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The Nigeria Police Force has announced the death of Ojiogu Elumah Martin, a suspected notorious bandit kingpin,  popularly known as “Acid”, during an intelligence-led operation in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. The police said the operation, conducted on August 6, 2026, also led to the recovery of an AK-47 rifle, three magazines and 56 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition. According to the Force, the operation was carried out by operatives of the Special Tactical Squad–Force Intelligence Department (STS-FID), led by Victor  Godfrey, Assistant Commissioner of Police, following a directive from Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Rilwan Disu. The operation…

One summer day earlier this year, Rhys left a cafe in Melbourne where he had been working remotely, when his phone pinged with a message on the dating app Grindr.The message was a photo of him sitting at a table outside the cafe on his laptop, with his dog seated on the ground next to him. In the foreground, in a man’s hand was an iPhone unlocked.The photo had been taken moments before with Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses, unbeknown to Rhys.“He essentially wrote something about my dog being cute and apologised for not saying hi,” says Rhys, who asked that his…

Labour should draw up an emergency plan to cut energy prices for low-income families by up to £175 this winter, the Resolution Foundation has said.One of Andy Burnham’s first policy announcements as prime minister was to remove VAT temporarily from electricity bills, saving households about £45 a year.But with wholesale gas prices higher since the resumption of hostilities in the Middle East, the thinktank says costs are likely to rise through the winter.In a report, the Resolution Foundation recommends a scheme that would cut annual bills by up to £175 for poorer consumers, at a cost of £2bn to the…

More than a million people have been evacuated from their homes in eastern China including Shanghai, as Typhoon Dolphin made landfall on Sunday evening.It packed maximum wind speeds of 150km/h (94mph) when it first slammed into Yuhuan in the Zhejiang province at 17:30 (09:30 GMT) before making a second landfall in the city of Wenzhou about an hour later, meteorological authorities said.The typhoon halted transportation across the region – 1,400 flights were cancelled in Shanghai alone.Chinese authorities had earlier issued their highest-level red alert on Dolphin, but by Monday morning they downgraded it to a tropical storm.The storm is continuing…

NBA stars have once again taken center stage during a busy offseason: LeBron James and Jaylen Brown became Philadelphia 76ers, Victor Wembanyama signed a blockbuster extension with the San Antonio Spurs and Giannis Antetokounmpo joined the Miami Heat.Though some players will don new uniforms next season, several free agents are still available. Players such as Jonathan Kuminga, Jalen Duren and James Harden remain in limbo while contract conversations remain in flux and potential suitors put the final touches on their teams.Our NBA insiders break down the nine most important players remaining in free agency, where they stand in their negotiations…

The inaugural LA Jazz Festival, scheduled to start this weekend in Los Angeles and featuring concerts by John Legend, Janelle Monae, and Parliament-Funkadelic, was canceled at the last minute Friday. The festival was first announced in February at a press conference attended by Mayor Karen Bass, with organizers — including founder and former city council member Martin Ludlow — anticipating 250,000 attendees for the citywide, weeks-long event. The LA Jazz Festival also booked performances by Big Freedia, Raphael Saadiq, the Free Nationals, Terrace Martin, and Charlie Wilson, and was slated to start Friday with an opening ceremony featuring Lalah Hathaway…

Election results management remains the most contested and consequential phase of Nigeria’s electoral process. It is the point at which votes cast by citizens are translated into electoral outcomes. It is here that the inconceivable becomes routine: results are altered, substituted, or manufactured outright; officials are compromised; and security agencies, shedding the garb of neutrality, interfere with collation to engineer a preferred outcome, mostly to protect a regime or oust an incumbent. This is the stage at which the integrity, independence and resilience of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) face their most severe test. One opportunity to strengthen confidence…

NewsFeedIran-backed Houthis have resumed attacks on Yemen’s al-Makha port in the Red Sea, striking Saudi weapons depots with missiles and drones. Yemen’s military says at least seven people were killed.Published On 10 Aug 202610 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

–         NDLEA intercepts cocaine bound for Saudi Arabia, Italy; seizes over 3.2 tonnes of cannabis in nationwide operations Michael Olugbode in Abuja A 30-year-old Italy-based businessman, Joseph Cyril, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after he allegedly ingested 98 wraps of cocaine and attempted to smuggle them out of Nigeria through the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. Cyril was arrested on Sunday, August 2, 2026, during the outward clearance of passengers aboard Ethiopian Airlines flight ET930, which was scheduled to take him to Italy through Addis Ababa and France. Following his arrest, NDLEA operatives…

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Griffin Jax during the first inning against the Chicago White Sox, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.If this seems like a Tampa Bay Rays’ type of thing to do, well, whatever it takes to win the next game on their schedule. Beginning August 2, the day prior to the trade deadline, and through the past week, manager Kevin Cash may have needed to double and triple check his inventory of available players. After all, the transactions were humming along at a rapid pace. Consider…