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An unspecified number of persons are feared dead, while many others sustained injuries following bomb explosions around Monday Market in Maiduguri, Borno State and near a security post at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. Our correspondent gathered that the bombs detonated simultaneously at about 7:02 p.m. on Monday. Confirming the incident to our correspondent, the Head of Operations of the Federal Fire Service in Borno State, Mohammed Kafaran, said the agency had deployed its team to the scene. He said, “Yes, there was a bomb explosion at the Monday Market area around Elkanemi. We have deployed our team there…

News » Premier League news » Manchester United newsMarch 16, 2026 20:47 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin Maguire set for contract talks at Man Utd Manchester United are set to hold contract discussions with defender Harry Maguire whose contract expires at the end of the campaign. The England international started the season as a regular on the bench and also struggled with injuries. He has become an influential starter under interim boss Michael Carrick this year and talks are now underway to keep him beyond the ongoing league season.Maguire is currently on a weekly package of £195,000 and United are prepared to renew his stay,…

Filmmaker and media executive Mo Abudu has announced more cast for the upcoming film adaptation of The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives. The project, based on Lola Shoneyin’s acclaimed novel, is set to premiere as a Christmas global theatrical release in December 2026. Abudu shared the announcement on her Instagram page on Monday, describing it as a continuation of the creative journey that has brought together a powerful ensemble of actors to bring the story to life. The film will unite four major African film and media companies, EbonyLife Group, Genesis Group, Nile Media Entertainment Group, and Silverbird Group,…

Israel said on Monday it has detailed plans for at least three more weeks of war as its military ​pounded sites across Iran overnight, while Iranian drone attacks temporarily shut Dubai airport and hit a key oil facility in the United Arab Emirates. The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is now entering its third week, with ‌no clear end in sight, shutting down the Strait of Hormuz through which 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas flow, pushing up oil prices and raising fears of a renewed spike in global inflation. U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called for a coalition of…

British teenagers, like their peers abroad, have a conflicted relationship with social media. They know it can feed them a diet of “brain rot” content that keeps them glued to their phones while making money for big tech. Yet it is central to their lives, and many do ​not think it is the government’s job to ban it.Britain, like other countries in Europe and beyond, is considering ways to restrict social media after becoming increasingly aware of the risks to children. It ‌could follow Australia in imposing a ban for under-16s. The government has asked “everyone with a view” to contribute to…

A delay to a planned summit this month between the U.S. ​and Chinese presidents would not stem from trade disagreements but from the possibility Donald Trump may need to remain in the United States because of the war with ‌Iran, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday. Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng led two days of talks in Paris aimed at preparing the highly anticipated meeting between Trump and China’s Xi Jinping from March 31 to April 2. Speaking to CNBC, Bessent said the meetings had been “very good” and benefited from a “stable relationship”. However, he…

Senegalese proponents of a tougher anti-LGBT law discussed campaign strategy and mobilization tactics with a U.S.-based “pro-family” group that ​calls homosexuality a public health threat, activists in both countries told Reuters. The U.S. group MassResistance, known for its work at home pushing legislation against same-sex marriage and denouncing “the ‌transgender war on cultural norms”, has advised like-minded African activists for years. But now it is trying to take advantage of what it sees as a more restrictive approach by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration towards the rights of same-sex couples. Beyond Senegal, it has been involved in recent advocacy supporting…

Neutralizing Iran could make crude oil much cheaper ‌because the threat posed by Tehran imposed a “terror premium” that inflated global oil prices for decades, a top White House adviser said in a report to be released on Monday. Peter Navarro, who leads the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, has written ​in a 13-page report that tensions with Iran have added a $5 to $15 per barrel premium to ​crude prices, as markets price the risk of attacks or disruptions through the critical oil ⁠transit route of the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters viewed a draft of the…

 Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday Britain would not be drawn into a wider war in Iran ‌but would work with allies on a “viable collective plan” to reopen the key Strait of Hormuz, though he acknowledged that would not be a simple task. U.S. President Donald Trump has heavily criticised Starmer for not initially supporting the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Tehran, and ​said at the weekend that Britain, China, France, Japan and South Korea should send warships to the ​region to reopen the waterway. Starmer told a press conference that reopening the strait was the ⁠only way to stabilise energy markets, and that he was talking to…

Dutch police are investigating an explosion that damaged an office building in Amsterdam and was claimed ​by the same extremist organisation which also claimed ‌it was behind a recent blast at a Jewish school in the area, a police spokesperson said on Monday. It was not immediately ​clear if the building has a link to ​Amsterdam’s Jewish community. Officers were investigating the explosion, which ⁠led to a small fire that was quickly extinguished ​by security guards and caused minor damage, the spokesperson said, ​adding that police were examining whether the two incidents were indeed linked. Sienna Investment Managers, which manages the building,…