Category: News

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra faced growing calls for her resignation in a deepening political crisis set off by a leaked recording of her negotiating with Cambodia’s former leader in the two nations’ latest border dispute. Paetongtarn apologized to the public on Thursday, after a major coalition partner used the leaked phone call to pull out of...

Adekunle Gold: “Today is World Sickle Cell Day. And today, I’m proud to announce something that’s deeply personal to me. “We’re starting small by providing free health insurance to 1,000 people living with sickle cell in Lagos State. But this is only the beginning.”

In a sweeping reform of grassroots governance, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has signed into law the Local Government Administration Law 2025, a landmark piece of legislation that redefines tenure limits, succession rules, and disqualification criteria for Chairmen and Vice Chairmen across the state’s 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 37 Local Council Development Areas...

Hurricane Erick has strengthened into an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm, as it heads towards Mexico’s Pacific coast, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) says. Maximum sustained winds in the storm were near 220km/h (140mph) early on Thursday local time. Forecasters expect it to make landfall in the coming hours with the states of Oaxaca...

The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu while confirminig the missile ballistic attack on the country’s largest hospital has promised to exact revenge. A ballistic missile from Iran struck Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, Israel, causing significant damage on Thursday. Netanyahu had posted the threat on X on Thursday stating: “This morning, Iran’s terrorist tyrants...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu extends his warm felicitations to Alhaji Yahaya Bello, former Governor of Kogi State, on the occasion of his 50th birthday. The President commends Yahaya Bello’s historic emergence as the youngest democratically-elected governor in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic and his role in advancing youth participation in governance.  As he marks this golden milestone,...

Bola: Bayoooooo. I didin go to the site yesturdayy but I sent you and Sunday. Tell me.  Bayo: Sir. The site was terrible. We could still perceive the roast smell of burnt villagers. We had to use face masks. BAT: Mai Gurrr. Awon mola shaaa. May their souls rest in peace. Where is Dada? DOlusegun:...