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Morning opening: Monaco bombing ‘attempted assassination,’ not terrorist attack, prosecutors sayJakub KrupaPolice in Monaco are searching for a suspected bomber after a Ukrainian-born business tycoon, his wife and their child were injured in an unprecedented attack that has shaken the normally ultra-safe principality.Members of a bomb disposal team operate the day after an attack involving an explosive device in the lobby of a residential building, in Monaco. Photograph: Valéry Hache/AFP/Getty ImagesMonaco prosecutor said this morning that the investigation was opened into an attempted assassination, after a terrorist attack was ruled out through early inquiries.The authorities are still looking to identify…

By Joseph Erunke Abuja-The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has condemned what it described as unethical practices by some tertiary institutions accused of withholding tuition refunds from students and arbitrarily increasing school charges, despite benefiting from the federal government’s scheme. The Fund, in a public notice issued by the Director, Strategic Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, yesterday, said it had received reports that some institutions were refusing or delaying refunds to students who had paid their tuition fees before NELFUND later disbursed the same fees directly to their schools. NELFUND also expressed concern over what it described as arbitrary increases in tuition and…

A new state law limits Florida communities’ aims to offset greenhouse gas emissions that are warming the global climate and intensifying disasters such as hurricanes. Specifically, HB 1217 prohibits local governments from pursuing net-zero emissions goals. At least 10 cities and counties have implemented such policies, including Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando, and Leon County, where Tallahassee, the state capital, is located. But the new law will not necessarily upend these policies, said Bradley Marshall, senior attorney at Earthjustice, an advocacy group. “It’s certainly meant to scare municipalities and local governments from trying to do things to further net-zero policies,” he said.…

Sen. Seriake Dickson, National leader of the NDC. The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Henry Seriake Dickson, has announced that the party has been granted access to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal to upload the names of its qualified candidates for the 2027 general elections. Dickson made the disclosure on Monday in a statement posted on his X platform, while also revealing that the party had filed an appeal and an application for a stay of execution against a recent court ruling affecting its status. According to him, the appeal and accompanying application have been…

Nigeria has launched its first public-facing Mental Health Policy Commitment Tracker, a digital platform designed to independently monitor implementation of the country’s mental health laws and policies amid concerns over slow progress in carrying out key reforms. Developed by advocacy organisation Nigerian Mental Health (NMH), the tracker was officially launched virtually on Monday after an initial public unveiling in May. NMH announced the launch in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES. According to the organisation, the platform enables policymakers, researchers, civil society organisations and members of the public to monitor progress on commitments under the National Mental Health Act and…

Why should a surge in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Europe be a concern across Africa or for people who don’t consider themselves to be at risk? Because it points to a bigger problem: the ease with which drug-resistant infections are now spreading, and not just in hospitals but within the community too.The speed and scale at which people travel and interact in our interconnected world is increasingly helping to drive this, allowing drug-resistant pathogens to move rapidly through populations and across the world – including between high-income countries and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where the burden is often…

The 2026 World Cup continues on Tuesday after some wild conclusions on Monday, making this another excellent chance to take advantage of the latest DraftKings promo code, which gives new users $200 in bonus bets instantly after your first $5 wager. France, the favorites to win the 2026 World Cup at DraftKings, are in action against Sweden at 5 p.m. ET as one of the three 2026 World Cup games on the Tuesday slate, and SportsLine soccer expert Martin Green doesn’t expect the French to run into many issues. Green is backing France to cover the 1.5-goal spread as part of…

The magic comes in the music in Atri Banerjee’s production of Shakespeare’s comic romance. “Rock’n’roll, you can’t beat it,” says one character, and it feels like gig theatre in some breakout moments when fairies and Athenians grab a handheld mic for a musical number.The lovely folk-infused melodies that accompany the drama – sometimes halting it altogether – are composed by Maimuna Memon. Titania’s fairy crew are a supercool four-piece group, variously playing electric guitar, violin, keyboard and other instruments. Theseus is a rock star; so is Puck.There is much that enthrals in Max Pappenheim’s sound design, whose tweeting birds merge…

By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has formally granted the Lagos State Government a permanent operating licence for the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line, ending its 128-year monopoly as the sole developer and operator of railway services in Nigeria. Speaking during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and licence presentation ceremony in Lagos on Tuesday, the Managing Director of the NRC, Dr. Kayode Opeifa, described the development as a major step towards a regulated multi-operator rail system in line with global best practices. “For 128 years, since 1898, the Nigerian Railway Corporation…

A civil service base that is under construction in Manchester has been earmarked for Andy Burnham’s No 10 North, according to reports.The northern centre of government will be in Ancoats, on the outskirts of Manchester city centre, but the site is not due to be completed before 2028, according to the Manchester Evening News.Burnham, who is widely expected to succeed Keir Starmer as prime minister in July, has pledged to shift part of his operation north.He has called for a radical overhaul of the “broken” Westminster system of government, and has said he would split his time living between London…