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In July 2025, Nigeria mourned the passing of several distinguished figures. Among them were former President Muhammadu Buhari, 82; the revered Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, 91; and celebrated former Super Eagles coach, Monday Sinclair, 88. What united their passing was not just their national significance, but that they lived well into their 80s and 90s. As we acknowledge and honour the long lives they lived, we must ask ourselves: how prepared are we, as a nation to support Nigerians aged 65 and above, as well as the growing number expected to live longer, more fulfilling lives? Nigeria is…

The Wallaroos are ready for business. Australia’s 32-player squad have booked their tickets to the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England where they will not only aim to advance from a challenging group but also intend to prove their “worth” after gradual improvements in the backing they receive.The players will jet off to England next week seated in business class for the first time as a team, two years after players lashed out at RA for inequities between the women’s and men’s national programs and called out differences in how the players were sent on long-haul flights.World Rugby has funded…

Mogadishu — The African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) strongly refutes media reports alleging heavy casualties among its soldiers in Bariire town, located southwest of the capital, Mogadishu. In response to claims made by Al Shabaab regarding the destruction of AU-owned armoured personnel carriers and the retreat of AUSSOM troops following intense fighting, AUSSOM wishes to clarify that its forces, in coordination with the Somali National Armed Forces (SNAF), initiated a major offensive to recapture Bariire town on 1st August. The joint military operation has resulted in substantial losses for the terrorist group, with over 50 Al…

Witkoff will discuss Russia’s war on Ukraine as Trump says again that he wants a ‘deal where people stop getting killed’.United States President Donald Trump said his special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Russia next week to continue talks on the war in Ukraine.Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Trump said Witkoff would visit, “I think next week, Wednesday or Thursday.”Responding to questions from reporters on what Russia could do to avoid looming sanctions, the US president replied: “Yeah, get a deal where people stop getting killed.”Trump has threatened to impose “very severe tariffs” on Russia if it fails to reach…

Seoul removes propaganda loudspeakers to signal a shift in policy under President Lee’s administration.South Korean authorities began removing loudspeakers blaring anti-North Korea broadcasts along the country’s border, Seoul’s Ministry of National Defence has said, as the new government of President Lee Jae-myung seeks to ease tensions with Pyongyang.“Starting today, the military has begun removing the loudspeakers,” Lee Kyung-ho, spokesman of South Korea’s Defence Ministry, told reporters on Monday.Shortly after he took office in June, Lee’s administration switched off propaganda broadcasts criticising the North Korean regime as it looks to revive stalled dialogue with its neighbour.But North Korea recently rebuffed the overtures and…

You get 5 GB of OneDrive cloud storage space for free with a Microsoft account, and if you cancel your subscription, that’s what you go back to. As per Microsoft, as long as you’re over that limit and not paying, you won’t be able to sync any new files. Existing files will remain, but in a read-only state. You also won’t be able to send or receive emails in Outlook.com, or Teams messages with attachments.Microsoft gives you six months to decide what to do with the files in your OneDrive account, after which it “may” (there’s that word again) decide…

Outlander first sizzled our screens in 2014, with Vulture soon declaring that the period drama had “the best sex on television”. Its tale of second world war nurse Claire (Caitriona Balfe) time-travelling to 18th-century Scotland and falling in love with clansman Jamie (Sam Heughan) certainly earned the accolade. The wedding night episode features Claire reaching such an explosive orgasm that it requires smelling salts for viewers to get through. There’s a knee-trembling “castle cunnilingus” scene and, at one point, the extraordinary moment when Claire saves Jamie’s life by masturbating him. It has proved so popular that in 2026 its eighth (and…

The official trophy tour for the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024 began on Friday, August 1, in Tanzania, one of three host nations for this year’s continental tournament, alongside Kenya and Uganda. The CAF TotalEnergies CHAN, PAMOJA 2024 will officially kick off on Saturday, 2 August, with the opening match between hosts Tanzania and Burkina Faso at the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in Dar es Salaam. The final is scheduled for 30 August in Kenya. The trophy tour is one of the key promotional activities ahead of the tournament. It aims to bring the excitement of the…

546 The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved contracts worth N987 billion for the renovation and upgrade of major airports across the country. This was announced by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held on Thursday at the State House, Abuja. The meeting, which was presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, focused on national infrastructure priorities under the Renewed Hope Agenda, and aviation was at the centre of attention this time. Keyamo told newsmen that all the projects approved will be financed through the Renewed Hope Infrastructure…

Apple has formed a new team to build a ChatGPT-like app, according to according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. This team — reportedly called Answers, Knowledge, and Information — is working to build an “answer engine” that can respond to questions using information from across the web. This could be a standalone app or provide search capabilities in Siri, Safari, and other Apple products. Gurman also notes that Apple is advertising for jobs with this team, specifically looking for applicants who have experience with search algorithms and engine development. While Apple has already integrated ChatGPT into Siri, a more personalized, AI-powered…