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• Say East will no longer be appendage to any political bloc Sunday Aborisade in Abuja Ahead of the 2027 general election, critical stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi East Senatorial District have declared their total support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, while demanding a fresh and equitable framework for political power rotation in Kogi State. The stakeholders, who spoke through a communiqué issued at the end of their Strategic Leadership Conference in Abuja and made available to THISDAY on Saturday, said Kogi East would no longer accept a…

Transcorp Hotels Plc, the hospitality subsidiary of Transnational Corporation Plc, has launched new padel courts at Transcorp Hilton Abuja, adding one of the world’s fastest-growing sports to its evolving collection of experiences designed for guests, families, professionals and Abuja’s active social community. The launch is the latest in a series of investments that continue to enhance guest experience at Transcorp Hilton Abuja, reflecting Transcorp Hotels’ commitment to creating vibrant spaces where business, leisure and lifestyle come together. Speaking at the launch, the MD/CEO of Transcorp Hotels Plc, Uzoamaka Oshogwe, said: “People want more from hospitality today. They want places where…

•But warns energy prices, credit squeeze threaten outlook By Babajide Komolafe Nigeria’s business environment recorded stronger expansion in July 2026 despite rising operating costs, but the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG, has warned that surging energy prices, limited access to credit and other structural constraints could threaten the sustainability of the recovery. Presenting its August 2026 Business Confidence Monitor, BCM, report, the NESG said: “Nigeria’s business environment recorded stronger expansion in July 2026. The overall Current Business Performance Index stood at 108.6 points, up from 104.6 points in June 2026 and 105.4 points in July 2025. This was driven by…

The AI model must be picking up on something in the lower-resolution data that allows it to make predictions about storm intensity, but the researchers don’t know what. “It’s a black box at the end of the day, but that gives physicists a signal that something is happening that was not previously understood,” Alet says. The model doesn’t just spit out one prediction; it produces a range of potential scenarios for a developing storm. This helps to capture any potential “butterfly effect,” says Alet, where a small deviation from a trend could lead to much bigger changes down the line.…

The TUC is urging the new chancellor, John Healey, to order a “root and branch” review of the Office for Budget Responsibility, claiming the forecaster’s approach holds back investment.With Andy Burnham promising “good growth in every postcode”, the union umbrella body is calling on Healey to use his first budget on 28 October to re-examine the assessments of the watchdog.In particular, it accuses the OBR of downplaying the benefits of public investment, by assuming it “crowds out” private capital – an approach disputed by some economists.Paul Nowak, the TUC’s general secretary, said: “For too long, the OBR has been a…

Internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles represent the single largest source of carbon dioxide emissions for most US households. Although battery electric vehicles (BEVs) considerably reduce use-phase emissions, the transition poses a fundamental life …

Fifa has strongly criticised what it calls a “concerted and ongoing effort” to “undermine” the organisation and its president Gianni Infantino. The statement follows a Daily Telegraph report, external which claimed Infantino’s alleged lover was given a severance payment by Uefa after he had an affair while he was its general secretary.A Fifa spokesperson told the Telegraph Infantino “strongly denies” the allegations and that they are “categorically untrue”.Fifa has now itself hit out at “unsubstantiated assertions and demonstrably false claims”, adding that “speculation and insinuation should not be presented as fact”.Infantino has come under increasing pressure from Uefa and European…

After serving half his original sentence, Bear was released from prison, but between 1 March 2025 and 21 July 2025 began posting on Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube and Facebook about the case and Harrison.The court heard these were “consistently posted messages of the most abhorrent and harmful type”.Addressing Bear, the judge said: “What you did in that three to four-month period is simply victim-blaming.”Harrison did not attend court, but the prosecution read out a statement in which she described feeling isolated, exposed and unsafe, and asked for the restraining order to be extended.She said the significant stress had made her…

At least 22 people have died, 17 of them soldiers, after two buses crashed into each other in southern Niger, the West African country’s transport ministry said Saturday. The accident, a head-on collision between two buses, happened on Friday night some 50 kilometres (35 miles) from the town of Madaoua, said the ministry statement. Another 37 people were injured in the accident, it added. Earlier Saturday, the country’s official ANP news agency said one of the buses had been carrying soldiers and said an investigation into what caused the crash had been opened. This latest incident comes as the authorities…

The district of Summerland, which has a population of around 12,000, was ordered to evacuate. The power went out across the area, officials said early Saturday. Hundreds of residents living in Summerland care facilities, including senior housing, were being relocated to safer areas, according to Interior Health, a publicly funded health authority in BC. “Throughout the night and into this morning, first responders, BC Wildfire Service crews, [Royal Canadian Mounted Police] officers, emergency management teams, and local communities worked tirelessly to keep people safe and fight the fire near Summerland,” BC Premier David Eby said on social media. “They continue…