The Greek authorities have found 18 burned bodies as wildfires scorch a portion of northeastern mainland Greece. The fire brigade said there had been no reports of missing residents, adding the bodies of those found could be immigrants who have recently entered Greece from Turkey. The country’s Disaster Victim Identification Team has been drafted in…
Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar ordered a helicopter to be sent to try and rescue those trapped aboard the cable car. Four children have been rescued in a “sling operation” from a cable car dangling 274m (900ft) over a canyon in Pakistan, rescue officials have said. An “extremely risky” rescue effort is under way…
Libyan authorities on Monday announced what they said was the deportation of 486 illegal migrants of Egyptian and Nigerian nationalities. The Minister of Interior for the Tripoli-based government, Major General Imad Trabelsi, said 192 migrants from Nigeria, including 102 who arrived from Tunisia, were due to be deported. He added a further 294 who had…
Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party under the Chairmanship of Hon Sunday Bisi today had a breakfast meeting with all the caretaker committee chairmen across the local governments of the state. In a statement signed by the Party’s Publicity Secretary, Hon Ayodeji Areola and made available to Journalists in Osogbo, the Chairman congratulated…
World 100m women’s hurdles champion and record holder, Tobi Amusan, will begin her title defence on Tuesday (today) at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary. The race starts by 6:12pm, according to the event schedule of the championship. Amusan was cleared to defend her title last Thursday by the Athletics Integrity Unit after an…
The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu, has stressed the need to resuscitate the Ajaokuta Steel Company. During a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, Audu affirmed his commitment to restoring the moribund steel plant. According to him, he will set a roadmap for the development of the steel sector, aggressively pursue the completion of…
Rihanna has given birth to a baby boy, her second child with rapper A$AP Rocky, a report said Monday. The music megastar and beauty entrepreneur became a mother for the second time at the start of month, entertainment outlet TMZ said. “Sources with direct knowledge tell us the baby arrived August 3rd in Los Angeles,”…
Soma, one of the housemates of the ongoing Big Brother Naija reality show, has emerged the Head of House (HOH) for the 5th week. Soma who takes over leadership from Mercy was excited when Biggie made the announcement upon completion of the task. During the HOH task, the housemates were made to search through some…
Afrobeats superstars Davido, Burna Boy, Wizkid and Tiwa Savage are among the notable music stars nominated for the 2023 Trace Awards. On Monday, music media company Trace revealed the nominees for the inaugural Trace Awards set to take place at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, on 21 October 2023. The live event and global TV…
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has stressed that the solid mineral sector needs a dynamic overhauling and goes beyond selling raw materials into the development of value chains to get added earnings and redouble Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This was disclosed on Monday by the Governor at the opening ceremony of…
