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Two more Nigerians have been killed in South Africa as the violent attacks and harassment of black foreigners continue. The Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg announced the deaths in a statement issued on Saturday. The victims, identified as Emeka Iroegbu and Musa Joe, were both killed last Sunday, 28 June, but under different circumstances. According to the consulate, Mr Joe was killed by “suspected criminals” in Witbank city, Mpumalanga province, while security operatives murdered Mr Iroegbu in Sunnyside, Pretoria. Mr Iroegbu was reportedly tortured to death by officers of the Tshwane Metro Police in the suburbs of Pretoria. The Nigerian consulate…

As America turns 250, leaders of our colleges and universities have been wringing their hands, wondering how higher education will fit into the future of the nation. Has scholarship grown too political? Have schools lost their way because they have resisted—or failed to resist—authoritarian demands from the White House? Is the educational enterprise doomed because of new technologies? As we celebrate the founding of this nation, it’s a good moment to recall what the founders had in mind.   The founders believed strongly in the importance of higher education. A healthy Republic depended on having citizens who could exercise judgment in…

* Shettima: Road projects will boost commerce, post-insurgency recovery in N’east Deji Elumoye in Abuja The Federal Government on Saturday  flagged off the rehabilitation of the Bama-Banki Road and Dikwa-Gamboru-Ngala Road in Borno State, describing the projects as strategic corridors for trade, agriculture, security access and post-insurgency recovery in the North-east. The government particularly said road infrastructure remains inseparable from the region’s quest for lasting peace and economic recovery. Vice-President Kashim Shettima, who performed the flag-off on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, said the road projects reflect the administration’s commitment to restoring mobility, rebuilding economic confidence and reconnecting communities that…

Former President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Hassan Adebayo Sunmonu, has paid tribute to the late historian, Samuel Olusegun Osoba, describing him as one of the intellectual forces who transformed Nigeria’s trade union movement and strengthened its resistance to economic policies championed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. Sunmonu made the remarks at the inaugural symposium held in Abuja in honour of Osoba, where historians, academics and trade unionists gathered to celebrate his life and legacy. Speaking at the event, Sunmonu said Osoba played a pivotal role in bringing intellectuals into the labour movement and…

PZ Cussons Nigeria attributed its robust profit growth for the year ended 31 May 2026 to proceeds from asset disposal rather than to its regular sources of income that had shaped its financial performance in the past, according to its latest earnings report. Net profit for the consumer goods company advanced nearly fourfold to N49.1 billion, thanks to profit on the disposal of fixed assets, which delivered N38.7 billion, compared with N6.5 million a year earlier. The maker of home and personal care products, which also distributes consumer electronics, highlighted the sale of three properties and the facilities previously used…

The Swift Observatory was launched in 2004, but recent solar storms have pushed its orbit lower, and it’s in danger of burning up in Earth’s atmosphere as soon as this year. To try and stave off its demise, NASA has enlisted Katalyst Space Technologies. The company’s Link spacecraft launched Friday with the goal of intercepting Swift, which has no propulsion system, and boosting its orbit back to its original position. Right now, Swift is circling at an altitude of 224 miles, and Link is aiming to raise that by about 150 miles.Using a three-armed spacecraft to lift a satellite 150…

Labour’s general secretary has announced she will resign this autumn after almost two years in the role.Hollie Ridley, a close ally of Sir Keir Starmer and his former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney, told party staff on Friday it was right for Labour’s ruling national executive (NEC) to appoint a new general secretary “to work alongside our new leader”.She said she would step aside after the party’s annual conference in September.Sir Keir, who announced he was standing down as prime minister in June, described Ridley as “one of the most formidable campaigners the Labour Party has ever produced”.He also credited…

Flies seek out darkness to restart their biological clocks

Eala played tennis as a youngster with her brother and grandfather, telling BBC TV she “still can’t keep up” with her older brother, even now.She first rose to prominence in 2022, when she was on the cover of Vogue in her home country after becoming the first Filipina to win a junior Grand Slam title with her US Open triumph.She rose to wider notice after her 2025 Miami Open breakthrough – which ironically began with another victory over Swiatek.Aged 19 and ranked outside the top 100, Eala took out Grand Slam champions Swiatek, Jelena Ostapenko and Madison Keys to reach…

Rob Reiner used what would be his final on-screen role to bash Donald Trump as the late actor-director posthumously appeared on the latest episode of Larry David’s new HBO show. Reiner, who was killed along with his wife Michele in December 2025, portrayed George Washington on the July 3rd episode of Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, a role that was kept secret until the episode aired Friday night to kick off the Fourth of July weekend. In the sketch, Reiner’s Washington delivers a speech specifying why he wouldn’t seek a third term as president, which serves as a…