Parents of abducted children in Borno State have given the Federal Government six days to secure their release or face a protest at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The parents and community members from Mussa and Lassa in Askira/Uba Local Government Area issued the ultimatum during a protest in Maiduguri on Monday. The families said…
Nigeria has recorded what Nisa Premier Hospital described as the first tele-robotic surgery in Nigeria and West Africa, with a surgeon in Lagos remotely controlling a robotic system during an operation in Abuja. The landmark kidney cancer procedure was performed at Nisa Premier Hospital, Abuja, in partnership with RoboMed Global and The Redeemer’s Health Village…
Public sector workers have given the Federal Government until September 30, 2026, to address worsening economic hardship, including rising petrol prices and declining purchasing power. The demand was contained in a letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), Trade Union Side. The council warned that mounting pressure…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has condemned a shooting outside a synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, that left a police officer critically injured during Yom Kippur. The shooting happened around 7 p.m. on Sunday near the Sons of Jacob Synagogue. This was around the time members of the Jewish community had gathered for Yom Kippur services….
Typhoon Dujuan has left at least four people dead and six missing in Japan after torrential rain triggered landslides and flooding across the Tokyo region. The storm battered Tokyo and surrounding prefectures on Monday before moving northeast along Japan’s Pacific coast. Four deaths were confirmed by Tuesday morning, while rescue teams continued searching for six…
Seven Ethiopian armed groups, including former enemies from the country’s 2020–2022 civil war, have announced a new alliance aimed at removing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government. The coalition, known as the Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival or Alliance for Survival, was announced on Sunday. Its members include the Amhara Fano National Movement, Oromo Liberation…
Sheikh Ibrahim bin Adel Hamza Al-Madani, who served as a muezzin at Masjid Al-Haram in Makkah, has passed away after reportedly making his final call to prayer on Monday. Inside the Haramain announced his death in an early Monday post on X. The announcement stated that Al-Madani gave his last Adhan at Masjid Al-Haram on…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has permitted former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, to retrieve his international passport for a medical trip outside Nigeria. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik approved the request on Monday after Nnaji’s lawyer, Senior Advocate of Nigeria Ogwu Onoja, asked the court to lift the earlier restriction on the…
Wildlife officials in northern Tanzania are investigating the deaths of 10 lions found in the Ndutu section of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority said the lions were discovered dead on Friday within the protected area. While the cause has not been confirmed, initial evidence indicates that…
CNN, MS NOW and Politico have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration after their journalists were barred from the White House. The three news organisations announced the legal action on Monday, saying they were seeking to protect their First Amendment rights and restore access for their reporters. The lawsuit was filed in the US…
