Author: Prima News

Human activity causes most of the wildfires breaking out across Europe, but their spread, speed and intensity are strongly affected by the warmer, drier conditions associated with climate change as well as with changing land use.More than 600,000 hectares of land have burned within European Union countries in the first eight months of 2026, according to the European Forest Fire Information System.That’s below the area recorded by the same date in 2025 (the worst year on record), but it far exceeds the 20-year average of around 280,000 hectares, and preparing for wildfires is key, UN agencies say.Risks are growingWhile most…

Hohem says the Eyepic is the world’s first “two-in-one pocket gimbal camera,” and that’s probably true. It’s a tiny mechanically stabilized camera, and Hohem has long made gimbals, but it’s also a tiny, wearable, waterproof camera. In theory, it offers the stability and smooth video of a gimbal camera, but when the shot requires it, it can work as a wearable POV camera. The camera’s small size is reminiscent of Insta360’s Go line. I checked out an early prototype at IFA in Berlin. Here’s how it works. Eyepic hardware  Does this count as a selfie?Geoffrey Morrison/CNET The Eyepic can record…

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kano State Command, have apprehended four suspected illicit drug dealers in Gaida, Kumbotso Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Abdullahi, confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a statement, a copy of which was made available to PUNCH Online on Monday. According to the statement, the suspected drug dealers were arrested during a covert operation conducted by operatives of the Counter Terrorism Unit based at Dorayi Babba, Gwale LGA. “The suspects were arrested at Gaida, Kumbotso Local Government Area, following credible intelligence and a covert…

There is a small but stubborn barrier between many businesses and the customers they want: the phone number on the website looks foreign. People hesitate to dial an unfamiliar international prefix — they assume it will cost them, that no one will pick up in their language, or that the company isn’t really operating in their market. Giving customers a local number to call, answered by you wherever you are, removes that hesitation. A virtual number for calls lets you publish a familiar in-country line without a physical SIM or a local office. The mechanics are simple and the effect…

By Daniel Abia PORT HARCOURT — The Rivers State chapter of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has said no politician can win the 2027 election through boasts, intimidation or promises to voters. The party was reacting to a statement credited to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, during a civic reception organised in his honour by the City Boy Movement at Omagwa on Saturday. Wike was quoted as saying that the ADC vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, would be defeated by noon on election day. Reacting in a statement issued on Monday in Port Harcourt, the state…

By Adegboyega Adeleye Jose Mourinho has dismissed the idea that he carries a Champions League debt from his first spell at Real Madrid as he prepares for his second stint’s European opener against Inter Milan on Tuesday. According to Reuters, Mourinho was asked whether he felt indebted to Real Madrid over failing to win the Champions League during his first tenure, with the Portuguese insisting his two spells should be treated separately. “No, it is two different spells,” Mourinho said. “When I left in 2013, we won what we won and lost what we lost, and we gave it our…

Nigeria’s U-20 Women’s National Team, the Falconets, are ready to give everything when they face Spain in their opening Group F match at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Head coach Moses Aduku says his players will treat the match at the Arena Sosnowiec like a final as they look to begin their campaign with three points. Nigeria, who have finished runners-up twice in the history of the competition, will face Spain today at 5pm local time, which is 4pm Nigerian time. Aduku knows Spain will be a difficult opponent but believes the Falconets are prepared for the challenge. “We…

The artificial lake is one of the latest outcomes of a quick impact project, initiated by the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).While UNMISS is mandated by the Security Council to protect civilians in restive parts of the country, part of its tasks include supporting the communities peacekeepers serve, from building roads to building peace.Cattle conflictsThe reservoir project in Terekeka responds not only to the chronic lack of water in the area, but also to a key driver of conflict, with ongoing competition between farmers and cattle keepers over scarce water and grazing resources.The intention was clear from the…

On September 1, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) launched the Vigilant App, a digital platform that allows Nigerians to report suspected financial fraud, upload evidence, track their cases and receive feedback.   The Force’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Department developed the app with stakeholders across the financial sector. The police say the platform is designed to improve how financial fraud is reported and how cases are handled with relevant institutions.  Olatunji Disu, the Inspector-General of police (IGP), described the app as part of the Force’s digital transformation. “The policing environment is changing rapidly. Crime is becoming more sophisticated, information moves…

US singer Ciara is expecting her fifth child, expanding her family with husband Russell Wilson. The 40-year-old Grammy-winning singer and Wilson announced the pregnancy in a joint Instagram post on their accounts, #Ciara and #DangeRussWilson, on Sunday, sharing photos and videos showing her baby bump. “One more person to Love,” the couple captioned the post. In the announcement, Ciara and Wilson posed outside alongside four shirts hanging on a clothesline, with a blank baby onesie representing the newest addition to their family. They also posed together holding up five fingers, a nod to baby No. 5. Ciara and Wilson are…