Britain’s 2050 electricity system has been modelled, costed and legislated around. Nobody has tested whether it runs. It doesn’t. RICHARD LYON From today’s generating fleet to the one the Committee’s 2050 pathway describes, technology by technology. ON 23 JUNE Britain’s grid came far closer to failing than most people realise, and on Kathryn Porter’s account published last…
The Airport Police Command said it would arraign 13 suspects arrested for stealing building materials from construction sites at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The command disclosed this in a Friday statement by Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mohammed Adeola. The suspects were identified as Ibrahim Hassan, Haruna Yaya, Ali Muhammed, Walid…
Real Madrid are now ready to put an end to the Vinicius Junior contract renewal saga. According to Marca, after months of stalled negotiations, Madrid have told Vinicius Jr that he either takes the offer on the table or leave it. The LaLiga giants are insistent that there will be no new round of negotiations,…
Here are the top stories from across the country today. 1. 2027: ‘It’s fight to finish’, Tinubu tells opposition President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that anyone seeking to unseat him in the 2027 elections must be prepared to “wrestle” him to the finish.Read more 2. US halts visa processing in Abuja embassy, 15 other…
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 31, 2026/APO Group/ — Fresh criticism of Perenco’s operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has once again brought one of Africa’s biggest energy development challenges the fore: NGO-led smear campaigns. While framed as a challenge to one company’s environmental performance, the campaign reflects a broader pattern of NGO-led…
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) does not appear destined for a quick reauthorization, even after Jay Clayton was confirmed as director of national intelligence (DNI). Senate Republicans scheduled Clayton’s confirmation unusually fast following his nomination because they faced pressure to reauthorize Section 702, a warrantless government spying tool, after it lapsed…
