Month: October 2025

  The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on the Lagos State government to balance law enforcement with compassion in its ongoing demolition of structures. Obi’s admonition comes days after visiting the site of the demolished ASPAMDA Market at the Trade Fair Complex. The former Anambra State governor emphasized that legal justification … Continue reading “‘Balance Law With Compassion’, Peter Obi Urges Lagos On Trade Fair Demolitions”

  UNESCO executives voted Monday to make an Egyptian ex-antiquities minister the UN culture body’s next leader, as it grapples with accusations of anti-Israel bias that prompted the United States to say it would quit the organisation. The board voted to appoint Khaled el-Enany, Egypt’s former antiquities and tourism minister, to replace French director-general Audrey … Continue reading “UNESCO Backs Egyptian For Chief After US Row”

  Israel marks the second anniversary of the October 7, 2023, attack on Tuesday, as Hamas and Israeli negotiators hold indirect talks to end the two-year war in Gaza under a US-proposed peace plan. Two years ago to the day, at the close of the Jewish festival of Sukkot, Hamas-led militants launched a surprise assault … Continue reading “Israel Marks Anniversary As Talks Hold To End Gaza War”

  Noisy TV commercials were banned in California on Monday, with a new law that demands pitchmen turn the volume down. Viewers in the United States have long complained that advertisements can be much louder than the program they are streaming. One minute they are engrossed in a peaceful nature documentary, and the next they … Continue reading “California Bans Noisy TV Commercials”

Torrential rains that triggered deadly landslides and floods in India’s Darjeeling region also destroyed swathes of premier tea estates, officials said Tuesday. The deluge wiped out around five percent of Darjeeling’s renowned tea gardens, delivering a heavy blow in a district that has become synonymous with the leaf itself. “The flood has dealt a massive … Continue reading “Extreme Rains Hit India’s Premier Darjeeling Tea Estates”

  A busy California airport had no air traffic controllers on Monday evening, the state’s governor said, as the effects of a US government shutdown rippled across the country. Hollywood Burbank Airport, which connects Los Angeles to the rest of the country, was set to be without qualified staff in the control tower for around … Continue reading “No Air Traffic Control At LA Airport Amid US Govt Shutdown — Governor”

  The dizzying investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure do not constitute a bubble but rather represent today’s “new normal” to meet skyrocketing user demand, Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s de facto number two, said on Monday. The French-born executive made her comments in an interview with AFP, her first since taking up her role as Chief Operating … Continue reading “Open AI’s Fidji Simo Says AI Investment Frenzy ‘New Normal,’ Not Bubble”

  Robert Ngwu, Spokesperson for the Minister of Science and Technology, Uchenna Nnaji, has alleged that the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) was tampering with and manipulating the academic files of the minister. The allegation comes as Nnaji is being accused of certificate forgery in 2023 following his political appointment. The Minister, who is currently … Continue reading “Alleged Certificate Forgery: UNN Manipulating Nnaji’s Academic Files — Spokesman”

  Nigeria is in discussion with China’s Export-Import Bank for a $2 billion loan to finance a new “super grid” to ease the country’s power shortages.  According to Bloomberg, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this during an economic summit in Abuja on Monday. Adelabu explained that the project is part of government efforts … Continue reading “Nigeria Seeks $2bn China Loan For New ‘Super Grid’ — Adelabu”