Hiroshi Okuda, the former president and chairman of Toyota who helped transform the Japanese automaker into a global powerhouse, has died aged 93. Toyota spokeswoman Shino Yamada confirmed Okuda’s death on Wednesday but said the date and cause of death were not immediately available. Okuda spent 45 years at Toyota and served as the company’s…
A boat carrying at least 95 people has sunk on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba, with multiple deaths feared and rescue teams searching for survivors. Police said the vessel was carrying 90 passengers and five crew members when it capsized on Tuesday. However, concerns have emerged that the boat may have been overloaded. Ticket records suggest that…
US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he secretly switched planes after leaving a Nato summit in Turkey last month because of a possible Iranian threat. Trump said the decision was made by the US Secret Service and military officials, and that he followed their instructions without asking for extensive details about the threat. “I…
Russia has released former US Marine Robert Gilman, who was jailed in 2022 and was reportedly in extremely poor health before his release. Gilman was freed “from detention for humanitarian reasons” and was travelling on a US government plane to Washington, DC, on Tuesday, according to Kirill Dmitriev, a special envoy to Russian President Vladimir…
Tamunosoye Karibi-George is representing Nigeria at the 73rd Miss World Festival in Vietnam. The 26-year-old beauty queen is from Port Harcourt, Rivers State. She represented Bayelsa State during the national contest. Karibi-George won the Miss World Nigeria 2026 crown after beating 19 other finalists in Lagos. She was crowned at the Balmoral Hall of the…
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing calls to apologise to his Japanese counterpart, Sanae Takaichi. This results from remarks he made about two expensive melons she gave him during a visit to Australia.The comments have drawn criticism from Japan’s former ambassador to Australia, who described them as a sexist joke and an insult to…
Ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia after a Syrian court convicted him of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country’s civil war. The verdict marks the first conviction against Assad, who fled Syria for Moscow with his family after his regime was overthrown in December 2024….
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of using North Korean ballistic missiles in overnight strikes on the city of Zaporizhzhia. Also saying it marks the first time Moscow has openly relied on Pyongyang’s weaponry to sustain its attacks on Ukraine. At least six people were killed and nineteen others injured in the Zaporizhzhia strikes….
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has promised not to control the affairs of Oyo State after completing his eight-year tenure in 2027. The governor also said he would not become a political godfather to whoever succeeds him after leaving office. Makinde has endorsed former Commissioner for Finance, Bimbo Adekanmbi, as his preferred successor on the…
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday calling for a reduction in the number of recommended childhood vaccines from 18 to 11. Also recommending that the combined mumps, measles, and rubella shot be split into three separate injections given across multiple doctor visits. Standing in the Oval Office, Trump invoked the long-debunked claim that…
