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The end of an era is coming, and it may be game over for the physical video game medium. Sony, owner of the popular console PlayStation, has announced plans to stop producing physical copies of their games by 2028. The decision had an impact on the local gaming business. “It used to feel more like ‘for the fans’, whereas now, …

A search for a missing cat in Winnipeg has led to a man being charged with extortion, police said Sunday. A 44-year-old woman reported her cat missing July 14 from her residence in the 200 block of Manitoba Avenue. Get daily National news Get Canada’s daily news stories delivered to your inbox so you never miss the day’s top stories. …

FIFA has shortened the half-time break for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final to 17 minutes, easing concerns that introducing a Super Bowl-style entertainment spectacle could disrupt the flow of the title-deciding match between Spain and Argentina. The decision means the interval will be just two minutes longer than the traditional 15-minute break, despite the inclusion of a live musical …

Key points Nearly 40 percent of the skills workers rely on today could change or become outdated by 2030, but Francesca Fanelli, senior associate director at Columbia University, has some tips: Don’t look for an “AI-proof” career. Knowing how to use AI effectively is becoming a valuable job skill Explore opportunities across industries and stay open to new directions as …

Post views: 20 The Young Progressives Party (YPP), Imo State chapter, strongly condemns the attack on its State Secretariat located at Ama Wire, Orji, along Okigwe Road, Owerri. According to security personnel on duty, the incident occurred at around 3:30 am on Sunday, July 19, 2026, when an unmarked Toyota Sienna vehicle stopped at the entrance of the party …

Powerful armed gangs control much of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and continue to expand into other regions of the country. Countless families have fled their homes, schools and health centers have closed, and humanitarian agencies are struggling to meet soaring needs as funding runs out. But amidst this crisis there are also signs of progress. Haitian authorities are pressing ahead with …

The Concerned Northern Forum has warned against attempts to use the business of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) to sow ethnic and regional divisions, urging Nigerians to reject narratives that pit the North against the South. Speaking at a press conference in Kaduna, the coordinator of the forum, Aliyu Muhammad, said recent reports on alleged irregularities in …

For more than a year, six schools founded by United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is inaccessible, and six others have been closed, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the reporter in New York. Ten schools in Area C of the West Bank were recently abandoned due to settler attacks and access restrictions, he added. On Wednesday, Suzanna Tkalec, deputy …

Senior Lawyer of Nigeria, Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has been elected as the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association after achieving a decisive victory in the association’s national elections conducted electronically. Badejo-Okusanya polled 12,317 votes, accounting for 47.18% of the total votes cast, defeating his closest rival, Lateef Akangbe (SAN), who garnered 7,934 votes, while Olumuyiwa Akinboro (SAN) came third …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas to “immediately reject and withdraw the Nigerian Data Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2026, as the bill is a backdoor attempt to regulate social media and expand government control over online expression, which is inconsistent …