Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris, has picked Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz, to be her vice presidential running mate in the race for the White House. With three months to go into the U.S. presidential election, this is Harris’ first major decision since becoming her centre-left party’s candidate to...
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A Federal judge from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that Google has violated the U.S. antitrust law by maintaining a monopoly in the online search market. Judge, Amit Mehta on Tuesday agreed with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that Google has a...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Multiple consignments of illicit drugs concealed in tins of Cerelac baby food and cloths going to the United States and United Kingdom have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, and...
Reigning women football champions Canada got a lifeline at the Paris Games following a 2-1 last-gasp win over hosts France on Sunday. Spain and the U.S also claimed wins to reach the quarter-finals on the second match day of Olympic women’s football. Canada’s quest to defend their 2020...
Young Educators Foundation, an NGO, has announced that Nigeria and Ghana will represent Africa at the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee, that will be hosted in the U.S. in 2025. Mrs Eugenia Tachie-Menson, Chief Executive Officer of the foundation, disclosed this in a statement made available to the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government says it has not received any proposal for the establishment of United States (U.S) and French military base in the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday....
Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a senior U.S. defense official told Reuters, a move that follows a decision by Niger’s junta to expel U.S. forces. The military officers ruling the West African nation have told the U.S. to...
The Group of Seven (G7) has strongly condemned Iran for its attacks on Israel but also called on both parties to de-escalate amid reports of Israeli retaliation. A meeting of foreign ministers from the group of industrialised democracies has been under way on the Italian island of Capri...
A pig kidney has been successfully transplanted into a living human, a U.S. hospital announced on Thursday. Massachusetts General Hospital said the genetically-edited pig kidney was transplanted into a 62-year-old man living with end-stage kidney disease. Surgeons from the Mass General Transplant Centre conducted the four-hour surgery on...
The Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Mr Mele Kyari, has advocated a different approach towards attaining energy transition for the African continent. Kyari also said the Final Investment Decision (FID) on the 25 billion dollars Nigeria Morocco Gas...
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says it has received the preliminary report from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) regarding the crashed helicopter that killed Dr Herbert Wigwe and five others. Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, NSIB,Mrs Bimbo Oladeji, sclosed this in a...
The Association of Corporate & Marketing Communications Professionals in Nigeria Banks (ACAMB) has joined the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in extending condolences over the death of Executive Officer, Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe. ACAMB on Monday in a statement by its President, Rasheed Bolarinwa, expressed sadness and extended...
Stakeholders in the financial sector have continued to mourn the Group Chief Executive Officer, Access Holdings, Dr Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son and former Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group, late Mr Abimbola Ogunbanjo. Reacting on her X platform handle, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iwela, Director General, World Trade Organisation...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Access Bank Holdings has confirmed the passing of its Chief Executive Officer, Dr Herbert Wigwe, along with his wife and son, in a helicopter crash in the U.S. The Group Company Secretary, Access Holdings, Sunday Ekwochi, confirmed this in a statement issued on...
Three people were killed and nine injured after an under-construction hangar collapsed at the Boise Airport in Bosie, capital of Idaho, on Wednesday. The three died at the scene, and five of the nine injured are in critical condition, said the Boise Fire Department. The hangar, located on...
Yemen’s Houthi authorities have ordered the United States and British staff of the United Nations and Sanaa-based humanitarian organisations to leave the country within a month. A document and a Houthi official said on Wednesday. The decision followed the strike of the United States and Britain, with support...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday slammed the U.S. and British strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen as a disproportionate use of force and accused the two countries of trying to turn the Red Sea into a “sea of blood”. Turkey, a NATO member, has strongly criticised Israel...
Harvard University’s President, Claudine Gay, has resigned on Tuesday, after she faced criticism over allegations of plagiarism and her handling of anti-Semitism on campus, according to a report by the prestigious US school’s student newspaper. Gay was criticized in recent months after reports surfaced alleging that she...