UK PM KEIR STARMER SUSPENDS LAWMAKERS OVER WELFARE REBELLION AS PARTY TENSIONS MOUNT
By Aishat Momoh. O. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has suspended several Labour lawmakers who defied party orders and voted against controversial welfare reforms,...
THAI WOMAN APPREHENDED FOR EXTORTING MONKS WITH THOUSANDS OF VIDEOS AFTER SEX
Thai police have arrested a woman who allegedly had sexual relations with monks, and then used photos and videos of the acts to extort money...
META INTENSIFIES EFFORTS AGAINST FRAUDULENT ACCOUNTS, DELETES 10 MILLION PROFILES
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has intensified its campaign against inauthentic behaviour on its platforms, announcing the removal of over 10 million fake profiles...
KING SALMAN OF SAUDI-ARABIA MOURNS LATE EX-PRESIDENT BUHARI
By 'Leke Yusuf King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi-Arabia has expressed condolences to President Bola Tinubu and the people of Nigeria on the...
BEYONCÉ’S UNRELEASED MUSIC, TOUR PLANS STOLEN FROM CHOREOGRAPHER’S CAR IN ATLANTA
By Aishat Momoh. O. Unreleased music, show footage, and concert plans belonging to U.S. pop icon Beyoncé were stolen from a vehicle in Atlanta last...
WORLD’S OLDEST MARATHON RUNNER, FAUJA SINGH, DIES AT 114 IN ROAD ACCIDENT
By Aishat Momoh. O. Legendary Indian-born British marathoner Fauja Singh, widely believed to be the world’s oldest distance runner, has died at the age of...
TWO MEN AWAIT SENTENCING FOR “MINDLESS” FELLING OF ICONIC SYCAMORE GAP TREE
Agency Report Two men found guilty of the “deliberate and mindless” destruction of the iconic Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland, UK, will be sentenced...
INDIA ORDERS INSPECTION OF BOEING FUEL SWITCHES AFTER DEADLY AIR INDIA CRASH
By Aishat Momoh. O. India’s aviation regulator has directed all domestic airlines to inspect fuel control switches on several Boeing aircraft models following preliminary...
EXPLOSION ROCKS KURDISTAN OIL FIELD, OPERATIONS SUSPENDED BY U.S. FIRM HKN ENERGY
Agency Report A powerful explosion at the Sarang oil field in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region early Tuesday has led to the suspension of operations...
GERMAN DOCTOR ON TRIAL FOR ALLEGEDLY MURDERING 15 PATIENTS WITH LETHAL INJECTIONS
By Aishat Momoh. O. A 40-year-old German palliative care doctor went on trial Monday in Berlin, accused of murdering 15 patients with lethal injections...