The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have started uploading the names of their governorship and state House of Assembly candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nomination portal ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC opened the portal for governorship and state assembly nominations on July 18. The submission…
US Vice-President JD Vance has announced the birth of his fourth child with wife Usha Vance. JD Vance revealed that he and his wife, Usha Vance, welcomed a baby boy named Alec Neel Vance on Sunday morning. The vice-president said both mother and baby are healthy, while their three older children are excited to meet…
Russia fired dozens of missiles and drones at Kyiv overnight, leaving one person dead and several others injured. Russia launched one of its largest ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, since the start of the full-scale war, killing at least one person and injuring 14 others, Ukrainian officials said. Ukraine’s military said Russia fired…
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has approved a new minimum monthly pension of ₦50,000 for retired civil servants in Adamawa State. The approval ends years of complaints over the state’s previous minimum pension of just ₦4,000. Fintiri announced the decision on Friday during a live appearance on the Hausa programme Taba Kidi Taba Karatu, aired by the…
Laos says the lack of autopsies has prevented investigators from confirming the cause of six tourist deaths in 2024. The Laos Ministry of Public Security says it cannot determine the exact cause of the deaths of six foreign tourists linked to suspected methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng because no autopsies were carried out. Officials said…
Ukrainian drone attacks killed seven people after hitting warehouses belonging to Russia’s largest online retailer. At least seven people were killed and 49 others injured after Ukrainian drones struck two warehouses owned by Wildberries, Russia’s biggest online retailer. Russian authorities said all the deaths occurred at a warehouse in Tambov. Also, another facility in Elektrostal,…
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Friday met with Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Senator Rufai Hanga at his office in Abuja, amid growing speculation over the lawmaker’s political future. The meeting comes as reports of Hanga’s possible defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) continue to gain attention ahead of the 2027 general elections. Meeting…
The conflict intensified as the US and Iran exchanged fresh attacks across the Middle East. The United States launched strikes on Iran for the seventh consecutive night, targeting military surveillance sites, logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage facilities and maritime assets, according to US Central Command (Centcom). Iran said it retaliated by attacking US allies, including…
Donald Trump has threatened fresh tariffs on Canada, blaming the country for wildfire smoke affecting millions of Americans. US President Donald Trump says he may impose new tariffs on Canada over the ongoing wildfire crisis, accusing Ottawa of failing to properly manage its forests. In a social media post, Trump claimed smoke from hundreds of…
Uganda has halted all school trips following a tragic bus crash that claimed the lives of 20 pupils and one school director. The Ugandan government has suspended all school trips after a school bus crash killed at least 21 people in Kapchorwa District. The bus, carrying pupils from King David Junior School on an educational…
