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  Britain’s transport department Sunday approved a £2.2-billion ($2.96-billion) plan for a new runway at London’s Gatwick Airport, months after Heathrow unveiled plans for a third runway, according to a government document. Such expansions are rare in Europe, where countries are split between efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the needs of the aviation […]

  A member of the Rivers Elders Forum, Ann-Kio Briggs, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of betraying the trust of the people of Rivers state and Nigerians. She said the party’s failure to act decisively left residents of the state to suffer the consequences of prolonged political crises. READ ALSO: Rivers People Deserve To […]

  Niger Delta rights activist, Ann-Kio Briggs, has said that the people of Rivers State deserve to know the terms of agreement between Governor Siminilayi Fubara and President Bola Tinubu before the six-month emergency rule ended in the state. Briggs, who stated this on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, warned that Fubara might find himself in […]

  Josephine “Joanna” Iwoh and Unekwuojo “Kulture” Ameh became the latest housemates to exit Big Brother Naija Season 10 during Sunday’s live eviction, themed “Ten Over Ten.” Host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, dressed in a Sonny Okosun-inspired outfit, announced their eviction in front of shocked housemates and an equally stunned live audience. The announcement followed the close […]

  The Federal Government has announced its plans to achieve 95 per cent digital literacy among Nigerians by 2030, with a specific target of training and empowering at least 30 million citizens by 2027. The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Abdullahi, represented by the agency’s Director of Stakeholder Management, Aristotle Onumo, […]

  The Enugu State Government has condemned the brutal killing of Rev. Fr. Mathew Eya of the Nsukka Catholic Diocese, who was murdered by gunmen on Friday, along the Alumona–Eha Ndiagu road in Nsukka Local Government Area. The incident, which has sent shockwaves through the Catholic community and beyond, was described by the state government […]

  France’s planned recognition of a Palestinian state will not include the opening of an embassy until Hamas frees the hostages it is holding in Gaza, President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview that aired Sunday. “It will be, for us, a requirement very clearly before opening, for instance, an embassy in Palestine,” Macron told […]

  Recognition of a Palestinian state by Britain, Canada and Australia on Sunday drew sharply contrasting reactions, with Palestinians in Gaza hailing it as a sign of hope while Israelis voiced anger and concern. In Gaza, many saw the recognition as an affirmation of their existence after nearly two years of war between Hamas and […]

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said there would be no Palestinian state, in a message addressed to the leaders of Britain, Australia and Canada after they recognised Palestinian statehood. “I have a clear message for those leaders who recognise a Palestinian state after the horrific massacre on October 7: you are granting […]

  Rescue crews in Colombia found the bodies of seven gold miners trapped underground for more than a week, officials said Sunday. Teams with heavy equipment, firefighters, and residents made a frantic effort to reach the workers caught in the unlicensed mine in the southwest Cauca department since September 12, after a cave-in.   An […]

  The police in Sokoto have confirmed that 10 people lost their lives in a boat accident in the Sabon Birni Local Government Area of the state. The victims were said to be fleeing from an impending attack by bandits in Zalla Bango, a remote village in the council, when the incident occurred. Though officials […]

  US President Donald Trump will lead tributes to Charlie Kirk on Sunday at a huge stadium gathering to honor the young right-wing influencer slain in America’s latest spasm of political violence. As he left the White House to fly out west, Trump said the memorial service aimed “to celebrate the life of a great […]