California
2 days ago
US President Donald Trump will hold a rally at a casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, wrapping up a tumultuous week that saw him double down
13 Jan
The body that awards the Oscars said Monday it was cancelling its ritzy nominees' luncheon, as Los Angeles grapples with enormous wildfires that have crippled the city. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also moved its nomination announcement online, as Hollywood tries to navigate the sombre mood at a time it would usually…
10 Jan
Massive wildfires that engulfed whole neighborhoods and displaced thousands in Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people, authorities said, as California's National Guard soldiers readied to hit the streets to help quell disorder.
3 Jan
A small plane crashed into a commercial building in California on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring 18 others, police said.
9 Nov
Firefighters grappling with a blaze that has destroyed at least 130 homes in California said Friday they had made progress in their fight as a turn in the weather offered a break. Hurricane-strength winds this week fueled an explosion in the Mountain Fire near Camarillo, outside Los Angeles, which grew rapidly to over 20,000 acres…
23 Sep
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Sunday that expands the most populous US state's ban on plastic grocery bags. The state -- which has the fifth largest economy in the world -- had banned plastic bags in 2014, but allowed stores to offer consumers thicker bags that were said to be reusable. However, advocates…
20 Aug
Two climbing teams were scaling El Captain the day we arrived. Or at least, I was told they were. I couldn’t see anyone at all with the naked eye. We were standing underneath the seemingly glass-smooth granite, 900-metre monolith. The scale is unimaginable. El Captian in Yosemite Valley is the spiritual home of big wall…
3 Apr 2024
A newly released video shows US police shooting dead a kidnapped teenage girl they had been tasked with rescuing, in a chaotic incident on a busy California highway. Savannah Graziano, 15, was gunned down as one deputy called her away from her gun-toting father, who had killed her mother a day earlier and abducted his…
Latest
NOW
President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with Gov. Seyi Makinde, his family and the people of Oyo State over the death of his elder brother, Sunday Makinde. The president, in a condolence message issued on Monday, said that the loss of a loved one, especially a cherished elder brother, is a profound sorrow. “In this time…
4 mins ago
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will hand over another set of projects to Lagosians, with the formal commissioning of Old Ojo Road, (Phase 1) in Oriade Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Amuwo-Odofin Local Council, on Tuesday. Also to be commissioned are three other roads; Irede, Navy Town, and Mumuni Adio (Buba Marwa) roads, all…
6 mins ago
A Nigerian-American woman, Victoria Ogunremi, has returned the cash sum of $5,700, which she found in the toilet at her workplace in New Jersey, U.S.A. The gesture has been described as one of the remarkable acts of honesty and kindness by most Nigerians living abroad. Ogunremi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a…
13 mins ago
The Federal Government has announced that it has started recruitment into various positions within the Federal Civil Service. Through the commission's official recruitment portal, interested and qualified Nigerians can apply for the open positions, according to the government. The Federal Civil Service Commission spokesperson, Taiwo Hassan, disclosed this in a statement on Monday stating that…
21 mins ago
A former deputy Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Olumuyiwa Jimoh, has urged anti-graft agencies to probe the former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudasiru Obasa, who he described as a 'frustrated’ figure. Obasa was impeached by members of the House on January 13, 2025, over allegations of misconduct and other…
24 mins ago
The newly elected speaker, Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, has officially moved into the Speaker's office, accompanied by members of the Lagos State House of Assembly. The assembly complex has tightened security, and police officers were deployed inside and outside the complex. This development followed the recent impeachment of the former Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, who claimed over…
36 mins ago
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, has adjourned until March 12 for a continuation of the hearing in the alleged attempted murder preferred against 20 Petroleum tanker drivers (PTD). In the suit, marked: FCT/HC/CR/042/2023, a one-time PTD National Chairman, Lucky Osesua, is charged alongside 19 others on a five-count charge bordering on attempted…
38 mins ago
President Bola Tinubu has arrived Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to attend the Africa Energy Summit commencing today, Monday.
47 mins ago
High blood pressure often develops without noticeable symptoms, earning it the nickname "silent killer." This silent killer has led many people to their early demise. If you have ever noticed you have high or low blood pressure, the best thing is to check it regularly to avoid it being too high or too low without…
57 mins ago
Members of the Omoluabi Progressives, a political group of a former governor of Osun, Rauf Aregbesola, said they had agreed to quit the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is contained in a statement signed by the group’s organising and publicity secretary, Oluwaseun Abosede, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday…