Europe Swelters As Heatwave Moves East, Excess Deaths Rise
Europe’s deadly heatwave pushed east on Sunday, with hundreds of millions still sweltering across the continent despite fleeting relief from overnight storms, notably in France and Belgium. The heat remained…
Lagos Govt To Deliver 2,500 Metric Tonnes Transfer Loading Station At Olusosun By Year-End
The Lagos State Government has announced the completion of work on a Transfer Loading Station at Olusosun that will transfer about 2,500 metric tonnes of waste a day to the…
Iran Warns Ships Not To Bypass Its Chosen Hormuz Route
Iran’s top diplomat warned Sunday that any attempt by shipping to bypass its preferred route through the Strait of Hormuz would “increase tensions” in the Middle East, as US and…
Operation Kosaye: Abiodun Hails IGP, Ogun, Lagos Police Over Anti-Kidnapping Success
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has commended the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, for initiating the joint Ogun-Lagos security operation, Operation Kosaye, describing it as a bold, proactive and intelligence-driven…
Kaduna Gov Vows Justice, To Sponsor Education Of Slain Woman’s Children
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has assured the family of the late Ummulkhairi Usman Aliyu that all those responsible for her death will be brought to justice, while pledging…
Resident Doctors Declare Industrial Dispute, Give FG Fresh Four-Week Deadline
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared an industrial dispute with the Federal Government, extending by four weeks the deadline for the implementation of its outstanding demands and…
PREVIEW: Co-Hosts Canada, South Africa Clash In Historic World Cup Knockout Game
Co-hosts Canada and South Africa will both make World Cup history when they meet in the opening game of the knockout round on Sunday. Neither nation has ever reached this…
More Than 1,300 Excess Deaths Recorded In Europe Heatwave, Says WHO
The World Health Organization said Sunday that over 1,300 excess deaths had been recorded in Europe since June 21 in connection with the record-breaking heatwave roasting much of the continent.…
South Korea’s President Apologises After Country’s World Cup Group-Stage Crash
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung condemned the country’s premature World Cup exit on Sunday, pointing the finger at “incompetent people” and apologising to the nation. South Korea’s turbulent campaign…
Aramco Helicopter Crash Kills 14 In Saudi Arabia
A helicopter crash in Saudi Arabia killed 14 Saudi citizens on Sunday, the kingdom’s official press agency reported, adding that the aircraft belonged to state oil giant Aramco. The Saudi…
MSMEs ‘re improving livelihoods of Nigerians, transforming communities – Shettima
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja The Bola Tinubu’s administration is building a sustainable, enterprise-led Nigeria, where MSMEs are improving livelihoods through the prosperity that is created in targeted infrastructure projects, business-support…
NDLEA seizes N12.4bn cannabis at Lagos Port, busts drug syndicate targeting passengers
By Kingsley Omonobi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a 40-foot container loaded with 4,959 kilograms of Canadian Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, valued…
Video: POP ceiling collapses during wedding reception in Warri
Guests were thrown into panic after a POP ceiling suddenly collapsed during a wedding reception in Warri, abruptly disrupting the celebration. Moment a POP ceiling suddenly cøllåpsed during a wedding…
Nigeria’ll be Africa’s safest country soon – Obidike
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Obidike Chukwuebuka, has expressed optimism that Nigeria is on course to becoming one of the safest countries in Africa under the…
Abia intensifies anti-corruption drive, inaugurates monitoring committee
By Steve OkoThe Abia State Government has intensified efforts to institutionalise transparency and eliminate corruption in the public service with the inauguration of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Committee for…
COAS boosts army strength as over 8,000 soldiers graduate from depot, Osogbo
By Kingsley Omonobi The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has strengthened the Nigerian Army’s operational capacity with the graduation of more than 8,000 newly trained soldiers…
US AFRICOM Commander commends operation Hadin Kai
…Reaffirms support for Nigeria’s counter-terrorism efforts By Kingsley Omonobi The Commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA), Major General Claude Tudor, has commended the operational successes of the…
‘Probe alleged diversion of ₦6.3bn constituency project funds’, SERAP tells Akpabio, Abbas
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas “to urgently refer allegations that ₦6.3 billion in…
Trump threatens to annihilate Iran after new exchange of attacks
Tehran said Sunday it carried out a third day of retaliatory strikes against US attacks on Iranian territory, as both accused the other of violating their fragile ceasefire, straining negotiations…
Venezuela quakes kill 1,400 as time running out to find survivors
Rescue crews raced Saturday to find survivors in the rubble of Venezuela’s powerful earthquakes as the death toll reached 1,430 and hopes dwindled more than three days after the earth…