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1. Ballon d’Or: Six journalists rank Messi first Punch · 31 Oct 2026

   Lionel Messi received first-place votes from six journalists, including from Brazil, despite finishing fifth in the 2026 Ballon d’Or rankings won by Harry Read More: https://punchng.com/ballon-dor-six-journalists-rank-messi-first/

2. 2027: Groups seek probe of voters’ register discrepancies Punch · 31 Oct 2026

   Two groups have called on INEC to scrutinise reported discrepancies in the voters’ register and past results ahead of the 2027 general elections. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-groups-seek-probe-of-voters-register-discrepancies/

3. Motorboy dies in Lagos truck collision Punch · 31 Oct 2026

   A motor assistant has died after a tipper truck suffered brake failure and collided with another truck in the Epe area of Lagos State on Saturday. Read More: https://punchng.com/motorboy-dies-in-lagos-truck-collision/

4. Atiku condemns attacks on Sowore, Sokoto ADC supporters Punch · 31 Oct 2026

   Former VP Atiku Abubakar has condemned attacks on AAC’s Omoyele Sowore in Ekiti and ADC supporters in Sokoto, accusing the APC of intimidating the oppositi Read More: https://punchng.com/atiku-condemns-attacks-on-sowore-sokoto-adc-supporters/

5. Pope meets Villanova and Notre Dame basketball teams at the Vatican CBS News · 31 Oct 2026

   The teams are in Rome for the U.S. college basketball season opener — an event dubbed the Eternal City Tip-Off and created to honor the U.S.-born pope.

6. Developer builds a complete Intel 486 PC emulator in a browser — 100% pure-JavaScript Retro486 includes modular tabs for screen, motherboard, storage, expansion cards, and more Tom's Hardware · 31 Oct 2026

   Developer Jan de Jager has created a full Intel 486 PC system in a browser. On the e486-web GitHub page , de Jager boasts that the emulator is coded in 100% pure JavaScript. The project’s fuller title is the Retro486 Modular Browser PC . Claude gets a development credit, so we guess you could say…

7. ECG restores Clou Smart Prepayment Metering service Multimedia Group · 31 Oct 2026

   The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced the restoration of its Clou Smart Prepayment Metering System following a service disruption. In a notice issued on Saturday, October 31, 2026, the company said customers can now purchase electricity credits through the ECG PowerApp or at the…

8. Galamsey has evolved into transnational organised crime – Prof. Appiagyei-Tua Multimedia Group · 31 Oct 2026

   Professor of International Law and Human Rights at the University of Ghana School of Law, Prof. Kwadwo Appiagyei-Tua, says illegal mining in Ghana has evolved into a form of transnational organised crime driven by profit, coercion, violence and corruption. He argues that the menace has moved beyond…

9. Ten steps back, one step forward: Meditations on pain, uncertainty, and recovery - opinion Jerusalem Post · 31 Oct 2026

   The pain after my recent bowel surgery was devastating. For weeks, nothing seemed to help, even while I was hospitalized and had access to the best drugs.

10. Politics, punditry, and parenthood: Living life and through country music - opinion Jerusalem Post · 31 Oct 2026

    To this day, I still prefer cold Coke to white wine. And as far as music is concerned, I have fallen deeply in love with the country song, which some would say is even less refined than pop.