WHO Launches New Pandemic Prevention Plan
The new Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats Initiative, or PRET, incorporates the latest tools and approaches for shared learning and collective action established during the COVID-19 pandemic.
EFCC Asks Court To Dismiss Shasore’s Application Challenging Jurisdiction
The EFCC also said that the defendant merely wishes to delay the proceedings and it will not be in the interest of justice to grant his application challenging the court jurisdiction.
N4.6bn Fraud: EFCC To Retrieve Documents For Fani-Kayode’s Trial
The decision to take the case from Lagos to Abuja followed the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which held that the Abuja division of the Federal High Court, rather than Lagos, has the jurisdiction to hear the case.
Ceasefire shaky As Sudanese, Foreigners Flee
The fighting has killed hundreds of people and left some neighbourhoods of greater Khartoum in ruins, prompting thousands of foreigners and Sudanese to flee.
3M To Cut 6,000 Jobs Over Lower Profits
US industrial conglomerate 3M announced Tuesday it will cut 6,000 jobs as it reported lower profits, citing especially weak demand in consumer electronics. The job cuts would be implemented globally across its operations, said 3M, whose business runs across sectors including transportation and health care. The company continued a “relentless…
Our Suspended Members Trying To Scuttle Obi’s Case, LP Cries Out
The Labour Party has raised the alarm over a plot by a breakaway faction of the party to scuttle its ongoing challenge to the electoral process which led to the declaration of the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu as President-Elect. Acting National Publicity Secretary of…
Dollar Up As Biden Confirms Re-Election Bid
The announcement comes with the US economy still battered by high inflation and interest-rate rises, triggering concerns of a possible recession.
Canadian Actor Dies After 12 Sugeries To Look Like K-pop Singer
According to his publicist, Von Colucci spent $220,000 on 12 plastic surgeries so he could play the K-pop star for a US streaming network.
‘I’m Overwhelmed’, Davido Thanks Fans After ‘Energetic’ Timeless Concert
Popular Nigerian Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, professionally known as Davido, has penned a note of gratitude to his fans for coming out in their numbers to attend his Timeless concert in Lagos on Sunday. According to the singer, the energy in the concert was everything he could have imagined. He…
US Begins Civil Trial On Rape Allegation Against Trump
The start of the trial comes just weeks after his historic arraignment on criminal charges related to a hush-money payment made to a porn star just before the 2016 election.