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Kaduna Bandit Raids Leave Two Dead and 26 Abducted in Giwa LGA
Armed gangs attacked Tunburku, Tudun Amada and Kallon Kura in Giwa LGA, killing two, wounding one and abducting 26; 19 cattle were later recovered.
Africa
Adamawa Village Loses 11 After Suspected Boko Haram Raid
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen killed 11 people and burned homes in Zaranga, Gombi LGA. Survivors fled into nearby forests as security teams search for
Africa
Bandit Raid Kills Seven, Abducts 12 in Sokoto's Tofa Village
Suspected bandits attacked Tofa village in Rabah LGA at about 1am, killing seven people and abducting 12; several animals were also seized.
World
Market Fire Kills 11 in Babuda, Destroys Around 40 Homes and Shops
A blaze at a market in Babuda, Central Papua, killed 11 people, including six children, and razed about 40 homes and shops.
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Verdant Says UK Datacentre Build Will Deliver Only A Quarter Of TechUK Jobs
Verdant calculates planned UK datacentres would directly employ about 10,400 people, roughly 25% of the 40,000 jobs TechUK projects.
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Pound Risks Further Weakness as BOE Turns Dovish Ahead of Burnham’s Budget
Sterling’s recent outperformance may reverse as the Bank of England turns dovish while the ECB and Fed prepare hikes before Oct. 28 budget.
CloudNC Raises $20 Million To Scale CAM Assist and Launch Quote Agent
The $20 million extension funds wider adoption of CAM Assist, beefs up U.S. go-to-market efforts, and backs the launch of Quote Agent next month.
Asia’s Ultra‑Rich Shift Into Gold And Digital Assets, Sending Bullion Back To Singapore
Wealthy Asians are expanding into gold and digital assets, shipping bullion from Dubai to Singapore and buying property in Malaysia.
Tech
White House Removes 'Build the Wall' Game After Tetris Company Complaint
The White House took down the 'Build the Wall' game, which resembled Tetris, after the Tetris Company denied involvement and warned on copyright.
Tech Signals
Meta Launches Muse, Forcing a New Test of Consumer Trust Over Personal Data
Sep 8, 2026
Google Adds Satellite Data to WeatherNext, Shortens Forecast Lag
Sep 8, 2026
Ig Nobel Prizes Spotlight Practical Science in Oddball Studies
Sep 8, 2026
Microsoft Fixes Record 972 Flaws, Industry Racing to Close Holes Before AI Attacks
Sep 8, 2026
OpenAI Says Its AI Solved Two Navier‑Stokes Statements, Claim Faces Scrutiny
OpenAI says 10,000 agents produced proofs for two of four Navier‑Stokes statements in 88 hours. Independent mathematicians must vet the result.
Google and Accenture Launch FDE Unit to Speed Gemini Enterprise Adoption
Google will train up to 1,000 Accenture forward-deployed engineers to build on Gemini Enterprise and tackle enterprise AI deployment gaps.
Entertainment
Sam Altman Biopic Artificial Sets Christmas Release, Trailer Casts Altman As Ominous Figure
A trailer for Artificial frames Andrew Garfield’s Sam Altman in a horror-tinged portrait. The film, about Altman's 2023 firing and return, opens
Entertainment
Monty Don Steps Down From Gardeners' World, BBC Faces Transition After 20 Years
Monty Don will step away when the current series ends, concluding more than 20 years as Gardeners' World's head gardener.
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Top 10 African Startup Cities in 2026
Lagos retained its position as Africa’s highest-ranked startup city as only Lagos and Cairo entered StartupBlink’s global top 100 in 2026.
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Top 10 Africa's Best Investment Destinations for 2025/2026
This time on The Axis List, Seychelles and Mauritius retain top spots, Nigeria drops 9 places, Tanzania overtakes Kenya per based on RMB's 2025/26 rankings.
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Hubble Captures N44 Superbubble in Large Magellanic Cloud, Giving Astronomers a New Image
The Hubble Space Telescope photographed nebula N44 in the Large Magellanic Cloud this September, image credited to NASA, ESA/Hubble and D. Gouliermis.
Hubble Captures Decagon Around Saturn’s South Pole, APOD Publishes Image
APOD posted on 8 September 2026 a Hubble image titled "Decagon Around Saturn’s South Pole," now available in the APOD archive.
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