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That’s according to UN aid coordination office spokesperson Olga Cherevko, who has just returned from a field visit with a stark call to action.Nearly 16 million Afghans are facing crisis-level hunger – some 3.4 million of them living in emergency conditions, said Ms. Cherevko, briefing from Kabul on Tuesday.“I want to start with something that can get lost when we talk about Afghanistan through numbers: a harvest can improve, markets can have food, but families can still go hungry,” she said, calling it “one of the clearest takeaways” from her recent visits to southern and northeastern Afghanistan.Ms. Cherevko called for…

IEEE Life Fellow Manfred “Fred” J. Schindler has been elected as the 2027 IEEE president-elect. He will begin serving as president on 1 January 2028.Schindler, who was nominated by the IEEE Board of Directors, received 16,421 votes in the election. Senior Member David Alan Koehler received 13,874 votes.At press time, the results were unofficial until the IEEE Board of Directors accepts the IEEE Teller’s Committee report in November.Schindler, an expert in microwave semiconductor technology, is an independent consultant supporting clients with technical expertise, due diligence, and project management.Throughout his career, he led the development of microwave integrated-circuit technology, from lab…

Gospel singer, Tope Alabi, has threatened to sue a Canada-based pastor, identified as Tayo Kumuyi also known as Pastor Tayo Ministries, over allegations linking her to the death of gospel minister, Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, and other ministers. Alabi’s solicitors, Oakmount Legal Practitioners, issued a cease-and-desist letter dated October 24, 2026, demanding the removal of the publications, a retraction and an apology from the operators of the Facebook page, Pastor Tayo Ministries. The letter, titled “Cease and Desist: Malicious and Defamatory Publications and Threats Against Our Client”, described itself as a “final demand for immediate removal, retraction…

PARIS, FRANCE – Media OutReach Newswire – 24 October 2026 – The 2026 INPD Awards concluded successfully on October 15 at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, France. The winners of these highly anticipated annual international innovation awards for the global beauty industry were unveiled at a grand ceremony. Co-created by China Cosmetics Review, Cosmetic Valley of France and other partners, the 2026 INPD Awards center on the theme “REGENERATIONS”. The event brings together leading research institutions, enterprises across the value chain and industry experts from the global beauty sector, showcasing cutting-edge innovations in raw material research, formulation technology, sustainable…

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Bola Tinubu on Saturday opened the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign in Kaduna with a direct attack on his political opponents, accusing them of creating the hunger and poverty currently facing Nigerians, while asking supporters to mobilise for his re-election on January 16, 2027. Read Also: 2027: ‘They created the hunger’ — Tinubu slams opponents at Kaduna rally The President described the opposition as failures and angry people who rely on heckling instead of constructive policy, saying they have nothing to offer the country. Addressing the crowd at the campaign flag-off, Tinubu said: “I hear…

By Luminous Jannamike & Olayinka Ajayi Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu of shifting responsibility for Nigeria’s economic hardship to the opposition, insisting that the administration must account for its record ahead of the 2027 presidential election.  Read Also: 2027: ‘They created the hunger’ — Tinubu slams opponents at Kaduna rally Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), was reacting to Tinubu’s remark at the APC campaign flag-off in Kaduna on Saturday that the opposition created hunger and poverty in the country. In a statement issued by his Director of Strategic Communication, Phrank…

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 24: Gabriel of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team’s second goal with teammate Ezri Konsa of Arsenal during the Premier League 2026/27 match between Arsenal FC and Everton at Emirates Stadium on October 24, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) Arsenal continued their strong Premier League campaign with a 2-0 victory over Everton at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, October 24, 2026. Goals from Ezri Konsa and Gabriel Magalhães secured three points for the Gunners and helped them keep pace with Manchester City at the top of the table. Arsenal made an early breakthrough…

The statement came after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed to publicly execute Nidal Malik Hasan, who was sentenced to death by a military jury after being convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 in a 2009 shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas. OHCHR’s Shabia Mantoo was responding to a question from journalists at a press briefing in Geneva.She noted that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, in response to public executions in Afghanistan and Iran had previously stressed that such executions “constitute a form of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”.“Failure to…

It might seem obvious, but try not to sit on your iPhone Duo when you leave it open. That lesson comes a day after Apple’s foldable iPhone hit stores with lines of people queued up to buy the new device. Tech reviewer Zach Nelson dropped an iPhone Duo video on his YouTube channel, JerryRigEverything, testing the scratch resistance and bendability of the new $2,000 phone.  Let’s just say that Nelson’s measured, soothing voice didn’t keep me calm as he meticulously destroyed the Duo. He subjected it to numerous scratch tests on both its cover and inner screens. Nelson praised Apple…

Taja has surpassed 50,000 Users and processed millions of dollars monthly in transactions. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Taja, a fintech company building cross-border payment infrastructure for Africa, has surpassed 50,000 users and now processes millions of dollars in monthly transaction volume, marking a growth milestone since its launch in 2024.The company aims to simplify international payments by connecting African users to global financial systems through a unified platform for sending, receiving, converting and spending money across borders.In a statement dated October 20, 2026, Taja said it operates across key African markets, including Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Benin and Côte…