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Nigeria’s Falconets played out a goalless draw with China PR in their second Group F match at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland on Thursday. The encounter, played at the Arena Sosnowiec, leaves Nigeria with one point from two matches and facing a must-win final group game against New Caledonia on Sunday. The Falconets started brightly, with Janet Akekoromowei creating Nigeria’s first clear opportunity in the 17th minute. Nigeria grew into the contest as the first half progressed, with Kafayat Mafisere winning a corner in the 33rd minute before Akekoromowei came close again in the 38th minute…

The Kwara State Police Command has called for additional operational vehicles, including Armoured Personnel Carriers, communication and surveillance equipment, as well as more manpower to strengthen its capacity to combat crime and respond to security threats across the state. The Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi, made the demand on Thursday when the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 8 Headquarters, Lokoja, Betty Otimenyin, undertook an operational inspection tour of the command in Ilorin. Adekimi made the request while presenting the command’s security and operational outlook to the AIG, who visited the command to assess its operational readiness, personnel capacity and professional…

Apple’s foldable phone is finally here — well, almost. The iPhone Duo, coming October 23rd, follows in the footsteps of past folding devices from Android phone makers like Samsung, OnePlus, and Google, with a $1,999 price tag that sits just above the Pixel 11 Pro Fold and Galaxy Z Fold 8.While its hardware bears similarities to its competitors, the iPhone Duo is one of a few models that takes a passport-like approach. The aspect ratio is the same on the inside and outside screens, and it’s even usable with some apps while partially folded. The interior screen has a special…

Fnality has named former Bank of England deputy governor Jon Cunliffe to chair its UK board as the blockchain settlement company develops euro and US dollar payment systems.The company said Thursday that Jochen Metzger, a former Deutsche Bundesbank director general for payments and settlement systems, had joined its European subsidiary’s supervisory board and was expected to chair it. Ron Berndsen, a former senior official at the Dutch central bank, also joined the board.Fnality’s sterling payment system launched in 2023 and is regulated by the Bank of England. It enables market participants to settle obligations using central bank money balances.The company…

Season 5 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives revealed the full timeline of Taylor Frankie Paul’s engagement to Doug Mason — including what led to their split before her season of The Bachelorette was canceled. The new season, which was released on Hulu Thursday, September 10, showed Taylor, 31, shortly after she returned from filming The Bachelorette in Los Angeles, where she got engaged to Doug. “He was the one that I liked from night one. There was instant chemistry,” Taylor gushed. “The entire time, I didn’t think we were going to ‘get engaged,’ per se, but then at…

Traders at the popular Tomato Market in Tudun Gwandara, Lafia, Nasarawa State, say poor roads and inadequate basic facilities have driven away customers and crippled their business. The traders said patronage has fallen by more than 70 per cent, with many customers now avoiding the market because of the condition of the access road. The traders appealed to the Nasarawa State Government and the Lafia Local Government to come to their aid by providing potable water and by rehabilitating the access road leading to and within the market. They claimed that the number of trucks supplying goods to the market…

September 10, 2026 7:41 pm Nigerians travelling along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway are lamenting the heavy traffic and delays following the commencement of repairs on the Kara Bridge. Motorists and commuters say the gridlock has made movement extremely difficult, with some forced to trek long distances to get to their destinations. Those caught in the traffic also complained about spending hours on the road and the discomfort caused by the prolonged standstill. They appealed for better traffic management and measures to ease movement while the repair work continues. All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may…

With the iPhone Duo, Apple has pulled off a familiar trick. It arrives into a mature Android foldable market with a handful of hardware features we’ve mostly already seen elsewhere, but paired with a level of software polish that makes a lot of them feel new again. It’s those software flourishes that have me excited to try the iPhone Duo when it launches next month, but I’m less convinced that its hardware will be anything special.If Apple had gotten there first, the Duo’s biggest surprise would have been its squat, wide, passport-inspired shape. But its slow-moving supply chain meant that…

The UK House of Lords backed an amendment requiring the government to develop a digital asset strategy, in a 194–138 vote on Wednesday, despite the Labour government’s opposition to the measure.The amendment was added to the Financial Services and Markets Bill during its Report Stage on Wednesday. The bill is progressing through Parliament and would make broader changes to the UK’s financial services regulatory framework.Amendment 88, introduced by Conservative peer Baroness Neville-Rolfe, would require the Treasury to prepare, publish and consult on a digital asset strategy within 12 months of the Financial Services and Markets Bill becoming law.The strategy would…

A big twist is heading to the Dancing With the Stars ballroom — right off the bat. During the Thursday, September 10, episode of Hulu’s “Get Real” podcast, host Amanda Hirsch confirmed that one male celebrity and one female celebrity will be eliminated after each night of the two-night premiere. (The women will all dance one day, with the men the other.) “I don’t even think I was on the show when that happened,” pro Mark Ballas quipped, referring to the elimination twist that was last featured on the show in 2018. “This is a first. … It’s not even…