A Myanmar military airstrike on a monastery in the central Sagaing region has killed 14 people who were attending a meditation retreat marking Buddhist Lent, according to local opposition fighters who witnessed the aftermath. The attack occurred around 9:00 a.m. local time on Friday at a monastery hall in Myaung township, killing 11 men and…
By Ayomide Otitoju International health authorities have warned the public against consuming undercooked or runny eggs, particularly when eating at restaurants and other food outlets, following a Salmonella outbreak linked to contaminated eggs. The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) and public health authorities declared a national outbreak after hundreds of people reportedly fell ill and…
Tennis legends Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will team up in the US Open mixed doubles competition, organisers announced on Saturday. Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, will return to the US Open for the first time since 2022, partnering with the second-ranked Spaniard, who has won seven Grand Slam singles titles. The United…
All North Central For Asiwaju 2027, a political group of indigenes and non-indigenes resident in the North Central region of Nigeria has unanimously decried the exclusion of the name of the Father and Leader of North Central George Akume from the PPC list recently published by the APC for its Presidential campaign. The group stated…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor and Chairman of the South-West Governors Forum, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been appointed the All Progressives Congress (APC) Zonal Campaign Coordinator for the South-West ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s bid for re-election in the 2027 presidential election. The appointment was announced on Saturday in a statement from the Presidency, which…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) and the OML 118 contractor parties have signed addenda to the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) and Dispute Settlement Agreement (DSA), marking a major step towards the Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Bonga Southwest, Aparo (BSWAp) deepwater project. The agreements were executed by NNPC…
Hundreds of articulated vehicles, including trailers and fuel tankers, have been stranded for about 48 hours along the Ifaki-Oye-Ilupeju axis of Ekiti State following the collapse of a section of the federal road at Ikupeju-Ekiti. The road failure has caused a massive traffic gridlock, disrupting the movement of goods into and out of the state…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Gombe State University (GSU) branch, has suspended its planned indefinite strike following commitments by the Gombe State Government and university management to address outstanding welfare issues. The decision was reached during a congress meeting held on Friday, August 21, 2026, at the ASUU Secretariat on…
By Ayomide Otitoju President Bola Tinubu has ordered the arrest of George Buchi Nwabueze following the discovery of another fake agency operating within the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF). The President also ordered the immediate suspension of three permanent secretaries — M.S. Danjuma, Nadungu Gagare and Richard P. Pheelangwah…
