Ogun House of Assembly has passed a resolution, calling on the state government to immortalise the late former Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Representatives, Adewunmi Onanuga. The assembly specifically urged the state government to rename the High Court Road, Sagamu, after the late lawmaker. The passage of the resolution followed the debate on…

A soil-dwelling bacteria has killed 14 people in Australia's flood-hit state of Queensland, officials said, as health experts investigate what caused the outbreak. Melioidosis, a rare antibiotic-resistant disease caused by bacteria found in soil or mud, often surfaces in tropical areas after heavy rain or flooding. While cases have occurred in Queensland in previous years,…

The Anambra House of Assembly has passed a resolution calling on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to reopen the Onitsha Drug Market closed on February 9. The lawmakers, who passed the resolution during the plenary session on Tuesday, said the closure of the market had put the livelihood of…

Taiwan dispatched forces on Wednesday in response to China's "live-fire" drills off the self-ruled island, Taipei's defence ministry said, condemning the exercises as dangerous. China deployed 32 aircraft around Taiwan as part of a joint combat drill and announced "live-fire exercises" in an area about 40 nautical miles (74 kilometres) off the island's south, the…

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has urged media organisations across the country to explore strategic partnerships amidst economic challenges. Media practitioners, regulatory bodies, and scholars in Nigeria converged on Bauchi to discuss the survival of the broadcast industry amid dwindling resources and threats of emerging technologies. Speaking at the 80th General Assembly of Broadcasting Organisation…