Politics

Colossal Biosciences reportedly in talks to raise new capital at $20B–$30B valuation

The de-extinction startup is looking to double or triple its previous valuation, according to the report.

Quantity Surveyors Pledge to Support BPP’s Reform Agenda With Standard Measurement Methods, ICMS Framework

Bennett Oghifo The Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) commended the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr. Adebowale A. Adedokun, for progress in the Bureau’s ongoing procurement

This Day Live•7/20/2026

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‘Front groups and fellow travelers’: state department attacks US left over Cuba

New report denounces Havana and claims ‘campaign of subversion’ has infiltrated highest levels of US government As part of the Trump administration’s continuing attack on left-leaning groups, the US state department has listed several activists and organizations as “front groups and fellow travelers” for Cuba, including Hasan Piker and Amazon Labor Union founder Chris Smalls. In a 100-page report released on Monday, the state department denounces Cuba as the “capital of 21st-century communism”, accusing the Cuban government of carrying out a “campaign of subversion” that has “infiltrated the highest reaches of the US government, recruited and cultivated generations of American activists [and] backed an unprecedented wave of leftwing terrorism on American soil”. Continue reading...

The Guardian•7/20/2026

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Moroccan-born man dies while detained by police in Italy

A video showing the final moments of Moroccan-born Abderrahim Fakir as he was detained by police has sparked protests.

Al Jazeera•7/20/2026

Daily Post Nigeria•7/20/2026

‘Combination of Obidients, Kwankwasiyya will spring surprises’ – Kwankwaso

The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has dismissed claims by former Borno State Governor Ali Modu Sheriff that his alliance with Peter Obi would struggle to attract support in Kano and northern Nigeria. Speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Monday, Kwankwaso said Sheriff was merely trying […] ‘Combination of Obidients, Kwankwasiyya will spring surprises’ – Kwankwaso

AAGP gets major boost as ECOWAS member states sign historic intergovernmental agreement

The African Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP) Project has received a major boost towards its actualisation as the Heads of State of ECOWAS members... The post AAGP gets major boost as ECOWAS member states sign historic intergovernmental agreement appeared first on Tribune Online.

Tribune Online•7/20/2026

Oyindamola Ajadi celebrates husband’s birthday, praises his leadership

Mrs. Oyindamola Ajadi, wife of the Senatorial Candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) for Oyo Central Senatorial District, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has extended warm birthday felicitations to her husband as he marks his birthday today, Monday, July 20, 2026.

Monsoon-driven flash flooding kills at least 20 in Afghanistan

Rescue teams are racing to reach Nuristan province as devastation continues across the region.

Al Jazeera•7/20/2026

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Daily Post Nigeria•7/20/2026

Flutterwave’s Fidelis Chiwara advocates stronger ecosystem collaboration at AT50 Market Open

Fidelis Chiwara, Global Expansions and Payment Partnerships Lead for Southern Africa at Flutterwave, joined business leaders and investors at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) for the Africa Tech 50 (AT50) Market Open panel discussion on the future of Africa’s leading private companies. Speaking during the session titled “Africa’s Leading Private Companies: What Comes Next?”, Chiwara […] Flutterwave’s Fidelis Chiwara advocates stronger ecosystem collaboration at AT50 Market Open

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Daily Post Nigeria•7/20/2026

‘Biola Adebayo reacts to reunion claims with husband, Oluseyi

Nollywood actress Biola Adebayo has finally spoken amid the ongoing reconciliation rumours involving her and her husband, Oluseyi. This came a year after she attributed the crash of her marriage to irreconcilable differences. However, a viral report claiming that the actress has reunited with Oluseyi surfaced online over the weekend. Sharing their alleged new photo, […] ‘Biola Adebayo reacts to reunion claims with husband, Oluseyi

Ford’s $30,000 electric truck: all the news about the company’s big EV re-do

The end of the Ford F-150 Lightning was also the start of a new era for the automaker. After failing to capture the market with the electric version of its popular F-Series truck, Ford is going back to the drawing board with its Universal Electric Vehicle Platform. The first offering will be a $30,000 electric truck, engineered for efficiency and also — perhaps most importantly — profitability. The truck will be revealed in 2027, but Ford plans on building a whole family of low-cost electric vehicles at its Kentucky assembly plant. The heavily camouflaged truck has already been spotted out in the wild, with observers noting that it seems even smaller than the Maverick. Success isn’t guaranteed. Ford has struggled to make profitable EVs, forcing the company to take a staggering $19.5 billion hit on its EV investments in 2025. But Ford still sees EVs as the future — just not oversize ones with “no path to profitability,” as executives say. Emojis as camouflage. Ford’s $30K electric truck could be smaller than a Maverick. Inside the lab where Ford is trying to crack the code on cheap EVs Ford’s EV and software chief Doug Field is leaving the company Ford is fighting against physics to build affordable EVs Ford’s big bet on EVs didn’t pan out — now it’s pivoting to hybrids and energy storage Ford CEO Jim Farley on China, tariffs, and the quest for a $30,000 EV Ford reveals breakthrough process for lower priced EVs

The Verge•7/20/2026

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