Tomiko Itooka went mountain climbing into her 70s, scaling Japan’s 3,067-metre Mount Ontake – in sneakers. A Japanese woman aged 116 is set to be named the world’s oldest person by Guinness World Records. The United States-based Gerontology Research Group announced on Wednesday that ...

Ukraine has launched one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow, as it presses on with a major incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, Russian authorities said. Russia’s Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday that air defence forces shot down 11 drones over Moscow and its surrounding region, ...

…warns of high mpox spread risk globally The Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) is concerned that cross-border movements, and insufficient response capacities, including vaccine shortages, pose significant challenges to the containment of mpox on the continent. The centre also flagged low ...

The organisers of the Big Brother Naija Season 9 ‘No Loose Guard’ reality show have speculated that housemate, Chinwe of the Zinwe duo might be pregnant. LEADERSHIP reported that the Zinwe duo, Chinwe and Zion are in a 5-month-old relationship, and got into the show as a pair. Amid ...

Hollywood couple Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are officially calling it quits after two years of marriage. Lopez, 55, filed for divorce on Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, according to court documents. The filing marks the end of a highly publicised relationship that began two ...

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday, said President Bola Tinubu made a significant impact in his life and career. Egbetokun said he met Tinubu in 1998, and his life was transformed within 24 hours of the meeting. The IG spoke at the unveiling of a book in his honour ...

By Seun Opejobi The Court of Appeal on Tuesday ordered the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to produce himself for arraignment. The Court also restrained Bello from taking further steps in the charge unless he is arraigned. The court further set aside the judgment delivered by ...

When Vice President Kamala Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee for President in July after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race, nearly the entire party quickly came together to endorse her campaign. But the Vermont independent senator who caucuses with the Democrats, Bernie ...

By Samson Atekojo Usman Traditional worshippers in Ondo State in south-west Nigeria have demanded recognition for traditional oath-taking for public officers, saying it is more potent and efficacious compared to other faith-related oath-taking. They contended that over the years, public office ...

Top US diplomat Antony Blinken met Egypt's president Tuesday for talks about a Gaza ceasefire after saying Israel had accepted a US "bridging proposal" for a deal and urging Hamas to do the same. The Palestinian group said it was "keen to reach a ceasefire" agreement but protested US ...

Chicago, Illinois – United States President Joe Biden’s send-off speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago was often interrupted by adoring chants of “Thank you, Joe.” But outside the convention halls on Monday, thousands of protesters held signs accusing Biden of war crimes ...

Former US president lays out what’s at stake and why Harris-Walz should lead the country. Former United States President Barack Obama has taken to the stage of the Democratic National Convention in a show of support for Kamala Harris in her 11th-hour bid to become the country’s next ...

As the governorship election in Edo State fast-approaches, the major political actors are literally at each other’s throat in the bid to secure a majority of the votes at the September 21 poll. ‘SUYI AYODELE writes on the intensity of the electioneering and exchange of diatribes among ...

The current lopsided political structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a threat to the very existence and survival of minority ethnic nationalities in the country. This is the submission of a socio-cultural Itsekiri ethnic group in the Niger Delta, The Ugbarajo Iwere Leaders ...

*Reaffirms commitment to revamping Zamfara health sector Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal on Tuesday, commissioned the newly rehabilitated and re-equipped General Hospital in Kauran Namoda Local Government Area.The hospital which serves Kauran Namoda and its neighbouring ...

On August 5, the government of Mali announced its decision to cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine, citing a Ukrainian official’s boastful admission that Kyiv provided Malian rebels with crucial intel for a rebel assault that killed many Russian Wagner Group mercenaries and Malian soldiers. The ...

On Monday, Chinese authorities explicitly recognized “virtual asset” transactions as a method of money laundering, marking the first instance in the country that such a move has been made towards the asset class. The Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, the country’s ...

Operatives of the Bayelsa State Vigilante Security Service have apprehended a suspected cult member, Christopher Izzy popularly called ‘Machanla’, over his alleged involvement robbery and cultism. The suspect, arrested on Monday, is a 26-year-old from Edo State, but resides in Bayelsa where he ...

United States President Joe Biden has delivered the keynote address on the first night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, effectively passing the baton to his vice president and party nominee, Kamala Harris. “Are you ready to vote for freedom? Are you ready to vote for democracy ...

Angela Onwuzoo Child health specialists have given reasons why only trained and qualified health workers should be allowed to administer injections, citing the potential health risk associated with injections given to babies by quacks. According to them, injections should not just be given in ...

By Matthew Atungwu The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says the number of suspected and confirmed Mpox cases in the country has declined over the past four weeks. The NCDC made this ...

By Abdulrazaq Adebayo Four persons have reportedly died from food poisoning in Kwara State. They include a mother and her three children who allegedly died in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, after eating suspected poisoned rice. The sad incident happened at Oshin Area, along Asa-Dam ...

By Racheal Ayodele The federal government has issued permission to MTN Communications Nigeria Limited, Havenhill Synergy, Golden Penny Power Limited and others for mini-grid electricity generation. The government through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, issued nine new ...

Crisis is brewing in Idume Ogwa in Mbaitoli LGA Imo State over failure by the current leadership of the town union headed by Felix Okechukwu Madu to constitute a new leadership. According to the immediate past Traditional Prime Minister of the community, Sir D.D. Iwuoha, the tenure of the ...

Expanding its footprint, Tether is set to launch U.S. dollar-pegged Tether tokens on the Aptos Network. This integration is part of the stablecoin issuer’s broader strategy to make digital currency more accessible around the globe while leveraging Aptos’ highly scalable and advanced ...

Medical source says ‘entire health sector has collapsed’ as Israeli air attacks kill Palestinians across the Gaza Strip. Israeli air strikes have killed at least 35 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, medical sources tell Al Jazeera, as hospitals warn that children are at a risk of ...

Despite decades of research, the direct cause of brain damage in Alzheimer's disease has remained stubbornly elusive. A team led by Emory University in the US may have just discovered why. Much study has focused, now controversially, on abnormal clumps of naturally occurring proteins that ...

Chicago, Illinois – Rich Barnes says that opposing Israel’s war in Gaza is not a complicated issue. “Are we for mass murdering babies, or are we against it? To me, it’s a pretty simple equation,” he said, holding Palestinian and Irish flags near the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in ...

WIFE of the Anambra State governor, Mrs Nonye Soludo, has donated food items, cash to over 5,000 widows, widowers and persons with disabilities in the state Nigerian Tribune gathered that the distribution which also featured free medical checkup was part of activities to celebrate her ...

From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja Deputy National Organising Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC), Nze Chidi Duru, has urged Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) bank chiefs, and investors to strengthen naira following $1 billion loss in net worth by Nigeria’s second richest man and Chairman of BUA ...

By Ezekiel David Legendary American talk show host Phil Donahue, whose audience-driven style and emphasis on social concerns transformed daytime television, passed away at home on Sunday. He was 88. He died after a lengthy illness, according to his family, who confirmed the news. Donahue’s ...

By Francis Ugwu Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has declared Tuesday a work-free day in the state as part of activities to mark this year’s Isese Day celebration. This is contained in a statement signed by the Head of Service of the state, Mr Bode Agoro. Isese Day is an official ...

By Nsikak Nseyen The Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (ARD-UITH) has warned against the consumption of undercooked bush meat to avoid the deadly m-pox virus. The President of ARD-UITH, Dr Yusuf Muhammed, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday ...

UN office warns that a record number of aid workers were killed in 2023 and fears further grim milestones could be set as wars rage. More than half of the 280 aid workers killed worldwide in 2023 died during the first three months of Israel’s war on Gaza, according to the United ...

The Democratic Party kicks off its convention this week in Chicago with its candidate for President as the favorite to win in November. It’s a remarkable turnaround from when former President Donald Trump entered the Republican National Convention a month ago, with the betting odds in his favor ...

Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, has condemned Israel over its deadly attacks across the besieged Palestinian territory. At least 25 Palestinians were killed within 24 hours, the Gaza Health Ministry said on Sunday. A family, including six children were among the victims in ...

inDrive, the global mobility and urban services platform, is elevating the passenger experience in Lagos with an exclusive “Dream a Ride” initiative. Users will have the chance to enjoy a super-premium ride in a Rolls-Royce. This limited-time offering, running from August 17 to August 23, 2024, ...

The elder brother of the Osun State Governor, Dr. Adedeji Adeleke, has donated N1bn to the Centenary Endowment Fund of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church. The senior Adeleke, who is the Chairman, Pacific Group, announced the donation at a thanksgiving service held in honour of his younger brother, ...

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a Vietnam-bound businessman, Paul Mbadugha, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja after he tested positive for ingestion of cocaine. The 54-year-old suspect was intercepted at the boarding gate of the ...

There are no jobs in town. The labour market even gets swollen by the day as more and more of those who do even menial jobs, lose them daily and join the swelling numbers of job-seekers. But some men, especially those with families have shoved pride aside to do just anything to put food on the ...

As the war enters its 906th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Monday, August 19, 2024. Fighting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the first time stated the aim of Ukraine’s August 6 incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, saying the operation ...

Hamas claims the talks in Qatar are being used by the US and Israel to impose their will on Gaza Hamas said on Sunday that a new proposal meant to bridge the gaps between Israel and the Palestinian group over a Gaza ceasefire were too close to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ...

The suspect behind the June 25 dynamite explosion at the Rivers State-owned Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt has been identified as  40-year-old Preye Josiah, with the police saying he will be prosecuted. In a statement on Sunday by its ...

Napoli director Giovanni Manna has confirmed that Victor Osimhen’s transfer situation is ‘blocked,’ leaving the Nigerian striker’s future uncertain. With potential moves to Chelsea, Arsenal, or PSG yet to materialise, Osimhen may continue his career at Napoli if a deal is not completed soon. ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says Kyiv has stationed more than 120,000 soldiers along its border with Belarus, the country’s state news agency reported, as fighting continues amid Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. Lukashenko, a staunch ally of Russian President ...

By Seun Opejobi The spiritual head of the INRI evangelical church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, against giving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar its 2027 presidential ticket. Primate Ayodele warned that PDP would die if Atiku emerged as its 2027 ...

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje has denied speculated 2027 presidential ambition. Posters of Ganduje and Imo state Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinnma for the APC 2027 presidential ticket, pairing the duo as Presidential and Vice Presidential ...

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command of Nigeria Police Force has said its operatives has arrested an armed robber in the nation’s capital, Abuja, recovering exhibits in the process. In a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja over the weekend, by the FCT Police Public Relations ...

On Sunday, the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) said that some retirees are still receiving N500 as a monthly pension. Alhassan Musa, the Secretary of the union in Kaduna State, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), described the condition of the returnees as “pathetic”. He ...

Nigerian singer Simisola Kosoko, popularly known as Simi, has revealed why she fell in love with her husband, singer Adekunle Gold. The mother of one revealed that she fell in love with her husband because of his graphic designing and photoshopping skills. She disclosed this while hailing Gold ...