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The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have warned that funding shortfalls could reverse recent gains in routine immunisation across lower-income countries despite record vaccination coverage achieved in 2025. The warning is contained in the latest WHO and UNICEF Estimates of National Immunisation Coverage (WUENIC), analysed by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. According to the report, lower-income countries immunised a record 73 million children with Gavi-supported vaccines in 2025, the highest number ever recorded. It said three-fourths of all countries maintained or improved coverage with the third dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP3) vaccine…

Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie has capped a remarkable debut campaign in the Barclays Women’s Super League by finishing the 2025/26 season with the highest save percentage in the division, underlining her growing reputation as one of the world’s finest shot-stoppers. Official league statistics just released by the WSL showed that the Brighton goalkeeper recorded an outstanding save percentage of 74.7 per cent, the best among all goalkeepers who featured in at least 10 league matches during the season. The Nigerian international narrowly edged Chelsea’s Hannah Hampton, who finished second with a 74.6 per cent save rate, while Manchester United’s…

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested three suspected members of a railway vandalism syndicate and recovered stolen rail tracks valued at approximately N200 million in Surulere Local Government Area of the state. A statement issued on Tuesday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, said the arrest followed a timely tip-off from a vigilant member of the public. Acting on the credible intelligence, Ayanlade said operatives of the Command Monitoring Unit mobilised to the area, where they intercepted the suspects at about 1:45 p.m. He explained that preliminary investigations revealed that the railway tracks were unlawfully removed…

This is Part 4 in the technical article series about Bitcoin covenants by Cointelegraph Research. To read the previous article, click here. The following opcodes do not independently implement full covenant functionality. Instead, they are building blocks for constructing covenants when combined with other opcodes or script elements.OP_CHECKSIGFROMSTACK (OP_CSFS) and OP_CATOP_CSFS is a proposed opcode that would allow Bitcoin script to verify signatures over arbitrary messages supplied on the stack. It is different from OP_CHECKSIG, which verifies signatures over the spending transaction according to the active SIGHASH mode. By enabling signature verification for data other than the serialized transaction details, OP_CSFS…

Kyle Cooke didn’t mince words during the In the City finale when confronting Amanda Batula about her relationship with West Wilson. “It just makes me so f***ing upset,” Kyle, 43, told Amanda, 34, during the Tuesday, July 14, episode. “You point blank lied to me about West.” Kyle confronted Amanda on April 9, when cameras picked back up just weeks after she and Summer House star West, 31, went public with their friendship-turned-romance on March 31. (Both Amanda and West denied their romantic relationship prior to releasing their joint statement confirming they’re a couple.) “You left me for a guy…

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) to submit comprehensive records of outstanding revenues allegedly owed to the federal government by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and other revenue-generating agencies. The committee also demanded explanations over allegations that the OAGF withdrew billions of naira from the accounts of several government agencies, including the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), without promptly refunding the funds. The directives were issued on Monday during an investigative hearing attended by the Accountant-General of the Federation,…

A Nigerian Catholic priest in Massachusetts has died by suicide, days after being ordered to leave the United States and return to Nigeria, where he had repeatedly said he feared for his life. The Reverend Benjamin Okwy Madu, 54, died on July 2 at his residence in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, according to the Archdiocese of Boston, where he had served as a hospital chaplain and parish priest on Cape Ann since 2021. His religious worker visa was due to expire on July 29. According to Boston Globe, his home Diocese of Abakaliki had gone further, instructing him to return to Nigeria…

US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) returned to outflows, reversing the previous week’s short-lived return to positive flows.Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $424.66 million in net outflows on Monday, marking their biggest single-day withdrawal in July so far, according to SoSoValue data.The latest outflow reversed last week’s $197.4 million new inflows, which had briefly ended an eight-week run of weekly withdrawals and raised hopes that institutional demand was recovering.The renewed selling leaves ETF demand fragile after a record outflow month in June, even as some onchain data show large Bitcoin holders accumulating.Bitcoin ETFs log $5.8 billion in net outflows this yearUS…

Teddy Swims is opening up about how becoming a father has changed his outlook on life. “Being present in so many situations has been more, more important, you know? Like, I find that being where my feet are is now the most important thing to me,” the “Mr. Know It All” singer, 33, exclusively tells Us Weekly while promoting his partnership with White Claw. “There’s so much more intention in every step I take, and the things I do.” Swims welcomed son Theodore, 13 months, with ex-girlfriend Raiche Wright in June 2025. Earlier this month, Swims revealed that he and…

The FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, granted the former Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku permission to travel to Dubai for spine surgery. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the agency prosecuting him on fraud charges, did not object to Mr Ishaku’s travel application. In the absence of any objection from the prosecution, the judge, Slyvanus Oriji, granted the application filed by Mr Ishaku. Mr Oriji gave the ruling after Mr Ishaku’s lawyer, Chris Umar, argued the application which he filed on 13 July. The judge adjourned hearing until 5 October, ordering the defendant to return to…