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Staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta continue to express deep unease about returning to offices after last month’s deadly shooting. The new Chief Operating Officer, Lynda Chapman, sent a message to CDC employees. In the email, Chapman informed employees that all personnel must report back to their approved on-campus offices […]

Actress Tracee Ellis Ross was the victim of a home break-in at her Los Angeles home on Aug. 31 while she was out of town. Police obtained security footage showing three intruders shatter through a rear glass door and leave with more than $100,000 worth of jewelry and handbags, NBC Los Angeles reports. The break-in […]

By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Duro Meseko, has expressed confidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will secure a second term in 2027, citing what he described as the President’s “superlative performance” in office. Meseko made the remark during a stakeholders’ meeting of his kinsmen in […]

  Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has declared that he has the capacity to end banditry in the state within two months if given direct control over security agencies. Speaking during a live media chat with local radio stations at the Government House in Gusau, Governor Lawal lamented that the major obstacle to tackling the […]

  Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 44 people on Thursday, including 25 in Gaza City, where the military has increased bombardments ahead of a planned offensive. Nearly two years into the devastating conflict, Israel has built up its forces in recent days, with troops operating on the outskirts of Gaza […]

By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has faulted the Federal Government’s introduction of a 5% petrol tax, describing it as an additional burden on Nigerians still grappling with the effects of subsidy removal. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said the timing of the […]

Amnesty International has called on the Federal Government to urgently investigate the widespread killings, enforced disappearances, and other grave human rights violations in the South-East region of Nigeria. The organisation made the call during a launch of its new report,” A Decade of Impunity: Attacks and Unlawful Killings in Southeast Nigeria” on Thursday in Ikeja. […]

  The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State has dismissed former Senator Kabiru Marafa’s claim that he could deny President Bola Tinubu one million votes in the 2027 elections. In a statement by its state chairman of the party, Tukur Danfulani, the party said Marafa’s threat was baseless, describing him as “a rejected politician […]

  A Russian rocket attack on Thursday on northern Ukraine killed two people from the Danish Refugee Council who were clearing mines in an area previously occupied by Moscow’s forces, the local Ukrainian governor said. Experts say Ukraine is the most heavily mined country in the world, with teams of deminers across the north, south, […]

  Italian fashion legend Giorgio Armani, king of a high-end lifestyle empire, has died at the age of 91 “surrounded by his loved ones”, his company said Thursday. “With infinite sorrow, the Armani Group announces the passing of its creator, founder, and tireless driving force: Giorgio Armani,” it said in a statement. The best known […]

By John Alechenu, Abuja The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has urged the Federal Government to suspend the newly announced 5 percent fuel tax until Nigerians begin to experience tangible benefits from ongoing economic reforms. Obi, in a post on his verified X handle titled “When will Nigerians truly breathe?”, […]

  The US trade deficit expanded more than expected in July, government data showed Thursday, on a surge in imports analysts expect was driven by a rush to beat another wave of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The overall US trade deficit jumped 32.5 percent to $78.3 billion in July, the Department of Commerce said. This […]