Since the time both political parties-Democratic and Republican-settled for their standard-bearers, my WhatsApp updates have been awash with sound bites, internet memes, and torrents of foul-mouthed abuse from both candidates. I’m frequently questioned by friends and acquaintances about my fixation with the United States election, and I’ve had to explain how I have skin in…

Iran's supreme leader vowed retaliation on Saturday for attacks by Israel, as an Israeli military official confirmed naval commandos seized a suspected Hezbollah operative in a Lebanon raid. The World Health Organization said four children were among six people wounded in a strike on a polio vaccination centre in north Gaza, where UN agencies have…

A road safety advocate and founder of GreenLight Initiative, Simon Patrick Obi, was named a 2024 American Public Health Association (APHA) Road Safety Scholar at this year’s APHA Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, U.S.A. Obi received the APHA ICEHS Presidents' Road Safety Scholarship for 2024, supporting his participation in the yearly conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.…

North Korea will stand by Russia until its victory in Ukraine, Pyongyang's foreign minister said in Moscow Friday, as the US has warned thousands of North Korean troops could be sent to combat in the Ukraine conflict in the coming days. North Korea's Choe Son Hui was in Moscow as the West believes up to…

Nigeria and the United States government have set up a digitised Conflicts Early Warning Situation Room (EWSR) for early conflict resolution before they escalate. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has said that the project, a peacebuilding strategy developed by the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) and the United States Agency for…

North Korea has sent 10,000 troops to train in Russia and likely fight Ukraine in weeks, Washington said, as Seoul warned Tuesday that the accelerating deployment posed a "significant security threat." Seoul has long accused the nuclear-armed North of sending weapons to help Moscow fight Kyiv, and after Kim Jong Un signed a mutual defence…

The US State Department on Friday approved a $2 billion arms sale package for Taiwan including advanced surface-to-air missile systems and

The United States urged Iran on Saturday to stop attacking Israel to break the cycle of violence after Israel launched strikes

To reduce the burden of maternal morbidity and mortality in Delta State, the state government yesterday reaffirmed its full commitment to enhancing reproductive health and family planning, ensuring that every woman in the state can access safe and effective contraception, regardless of her socioeconomic status. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joseph Onojaeme, disclosed this…

Professor Humphrey Nwosu, the former Chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), has passed away in a hospital in the United States. Born on October 2, 1941, Nwosu was appointed NEC Chairman by then-Military President General Ibrahim Babangida, serving from 1989 to 1993. He is best known for overseeing Nigeria's historic June 12, 1993, election,…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday "now is the time" to end the conflict in Gaza, and urged Israel to avoid further escalation with Iran. Israel is fighting Iran-backed Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, and has pledged to hit back against Iran's October 1 missile strike. In Lebanon, state media…

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will roll out starkly contrasting celebrity back-up this weekend in Pennsylvania and Michigan -– among the most prized of the battleground states set to decide the tightest of US presidential races. Pop star Lizzo will throw multi-Grammy award winning glitter behind the vice president's campaign in Detroit, while the world's…