Beyond the Headlines
US President Joe Biden is “absolutely” staying in the White House race, his campaign chair said Friday, despite mounting pressure from Democratic allies to step aside over worries about his age and health. “Absolutely the president’s in this race,” Jen O’Malley Dillon told MSNBC’s Morning Joe program. “Joe Biden is more committed than ever […]
Protesters vandalise vehicles during the ongoing anti-quota protest in Dhaka on July 18, 2024. Bangladeshi students set fire to the country’s state broadcaster on July 18, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appeared on the network seeking to calm escalating clashes that have killed at least 32 people. (Photo by AFP) Student protesters […]
The Chief Executive Officer of Vaccine Alliance, Gavi, Dr Sania Nishtar has disclosed that cholera vaccines would arrive in Nigeria soon. Nishtar who announced this on her X handle on Thursday, said the vaccines would help curb the deadly and ongoing disease outbreak. The development follows the outbreak of the deadly disease across the […]
Ali Ndume has broken the silence on his removal as the Chief Whip of the Senate, saying, having reviewed the conversation that prompted his ouster, his action did not warrant his sack. Ndume was removed as the senate chief whip after his criticism of the President Bola Tinubu government’s handling of the nation. About […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted another batch of seven containers with 1,229,400 bottles of codeine worth N9, 835,200,000.00. The shipments were seized at the Onne Ports in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State. The seizure comes barely three weeks after 6,125 cartons of codeine syrup worth N7, 350,000,000.00 […]
Multiple US airlines have said they were beginning to resume operations Friday following a major worldwide computer systems outage that grounded or delayed thousands of flights across the country. The IT issue has wrought global havoc at airports, grounding flights in Europe and the United States, while also derailing television broadcasts in the UK […]
Airlines’ operations in countries like Singapore, the United States and Australia have been disrupted due to a major global cyber outage affecting services. The massive information technology (IT) outage, which began in the early hours of today, also affected banks and media outlets. According to international media, several airports and airlines have reported issues […]
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) says it has identified sponsors of the proposed nationwide protest. There have been reports that some Nigerians, under various bodies, are planning a nationwide protest between August 1 and 10 against the rising cost of living and the economic hardship in the country. In a statement on Thursday, Paul […]
As Operation Lake Sanity 2 progresses, the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) said it has witnessed a substantial surrender of 263 Boko Haram terrorists and their families in the Sector 1, Cameroon, from 10 to 17 July 2024. A statement signed by the Chief Military Public Information Officer, HQ MNJTF N’djamena Chad, Lieutenant Colonel, […]
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has described as “unverified claims”, reports that he had proposed to pay a minimum wage of ₦80,000 to workers in the state and local government areas. The denial came following reports circulating online, that the governor had promised to pay the said sum. A statement by his Chief Press […]
