The virus responsible for causing polio has been discovered in the Gaza Strip, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The virus was found in six areas at the end of June, WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier said on Friday. “It is important to …
Niger Delta University final year student killed over ₦500 levy
The studentlost his life following a disagreement over a ₦500 levy at an entertainment spot. The Chairman of Southern Ijaw Local Government, Target Segibo has condemned the killing of Francis Palaowei, a final year Political Science student, Niger Delt…
World reboots as global IT outage wreaks havoc on aviation, business
Airlines, passengers and businesses across the globe attempted to overcome major disruption on Friday after a massive worldwide IT outage linked to US cybersecurity company CrowdStrike caused unprecedented havoc. Airports from Berlin and Zurich to New …
Media group calls for transparent LG election in Imo
As Imo State is set to witness the Local Government Council Election, a media group under the aegis of the Niger Delta Journalists Association, NDJA, has called on stakeholders to ensure peaceful, transparent, credible, free and fair polls even as it s…
Starmer must put nature at the heart of Labour’s economic plans
After the last government became increasingly distracted from delivering for the British people, Labour’s landslide felt inevitable. PM Keir Starmer now promises “action not words”, but we must see that focus turn on the environment. It’s no longer abo…
Children as young as 7 ‘arrested’ by German police at Gaza demos
Berlin police is arresting children at pro-Palestinian demonstrations, in what activists say is a shocking escalation of of already widespread police violence against pro-Palestinian voices. The most recent confirmed arrest of children involved the ear…
Nguyen Phu Trong, the head of Vietnam’s Communist Party, dies aged 80
Nguyen Phu Trong, the chair of Vietnam’s Communist Party, has died aged 80 after suffering from ill health, including strokes, the government said. Trong died “due to old age and serious illness” at the 108 Central Military Hospital in Hanoi on Friday,…
EU pledges $435M to prevent Palestinian Authority collapse
The European Commission said on Friday it would provide the Palestinian Authority with 400 million euros ($435.5 million) in emergency financial support in the coming two months amid concerns within the EU that the authority could collapse. The money w…
Renewable energy to pass coal in power generation by 2025, IEA says
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has found that the share of renewable energy in global electricity generation will surpass coal for the first time in 2025. A rapid increase in electricity generation from renewable energies could see their share o…
Two members of West Norfolk Hunt group from Necton convicted of illegal fox hunting after incidents at Hingham and Tittleshall
Two members of a hunt group in West Norfolk have been convicted of illegal fox hunting after a pack of hounds entered a private garden and “pulled a fox to pieces” last year. Adam Egginton, 23, and Edward Bell, 31, both of Moor Lane in Necton, appeared…