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Motorists and small businesses struggle with costs as Iran war drives up cost of oil worldwide‘Half my day’s pay goes to filling up my car’Business live – latest updatesBritish motorists face more pressure at the pumps after the average price of diesel climbed to a record £2 a litre.The price at UK ...
Rick Ross has denied domestic violence allegations after ex-girlfriend Jazzma Kendrick accused him of assaulting her in Miami Beach. The rapper was arrested and later released on bond
The official remembrance will include candle-lighting ceremonies in Railas memory. The main candle-lighting event is scheduled for October 14 at Kango ka Jaramogi in Bondo, Siaya County
Nigeria has secured an additional 10,000 Hajj slots from Saudi Arabia for the 2027 pilgrimage, increasing the country’s total allocation from 50,000 to 60,000. The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Ismail Yusuf, announced this at the General Assembly of the Nigerian Supre...
Organisers cancelled the final high-profile debate in Brazil’s presidential election, after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the two leading candidates, declined to attend. The cancellation came days before voters are due to cast their ballots and followed the cancel...
The Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has charged all Nigerians to see Independence Day as a time to reflect on resilience, diversity and shared identity of Nigerians and to renew commitment to building a nation of choice. Speaking in Ilorin at the celebration of Nigeria’s 66th Independenc...
Nigeria has increased its presence in global higher education, with 29 Nigerian universities featured in the 2027 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, the highest representation by any country in Sub-Saharan Africa. The development reflects ongoing reforms in Nigeria’s tertiary ed...
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has threatened unspecified measures against Ukraine unless Kyiv acknowledges an alleged confidentiality agreement over the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers and issues an apology. “If the refusal to acknowledge the facts and issue a public apology co...
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying two US astronauts, a Canadian astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut, lifted off from Florida on Thursday on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The rocket, carrying an autonomously operated Crew Dragon capsule, launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Stat...
Russian air strikes have again hit the Southern Bridge in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Friday. Klitschko said the strikes damaged the bridge and other parts of the city, while a fire broke out on the upper floors of an apartment building. Traffic on the Southern Bridge and...
National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency in collaboration with Issah Adedotun Foundation has intensified campaign against drug abuse and cultism in schools with a view to discouraging students from falling victims to the two social menace. Both organisations launched the distribution of educational mat...
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) has called for transparency in the Nigeria/US critical minerals deal. The African Regional Organisation insists that transparency and public scrutiny must guide framework. A statement signed by the General Secretary of ITUC-Africa, Comrade Jo...
