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As tensions triggered by the US-Iran war continue to ripple across the Middle East, the Security Council held an open debate Thursday on Yemen, where escalating deadly military clashes are worsening an already fragile humanitarian situation amid fears that recent Houthi missile strikes on Saudi Arabia and commercial vessels could threaten the 2022 truce between Houthi militia and the internationally-recognised Government. UN News app users can follow our live coverage here. Source link

Lenovo’s upcoming Googlebook 15 just got its latest and most comprehensive leak, and woof — this is not the affordable Chromebook you’re used to if the specs are accurate. The leak comes from MacObserver, which has the full purported specs sheet, showing that the Lenovo Googlebook 15 is very much going to be a premium laptop, though the leak doesn’t reveal a price or exact launch date. A Google representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Under the hood, we’re apparently looking at an Intel Core Ultra 5 325 processor, 16GB or 32GB of LPDDR5x RAM, 256/512GB…

September 11, 2026 11:52 pm Nervy in Nervión until special Juan wins it for Sevilla FRAN SANTIAGO / GETTY IMAGES EUROPE / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP Sevilla piled more misery on rock-bottom Valencia as midfielder Juan Iglesias’s 81st minute strike gave them a 1-0 La Liga victory on Friday. It was a fourth defeat in five games for Valencia this season, who also suffered the humiliation of Barcelona midfielder Rodri being caught on camera calling them “very weak” during last weekend’s 5-0 drubbing against the Spanish champions. Rodri came under fire in the Spanish press, which accused him of being…

The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) lost about N3.5 trillion in market value in two consecutive trading sessions as investors reduced positions across major equities ahead of Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s N2.15 trillion initial public offering. Market capitalisation declined by approximately N1.88 trillion in the first session before another N1.67 trillion was erased in the following session, bringing the combined loss to about N3.55 trillion. The NGX All-Share Index fell 1.05 percent in the latest session to close at 242,223.10 points as selling pressure spread across several sectors. The timing of the decline comes days before Dangote Refinery’s massive equity offer, raising the…

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan settled for silver in the women’s 100m hurdles at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary, on Friday. Amusan clocked 12.34 seconds to finish behind United States Olympic champion Masai Russell, who won the title in 12.22 seconds. Netherlands’ Nadine Visser completed the podium in 12.39 seconds. The result meant Amusan, the former world record holder in the event, could not reclaim the top spot from Russell, who broke the Nigerian’s world record with a 12.09-second run at the Zurich Diamond League in August. Russell entered Friday’s final as the favourite after her record-breaking performance…

Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has fulfilled her ₦10 million education pledge to 12-year-old Ogun State artist, Master Morenikeji Ebunoluwa Joshua, less than a month after being impressed by his artistic talent. The ₦10 million Education Development Trust Fund, presented to Joshua through the Ogun State Government, is to support his education through the tertiary level. The First Lady had announced the pledge on August 18 after spotting Joshua displaying a portrait he had painted of her at the launch of the South-West Zonal National Food Bank Programme at the Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta. Impressed by the quality of his…

Shooting Stars have stepped up preparations for their CAF Confederation Cup second-leg clash against Tunisian side CS Sfaxien with a beach recovery session in Tunisia. The Oluyole Warriors arrived in Tunisia ahead of the important match after travelling from Nigeria, with the team using the beach session to help the players recover and get ready for the challenge ahead. Shooting Stars SC beach session in Tunisia Shooting Stars hold a 1-0 advantage from the first leg played in Nigeria and will need to protect their lead in Tunisia to progress to the next stage of the competition. The team is…

Saheed Oyelakin Nigeria has commenced local production of next-generation dual-active ingredient insecticide-treated mosquito nets as part of efforts to strengthen malaria prevention and domestic manufacturing of essential health products. Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare announced the development in a statement issued Thursday and signed by its Assistant Director, Information and Public Relations, Ado Bako. The new facility, Health Textiles Nigeria FZE, wholly owned by Vestergaard Sàrl, is the first in Nigeria to manufacture dual-active ingredient insecticide-treated nets, according to the ministry. The facility will produce PermaNet Dual, a mosquito net manufactured by Vestergaard to address the growing challenge…

Hardware crypto wallet maker Trezor is warning customers for the second time in as many months that one of the companies it relies on was hacked, exposing the data of Trezor’s customers to hackers. In a blog post this week, the hardware wallet maker said a cyberattack on Brevo, a marketing tech company that Trezor uses to send newsletters, allowed hackers to send around 347,000 phishing emails to Trezor customers with a malicious link purporting to come from the wallet maker. The link, when tapped, downloads an app that asks the victim for their wallet backup password. According to Trezor,…

The wife of Abia State Governor, Priscilla Otti, has supported 400 women living with disabilities with N20m and food items. Otti presented the assistance on Friday during an outreach organised for women with disabilities in Umuahia, the state capital. The governor’s wife, who is the founder of the Safe Tent Care Initiative, said the intervention was designed to provide practical support to people facing economic hardship. “This has been a long time coming, and this is just the start. I want to promise you that this will be a very frequent intervention from my office,” she said. She said the…