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Sport

Fifa ‘assessing reports’ over Falklands banner

Today at 20:44 PM, via BBC News

Fifa is “assessing the match reports” before deciding whether to punish Argentina after players held a banner in support of their country’s claims to the Falkland Islands.

Sport

Serrano to meet Manzur with knockout record on line

Today at 20:42 PM, via BBC News

Amanda Serrano will look to defend her unified title and break the record for the most knockouts in women’s boxing history when she meets Lucrecia Manzur next month.

Education

Nigeria: Rowland Odih Faults Seyi Makinde Over Comments On Oyo School Kidnap

Today at 19:38 PM, via AllAfrica

[Leadership] Former Director-General of Atiku Youth Wing and now Director-General of The Bridge for Renewed Hope; Hon. Rowland Odih has strongly criticised the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, over comments suggesting that the recent abduction of school-children in Oyo State was orchestrated to frustrate his Presidential ambition, in that he said while the school-children and their teachers...

Education

Nigeria: Head of Service Stopped From Retiring Education Directors

Today at 19:38 PM, via AllAfrica

[Leadership] The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) has ruled that teachers and education officers who become directors in the Federal Civil Service cannot be compulsorily retired after serving for eight years in office.

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 16 July 2026

Today at 21:07 PM, via The Citizen

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Science/Tech

Sony Deletes More Movies From Accounts of People Who ‘Bought’ Them

Today at 21:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Techdirt: In 2022, due to “evolving licensing agreements” with distributor StudioCanal, German and Austrian users had hundreds of movies disappear from their PS accounts, long after buying them through Sony. Then in 2023, it happened again in America, specifically when Sony ended its licensing agreement with Discovery after the Warner Bros. merger,...