Los Angeles wildfires devour thousands of homes, death toll rises to 10
LOS ANGELES – Wildfires menacing Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people and devoured nearly 10,000 structures, with five fires burning into a third night on Thursday as dry…
Last 2 years crossed 1.5C global warming limit: EU monitor
The last two years exceeded on average a critical warming limit for the first time as global temperatures soar “beyond what modern humans have ever experienced”, an EU agency said…
Driver burnt to death in Nigeria’s Lagos after he lost control of his car and collided with a truck
Bella Ifasola A driver was burnt to death in an accident that occurred along the Lekki-Epe Expressway, after Okegun/Seaport, inward Epe, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, road traffic management agency said on…
Nigeria among top 20 countries facing Schengen visa rejection, with passport ranking 94th in latest report
Olayomi Koiki Nearly half of all Schengen visa applications submitted by Nigerians were rejected in 2024, according to a new report. Out of 105,926 Schengen visa applications submitted by Nigerians…
US Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to halt hush money sentencing
The US Supreme Court on Thursday denied a last-minute bid by President-elect Donald Trump to halt sentencing in his hush money case. The top court, which includes three justices appointed…
Jimmy Carter briefly unites US as presidents attend funeral
Jimmy Carter brought a fleeting moment of national unity to a divided America Thursday as all five living US presidents gathered for their predecessor’s moving state funeral in Washington’s National…
Nigeria to include ‘illegal’ activities calculating GDP
Nigeria’s statistical agency on Thursday said it will add illegal and hidden economic activities while calculating the GDP of an African powerhouse where corruption and black marketeering are rampant. Gross…
Junta-ruled Guinea may hold polls this year
Guinea could hold a presidential and legislative election this year, the government spokesman said on Thursday, more than three years after a junta seized power in a coup. Under international…
Baby born on migrant boat off Spain’s Canary Islands ‘doing well,’ doctor says
A baby girl, who was born on a packed migrant dinghy headed for Spain’s Lanzarote island in the Canaries, was being treated in hospital along with her mother and both…
Attack kills 28 Beninese troops near Niger, Burkina border
Twenty-eight soldiers died in an attack in northern Benin, a small West African nation increasingly witnessing violence attributed to jihadists based in neighbouring countries, a security source told AFP on…