remit statutory contributions to the commission as required by law. The committee opened the probe on Friday following a petition submitted by an environmental activist, Mathew Echo, who alleged that Aiteo Exploration and Production Company Limited, (now known as Nembe Exploration and Production Company Limited), owes the NDDC outstanding statutory remittances amounting to $71.65 million and N30.7 billion from 2021 to date. During the hearing, the committee chairman, Asuquo Ekpenyong, assured stakeholders that the lawmakers would…