By Ayomide Otitoju The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that food contaminated with harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites, and chemicals causes approximately 1.5 million deaths worldwide each year, with young children bearing the greatest burden. In a report released on Thursday, the United Nations health agency said its analysis of data from 194 countries between…
Ukrainian drones struck energy and military facilities in Russia’s Saint Petersburg early Wednesday, according to Russian and Ukrainian officials, as the city prepared to host its flagship economic forum attended by thousands of international delegates. The attack came as approximately 20,000 participants from 130 countries gathered for the three-day Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF),…
US President Donald Trump will attend the NATO summit in Turkey next month, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Wednesday, amid ongoing concerns over Washington’s commitment to the transatlantic security alliance. Speaking before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rubio said Trump would participate in the July 7–8 summit in Ankara, where key issues affecting…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Olowo of Owo Kingdom in Ondo State, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III, has welcomed the court judgment sentencing four of the five suspects arraigned over the June 5, 2022 massacre at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, to death. The monarch’s position was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by…
By Moyinoluwa Ojegbade The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has called on the Nigerian government to intensify efforts to tackle the growing menace of kidnapping and terrorism across the country. Speaking on the nation’s security challenges, Adeboye expressed concern over the rising wave of kidnappings, describing…
By Ayomide Otitoju A cholera outbreak in Borno State has killed 39 people and recorded 272 new infections across 36 wards in eight local government areas within the past 24 hours. The Incident Manager of the Public Emergency Operations Centre, Jacob Audu, disclosed this in Maiduguri, urging residents to adopt strict hygiene measures to curb…
By Ayomide Otitoju Six members of the House of Representatives from Oyo State have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), in what appears to be a political realignment in support of Governor Seyi Makinde. The defections were announced during plenary on the resumption of the House of Representatives…
By Ayomide Otitoju Civil society organisations on Monday staged a protest in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, over the abduction of pupils and teachers in the state, amid growing public concern over insecurity in the education sector. The demonstration followed an earlier protest by teachers in Ogbomoso, the community where the kidnapping occurred, as stakeholders…
By Ayomide Otitoju Doctors at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owo, and its Akure Annex have commenced a 72-hour warning strike following the alleged assault of a medical doctor by a patient’s relative within the hospital premises. The industrial action was declared by the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), FMC Owo, after the incident, which…