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The Independent National Electoral Commission has restored the Nigeria Democratic Congress’ access to its candidate nomination portal, allowing the party to upload the names of its National Leader, Senator Seriake Dickson and presidential candidate, Peter Obi, despite the ongoing legal battle over the party’s status. Dickson disclosed the development in a post on his X account on Tuesday. He described it as a positive step after the party filed a notice of appeal and an application for stay of execution against last week’s judgment of the Federal High Court in Lokoja. He said the appeal and accompanying applications had been…

The Queensland government has rejected claims its policies have further strained an under-pressure child protection system, after revelations that vulnerable children were made to sleep on the floor of public service offices.The premier, David Crisafulli, confirmed on Monday that the approach had been used under his LNP government, but his government said it would typically be done only in the early morning, when other options weren’t available.“These kids otherwise might be on the street,” Crisafulli said.Crisafulli’s comments came after the Courier Mail reported over the weekend that children were removed from homes without alternative places being organised for them. The…

Shell Plc expects global liquefied natural gas supply to be flat year-on-year — after more than a decade of growth — as the conflict in the Middle East chokes supply.

Leaked iPhone 18 Pro photos and parts lists appeared on the dark web following a data breach affecting one of Apple’s key suppliers, according to a report from Reuters. The leaked images show a drop test of what a source tells Reuters is the iPhone 18 Pro, equipped with a three-camera layout and Apple logo.In addition to images of the iPhone 18 Pro, Reuters reports that at least six files detail the “hundreds” of components used in the device, along with a list of their suppliers. AppleInsider similarly reported last week that the leaked documents show the purported board layouts…

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA— The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the All Democratic Alliance (ADA) as a political party. The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu, equally ordered the electoral body to release its access code to the Akin Ricketts-led leadership of the association within 72 hours. It will be recalled that INEC had, in October 2025, revealed that ADA was among 14 pre-qualified associations that applied to be registered as political parties, having completed the upload of all required information and documentation. Though the commission…

Broadwell brought back algae samples to a lab at the University of Bristol’s Cabot Institute for the Environment, for detailed analysis of its DNA alongside other samples from the Arctic and the Alps.”These landscapes are changing fast, and arctic and alpine glaciers might be some of the first habitats lost completely to climate change,” she said.”The research uncovered a surprisingly rich and habitat-specific diversity of both snow and glacier algal species. “Notably, we found red snow algae dominating the ice cap, where Ancylonema glacier algae would normally be expected to prevail.”While these algal blooms absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere…

Maybe Morocco are about to do it all again. They are into the last 16 after a match that lasted almost three hours, winning a strange and error-strewn shootout to tee up a meeting with Canada. Ismael Saibari converted the winning penalty after his team and the Netherlands had fluffed their lines repeatedly. Perhaps it was fitting that, after the teams had missed twice apiece, the goalkeeper Yassine Bounou made the save that allowed Saibari his moment. He stood tall to bat away Crysencio Summerville’s shot, recalling his two saves in the win against Spain at Qatar 2022.Morocco had deserved…

Sony Music Indonesia and Sun Eater Group have unveiled Lunar, a joint-venture record label aimed at developing and distributing Indonesian artists with global ambitions. The new imprint, formally incorporated as PT Lunar Musik Indonesia, launches with three artists on its initial roster: Kecoud, Alee and Nandoshi. The venture pairs Sony Music’s international distribution infrastructure with Sun Eater’s reputation for independent artist development. Sun Eater, which counts Hindia, Lomba Sihir and Feast among its alumni, has built its profile on bridging grassroots creative communities with mainstream markets. “Indonesia is currently home to one of the most vibrant and digitally active music…

My earliest memories are of cooking, sitting on the floor of my grandmother’s kitchen in Varanasi, northern India, dutifully combining water and flour to make dough or grinding spices between stones, both sensory kitchen tasks that became my playtime. The other kitchens of my life – those of my mother and aunt, my own kitchen at home and our restaurant kitchens at Mowgli – are still where I feel most at home, standing over a pot and conjuring aromas that waft through the house. There is a common misconception that Indian cookery is hard, and that for every dish you…

The U.S. Department of Justice has increased its focus on higher education reform since the onset of 2025. Its investigations focus on universities’ alleged antisemitism, unfair admissions policies favoring minority students, diversity, equity and inclusion programming in violation of federal civil-rights law and harmful foreign influence. The Justice Department has expressed its intentions in the form of lawsuits, federal grants, contingencies on federal funding and contracts to exert its influence. The University has felt this increased federal scrutiny in the last couple of years. Following Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (2023), the University removed race from its admissions considerations…