The world, in perspective.

On their way to their most recent title, Gowna defeated the county’s three most recent champions

The Nigerian political scene is dominated by a caste of competing kingmakers stretching all the way to the very top.

The Lagos State Government has launched a pilot programme to enlist fathers in preventing child abuse, with 70 men pledging to protect their daughters. Read More: https://punchng.com/lasg-enlists-fathers-to-prevent-child-abuse/

DNA tests have identified 24 more Chinese-born children whose Thai birth certificates wrongfully list unrelated Thai men as their fathers.

So much to savour, just don’t miss the dumplings, alright?

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<p>Each of those 144 deaths was entirely avoidable, but nobody was held to account. We still don’t know how to get justice for ordinary people</p><p>Aberfan taught us a lot. Mostly, of course, that those in power cannot be trusted. Correction: must not be trusted.</p><p>Too sweeping?</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/24/aberfan-