President Bola Tinubu appointed Professor John Oladapo Obafunwa as the Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR). This decision has sparked mixed reactions, with some supporting Tinubu’s choice while others criticised it. Additionally, there are discussions about a planned nationwide protest against Tinubu, with some groups opposing it and others supporting it. READ…
A 300-level Linguistics student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA) simply identified as Emmanuel, has been shot and killed by unidentified gunmen. According to The Whistler, Emmanuel was killed at one of the private students’ hostels in the town in an attack which the community said they are yet to understand the motive….
Israeli athletes will receive 24-hour protection during the Paris Olympics, France’s interior minister said, after a far-left lawmaker said Israel’s delegation was not welcome and called for protests against their participation. According to Reuters, the Games begin on Friday amid pronounced security concerns at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions over the wars in Ukraine…
U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle admitted to Congress on Monday that she and her agency failed when a would-be assassin wounded Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a 13th July campaign rally in Pennsylvania this week. “We failed,” Cheatle, who faces Republican calls for her removal, said in testimony before the House of Representatives…
The Biden administration has announced more than $4 billion in Environmental Protection Act (EPA) grants to cut climate pollution across 30 states. The grants will be disbursed through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and are set to go to a total of 25 projects. The funds will be aimed at reducing greenhouse gas pollution from…
