The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has officially named Asteroid 149831 “Okeke” in tribute to the incredible Professor Francisca N. Okeke – a distinguished Physicist from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka Professor Okeke’s groundbreaking research on the Ionosphere and its impact on climate and weather has reshaped the understanding of atmospheric physics on a global scale. This stellar recognition came thanks to the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona, USA, where asteroid Okeke was first spotted, as shared by Daniel Bamberger of Northolt Branch observatories. From Earth to the Stars, her legacy now shines bright in the Cosmos!!!

The people of Aku Autonomous Community in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State have publicly dissociated themselves from the criminal activities linked to Ifeanyi Okpegbu Okoromenta Eze, popularly known as “Gentle Devil Yahoo.” In a statement issued under the banner of the Aku Okigwe Restoration Movement, the community condemned what they described as years of “terrorism, kidnapping, organ harvesting, arson, and other heinous crimes” that have plagued the region for over four years. The group stressed that Gentle Devil Yahoo’s actions do not represent the people of Aku or the wider Southeast, dismissing claims that he is fighting for...

 Argentine police on Friday raided over a dozen luxury homes and offices including the headquarters of a national agency charged with providing disability benefits, an official said, escalating a corruption investigation that threatens to ensnarl the closest advisers of libertarian President Javier Milei, including his powerful sister Karina. Ordered by federal judge Sebastián Casanello, the operation targeted 15 locations in and around Buenos Aires as fallout spread from audio recordings leaked to local media purporting to show Diego Spagnuolo, President Milei’s personal lawyer and the head of the country’s disability agency, describing a kickback scheme tied to government health contracts that...

The collapse of an under-construction railway bridge over a major river in China has killed at least 12 workers and left four others missing, state media reports said. Aerial photos from the official Xinhua News Agency show a large section missing from the bridge’s curved aquamarine arch. A bent section of the bridge deck hangs downward into the Yellow River below. Sixteen workers were on the bridge in northwest China’s Qinghai province when a steel cable snapped about 3 a.m. Friday during a tensioning operation, Xinhua said. Boats, a helicopter and robots were being used in the search for the...

Five designers sold about 3,000 dresses this year alone, turning prom season into a booming market for African fashion.