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These are not isolated incidents. They are the routine texture of life for Afghans under Taliban rule this spring, according to a new report from the UN mission in the country, UNAMA, that catalogues in granular and often chilling detail how the space for women, minorities and dissent keeps shrinking.  Between April and June 2026, UN human rights monitors recorded arrests over hairstyles, public floggings for broken fasts and the 296th consecutive day that Afghan women have been barred from UN premises simply for being women.  Proper hijab and male guardians Between 6 and 8 June, at least 30 women were arrested in Herat for wearing “improper hijab”.  Days later, the de facto Ministry…

Nedbank, South Africa’s fourth-largest lender, has appointed former MTN Group Chief Information Officer Nikos Angelopoulos as its new chief information officer, as banks increasingly recruit telecom executives to lead their digital transformation efforts. Angelopoulos, who joins Nedbank on September 1, spent eight years overseeing technology strategy, cloud investments and digital infrastructure across MTN Group’s 16 markets. His appointment comes as banks invest heavily in artificial intelligence, cloud computing and cybersecurity, bringing the skills required to run large-scale telecommunications networks closer to those needed to operate modern financial institutions. “Nikos is an internationally experienced technology executive with more than 30 years’…

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said the publication of its presidential candidate by the Independent National Electoral Commission has ended months of speculation over the party’s participation in the 2027 presidential election. The party said those who predicted it would fail to produce a candidate had been proven wrong. It described the inclusion of its presidential candidate, Senator Sandy Onor, and his running mate, Babangida Umar, on INEC’s published list of candidates as a major milestone in its preparations for the 2027 general election. In a…

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Newly obtained troves of investigation records have thrown light on how Timipre Sylva, a former governor of the oil-rich Bayelsa State, sourced the money he allegedly threw at last year’s failed coup against President Bola Tinubu and his administration. These findings came from reviewing the confidential files, containing over 7,400 pages, that investigators brought together for the prosecution of suspected conspirators who allegedly played various roles in the failed coup. Many of these suspects are now facing charges at either the General Court Martial or the Federal High Court in Abuja. The documents this newspaper reviewed include suspects’ extrajudicial statements,…

By Dele Sobowale FG budgets N1tn for empowerment, SUVs amid rising borrowing pressure – Report, July 27, 2026 Veterans monitoring the formulation and execution of annual budgets can honestly admit one truth. Military regimes were more disciplined. Every annual budget ended on midnight December 31 of the year. Funds not spent by that time were returned to the Treasury. There were no carry-overs. As you are reading this article in August 2026, some parts of the 2024 Budget are probably still being implemented; and the 2025 budget has not officially closed. That, in a nutshell summarises the sloppiness characterizing the Tinubu administration;…

News » Premier League news » Chelsea newsAugust 2, 2026 21:20 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin View Chelsea summer 2026 transfer targets Chelsea want Conceicao Chelsea are discussing a possible swap deal with Juventus this summer, according to Gazzetta dello Sport. The Blues have already added plenty of attackers this summer. They have signed Morgan Rogers and Geovany Quenda.Despite this, the club are not done in the transfer market and seem interested in signing Francisco Conceicao from Juventus.Chelsea plan to negotiate a swap deal with the Bianconeri and are prepared to offer Benoit Badiashile as a makeweight.Badiashile has been a squad player for the…

During his regular media briefing, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric was asked if the Secretary-General had anything to say regarding reports that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio wants to “dismantle” the Court, which prosecutes individuals for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression. “While the ICC is an organization that is separate from the Secretariat and the UN, it remains for us a critical cog in the international justice system,” said Mr. Dujarric. “It is supported by a vast number of Member States, and it helps bring accountability for serious crimes,” he added. The US is not a party to the Rome Statue, the 1998 treaty that established the…

Ava Anthony arrived in Thailand expecting little more than a holiday. What she found instead unsettled the way she thought about music. One evening, inside a jazz bar, she watched performers whose ease on stage felt almost rehearsed into instinct. Beyond the live performances, she discovered an industry built on years of deliberate preparation, in which aspiring artists could spend seven to nine years training before a record label would consider them ready to debut. For Anthony, a Nigerian singer-songwriter who performs under the stage name ‘Denle,’ the experience raised an uncomfortable question. If Afrobeats has become one of the…

The Presidency on Sunday dismissed criticism by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over the Bola Tinubu administration’s economic policies. The presidency stated that the country’s reform programme has begun to yield positive results despite the hardship experienced by Nigerians. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, stated this in a statement titled, “Facts, Not Fear: A Point-by-Point Response to Atiku Abubakar on Nigeria’s Reform Journey.” Onanuga’s response followed Atiku’s criticism of the Federal Government’s economic management, in which the former vice president accused the Tinubu administration of fiscal recklessness, excessive borrowing, imposing hardship through the…