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For many Nigerians living abroad, renewing a Nigerian passport was once a task dreaded almost as much as losing the passport itself. It was a process associated with long waits, expensive journeys, uncertainty and frustration. Many accepted it as one of those realities of dealing with government services back home. The expectation was simple: prepare for delays, inconvenience and endless follow-ups. That was why I was initially sceptical when I began hearing claims that Nigerians in the United Kingdom could now renew their passports from home and receive them at their doorsteps within days. It sounded too good to be…

The number of vessels sailing through the Strait of Hormuz along the Omani coast fell to a trickle on Sunday, a day after several exiting along that route made sharp reversals, underscoring Iran’s continued efforts to maintain its grip on the waterway.

The Matic is our favorite robot vacuum by a pretty comfortable margin. If you’ve been thinking about buying one, you may want to plan on doing it sooner than later. The company will raise its price by $250 on September 9th, going from $1,245 to $1,495. Matic told The Verge that the new price reflects its rising costs for memory and other components for the vacuum, which it says are now tenfold.Those who buy one directly from the company will get a year’s worth of replacement bags worth $96 at no extra cost. Each refill contains 12 bags, and they…

“Of course he’s tired. He’s just done two months campaigning every day on the road, it would be weird if he wasn’t. But that doesn’t mean he’s going to quit,” says one friend of Nigel Farage who has spent time with him in recent weeks.Westminster has been ablaze with rumours that Farage is growing weary in the job of leading Reform UK after the bruising scandal around his decision to accept a £5m gift from the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne.As he awaits the verdict of the standards watchdog over whether he was right not to declare the cash, Farage has…

Nigeria’s U-17 women’s team, the Flamingos, will head into next week’s decisive second leg with a narrow advantage after edging Benin Republic 3-2 in an entertaining FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying match on Saturday in Ikenne, Ogun State. The first-leg encounter at the Remo Stars Stadium lived up to expectations as both sides produced an attacking display in the final round of the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The visitors stunned the home crowd in the 16th minute when Romaine Gandonou unleashed a powerful left-footed strike from outside the penalty area that beat Nigerian…

By Tony Ubani ‎The world has turned its eyes to the beautiful game of football as the Federation of International Football Association, FIFA World Cup continues to generate interests from USA, Mexico and Canada, the three countries co-hosting the expanded World Cup of 48 national teams. For billions of fans across the globe, the tournament represents the pinnacle of sporting competition — unity, passion, and fair play on the grandest stage. ‎For Nigerians, the World Cup will always carry a deeper resonance. ‎The Super Eagles’ inability to secure a spot at the global tournament has diminished the international marketability of…

Of course, at some point Sky could decommission some ITV shows – or renegotiate their contracts. You don’t take over another company without believing there are savings to be made (and some are pointing to synergies that could be made on the tech platform side, with ITVX and Sky’s streaming services potentially merged in the future).Longer term, Frost believes users of both current streaming platforms ITVX and NOW can expect to see more “integrated services, for example, bundling titles in terms of genre instead of channel, as a natural way to cut production costs, and to cross-advertise”.But when it comes…

For many young Chinese, the future doesn’t look so great: The job market is dire, wages are falling and competition seems endless. To cope, some are recreating scenes from the early 2000s, when the economy was growing rapidly.They are sharing images online of internet cafes, high-rises covered in blue glass and unusual youth sub-cultures. Here is how one post reads:You wake up to the sound of your mother’s voice. It’s a normal weekend in 2008.After breakfast, you accompany her to the hair salon. On the way, you pass buildings with blue windows.She takes you to KFC for lunch, your favorite.Once…

Garoua and Tiko, Cameroon – A year ago, Oumarou Sanda, mayor of Garoua 2 in northern Cameroon, raised a trophy above his head after his municipality was named Cameroon’s Citizenship Champion for its efforts to expand birth registration.The recognition, awarded through UNICEF-supported initiatives in partnership with the Cameroonian government, marked months of work to address one of the country’s most persistent but often invisible child protection gaps: the absence of legal identity for thousands of children.Under Cameroon’s civil status law, every child has the right to a birth certificate. Parents are expected to register births within 90 days at no cost.…

“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” key art.Sony Pictures Entertainment/CrunchyrollDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle is finally coming to digital streaming after a blockbuster theatrical run that began nearly a year ago.Directed by Hikaru Kondô and Haruo Sotozaki, the anime movie smash, also known as Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, opened in theaters in Japan on July 18, 2025, before the Japanese language and English dub of the film opened in North American theaters on Sept. 12, 2025. In the film, Tanjiro, Nezuko and the Hashira are drawn into the Infinity Castle, where the Demon Slayer Corps must confront…