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South African rugby teams love facing the haka. None have ever replied to New Zealand’s traditional pre-match challenge with another haka until Tuesday.Ma’a Nonu stepped in front of his new Sharks teammates and performed a solo haka in what will probably be the lasting memory of a tour match the New Zealanders won 54-0 in soggy Durban.Allow Instagram content?This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click ‘Allow and continue’.Nonu played 104 matches for New Zealand from 2003 to…

Members of the creative industry in Jos, Plateau State, have mourned the death of filmmaker Dimbo Atiya, describing him as an astute and resilient practitioner whose contributions helped shape Nigeria’s television and film industry. PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Atiya’s death was announced on Thursday. His death has prompted colleagues and institutions to call for the preservation of his creative works and the recognition of the opportunities he created for younger practitioners during his career. These comments were made when the entertainment community, alongside representatives of cultural institutions and government agencies, paid a condolence visit to Mr Ajiya’s family on…

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Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti A civil society organisation, the Partnership for Ethical Governance (PEG), has called on the federal government to increase funding for the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), saying that sustained investment in infrastructure, research, digital technology and energy is critical to consolidating the institution’s ongoing reform drive. The group also commended the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, for what it described as decisive steps to strengthen institutional governance and enforce a zero-tolerance policy against extortion and other unethical practices in the university. The position is the outcome of an independent assessment of the university conducted by the organisation…

President Donald Trump has confirmed that he secretly swapped planes as he left a Nato summit in Turkey last month due to a possible threat.”I go by Secret Service and the military. They wanted me to go in a different flight, different plane,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday. “I just have to do what they say.”The revelation comes after reports that Trump boarded Air Force One on 8 July in view of television cameras before being transported to a military aircraft with the help of a catering truck.The last-minute switch has raised questions about whether those on the decoy plane…

Along the Kaduna-Zaria Expressway, vehicles zoom past the expansive space of TMDK Group in Rigachikun area of Kaduna, unperturbed by the roaring sounds of processing plants and the chitchats among workers at a commodious agro park. But lying quietly beside the road is the TMDK Agro Industrial Park, estimated to gulp $75 million, with potential to unlock northern Nigeria’s agricultural wealth, and, indeed, address Nigeria’s food security concern. The nation’s quest for energy reliability and food sufficiency increasingly depends on private sector investments that create lasting economic value. TMDK Group, whose expanding investments in petroleum infrastructure and agro-industrial processing are…

For a while it seemed like the diarrhea-inducing parasite cyclospora was everywhere. Confirmed and suspected cases number more than 22,000 across 15 states, with 517 people requiring hospitalization. Two people in Michigan died. But now, with signs that the outbreak is slowing down, experts say lettuce is probably safe to eat again.The reason? Most of the contaminated produce is no longer available.Federal health authorities have linked the outbreak to iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico and distributed by Taylor Farms, including at Taco Bell restaurants. On July 17, Taylor Farms announced a recall of shredded iceberg lettuce and salad mixes…

In his first few weeks in Downing Street, Andy Burnham could hardly have been clearer that his aim as prime minister is to make people feel better.His supporters inside the Labour Party characterise him as a leader with the political nous to prioritise policies that will make a difference, and the communication ability to sell those messages to the masses.His critics, including Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, have branded him a “people pleaser” who doesn’t want to take difficult decisions.The conundrum over how to manage the early release of prisoners is an acute example of the tricky political decision-making that inevitably…

It is absolutely critical that the opportunity to build synergies and leverage capacity across the African world is forged towards as a future alternative to the exploitation, colonialism and brutal hegemony that is currently the global approach. The wider diaspora, coordinated with a continental focus of 54 countries, can become the engine for a future that is inclusive and interdependent. The next two generations of Africans need this systemic change, and Afrlition lays it out starkly and hopefully with clarity. The African expression of identity and character in the 21st century has to be transcontinental. It has forever been so:…

The 2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship commences the PGA postseason as it’s the first event of the 2026 FedEx Cup Playoffs. Play from TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tenn., starts on Thursday, but you don’t have to wait until then to construct a St. Jude Championship parlay. Four of the last five editions of this tournament have gone to a playoff, as margin of victory is a golf prop that can be wagered on within a PGA parlay. Neither Scottie Scheffler nor Rory McIlroy have ever won this event, or even placed second, but they top the St. Jude Championship 2026…