Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ has announced it will not participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria and will not broadcast the event, citing the ongoing crisis in Gaza as the reason for the boycott. It marks the second consecutive year Ireland has pulled out of Eurovision over Israel’s inclusion in the competition. RTÉ…
Nigeria’s Falconets are through to the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup after dispatching England 3-0 in Poland on Thursday. The decisive result was built around a fast start, a composed defensive display and two second-half goals that put the tie beyond England’s reach. Tosin Rafiu opened the scoring in the eighth…
Followers of Islamic cleric Sheikh Musa Lukuwa have rejected the 14-member committee set up by the Sokoto State Government to investigate the attack on him at his Mabera mosque. The followers alleged that some members of the panel had previously disagreed with Lukuwa on religious matters and could therefore be biased in handling the investigation….
The Academic Staff Union of Universities at the University of Port Harcourt has declared an indefinite strike following the university administration’s failure to address salary and allowance grievances affecting its members. ASUU Secretary at UNIPORT, Tarila Amakoromo, confirmed the strike in a statement on Thursday, saying the action became unavoidable after the administration missed a…
The death toll from a suspected poisonous alcohol outbreak in Ondo State has risen to 49, with affected cases reaching 170. Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Banji Ajaka, disclosed the latest figures during an update in Akure. He said new cases had been recorded in Irele Local Government Area, indicating that the situation had…
South African police are investigating the deaths of nine women whose bodies have been discovered across Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, over the past two months. The latest victim was found half-naked and wrapped in a sheet beside a road in Dawn Park on Thursday morning. Police said her identity has not yet been established. The…
Former First Lady Aisha Buhari has visited former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, in Abuja. Atiku disclosed the meeting in a post on his social media platforms on Wednesday, describing Aisha’s visit as “warm and deeply appreciated”. The purpose of the visit was not disclosed by either Aisha or Atiku….
Fiji has declared HIV a national emergency after a sharp rise in infections placed additional pressure on the country’s health system. About one in 60 adults in the Pacific island nation is now living with HIV, compared with one in 167 five years ago. Health Minister Antonio Lalabalavu said Fiji recorded 2,016 new HIV diagnoses…
The US House of Representatives has voted to hold billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress after he failed to comply with a subpoena linked to the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Black, who had business ties with Epstein, was ordered to appear before the House Oversight Committee earlier this month and provide…
Former US President Barack Obama has announced the death of the family’s Portuguese Water Dog, Sunny, at the age of 13. “Yesterday, we lost a cherished member of our family,” Obama wrote on X, describing Sunny as a loyal companion who was “pretty much perfect” and had remained by the family’s side for 13 years….
