Calls For Outside Help As Extreme Weather Fuels Oregon Fires
The threat of thunderstorms and lightning has prompted officials in fire-ravaged Oregon to ask for help from outside the Pacific Northwest to prepare for additional blazes as many resources are already devoted to a massive fire in the state that has grown to a third the size of Rhode Island. The 537-square-mile (1,391-square-kilometer) Bootleg Fire […]
Yoruba Nation Agitator Sunday Igboho Arrested In Cotonou: Reports
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho, has reportedly been arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic, according to local sources. He was arrested at an airport in Cotonou on Monday night, a top source familiar with the matter told local media. Igboho was arrested by the security forces in Benin Republic about three […]
Blue Origin Launch: Bezos Riding Own Rocket On Company’s 1st Flight With People
Jeff Bezos is about to soar on his space travel company’s first flight with people on board. The founder of Blue Origin as well as Amazon on Tuesday will become the second billionaire to ride his own rocket. He’ll launch from West Texas with his brother, an 18-year-old from the Netherlands and an 82-year-old female […]
Eid-el-Kabir: Edo Govt Pays Pension And Workers’ July Salaries
The Edo State Government, yesterday, paid July 2021 salaries and pension to workers and retirees in the state, as part of obligation by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to workers’ welfare. In a statement, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said the fast payment of salaries and pension will support Muslim faithful in […]
Senator Saraki: Fear Of God, The Key To National Development
Immediate past President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called on the Muslim faithful to continue to demonstrate fear of God which he described as a key ingredient in building a better Nigeria. Saraki in his Sallah message released in Ilorin and signed by his media aide, Yusuph Olaniyonu, also noted that, like […]
Gov. Abiodun: Ogun agro-cargo Airport Will Commence Operation Next Year
Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, yesterday, announced that the ongoing Agro-Cargo Airport located at Ilishan-Remo will be ready for commissioning by the end of the year 2022. Abiodun gave the assurance at Ishara in Remo North Local Government Area of the state, during the ongoing campaign of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of […]
Protest At Dunamis, Ungodly And Unacceptable: CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned in strong terms, the recent attack of Dunamis Gospel International Centre, Abuja by some youths protesting against the government while the Sunday service was ongoing. In a statement signed by the General Secretary, CAN, Daramola Bade Joseph. Esq., he characterized the actions of the said youths as […]
Afghan Rivals Agree To Meet Again After Inconclusive Doha Talks
Delegations from the Afghan government and the Taliban said in a joint statement on Sunday that they will meet again and plan to expedite peace negotiations after two days of inconclusive talks in Doha, Al Jazeera has learned. The negotiators from the rival sides, who have been in Doha since Saturday, said “the two sides […]
Israeli Spyware Used To Target Journalists And Activists Worldwide, Report Says
Activists, politicians and journalists from around the world were targeted in a surveillance operation using software sold by the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group, according to an investigation into a massive data leak by The Guardian, the Washington Post and 15 other media outlets. The reports released on Sunday said “authoritarian governments” abused the Pegasus […]
Huge Oregon Blaze Grows As Wildfires Burn Across Western US
The largest wildfire in the US torched more dry forest landscape in Oregon on Sunday, one of dozens of major blazes burning across the West as critically dangerous fire weather loomed in the coming days. The destructive Bootleg Fire just north of the California border grew to more than 476 square miles (1,210 square kilometers), […]
